Summer House star Paige DeSorbo talked about her painful past in a new episode of her podcast Giggly Squad, via Us Weekly. The 32-year-old reality star opened up about a past abusive relationship she was in when she was 19 years old, adding that she was 'fully brainwashed.'.
![[The 32-year-old reality star opened up about a past abusive relationship she was in when she was 19 years old]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/16/93621215-0-image-a-43_1735662108654.jpg)
'I probably got my most insecure when I was 19 or 20. I dated a really physically and mentally abusive man, and it changed my whole course of dating in my 20s,' Paige said. 'I don't even know if I've even said that on the pod, that I was in an abusive relationship before, but I feel like if I'm going to say it, this is the episode I would say it because I know for a fact, a ton of other girls have been in them too,' she added.
![[Her candid words comes in the same podcast where she announced her three year relationship with Southern Charm star Craig Conover was over]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93621213-14239605-image-a-44_1735664652820.jpg)
Her candid words comes in the same podcast where she announced her three year relationship with Southern Charm star Craig Conover was over. She stated in her podcast that their split was amicable but didn't explain why they went their separate ways. Summer House star Paige DeSorbo talked about her painful past in a new episode of her podcast Giggly Squad.
![[Fighting back tears, the reality star admitted discussing the breakup publicly felt 'weird,' but she made it clear she holds only positive feelings for Conover; seen together in February]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/17/93621209-14239605-image-a-45_1735664748212.jpg)
Reflecting on her previous abusive relationship at age 19, Paige noted that it was a 'very weird time' in her life. Adding that she was 'fully brainwashed' by her ex-boyfriend. The star did not divulge his name or who he was during the podcast. 'I was 19, I was 20 years old, I couldn't legally drink. It really did change a lot of how I looked at relationships. I'd never been exposed to that ever. I never thought they could be me.'.
