My publicist set up the fact that I was going to bid on a date. I didn’t know. I get pushed into the [camera] frame … bid it, got the date,” she said.

On the episode — which aired in May 2015 — Patricia Altschul hosted a charity event where she auctioned off Conover and Southern Charm costar Shep Rose. Ballerini, who was an up-and-coming singer at the time, wasn’t aware she was about to be on the Bravo series. Instead, she said she was just there to sing and promote her music for a radio gig.

In February 2025, wildly popular country singer Kelsea Ballerini recalled bidding on a date with 'Southern Charm' star Craig Conover.

NBC's The Voice Season 27 coach Kelsea Ballerini reveals she almost dated Southern Charm star Craig Conover and shares what went down.

Kelsea Ballerini is setting the record straight on her previous appearance on Bravo's Southern Charm—and the blind date that she almost went on with Craig Conover. Earlier in her career, the country songstress was featured on an episode of the Bravo reality show's second season in 2015.

Kelsea Ballerini reflects on her missed opportunity over going on a date with Craig Conover on Southern Charm, joking that the incident still haunts her. During an appearance on Cosmopolitan’s “Cheap Shots” game show,