Craig Conover revealed that he has finally returned the engagement ring he bought for Paige DeSorbo four months after their breakup.
During a March 27 appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” host Andy Cohen asked Conover what he did with the ring he had purchased for his former girlfriend. The “Southern Charm” veteran noted that he did an errand while he was in New York City for WWHL. “I just returned it this morning,” Conover said of the ring.
His co-star Austen Kroll expressed surprise, while pal Shep Rose joked, “Can I borrow a hundred bucks?”
“Diamonds are down right now,’” Conover added. “I just don’t need custody of it anymore, so I took it back to the guy.”
On the “Southern Charm “ reunion, Conover said DeSorbo ended their relationship just after Thanksgiving 2024, telling him she needed to go “find” herself. “And then I asked, ‘Well, what do you want me to do with the ring?’ And she’s like, ‘Well, keep it. Maybe we’ll get married at BravoCon,” he claimed.
Fans Reacted to Craig’s Ring Story
Fans never saw the ring, and it is unclear if DeSorbo ever did either. During the “Southern Charm” season 10 reunion, Conover claimed that DeSorbo asked him to buy her an engagement ring not long before she broke up with him last fall.
On social media, fans reacted to Conover’s claim that he returned the sparkler.
In comments to an Instagram post, some asked to see receipts. Others questioned how the ring could be returned if it was custom-made.
“Depends on the jeweler,” one commenter noted, “Some of them even allow you to return the rings within the first 5 years if the marriage doesn’t work out. Read the fine print.”
Others supported Conover in unloading the ring in the aftermath of his heartbreak.
“Good, that is exactly what I would tell my boy too as a boy mom!” one fan wrote.
“Boy mom’s here yes, I would totally agree Go off😂Return,” that!” another wrote.
Craig Conover Talked About the Ring on Southern Charm
During the 10th season of “Southern Charm,” Conover shared his plans to buy a ring for DeSorbo after three years of dating. During the annual guys’ dinner at Patricia Altschul’s mansion, Conover announced, “I’m gonna propose soon. Soon as in by the end of the year.”
“Between us, I showed her a sheet of rings and I said, ‘Pick your favorite,’ and she picked two that were my favorite, actually,” he said of DeSorbo’s ring choice.
After Altschul inquired, “What shape did she pick?” Conover shared, “She picked an emerald cut and an elongated cushion.”
He also told Altschul he would come to her for advice on picking the perfect ring.
On the “Southern Charm” finale filmed months later, Conover appeared in a post-breakup scene in which he claimed that he bought an engagement ring for DeSorbo.
“She asked me to buy her a ring and, like, I did,” Conover said. “It was just, like, over … It’s weird to mourn someone that’s still alive.”
