Paige DeSorbo's Absence Explained: The Reason She Wasn't with Boyfriend Craig Conover at the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards - lulu

Craig Conover is having a “man date” without Paige DeSorbo at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.

The Southern Charm star arrived solo at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville for the Sept. 26 event sporting a classic pinstripe suit without a tie, and explained why he was without the Summer House star, noting he felt "a little shy headed here." (Click here to see all the fashion on the red carpet.)

"Paige is with her parents up in New York," Craig exclusively told E! News cohost Keltie Knight on the red carpet. "She had something with Amazon today."

And though the 36-year-old was on his own for the PCCAs—where Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs and Kane Brown are among the night’s top nominees—he was not in the midst of strangers.

"Everyone looks familiar because I’m a country fan," Craig continued. "I have to remind myself, 'You don't know that person, Craig.' But everyone is super nice." (Check out more from the 2024 PCCAs on E! News tonight, Sept. 26.)

While Craig, who lives in Charleston, S.C., and Paige, in New York City, are able to make their long-distance relationship work for now, he did share that living in the same city will need to happen when their family grows.

"When we have kids we’re gonna have to," Craig shared. "Or if we have kids. Charleston and New York City are great places to live. I love the balance. If we have kids and they get grade school age, then we’re gonna have to figure it out. She’s from a very close Italian family, so it might be me going up north."

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And expanding their family is certainly on the Bravo stars' minds as of late.

"I'm really business-focused right now, but that just comes from wanting to build stuff for our future family," Craig exclusively told E! News in an interview published Sept. 24. "I think I'm very family-oriented as in I wanna have a good foundation so that, when the kids come, I can be with them as much as possible. Your priorities shift a little bit."

Though Craig was solo, read on to see all of the couples that graced the red carpet at the People’s Choice Country Awards.