Craig Conover lastly revealed simply how onerous he fell for costar Charley Manley after his romance with ex-girlfriend Paige DeSorbo.
“I feel we have been lots nearer than anybody knew. We’d FaceTime for hours each night time. We might discuss for hours a day, each day,” Craig, 37, advised Salley Carson about his relationship with Charley, 28, throughout the Wednesday, March 11, Southern Allure season 11 finale.
“She was supposed to come back with me and my brother and sister-in-law to France,” he continued. “We had huge plans.”
Regardless of Craig’s robust emotions for Charley, she iced the entrepreneur out all through the finale episode after she acquired the ick throughout their forged journey to Mexico earlier that week.
“I really feel like at any time when you’ve gotten an argument — I want it didn’t flip right into a confrontation,” Charley advised Craig throughout the group’s Carolina Day celebration after actively avoiding him.
Charley famous that it was “upsetting” to look at Craig go off on Salley, 31, in Mexico, for allegedly meddling in his life and their romantic relationship.
“Everybody has dangerous nights and Salley acquired into my head,” Craig stated earlier than apologizing. “It was terrible. I might take it made in a f***ing heartbeat however I can’t.”
Charley Manley.
By Guiss/BravoCharley defined that she wasn’t “denying” that she and Craig had a “nice time” throughout their transient courtship, however issues modified when she watched him yell at her buddy.
“I’m saying earlier than I used to be critically considering you. My change flipped in Mexico. I solely see us as associates now,” she confessed.
Craig was defeated, telling the cameras, “I let my guard down with Charley. This isn’t a rebound or one thing that I’m distracting myself with. So, for it to all be erased in a single dangerous night time simply sucks.”
When talking with Charley, Craig admitted that their time collectively gave him hope he’d discover love once more after his and Paige’s break up. (Paige, 33, and Craig dated three years earlier than she broke up with him after Thanksgiving in 2024.)
“I had a sufficiently big crush on you, I might’ve picked you over my ex,” he claimed. “I didn’t suppose I might have felt that once more.”
Charley was visibly stunned by Craig’s confession, telling him, “I didn’t know that.”
“We by no means acquired there,” Craig responded, noting they have been rising in the direction of one thing. “We had a whole lot of enjoyable.”
Craig Conover.
By Guiss/BravoCharley insisted, “I’m not going wherever, friendship clever.” Craig, nonetheless, claimed, “We’re by no means going to be simply associates.”
Charley ended the dialog by saying, “We are able to attempt.”
All through season 11 of Southern Allurefollowers watched as Craig tried to navigate his newly-single standing. The season was Craig’s first since he and Paige parted (the season was filmed in 2025.)
Along with making an attempt to woo Charley by taking her on an oyster date and flirting at her place of job, Craig had sizzling tub hangouts with costar Salley. (Beginner Whitner Slagvol additionally took a “shot” at romancing Charley, however was friendzoned. Shep Rose hit on Charley as nicely throughout filming, however she was not .)
As followers put together to say goodbye to a different season of Southern Allure, the forged is gearing up for one explosive reunion centered round Craig Conover. “There are particular folks that have to be held accountable,” an ominous voice warns within the official season 11 reunion trailer, which Bravo launched on Wednesday, March 11, hours earlier than (…)
Craig finally picked Charley to pursue, however in accordance with the season 11 reunion trailerwhich dropped on Wednesday, that they had completely different interpretations of their time collectively.
Craig claimed within the reunion preview that Charley “promised she wasn’t speaking to anybody else the entire time we have been collectively,” regardless of Salley’s claiming she was involved with different males.
Charley alleged, “I didn’t” say that, telling Craig they solely went out on “two dates.” Craig was upset, claiming, “I used to be strung on.”
Half 1 of the Southern Allure reunion airs on Bravo Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m. ET.