Kristin Cavallari is opening up about her brief romance with Craig Conover, calling it a "wake-up call" that made her re-evaluate her priorities.

In a recent episode of Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour, the 38-year-old entrepreneur revealed that her brief romance with the Southern Charm star, 26, began four years ago when she met him and his friends in Charleston.

"In 2021, Justin [Anderson] and I went down to Charleston, met the boys, and we just honestly clicked immediately," she recalled. "And then Craig and I started hanging out — only a few times, but it became this whole media frenzy."

The media attention surrounding their romance led to stress and drama, particularly when Craig brought it up on Bravo, making Kristin feel like the boys were taking advantage of the situation.

"I just remember being really stressed out by the whole thing, and feeling like the boys were sort of taking advantage of it," she said. "And I felt like they just kept adding fuel to the fire."

Kristin added that the experience was a learning lesson for her, particularly as a mom, and made her realize the importance of protecting her family.

"Once I became a mom, I realized it's not just me anymore that I have to look out for," she said. "I have this tribe that I'm representing, and so the Southern Charm boy drama in particular, I really was mad about because it was the first time as a mom that I had lived out these scandalous headlines."

"It definitely made me kind of take a step back and realize that I kind of needed to reel things in a little bit," she added. "So ultimately, I guess maybe it was a good thing, because it was kind of a wake-up call."

During the podcast tour, Kristin also addressed rumors of an "overlap" with Craig's relationship with his ex-girlfriend Paige DeSorbo. Craig surprised the audience by saying, "I don't really think there was as much overlap as everyone thinks."

Kristin previously discussed her brief romance with Craig on Watch What Happens Live, saying, "Okay, let's talk about it. So, Craig and I were friends first [and] became romantic for two seconds."

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Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour is available to stream on Peacock.