‘Southern Allure’s Craig On His Naomie Hookup & ‘Battle’ In Season 8 – Hollywood Life

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Southern Charm returns for season Eight with extra drama than ever. Acquainted faces are coming into the fold in Charleston, together with Craig Conover’s ex Naomie Olindo and new love Paige DeSorbo. One of many main reveals of season Eight is that Craig and Naomie hooked up in Las Vegas earlier than the cameras began rolling. Given this hookup, HollywoodLife requested Craig whether or not or not this and Naomie’s return, basically, had an impression on his relationship with Paige.

“No. I imply, she doesn’t have an effect on it, however a variety of instances individuals don’t have to hang around with their exes,” Craig instructed HollywoodLife. “That undoubtedly added accelerant to the fireplace that’s Southern Allure. She dealt with it properly. She referred to as me and requested if I used to be okay along with her coming again. I believe we’re actually inclusive individuals and we’re like, come on again. I believe it’d be good for the present and for viewers. Her being round a lot this season undoubtedly causes battle, not between me and Paige, however you’ll see that she undoubtedly provides to the recipe.

The “battle” Craig is speaking about doubtless has to do with the strain between Naomie and Kathryn Dennis. “When Naomie left, she left with center fingers within the air when she moved to New York. She was like, screw Southern Allure. Screw these individuals. She was harsher on sure individuals, and I believe Kathryn seems like she was attacked by Naomie throughout that point,” Craig revealed.

Craig admitted that the aim has all the time been to “be civil” with Naomie. “You’ll see that sure boundaries need to be established throughout the season, and also you’ll see how we work by way of that. However yeah, we’re civil, which is nice,” Craig mentioned.

Craig’s girlfriend Paige is properly conscious of the highs and lows of actuality TV after being on Summer House. Paige comes right down to Charleston in season Eight and finds herself wrapped up in what’s happening with the Charmers. “She form of needed to see why we had been so loopy and nutty and what Charleston was like, so we confirmed her. The dynamics are completely different within the South, and he or she received pulled into some issues, however she had lots of people watching to do,” Craig mentioned. Shep added, “She tiptoed round a little bit bit as it’s best to and noticed.”

The season Eight trailer hints at critical hiccups for Shep and girlfriend Taylor Ann Inexperienced. Their relationship has extra of a highlight on it than ever earlier than within the new season. “I went into it realizing full properly we had been going to be underneath the microscope as a result of in season 7 we had simply began relationship and it was all new and contemporary,” Shep mentioned. “It was all daisies and daffodils, and that’s not going to occur once more. I knew that. I form of stupidly walked in or set traps for myself and walked proper into them a few instances. It’s a testomony to Taylor’s persistence and understanding, nevertheless it was a really rocky season or three months principally of our lives. However we made it by way of. We’re doing actually, very well.”

Along with relationship drama, Craig and Austen Kroll seem to get right into a bodily struggle in some unspecified time in the future within the season, and Shep will get right into a screaming match with Austen. “I believe bourbon was a typical theme in each of these cases,” Shep admitted. “Austen’s skated by or tried to skate by this season and keep out of any bother as a result of God is aware of he’s been embroiled in a variety of bother within the years previous. Perhaps Craig and I secretly resented that and form of took it to him.”

Craig instructed HollywoodLife, “I get pissed off with Austen quite a bit. He does a variety of issues that drive me completely bananas, and I simply sweep it underneath the rug as a substitute of addressing it appropriately. That’s form of what occurs whenever you try this. All of it comes out directly. Austen’s dated a few of my pals, and he’s been concerned with them. He simply frustrates me quite a bit, and he had betrayed my belief a few instances final summer season. So that you’ll see all that come up.”

After a whirlwind relationship and breakup with Madison LeCroy, Austen has discovered a brand new love in Olivia Flowers. “She couldn’t be extra completely different than Madison,” Shep mentioned about Olivia. “She’s actually form and candy. She’s superb pals with Taylor, and I’m thrilled on the prospect of them shifting ahead and being an amazing couple.”

Whereas Madison seems within the season Eight trailer, Shep revealed that we gained’t see as a lot of Madison as in seasons previous. “Truly, Madison was not all that a lot into the fold this season,” Shep instructed HollywoodLife. “She had her own life that she was residing and selected to not exhibit it on nationwide tv, in order that implies that like, truthfully, we didn’t see that a lot of her.”

Craig revealed that he and Madison have really “made up” within the yr for the reason that jaw-dropping season 7 reunion. “I like having her round. She all the time stirs the pot,” Craig mentioned. Shep famous, “She’s a wild card. She’s unpredictable, and due to this fact she’s a little bit harmful. Perhaps that’s good for TV.” Southern Allure season Eight will air Thursdays at Eight p.m. on Bravo.