Craig Conover found himself in the hot seat during part 2 of the Southern Charm season 10 reunion after his castmates called him out for his temper.
“You’re from, like, an ivory tower, man, sometimes of, like, superiority,” Austen Kroll claimed during the Thursday, April 3, episode of the Bravo series.
Craig, 36, argued that wasn’t the case, saying, “That’s f***ed up. If he thinks that, then we don’t need to hang anymore.”
Craig got fired up, adding, “If you think I look down on you, you know that’s not my character. … If you think that I think that I’m better than you, you shouldn’t be friends with me.”
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Austen, 38, explained that he’s been “battling” with his own feelings about Craig all season. “Why continue on if I’m just going to get backhanded for stepping out of line?” Austen asked. “It’s a crazy concept that I don’t have with anyone else.”
Craig replied, “I can’t control the way that you perceive my actions,” to which Shep Rose asked, “Isn’t that gaslighting?”
Leva Bonaparte later confessed, “I think you have a bit of an addictive personality,” acknowledging that Craig opening up about his alcohol problem this season was powerful.
“If you were to open up, this entire friend group would scoop you up and have your back,” Leva explained, noting that Shep and Austen were put in his life to have “balance.”
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The majority of the cast also raised their hands and confessed that Craig “scared” them because of his “temper.” Craig, meanwhile, said, “I’m working on it.”
Scroll down for the biggest revelations from part 2 of the Southern Charm season 10 reunion:
Craig Reveals Paige ‘Red Flags’
“The funny thing is I was working on myself to not react to signs,” Craig said when asked whether he knew Paige DeSorbo was distancing herself from their relationship pre-split. “She stopped visiting me in Charleston but it was because she was ‘too busy.’ She never came to the Nashville store, but it was [because] she was ‘too busy.’”
Craig confessed, “It was a confusing relationship to be in sometimes.” (Paige, 32, broke up with Craig in November 2024 after three years together.)
Looking back, Craig said, “I was in love with not reality. I was in love with the potential of what I thought we could be. I was blinded by wanting to make it work, I guess.”
Venita Has Receipts
During the second part of the reunion, Venita Aspen brought out her phone to reveal when Jarrett “JT” Thomas last reached out to her amid their feud. (Venita and JT briefly dated in fall 2024, but after he went Instagram official with another woman in November, Venita stopped talking to him.)
Venita explained that in October 2024 after the Southern Charm trailer dropped, JT texted her to say, “I’m reaching out to make sure you’re OK.” His message came after she told him she needed time following an onslaught of alleged mean messages from his girlfriend.
Venita admitted she didn’t respond because she was at a friend’s wedding, which is when JT claimed he felt he was ghosted. “After a week of trying with someone I cared about I said, ‘I gotta move on,’” he recalled.
Venita noted that after one week of silence from her, JT went public with his new relationship, which is what hurt her so badly. “I’m not going to allow myself to work on our friendship with her in the picture because I know she does not like me,” she concluded.
JT and Craig Remain at Odds
Throughout the season, JT and Craig butted heads, especially when Craig claimed JT called Patricia Altschul a bitch. JT denied he ever said that, but Craig remained adamant that he was telling the truth.
Salley Carson, Madison LeCroy and Austen all said during the reunion that they believed JT called Patricia a bitch, but the rest of the cast backed JT. “You look like the handsome boy who cried wolf,” JT told Craig.
Craig, meanwhile, told JT that if he took away the bitch comment, everything else that JT told Craig about Madison and Austen was “way worse.” (JT previously claimed Madison’s husband, Brett Randle, was worried they hooked up during a past cast trip, which Madison slammed him for. JT also alleged that Austen was unfaithful to his girlfriend, Audrey Pratt, which Austen denied.)
Shep noted that “90 percent” of what Craig told the group was “spot-on,” adding that the bitch comment was part of the 10 percent he fabricated. Craig and JT ended the episode without anything resolved.
Patricia Clarifies Paige Comments
Earlier this year, Patricia told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that Craig’s ex Paige was “mean” to him during their three-year relationship. “I took a lot of criticism for saying that,” Patricia said during the reunion. “People said, ‘Oh, you’re not a career-oriented, independent woman.’ Which is totally incorrect. I’ve always worked.”
