Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula revealed the clues their Summer House costar Paige DeSorbo and ex-boyfriend Craig Conover were headed for a split while filming season nine of the Bravo reality series.
Fans are about to get a front row seat to witness what exactly led to Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover's breakup.
One month after the Giggly Squad podcast cohost announced she ended her relationship with the O.G. Southern Charm castmember following three years of dating, her Summer House costars are shedding light on the problems they saw between the exes while filming season nine of the Bravo reality series.
"I would say surprised, but not shocked," Amanda Batula exclusively told E! News of the split. "You want your friends to be happy and you want their relationships to go in the direction of marriage and for everything to work out. So, it was sad. But Paige makes decisions that are only for the best with both parties."
Amanda's husband Kyle Cooke admitted he was shocked when Paige hinted at a potential breakup in the recently released Summer House trailer.
"When I saw that trailer—this is like mid-December—I was like, 'Come on, she's just being dramatic,'" the Loverboy founder told E!. "So, there's definitely some surprise, but there were some red flags over the summer when you look back."
As for what those red flags were?
"I don't know how much we'll see," Kyle continued, "but I think it takes a lot for Paige to air concerns. She keeps things bottled up until it's finally at that point where it bubbles over."
Plus, the 42-year-old noted, "There was one moment that she and I had where she was talking about some of the challenges that they were facing. Literally in the three years they were dating, this is the first time I've ever heard of a speedbump, which is interesting."
Paige and Craig had both been open about how they tried to make their long-distance relationship work prior to their split, since she remained in New York City while he lived in Charleston, South Carolina throughout their romance.
And while Paige credited a "very transformative" year as the cause for their breakup in her Dec. 30 announcement, Craig recently hinted he was possibly blindsided by the "very unexpected" breakup.
However, Amanda teased, "I think that everyone will learn more after watching the season. You guys will definitely have more of an insider view as to what went down."
Regardless, Amanda knows her BFF will bounce back.
"I love single Paige and I love relationship Paige," she shared with a laugh. "They're two different people and I love them both equally."
Keep reading to look back at Craig and Paige's love story pre-split.
And see the drama play out when Summer House returns Feb. 12 at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
A Budding Bravo Romance
Winter House co-stars Craig Conover and Paige DeSorbo started casually seeing each other in summer 2021 before becoming a couple that fall. As Craig told E! News, "We openly dated around until it just got to the point where, you know, you like one person so much that you don't want to do that anymore."
A Summer House Soirée
Craig joined Paige for a photobooth session as they celebrated her Summer House co-stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula saying "I do" on September 25.
