is getting the last laugh about those rumors following her split from .
The speculation about DeSorbo, 32, started after Deuxmoi posted a blind item claiming that the Summer House star rang in New Year’s with a mystery man. As Bravo fan accounts tried to guess the identity of the alleged new man in DeSorbo’s life, the “Snark Bait” podcast released an episode hinting that it was “a New York City-based comedian,” which led some to think it was Hernandez, 27, a.k.a the one behind Saturday Night Live’s viral Domingo skit.
DeSorbo left multiple comments in response to TikTok videos weighing in on those rumors. She jokingly wrote “See you in court” to one speculative post, which is a phrase she and “Giggly Squad” cohost have coined.
Conover, 35, for his part, has yet to weigh in on the rumors about his ex-girlfriend’s personal life. DeSorbo confirmed on Monday, December 30, that she and Conover “decided to no longer be together.”
“I love him, I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends. No one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing,” she explained on an episode of her and Berner’s “The Giggly Squad” podcast. “I think we both were just being really mature and saying what we want and what we didn’t want, and I think that’s extremely powerful to be able to voice how you’re feeling in real time and what you want for your future.”
DeSorbo expressed hope that she would be able to have a friendship with Conover, adding, “I have so much love and respect for Craig. … I will remain the biggest fan for him and want the best for him, and he truly will get the best, because he is the best. But, with that said, I think it is the right decision for both of us.”
The pair started dating in 2021. During their three-year relationship, DeSorbo and Conover have defended their decision to date long-distance.
“We spend as much time as we can together and we’re patient with each other,” Conover, who lives in South Carolina while DeSorbo is in New York City, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Hayu FanFest in October. “We’re in a great place and, fortunately, New York and Charleston are two awesome places to spend time. We just got to put the work in.”
Conover previously shut down split speculation, leadingDeSorbo to address theories that the timing of the announcement was pre-planned by Bravo.
“It’s a very sad thing. And just to say this — not that I even have to — but in terms of people saying, ‘Oh, Paige was told to wait until Southern Charm came out or Summer House came out.’ No one can tell me what to do,” she noted. “The network has power, but they don’t have that much power.”
DeSorbo added: “That is not a real thing. Rumors of us breaking up months ago was also not a real thing. Our first rumor was that we were in a PR relationship. So we’ve been with these rumors our whole relationship and we didn’t really give it a second thought. But I didn’t want [my listeners] to think I was leaving them out of the loop or something. Not at all.”