She clarified, “My point was that it was dismissive and bordered on being rude. It was the way that she said it.”
Taylor Takes a Jab at Shep
After Shep called ex Taylor Ann Green’s current boyfriend, Gaston Rojas, “mid” on the show (i.e. average), he apologized for his actions during the reunion. “At this point I just care about her, and I never will stop doing that,” Shep said.
“What’s frustrating is hearing you say you care a whole hell of a lot. Why didn’t you care when you had your tongue down some other girl’s throat?” Taylor asked, referring to Shep’s cheating past. “You cared a little too late.” (Taylor and Shep called it quits in summer 2022 after dating more than two years.)
Craig Shares More Paige Ring Details
Craig recalled designing Paige’s engagement ring in New York, describing it as “a four-carat elongated cushion cut with a half carat of diamonds around the band.”
After previously revealing that Paige put his proposal on hold, Craig confessed, “Looking back, it didn’t feel totally right. I was nervous but not the good type of nervous.” He added that in time he’ll bring the ring “back to the jeweler.”
Salley and Taylor Aren’t Friends
Salley and Taylor didn’t see eye-to-eye during season 10 after Salley hooked up with Taylor’s ex Shep before dating another man she was linked to, Andrew Dietz. (Salley exclusively told Us Weekly in February that she and Andrew split “a month after filming” in 2024.)
Taylor and Salley’s biggest issue was over Taylor’s now-boyfriend, Gaston, whom Salley dated first. “You went around trashing my boyfriend,” Taylor claimed, referring to Salley slamming Gaston throughout the season. Salley alleged, “You’re still running your mouth about me today.”
Taylor, meanwhile, took issue with Salley talking bad about Gaston to the group before they even met him in person. “You came in and infiltrated and leveraged my fractured friendship with the girls,” Taylor said, arguing, “He’s not this a**hole that you make him out to be.” Salley claimed, “He was an a**hole to me.”
When asked whether she thought they could be friends, Salley said, “Not while she’s dating Gaston.” Taylor then revealed, “I guess we won’t ever be friends.”
Taylor then revealed she thinks Gaston is The One. Talking about when they’ll get engaged, she teased, “I’m thinking this year.”
Craig and Austen Break Down Podcast Drama
During season 10, Craig offered Austen $30,000 to buy him out of their “Pillows & Beer” podcast after claiming that Austen wasn’t taking the job seriously.
“I wasn’t that shocked,” Austen said about the lowball offer. Craig chimed in, “We’re so bad at communicating. We didn’t know what to do anymore. I was so frustrated at Austen. In my mind, I knew his goals. In my mind, he wasn’t doing the stuff that he needed to do to get there.”
Craig explained that after he “changed [my] relationship with alcohol” his career took off, and he wanted that for Austen.
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“He does not have a drinking problem,” Craig clarified, before Andy reminded him that on the show he accused Austen of “showing up hungover” to record their podcast or that he was “Xanied out.”
Austen confirmed during the reunion, “I do not have a Xanax problem. Craig will say these things to make it look like I’m the problem. It’s not the truth at all. … I don’t even think that I go out anymore.”
Craig then claimed he does “respect” Austen but confessed, “For some reason, seeing Austen drink makes me mad.” Austen acknowledged that as the truth.
Where Do Austen and Craig Stand Now?
Despite having issues, Austen said that after Craig confided in him about his alcohol struggles, he felt closer to him. “It’s harder for us for some reason to be complexly open and vulnerable,” Austen explained. “So when Craig decided to open up to me, it made me emotional. Because there is a genuine love and care for Craig. I f***ing love you.”
Craig confessed that after hearing Austen and the rest of the group’s reservations about him and his temper, “It sucks that you guys think that about me.” He vowed, “I will work on it. I hear you, it’s just unexpected.”
Austen admitted, “I feel like I try to keep the peace sometimes to a fault,” but he plans to be more communicative. Craig and Austen left the set smiling at one another, hinting they’d work it out. They have since been spotted on vacation together.
