'Love Is Blind' Star Paul Peden Says Vanessa Lachey Apologized After 'Personal Bias' at Reunion

Shayne Jansen is honoring hislate mother, Karen. The star took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday to share his new arm ink, posting a photo of his forearm wrapped in a bandage.The tattoo is a thin line drawing of several roses with his mother's initials, «KMJ,» inked underneath one of the blooms.Karen, who was featured alongside her son on season 2 of the Netflix dating show, died in October 2022.

Micah Lussier is speaking out in regard to criticisms she's received since season 4 of premiered last month. The 27-year-old Netflix star took to Instagram on Thursday, posting a series of portraits of herself in a fitted gray dress, posing on a balcony.«I want to acknowledge that while there has been a lot of love and support, there has also been a lot of negativity on social media the last few weeks,» Micah wrote, before making a request.

engagement that didn't make the cut in season 4. Contestant Monica Rodriguez, who received very limited screen time, recently took to her Instagram to flash a giant square-cut diamond.«LIB ENGAGEMENT ALERT*** Since EVERYONE was given the opportunity to share their stores, I can finally tell mine,» Monica shared.Noting that she thought she'd found her person in the pods, Monica wrote, «I accepted his proposal and we were onto the reveal.

Being respectful. Love Is Blind alum Cameron Hamilton gave his two cents on why people shouldn’t ask couples about family planning amid the ongoing drama with Vanessa Lachey.

Iyanna McNeely is making some shocking accusations against her ex-husband, Jarrette Jones. The former couple got married on season 2 of and shared that they were divorcing in August 2022 after a year of marriage.In September, the Netflix special came out, showing the couple struggling in their marriage, but eventually coming together to work things out. At the time, the cause for the tension was portrayed as their different lifestyles.

Nick and Vanessa Lachey aren't leaving the pods anytime soon. Despite a recent fan petition to have the couple removed as co-hosts of, ET has learned that the Lacheys will keep their jobs on the hit Netflix series.Furthermore, there is no truth to the rumors that season 1 standout couple Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton are being brought in to replace the Lacheys in any capacity.Following the season 4 reunion special, which was filled with controversial moments, drama and was plagued by technical issues, the Change.org petition to have the Lacheys removed received a surge in signatures, more than 40,000.Vanessa was criticized for hyper-focusing on when the contestants planned to have babies, individually questioning each couple about when they planned to become parents.Contestant Paul Peden also called out Vanessa directly while speaking with ET on the red carpet after the reunion taping.«I was like, 'F**k, man.' They kept drilling, drilling it down on me,» Paul told ET in the aftermath of the taping.

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season 4 was filled with romance and drama, but the only couple to say no at the altar was Paul Peden and Micah Lussier. The pair got engaged in the pods and had a seemingly drama-free romance on the show.

Pod family forever! Members of the Love Is Blind family defended cohosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey after a petition was created to remove the couple from the reality series.  

Netflix may be looking to switch up the hosts for “Love is Blind” in the upcoming season.

family is weighing in on the criticism surrounding co-hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey. The couple has come under fire for their line of questioning during the recent season 4 reunion, leading to a surge in signatures for aChange.org petition requesting that they be removed from the show.As of publication time, the petition has reached more than 40,000 signatures.

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season 4 couple Micah Lussier and Paul Peden, but that doesn't mean she's not still close with his look-alike mom, Elizabeth.Elizabeth appeared on the show and had an instant bond with Micah, welcoming her with open arms and many people pointed out the similarities between her and her would-be daughter-in-law.Though Micah and Paul were the only couple not to say yes at the altar this season, Micah recently shared during an Instagram fan Q&A that she and Elizabeth have stayed in touch.«Do you still talk to Paul's mom??? Y'all were so cute together,» one fan asked.«We do. She has been an amazing support system for me!» Micah shared.

's Nick Thompson announced he started a nonprofit to help reality TV stars in the wake of allegations of mistreatment on the hit Netflix show.Thompson, who appeared on season 2 of and married before divorcing co-star Danielle Ruhl, took to Instagram on Thursday and announced he's a founding board member and executive director of outreach for the UCAN Foundation, which aims to «provide mental health and legal support to past, current, and future reality TV contestants.»Thompson explained in a lengthy caption that, no, he and fellow reality TV stars didn't sign up to be food and water-deprived, allegations made by several of his co-stars, including his ex.  «I signed up for a 'psychologically-based' love experiment sold as 'different from other reality shows,'» he wrote in his caption. «Love is Blind S1 made a believer out of me, and I thought the experience could work for me if I went with good intentions and stayed true to myself.»Thompson went on to say that the «vetting» process «included psych tests and evaluations, background checks, and assurances the cast members selected is 'ready for marriage.'» He also claimed being told that the psychologist that conducted his evaluation spoke to his therapist to verity the ethics and conditions of the show out of concern it would diminish his progress.

star Alexa Lemieux is tired of the discussion surrounding her body. The Netflix standout, who married husband Brennon Lemieux on season 3 of the hit series, took to Instagram after attending Khloe Kardashian's Good American event this past week.Posting a montage of footage from the event, Alexa captioned the post, «I haven’t talked about my body on here in awhile, because I’m honestly so sick of it being a conversation.

hounding the cast of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” with questions about which of the newlyweds would be the first to welcome a child during the show’s long-anticipated, yet ill-fated livestream reunion Sunday, Lachey, 42, who co-hosted the special alongside husband Nick, 49, is being blasted by some women who’ve struggled to conceive. “Were any of my fellow infertility warriors at all triggered by Vanessa Lachey’s annoying baby talk on the season 4?” Jen Walski, a married stay-at-home mother, ranted in her TikTok rebuke of the embattled TV personality, who’s a mom of three. She went on to note that the Lachey’s intrusive probe of the cast’s pregnancy plans made her “uncomfortable.” “They need to fire Vanessa and Nick,” Walski insisted, in part, “and hire somebody who can understand where these people are coming from.”And, unfortunately, there are millions of couples nationwide who have firsthand experience with conception issues. In the US, approximately 1 in 5 (19%) of married women between the ages of 15 to 49, with no prior births, are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying, per the CDC.

Micah Lussier has some issues with her co-star, Zack Goytowski. Micah, a controversial contestant on season 4 of the hit Netflix dating show, was a guest on Thursday's episode of podcast, and she addressed some of the drama from the show's recent reunion special.«I don't know what Zack was on last night, but it was too much for me,» Micah said of her co-star, who originally got engaged to Micah's pal, Irina Solomonova, before calling it off and tying the knot with Bliss Poureetezadi.She mentioned Zack calling both her and Irina out with claims that they went on the show for fame.«You've plugged your Instagram in this finale or this reunion four different times. Who's here for fame?» Micah asked, referencing Zack's claim of having «receipts» on his personal Instagram account during the reunion.

After the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion, many viewers questioned Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey as hosts, but former contestant Shayne Jansen has their backs.

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Trouble in paradise? Nick Lachey admitted that he’s had to sleep on the couch after arguments with wife Vanessa Lachey.