The “Love Is Blind” cast reunited for the first time since their tumultuous season shut down for a Netflix live reunion special — albeit an hour late. Although not streaming. everywhere Of course, when the meeting began, it was full of drama.
To refresh your memory, who said yes at the altar in the season finale: Tiffany and Brett, Chelsea and Kwame, and Bliss and Zach — who, in the season’s biggest twist, first broke up in the pod, but later got engaged. After calling it quits with his first fiancee Irina in Mexico after they couldn’t make things work.
Micah and Paul were engaged, but in the end he said no at the altar. And perhaps the season’s most dramatic couple was Jackie and Marshall, who split after an emotional rollercoaster of an engagement, which ended with her keeping the ring from Marshall, only to rekindle the fire with Josh, who’s in the pod with someone else.
Everyone got a chance to tell their side of the story during a reunion hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey. Jackie and Josh were absent, but did a highlight interview with Vanessa on Saturday, giving a status update. Scroll through the gallery below for an update on where each pair — and Irina — are a year after filming wrapped.
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Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin.
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Chelsea and Kwame couldn’t be happier in their marriage, living together in a beautiful apartment in Portland. She met his mother and they spent Thanksgiving together.
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Brett Brown and Tiffany Pennywell
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The fan-favorite couple is still happily married and living in Portland, Oregon.
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Micah Lussier and Paul Peden
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After the show ended, Paul visited Micah in Arizona and they briefly dated, but it didn’t work out.
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Irina Solomonova
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Zac didn’t hold back when talking about Irina’s character, saying that viewers “see 10% of it” and that she does a lot of things that hurt people. Saying he forgives her, he says, “If we’re being honest, you went on this show to become famous.
Still, he begged the audience for grace, reminding them that everyone makes mistakes. “For the whole world to see them at their worst is punishment enough,” he said. “Believe me, Irina, Mika, everyone who has done something here. We’ve all done stupid things.
Irina apologized for the way she treated other actors and said that she apologized to each person individually. She also said that she had to struggle with mental health while on the show. Bliss replied: “When you got to Mexico, you told me I was shot and you said, ‘I’m so sorry, let’s talk.’ I hope something happens with you and Prosperity.’ I think you can have panic attacks and you can have problems with mental illness and all that. That is absolutely correct. But then you turn around and commit malicious acts and acts of cruelty. It’s hard to reconcile the two.”
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Zach Goitowski and Bliss Puretzadi
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Despite the drama on the show, Bliss and Zach are happily married and “100%” Irina is forgiven for her behavior.
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Josh Demas and Jackie Bonds
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While they weren’t able to attend the reunion live, Josh and Jackie gave a status update, sharing that they’ve been together since the show closed a year ago. Jackie revealed that she broke up with Marshall before seeing Josh, despite the show; She made light of their breakup, saying Marshall called her a “derogatory name,” and that it was a joke, leading to a fight that lasted three days. She said Marshall wanted the ring back and proposed to another actor friend.
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Marshall Glaze
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In response to Jackie’s video, Marshall stated that his comments were joking, but still took responsibility. He even said, “You have a strong jaw line. I mean she could have been someone I knew, but he said, “He didn’t use a pejorative word,” he said, “That word is not in my vocabulary.”
Marshall denied that he wanted the ring back and proposed to another cast member. “I felt like she didn’t deserve that token of love,” he said. “I didn’t want to propose to anyone else.”
After he broke up with Jackie, he dated Cassia, but he wasn’t ready, so they only dated.
During the rehearsal, Marshall said he felt “little” for the second time that Jackie and Josh weren’t present (the first was at the time, because they didn’t make it to the altar). However, he hopes to remember their relationship before: “There’s a lot that goes into this and I’m just putting it out there for the public.” This time it’s not about Jackie and Marshall. Let that be the past… they will move on, let me move on and just forget about it. Jackie and Josh are happy. She is happy. I am glad. Let them die.
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