Craig Conover on Finding Himself and Finding Love With Paige DeSorbo (Exclusive)
etonline.comCraig Conover calls writing his first book «a giant therapy session.»«This entire process was staring in the mirror for a year and really looking at myself,» the Southern Charm star shares with ET ahead of the release of his memoir, ? (named after a pretty iconic comeback Craig issued in season 5 of the show). «I've always been able to kind of blame others, or blame other situations or circumstances, for the situations that I've found myself in, and this book was really — and finally — an honest look at myself, from myself, to be like, 'You got yourself here, and maybe by sharing your story, you'll help people get through it like you did also,'» he says.The collection of essays looks back at Craig's journey to, then journey through, reality TV fame.
It unpacks childhood bullying, a battle with an Adderall addiction and the lessons learned from Craig's first, true heartbreak (with co-star Naomie Olindo).
He calls it the story of «what also happened» for viewers. «The goal was never to be a, 'This is what happened...' book,» the Sewing Down South founder explains. «I really didn't want it to be that.
I just wanted it to be, 'This is what happened...' book. We only film for a couple months a year, and I wanted to tell kind of the rest of the story.
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