After Summer House‘s Kyle Cooke confirmed longstanding claims that Craig Conover “got kicked out” of his wedding to Amanda Batula in 2021 earlier this season, Paige DeSorbo is now offering new intel on what she says really happened that day.
The topic arose on Part 2 of the Season 9 reunion when Andy Cohen pointed out that, for years, Paige had been “adamant” that the rumors were untrue and gave her the opportunity to “amend” her story. After first clarifying that what she actually “was fighting about” at the previous reunion was more so that Danielle Olivera admittedly “sent the story in to a blogger,” she added, “Now, was [Craig] asked to not return to the backyard? Absolutely.”
“The next morning, I woke up, and I was like, ‘You have to apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Batula,'” Paige recalled. “He absolutely refused.”
Admitting she was “mortified” at the time, the Giggly Squad podcast co-host went on to reveal even more details about Craig’s alleged behavior, including that he was “causing a scene” and “yelling at people.
Amanda and Kyle support Paige’s claims about Craig at their wedding
Amanda, for her part, chimed in to confirm, “Craig was told to leave our property, yes,” and noted that Paige is the one who texted her parents an apology afterwards — something Kyle dubbed “kind of bonkers.”
She also explained that the Southern Charm-er was inside her parents’ home “which everyone was asked not to be in.”
As the drama surrounding Craig partnering with a Loverboy competitor heated up back in Episode 5, Kyle previously said, “Make no mistake, the guy got kicked out of my wedding. He continues to lie about that.”
What Craig Conover said happened at Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula’s wedding
In June 2024, Craig claimed in an Us Weekly interview that the leak about him being removed from Kyle and Amanda’s wedding was “made up.”
Sharing his perspective on what happened, the Sewing Down South co-owner elaborated, “We had a really good time at the wedding and then when we already were leaving, I basically was made sure to be like, ‘You know what? I don’t think you need to come back in here.'”
Craig continued, “It was a filmed event. I think if I was kicked out, we would’ve seen it on TV. But, to be fair, I was asked to not come back in, in case I wanted to decide to come back in.”
Why Paige DeSorbo “lied” for Craig Conover when they were dating
When the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host asked at the reunion if Paige felt like she “had to lie to protect” Craig, she responded, “Honestly, I’m so uncomfortable because I’ve never had to lie in my entire life until I started dating him.”
She went on to give examples of apparent lies she told, explaining, “Like, it’s little situations that he would put me in that I would have to diffuse. … It’s uncomfortable, and it gets very overwhelming and tiring.”
Addressing Craig and Kyle’s Loverboy drama specifically, Paige explained that she “always fought very hard” for Craig “because he was my boyfriend.” She continued, “I always tried to protect him. If someone said something bad about him, I would go at them. … He was my focus, so, like, I would always defend him. And then we’d get in private and I’d be like, ‘You know that you were wrong, but I had to defend you ’cause you’re my boyfriend.'”
After Paige broke up with Craig in late 2024, she said if anyone defended her, he “unfollowed them and cut off all communication.” Both Kyle and Carl Radke confirmed they were among those who Craig did that to, at the reunion.
When post-split rumors that Paige cheated began swirling, she pointed out that Craig didn’t come to her defense then, either, despite their reputations being “very important,” as public figures. “He did not need to defend me. He could have just said, ‘No, she didn’t cheat on me,'” Paige added. “But I really didn’t need him leaning into, ‘She wanted other people.’ I didn’t break up with him for other people.”
So now, despite any hopes for the contrary, Paige insisted that she and Craig “will never speak again,” nor will she ever even say his name.
As they both now look to their separate futures, find out more about how Paige and Craig’s split sparked a “serious feud” between the Summer House and Southern Charm casts.
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