Southern Charm's Molly hasn't “looked after” Craig since Paige's breakup

Southern charm newcomer Molly O'Connell has a history with Costars Craig Conoverbut she kept her distance after his recent split from Paige DeSorbo.

“I have not (achieved). I sent him a meme or something,” O'Connell, 37, said during the Thursday, Jan. 16, episode of “The Viall Files.” podcast. “I don't remember what it was. Nothing crazy or flirty or anything. (It was about) a water slide.

She added: “I haven't checked in with him. I feel like I'm going to let him (be).

O'Connell explained that she would “assume” other members had been in contact with Conover, 35.

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“I saw a video he posted of what happened,” O'Connell recalled. “He was smiling, but it looked like a pained smile. It was very depressing, so I don't try to jump on someone who is (singing) — and we haven't been like that in years.

O'Connell, who has been friendly with the costars Whitney Sadler-Smith and Madison Lecroy years, debuted on Bravo when Southern charm season 10 premiered last month. In the ad, fans found out about her steamy past with Conover.

“Me and Craig, we used to sext each other,” O'Connell told LeCruy, 34.

Conover and DeSorbo, 32, were still together when the season was filmed. The Summer house star announced their divorce in December 2024 after three years of dating.

“I love him, I think he loves me. I think we're going to stay friends. Nobody did anything. It wasn't a bad thing,” DeSorbo said on his podcast, Giggly Squad. “I think we were both really mature. and say what we want and don't want, and I think it's extremely powerful to be able to express in real time how you feel and what you want for your future. “.

A few weeks later, Conover revealed that the breakup was “very unexpected.”

“I think I have to start over, whatever that looks like. Whatever my new normal looks like, I have to start,” he said on January 7 social media videos. “'Gratitude will help you overcome it, clarity will come in time' – all the advice I try to listen to. But, yes. (It happened) right before the holiday. I was very shocked. And everything is fine.”

Conover added: “You can't control other people, you can only control how you react to it. Remember to be kind to Paige and me and yourself and all these good things. (It's) a three-year relationship, it's your best friend that you talk to all day every day, and then they're just gone.

Conover and DeSorbo met in 2021 while filming Season 1 winter house, making their public debut as a couple to her costars Kyle Cook and Amanda Butterin the fall of Throughout their long-distance relationship, Conover and DeSorbo also appeared on each other's reality TV shows.