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The Boston season of Love Is Blind made good on its promise to deliver tea, but nothing was more dramatic than the explosive reunion.
On stage, all 12 main cast members from the season were joined by Nickand Vanessa Lachey, theLove Is Blind hosts eager to find out everything that went down in the year since filming the season and the day of the reunion. While one couple got married during the season, John Shannon and Sarah Williams, it was instantly clear that none of the couples had made it last long-term.
That said, the biggest shocker of the night wasn’t John and Sarah’s divorce; it was how their relationship got to that point. Scroll for a complete recap of theLove Is Blind Season 11 reunion.
Sarah and John have gotten a divorce
At the top of the reunion, John and Sarah entered separately. John revealed, “Unfortunately, Sarah and I are no longer together, which is my fault. We had a wonderful year of marriage. The two of us shared a lot of memories together.” While they were together for roughly a year, John took credit for the split, explaining, “About six months ago, I made a mistake, and there was a major breach of trust on my part.”
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John explained that during a “boys’ night” he acted “unhusbandly.” He claimed, “Nothing physical happened, but I don’t think that really matters because I crossed a line, a boundary she had set out, and I don’t blame her for leaving.”
On the other hand, Sarah claimed it wasn’t just the one night that ended their relationship. She revealed, “I struggled a bit with how John spoke to me in the marriage.” She then called it a cycle of communication that was “painful.” What happened at boys’ night was “severe enough” to feel like a “slap in the face” and make her leave.
Michaella defended Sarah
A year after the season filmed, Michaella Giorgio and Sarah are still close friends. Michaella looked back at Sarah’s journey on the show, sharing, “I feel like, from watching the season, Sarah gave him a blueprint on how to hurt her because her biggest fears were that she would be doing all the labor in the house.” Commenting on their split, Michaella explained, “John really took Sarah for granted. She is an unbelievable woman top to bottom. Top to bottom. There is nothing wrong with this woman. And he really fumbled the bag.”
John was vague about what happened during boys’ night
While John made it clear that he acted “unhusbandly,” he wouldn’t reveal what he did at first. Instead, he explained, “I texted one of the people we met out that night, and nothing happened, but she saw the texts, and they were inappropriate for me to be sending as her husband.” After that, Morrey Eglin, clearly knowing what John did, called John a “piece of s**t.” Sarah added, “He’s not ready. He has the capacity to be wonderful. It’s not going to be with me.”
Cam lost a family member
During the season, Cam Halloran was a massive jokester and mentioned that he learned all his jokes from his dad’s mom. At the reunion, he revealed that his grandma had died. He shared, “She passed away a couple months ago. So that’s been tough, but we’re getting through it.” Throughout the reunion, he shared his top five dad jokes.
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Blake and Erika have unresolved feelings
When Blake Carver and Erika Ellis’ segment started, it became clear that there was a lot of unfinished business between the duo, who broke up due to logistics, not a lack of love. Erika explained, “It’s been tragic not seeing him.” She then shared that the hardest part about staying in touch with Blake was “the unknown.” According to Erika, they kept in touch after calling off their engagement, and the saddest day was when she had to say goodbye to him before he travelled to Portugal for a job. Blake added, “When I was watching the episodes I saw you in that wedding dress, and I bawled my eyes out.”
Blake has had another “serious relationship”
According to Blake, he has been in another “serious relationship” since their split. However, that love story has ended as well. Commenting on his new ex, he explained that they spent some time on the boat together and traveled together. However, they are no longer together. Erika also revealed that she has also had a few flings with “nautical” men, but she’s still looking for the one.
Wilson called Wilnie entitled
As for Wilson Monteiro and Wilnie Louis, we saw more of their argument about their ideal roles in a relationship throughout the season. Wilnie argued, “I think in society we put this label on black women to be very strong and independent and not depend on their support system. I don’t necessarily subscribe to that… I chose to live softly.” According to Wilson, his parents’ relationship was 50/50, and he wanted the same in his relationship, too. He then called her “entitled” since she desired to be treated like a “princess.” They’re both single today.
