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.

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,