Love Is Blind UK's Catherine reveals she's dating Jake from the pods
The UK version of the iconic dating reality show Love Is Blind recently dropped on Netflix, with celebrity power couple Emma and Matt Willis taking on the all-important presenting role. Just like the US series, the new British episodes have been full of drama - the pods playing host to plenty of quality TV time.
But one of the most recent revelations from the new season is from Catherine Richards, who originally got together with Freddie Powell, is actually dating someone else from the pods.
Despite Freddie admitting that he loved Cat, he shocked viewers - and his wife-to-be - by saying 'I do not' at the altar after she had said 'I do.' Immediately after watching the awkward moment, fans took to social media to find out whether they were still together - especially as Freddie told Cat he loved her, but confessed that the "timing might not be right for them" while explaining his decision not to go ahead with the marriage."
Fast-forward to the present day, and Cat, who is from Jersey, has shared some very personal news on a Jersey-based podcast - revealing that she's actually in a new relationship. In a clip that has been shared to TikTok on 24th August 2024, she explained that her new beau is someone she met on the show, and they've been together for almost a year.
The 29-year-old excitedly told the host: "I'm with someone now, from the pods, funnily enough. Exclusive!" She then added that it's nice being able to talk about her new relationship in public, revealing that they live together.
She then went on to reveal who she was dating: Jake, a 32-year-old civil engineer from Leicestershire.
Cat explained how their relationship evolved: "His journey was very rough in there, like, the way he was treated, but I reached out to him. I hadn’t seen him — because I had only seen Freddie and the couples on the retreat — [then] I saw him on social and I was like, ‘Oh, that Jake! I wonder if he’s the one from the show?'"
So she slid into his DMs, and “[At first,] he was like, ‘Wait, aren’t you married?’ I was like, ‘Funny story,’ because obviously [it] was what would have been two weeks after that. So, I was like, ‘Well, no,’ and then we FaceTimed.
"We were on FaceTime for about five hours that evening and then we spoke every day for five weeks. Then, I went to go and visit him for the weekend, and now we live together with the dog!”
Speaking about what she thought of him in the pods, she continued, "In the girl’s lounge, everyone talks about their connections. Jake’s name was out there [while] Freddie’s was not. I only had a true connection with Freddie, like, I only wanted him. To me, I wouldn’t change that because I wouldn’t be with Jake if that didn’t happen.”
Well, everything happens for a reason?!
Love Is Blind UK is available on Netflix now.
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