Jax and Stew have reunited as friends… for now
As a surprise to everyone, the couple with the least bad blood was Jax Guelli and Stew Stewart. After apologizing for how they handled their relationship in the pods and during their first meeting, Stew revealed they ran into each other on Newbury Street and have been friends since. They both appear to be leaving the door open for romance, but when asked if he wanted to ask Jax out again, he explained, “I think some moments are best kept off camera.” Still, Jax revealed that she had her engagement ring reset to fit on her pinkie, to remind her of both the experimentandher time with Stew.
Rob apologized to Michaella
The most dramatic moments from the season both came from Rob Feeley and Michaella’s final days together. Looking back at her meeting with Rob’s friends, Michaella revealed, “We were out with Rob’s friends until 2 [or] 3 in the morning.” She was particularly hurt by his friends’ claims that she was on the show for the wrong reasons.
As for Rob’s crash out at thePod Squad get-together, which caused them to break up, he confessed that he didn’t think that his relationship with Michaella was fake, as he implied at the time. Instead, he shared, “I was just paranoid.” Rob revealed that since then, he has made some major changes in his life. He cut out nights at the bar for 50 days after their split and started therapy.
Michaella and Beekeeper Matt dated
Of course, Rob wasn’t the only person Michaella met this season. Beekeeper Matt Waldrip, her runner-up from the pods, revealed, “Michaella and I did have a relationship after the experiment.” He explained that while he “genuinely did love” her, he was the one who ended things, which he seemed to regret.
When Matt went to tell Michaella, “If you ever need anything,” she cut him off and said she needs nothing from him, “Newsflash: nothing.” She then argued that they never should have crossed over from friendship. She clarified, “We dated for a few weeks, and I dropped you off at your mom’s house and met your mother. I don’t think we were in love… I did say I love you but not that I was in love with you. If we’re being very transparent, I was on mushrooms.”
Benita is engaged
Another Pod Squad member who didn’t get engaged on the show had a major update. Benita Paloja revealed, “I’m actually engaged.” While she wants to introduce her new beau on her own platform since he’s not from the show, she told everyone that they had been together a year and a half, so it sounds like they have been dating since around the time filming ended.
Aneha and Cam faced an unexpected split
While Cam was clearly upset that Aneha Singh said no at the altar, he admitted that he was going to say no, too. Looking back, he explained, “I wasn’t really sure how I was going to feel in that moment.” Still, they stayed together for a moment. According to Aneha, Cam invited her to get dinner with his family right after they called off the wedding.
The duo also planned for a hotel retreat to spend time together after filming, which Aneha revealed was supposed to be two days after their wedding. However, Cam showed up really late and told her that he didn’t love her. She asked, “Did you even love me two days prior?” He then asked to take a step back, not wanting to label their relationship. On stage, she told him, “I love you, Cam.”
Aneha’s mom made an appearance at the reunion
During the season, there was a lot of online discourse about Aneha’s family, who would not appear on screen. A year later, Aneha’s mom made her Love Is Blind debut, but didn’t want to be mic’d. “Because of this, now I’m even closer to my mom,” Aneha revealed. “I think my mom is like, she wants her daughter to be happy… at the end of the day, I think she wants to show support.”
John dropped a major bombshell
Circling back to the season’s married couple, Sarah revealed that she predicted John would cheat on her before her wedding. When asked point blank if he did, John said, “I guess so, huh.” Digging deeper, Nick asked how John got so graphic with his texts, leading John to confess, “It was a stripper. That’s the truth. That’s who we met… She was also an escort.”
After he admitted what he did, John’s dad called out the rest of the cast for not defending him. The only one who tried to “stick up” for John was Scott Shepard, which caused the rest of the Pod Squad to start an unmic’d argument in the audience.
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