Paige DeSorbo has confirmed her relationship with sports executive Joe D’Amelio, more than a year after the pair were first linked.
The podcaster and former Cottage star, 33, opened up about the romance at the Actors Rising Presented by The Actor Awards and ELLE Thursday, says Us Weekly that things are going well between them and that she is very much off the market.
“I’m in my 30s, so it’s not like I’m out every single weekend and going on multiple dates like I would have been in my 20s,” she said.
D’Amelio is the senior vice president of soccer marketing at Klutch Sports Group, the sports agency founded by Rich Paul, who is also Adele’s fiance.
DeSorbo described the relationship as “really fun” and “very relaxing,” and couldn’t resist a gentle tease about her new husband’s background.
“I feel like they get a reputation for not being quiet,” she said of his Italian heritage, “but they’re quiet, and I appreciate that. Like they know when to talk and when not to, and I like that. It’s important. It’s important. [for] a man who knows when to close it.”
Part of what makes the relationship feel so different, she suggested, is that D’Amelio is not a public figure.
DeSorbo previously dated Southern Charm star Craig Conover, and the experience of navigating romance in the reality TV spotlight clearly left its mark.
“It was such a balancing act,” she admitted.
“I feel like when I was on reality TV, I started when I was 25, it feels a lot like it was my 20s. So it’s nice to be able to decide what I share and what I don’t share. [with] personal things.”
Paige DeSorbo and Joe D’Amelio romance timelines:
DeSorbo and D’Amelio were first spotted together in January 2025 in a VIP box at a Philadelphia Eagles game.
In April, DeSorbo acknowledged it See what’s happening live that she was dating and having a good time, although she stopped calling anything serious.
However, she did predict that she would “be with an Italian next”, a comment that now looks quite prescient.
In June 2025, pictures emerged of the pair holding hands in Capri, Italy, and a source said Us Weekly at the time that their romance was “going really well” and that DeSorbo had indeed moved on and was happy.
DeSorbo and Conover, 37, split in November 2024 after three years together.
