On the Southern Charm After Show, Craig Conover opened up about the status of his friendship with Austen Kroll, explaining that he feels frustrated by the lack of support Austen has shown him in recent years.
He specifically called out Austen for not being more encouraging of his desire to drink less, telling Madison LeCroy that he feels like Austen only wants Craig to be his "bar buddy."
"He means well and wants to be a better person, but he doesn't have the discipline yet to make the hard decisions for like longterm," Craig said.
To further illustrate his point, Craig brought up Austen's kiss with Shep Rose's ex-girlfriend Taylor Ann Green on Season 9 of Southern Charm, which caused a multitude of issues within the friend group.
"Like, he thought in that moment [about] what he wanted to do instead of the longterm consequences. And then when he dealt with the long term consequences, he was like, 'I never meant anything like this to happen. I would never wanted to hurt you,'" Craig reasoned.
Why Craig blames Shep for some of his problems with Austen
Craig went on to suggest that Austen hasn't grown up because he is a "chameleon" who mimics the people he spends time with — like Shep.
"I know that when he's hanging out with me a lot, he's doing better," Craig asserted. "And yeah, that might sound conceited, or it is conceited but when I'm gone and he starts to hang out with Shep too much, his behavior does change."
