
Austen Kroll and Craig Conover. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Photographs
Southern Charm’s Austen Kroll actually misses hanging out along with his bro Craig Conover.
In Bravo’s sneak peek of the Thursday, January 2, episode, Austen, 37, sits down along with his longtime pal to determine why issues appear distant between the pair.
“I miss my buddy and that’s the place I’m coming to you from,” Austen shares within the preview. “We discuss and do that but when I’m going to lunch, you’re not on my cellphone name listing. If I’m going to get a beer, you’re not on my cellphone name listing as a result of your reply is generally ‘as a result of I’m gardening.’”
Visibly stunned by the dialog, Craig, 35, rapidly tries to defend himself and questions Austen on the final time he picked up the cellphone to schedule a lunch date.
“That’s a you factor,” Craig replies. “I’m not a f—ing thoughts reader. I didn’t know this s— was occurring. I assumed we had been good. Why don’t we arrange a weekly tee time?”
From Austen’s perspective, it will not be the most effective time for some sarcasm. In spite of everything, Craig didn’t rating an invitation to Patricia Altschul’s birthday dinner due to his absence from the group.
For instance, Austen particulars a weekend when he was scheduled to play golf with Craig on a Sunday. The evening earlier than, nevertheless, his pal canceled so he might are inclined to his backyard.
“Yah, as a result of I don’t need to waste 5 hours taking part in golf when I’ve stuff to do,” Craig replies. “It was work. … That’s what makes me completely happy now could be working and making a living.”
Austen first joined Southern Appeal in 2017 for season 4. Since then, he has maintained a friendship with Craig with the pair opening up a brand new bar titled By The Means. On the similar time, he needs his coworker and pal had extra “steadiness.”
“I want that Craig would have extra of a steadiness in his life,” Austen completely told Us Weekly earlier this month. “I want that Craig would need to exit to dinner with me and [my girlfriend] Audrey. Craig is sort of a hermit.”
Whereas Austen is thrilled for Craig’s success within the enterprise world with Stitching Down South, Spritz Society and extra companies, he hopes to not be forgotten.
“It’s gonna make me appear like a toddler perhaps,” Austen joked when teasing future friendship conversations with Craig on Southern Appeal. “The message is there.”
Southern Appeal airs on Bravo Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET. Stream previous episodes anytime on Peacock.