Southern Charm’s Craig Conover Sparks Dating Rumors With Kelsea Ballerini Amid Filming on Season 12
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Craig Conover is reportedly dating country singer Kelsea Ballerini amid filming on the upcoming 12th season of Southern Charm.
After Kelsea, 32, won on a date with Craig, 37, in a charity auction during the second season of the Bravo reality show, which she later forfeited, a couple of new reports have suggested that Craig is dating someone “from his past,” and named Kelsea as the woman in question.
“Rumors are swirling that Craig Conover of Bravo’s ‘Southern Charm’ is dating someone new and not just anyone, but someone from his past,” read an April 13 report from Deuxmoi. “If these rumors prove true, it would be quite the twist. Adding to the drama, insiders claim her ex-boyfriend is spiraling over the news. Details remain unconfirmed, so we’re not naming ‘her’ just yet but stay tuned as more information could surface!”
Although Deuxmoi didn’t mention Kelsea in its report, Your Moms Are Watching on Instagram named her in a post shared hours later.
“I have it on good authority that Craig Conover is dating Kelsea Ballerini!” shared the outlet.
“After bidding on a date with Craig for [$2,000] in 2014 in Southern Charm, (a date she then forfeited), Kelsea is finally getting her money’s worth!” they added.
After giving the date to a radio station winner, Kelsea married country singer Morgan Evans, 40, and dated actor Chase Stokes, 33, after their divorce.
While it is unclear which ex Deuxmoi was referring to in its report, and whether they were referring to Kelsea at all, Chase and Morgan were involved in a public feud with one another earlier this year after Kelsea and Chase called it quits.
As for Craig, he and Paige DeSorbo, 33, called it quits in late 2024 after a three-year relationship, and he briefly dated Charley Manley, 28, in 2025.
No word yet on a premiere date for Southern Charm season 12.
