Southern Charm’s Salley Carson ‘Getting to Know’ Craig Conover After Andrew Dietz Split: ‘He’s Hot’

Southern Charm star Salley Carson was spotted at dinner with Craig Conover earlier this month in New York City, sparking romance rumors between the single costars.

Bravo fans were skeptical if the pair were on a date following both of their recent breakups and she revealed they are “getting to know” each other on platonic levels.“We went to dinner. But there [were] also his two friends there, so it wasn’t just the two of us,” Salley, 30, told Us Weekly on Monday, February 24, while revealing that she does find him to be attractive.

I’m just getting to know him in a friendship way.”The Bachelor alum noted that she is close with Southern Charm beauty Madison LeCroy, and since she is besties with Craig, 36, Salley wanted to see if they could build a friendship, too.That said, Salley thinks the Sewing Down South founder is “hot as s–t,” but she doesn’t “know if our personalities would match well.”

When Southern Charm fans were introduced to Salley during Southern Charm season 10, she was in a relationship with boyfriend Andrew Dietz.

, they broke up after filming ended in 2024 after he allegedly cheated on Salley.“[It] tends to be the norm in Charleston,” she told the outlet.Life & Style reached out to Andrew via email regarding Salley’s cheating claims, and he responded, “Salley and I shared a strong and loving relationship for the time that we were together.

While we ultimately went separate ways, I will forever think highly of her and wish her nothing but the best.”Following the split, Salley started to casually date and is “hanging out with someone” although it’s “very fresh and new.”BravoCraig for his part, found himself single again after Summer House star Paige DeSorbo called it quits on their relationship after Thanksgiving in November 2024.

“Craig and I have decided to no longer be together,” Paige, 32, said during the December 30, 2024, episode of her “Giggly Squad” podcast alongside cohost Hannah Berner. “I love him, I think he loves me. I think we will remain friends.

o one did anything. It wasn’t a bad thing. I think we both were just being really mature and saying what we want and what we didn’t want, and I think that’s extremely powerful to be able to voice how you’re feeling in real time and what you want for your future.”The aftermath of their split turned ugly as fans speculated that Paige cheated on Craig during their relationship, which she denied.“I never, in the three years that I dated my ex-boyfriend, I never physically cheated on him [or] emotionally cheated on him,” Paige said during a February episode of “The Giggly Squad.”

“Can you mentally cheat on him? I don’t know, but I didn’t.”Craig never confirmed the cheating allegations but played coy during countless interviews.

That said, during the Summer House season 9 premiere, Paige claimed she caught Craig “texting two bitches” while they were together.Craig denied the allegations during a February 17 appearance on the Tamron Hall show.“Shep [Rose], my costar on Southern Charm was like, ‘That’s the most frustrating thing about you, is how loyal you are,’” he said. “So, I’ve never cheated.”Craig also pointed out that the oncamera scene between Paige and her [fe