‘Love Is Blind’ Season 2 Cast: Where Are They Now?

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‘Love Is Blind’ Season 2 Cast: Where Are They Now?

Not all contestants on Love Is Blind proved that they may discover The One with out seeing their future accomplice, however they definitely introduced the drama whereas attempting.

After the success of season 1, the Netflix sequence returned in February 2022 and created six new {couples}: Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee and Deepti Vempati, Kyle Abrams and Shaina Hurley, Iyanna McNeely and Jarrette Jones, Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson, Natalie Lee and Shayne Jansen and Mallory Zapata and Salvador Perez. 

By the finale, nonetheless, solely two duos mentioned “I do” — Iyanna and Jarrette and Danielle and Nick.

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“I think the biggest challenge for us was losing the structure of the show,” Nick advised Us Weekly in March 2022. “We quickly realized like, ‘Hey, two months ago, we weren’t married, we were single. Since then, we’ve met and married, we have friends, we have family, everybody — some people know, some people don’t.’ And so, it’s like, ‘How do you navigate these waters and how do you go from doing whatever you want two months ago to, like, being part of a family?’”

Despite the ups and downs of life post-show, Danielle and Nick celebrated their first yr of marriage in June 2022. Iyanna and Jarrette marked the identical milestone.

“She’s a better fit for me because she’s everything that I needed,” Jarrette advised Us in March 2022. “I think with Iyanna — she was vastly different and I think those differences are things that I needed in my life to help me grow and be a better person and be a better husband.”

It’s anticipated followers will see the solid once more when season 2 of After the Altar, which was introduced in March 2022, returns. Season 1 of the spinoff present adopted nearly all of the season 1 solid navigating post-show life and getting ready for a reunion social gathering.

In the meantime, scroll by for a breakdown of what the season 2 solid is as much as:

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Abhishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee

Shake solely advised Us in March 2022 that he has a girlfriend named Emily Wilson, who lives in Florida.

“We’re having lots of enjoyable collectively and we’re very in sync. If it wasn’t for her, I’d nonetheless be fascinated with Miami, but it surely simply sort of seals the deal, you understand what I imply? It’s an indication from above … that that is the precise choice,” the “Love Is Blurry” podcast host advised Us of his plans to depart Chicago.

Shake additionally made a post-show profession change. “I’m taking a break from being a vet. The vet field is amazing in so many ways, but it’s also incredibly draining, both physically and emotionally,” he mentioned, noting his plans to “pivot into this new, exciting world” of crypto.

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Deepti Vempati

While she is “indifferent” to her ex Shake, there was hypothesis about Deepti and Kyle for the reason that reunion present.

“All I can say is, you know, we’re going through it. We’re just figuring it out,” she solely advised Us in June 2022. “I think you guys will see more of our story later. [Kyle is] one of my best friends, so that’s all I can say.”

During the ultimate episode of After the Altar, she gushed that she needs Kyle to be her husband in the future. “He’s the first thing I think about when I wake up, he’s the last person I talked to before I go to bed,” she mentioned. “I look at him and I’m like, ‘I could see myself doing this for the rest of my life.’”

Days after the sequence, which filmed in March, began streaming, nonetheless, Kyle revealed that the twosome had cut up through the summer time.

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Kyle Abrams

Kyle has continued to play into the hypothesis about his standing with Deepti, admitting in March 2022 that he regrets not pursuing her additional. “I should have tried harder for [Deepti],” he mentioned. “I love her so much, she’s the best. And I wish I saw what was right in front of me and that’s my biggest regret. I’m sorry.”

After months of hypothesis, it was revealed through the After the Altar episodes, which debuted in September 2022, that Kyle and Deepti are seeing one another.

He later took to Instagram to disclose that the pair known as it quits following the manufacturing of After the Altar. “We had decided to go our separate ways in early summer,” he mentioned in September 2022, noting he began seeing another person. “Thank you to everyone who has followed our journey through arduous vulnerability and has supported us along the way.”

Two months later, the Illinois native went public with girlfriend Tania Leanos.

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Shaina Hurley

Shaina went public with new man Christos Lardakis in March 2022 and introduced their engagement that very same month. The twosome exchanged vows on July 2, 2022, at a Chicago courthouse together with his daughter as one of many witnesses. The duo, who stay in Illinois, wed once more in Greece on July 21, 2022. 

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Salvador ‘Sal’ Perez

While Sal advised Bustle in March 2022 that he “met someone completely random, and it’s been great,” he hasn’t gone public with a brand new relationship.

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Mallory Zapata

While Sal and Mal went out after the present, their connection didn’t final.

“It was really nice to just talk to her We decided at the end of it all, we had been through everything, we had discussed everything, and I didn’t have it in me to continue romantically, to be completely honest,” Sal advised Bustle in March 2022. “And we left it at that. We parted ways. We checked in with each other a couple of times before seeing each other again in the reunion. But, you know, it was just not there.”

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Shayne Jansen

He nonetheless works in Chicago actual property and made headlines in March 2022 when he confirmed off his physique transformation through Instagram.

Shayne, who seems to be single, claimed that he and Natalie tried thus far a number of instances post-show, however she shared a distinct recollection.

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Natalie Lee

The influencer claimed she and Shayne solely dated “twice” after their wedding ceremony and “not four times,” explaining in March 2022: “We rekindled the weekend we filmed the reunion episode but decided to keep the door closed. Recently we met up to discuss the possibility of reconciliation but ultimately agreed not to date until he changed some of his behaviors. A few days later, I fully closed the door for any type of reconciliation after discovering some lies he told me.”

The couple nonetheless stay in Chicago and are happier than ever, celebrating one yr of marriage in June 2022.

“It’s crazy how much things have changed, how well we’ve gotten to know each other, and how much we’ve grown together and separately. Thank you for being my mirror,” Iyanna wrote through Instagram. “Thank you for being affected person. Thank you for placing within the effort to make this machine work. You are my husband and I’m your spouse. Now I can actually say, I select you wholeheartedly.”

That August, nonetheless, they introduced that they had “separated and will begin the progress of divorcing.”

“While we have love for each other, our lives are going in different directions, and that’s OK. Coming to this decision was far from easy and we will always wish each other the absolute best,” the twosome wrote, including that they “don’t regret a single thing.”

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Nick Thompson and Danielle Ruhl

The pair, who reside in Chicago, are nonetheless going robust, telling Us in March 2022 that {couples} remedy helped them work on their communication post-show.

“The couple therapist literally was like, ‘Danielle, you speak French. He speaks German. And when you’re talking to each other, it doesn’t translate. And it takes months, years sometimes, to be able to actually communicate with each other,’” she defined. “And so the harder we try, the more our therapist is a translator for us, the easier it becomes. And like, even with my anxiety — and we both go through our stresses — one time, I might need to be alone. One time, I might need him to hug me. And I have to realize, I can’t assume that he is gonna know how to be there for me. I have to verbalize, ‘This is what I need from you right now,’ and be patient with him not completely, always understanding what to do in those situations.”

Danielle marked their first-anniversary in June 2022, writing, “Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday, and sometimes it feels like it was a lifetime ago. Never in a million years would I have believed that this would be my journey in life, but am forever grateful it brought us together and connected our journeys forever. Sometimes the biggest risks in life pay off. I got emotional all over again walking into dinner wearing my reveal dress, it brought so many memories, feelings and reasons why we said I do. To many more anniversaries, memories and laughter. Love you, Nick.”

Two months later, nonetheless, they cut up. Danielle filed for divorce in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois on August 15, 2022.