How Hannah Berner Is Supporting BFF Paige DeSorbo After Her Breakup

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'Summer House' Stars Reveal "Red Flags" They Saw Before Paige DeSorbo & Craig Conover Breakup

Laughter really is the best medicine. Just ask Paige DeSorbo.

Nearly two months after the Summer House star shocked fans by announcing her breakup from boyfriend of three years Craig Conover, her BFF Hannah Berner shared how she's keeping her newly single Giggly Squad cohost's spirits up in the wake of the split.

"I don't know about you, but I feel like comedy has helped me get through my darkest times," Hannah exclusively told E! News' Francesca Amiker at LACTAID’s Dairy Lovers Lounge pop-up event in NYC. "To be able to stop and laugh at yourself and be like, 'Okay, I'm not the only person that this has happened to.'"

Plus, opening up about what led to her breakup from the Southern Charm star on their hit podcast has helped Paige move on from the drama.

"I think Giggly Squad's been therapeutic for her to have a place to talk everything out with me and then also for everyone to laugh about," Hannah noted. "We have to thank the Gigglers for making fun of us, making fun of each other."

However, no one puts Paige on blast more than Hannah—especially when she's feeling down.

"I make fun of her so much, like non-stop," the comedian shared. "I think that's what I bring to her life is stopping and being like, 'This isn't so serious and we have to laugh at you right now and then you could laugh at me.' It's a lot of roasting each other."

And Paige gives it right back.

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As the Bravo alum joked, "I wear an ear cuff now and she won’t stop making fun of me because it’s my whole personality. So, we just try to smile at the little things."

They’ve found plenty to enjoy while crisscrossing the nation on their Giggly Squad live tour. She and Hannah will even be celebrating Galentine's Day (a.k.a. Feb. 13) and Valentine's Day together along with thousands of their fans with shows in Nashville and New Orleans.

The community they've created is something Hannah takes immense pride in.

"We watch what happens online and we see the girls that are posting and sharing their experiences, sending us messages," the 33-year-old gushed. "It's hard to make friends in your 30s and it feels like we have the most amazing friend group that I always wanted and didn't have in my 20s."

Making their Galentine's Day even sweeter? Giggly Squad's recent partnership with LACTAID dairy-free products.

"I’m definitely gonna have some LACTAID hot chocolate," Hannah said. "I'm dairy-sensitive, but I've never stopped eating cheese or milk because I like to live my life to the fullest. LACTAID, it tastes the same, just without the lactose. It's just a win."

Keep reading for movies that will inspire you to kick back with your best girlfriends this Galentine's Day.

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Bridesmaids

Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey, the 2011 flick proves that friends will always have your back—in singledom or holy matrimony. It's available to stream for free with an Amazon Prime subscription.

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Legally Blonde

There's no objecting to how Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has become a pop culture figure of female empowerment since the 2001 release of Legally Blonde. With her go-getter attitude and her unwavering loyalty to gal pals like Paulette Bonafonté (Jennifer Coolidge), it's not hard to see why the bubbly blonde is such an inspiration to women. Watch her take on Harvard, the court and more on Hulu, fuboTV and Sling TV.

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Girls Trip

This 2017 comedy boasting an all-star cast of Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish and Queen Latifah will leave you feeling like you've just gone on vacay with your besties. Check it out on Hulu or Sling TV.

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Mean Girls

Can we all just get along, bake a cake filled with rainbows and agree that Mean Girls is the quintessential guide to the inner workings of "girl world" in high school? Written by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert, the 2004 flick has become a cult classic among friends and frenemies. Watch it on Pluto TV.

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Booksmart

Directed by Olivia Wilde, this 2019 flick centers around two super studious seniors (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever) on a quest to experience their very first high school party before graduation. Think: Superbad, but with two girlfriends. Stream it on Amazon Prime.

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The First Wives Club

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned—and Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn prove just that as divorcées seeking to get back at their ex-husbands. In the immortal words of Ivana Trump, who famously made a cameo in this 1996 following her real-life split from Donald Trump: "Don't get mad, get everything." Stream it with your own club on Hulu and Amazon Prime.

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Pitch Perfect

Have an aca-awesome Valentine's Day this year by renting a sing-along version of the 2012 musical that kick-started an entire franchise. For more Pitch Perfect fun, be sure to also check out its spinoff series, Bumper in Berlin, on Peacock.

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Waiting to Exhale

Boyfriends may come and go, but true friends are forever. Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon show us just that as four women each struggling with their own romantic relationships in Forest Whitaker's 1992 directorial debut. Watch it on Disney+.

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13 Going on 30

Whether you're in high school or in your 30s—flirty and thriving, of course—it's always good to be reminded how not to overlook or backstab your bestie. Use Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer's 2004 flick as a cautionary tale and stream it on Peacock.

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Bend It Like Beckham

Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra are shining examples that no man, family or sport should come between friends in this 2002 comedy. Watch it on YouTube or Disney+.

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Steel Magnolias

With an all-star lineup of Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis, this 1989 movie about a group of women from a small Southern community has proven that there's no bond quite like sisterhood that crosses generations. Prepare for a good cry when you stream it free on YouTube.

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Wine Country

Amy Poehler's 2019 directorial debut reunites your Saturday Night Live favorites Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell and Emily Spivey as they travel to California's Napa Valley. Pop a cork with your gals over on Netflix.

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Thelma & Louise

Is there a more quintessential movie about female friendship than Thelma & Louise? Settle in with pop culture's most iconic gal pals—and peep a young Brad Pitt in one of his earliest roles—by streaming this classic on Amazon Prime or The Roku Channel with a subscription.

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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

What do you get when you combine two best friends with Florida, a mystical water spirit, an eccentric villain and a swarm of lethal mosquitos? This 2021 zany comedy starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. Also featuring lots of laughs and heart, as well as Jamie Dornan, the movie can be streamed on Hulu.

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