Jimmy Presnell (left) and Chelsea Blackwell at the ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6 reunion.Photo:Greg Gayne/NetflixWarning: This story contains spoilers from the season 6 reunion ofLove Is Blind.Chelsea BlackwellandJimmy Presnelldidn’t tie the knot onLove Is Blind, but that wasn’t the end of their love story.Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, Chelsea, 31, says she and Jimmy, 28, gave their relationship a second chance shortly after hedumped her in the season 6 finale.“We dated for a few days after the breakup,” she reveals. “And it was a journey that we were trying to maneuver together.“Ultimately, the two decided to go their separate ways and have not rekindled their romance since. The news will likely come as a shock to fans, who recently got excited that theymay have started dating againafter sharing similar snaps on their Instagram Stories in the same location.Chelsea and Jimmy on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixChelsea and Jimmy’s story onLove Is Blindhad many highs and many lows. The two developed a strong connection in the pods but both had another top contender they were considering. Jimmy ultimately broke up withJessica Vestalin order to propose to Chelsea, and she ended things withTrevor Sovaafter Jimmy’s proposal.However, the couple’s journey was faced with lots of challenges, including Jimmy’s initial disappointment that Chelsea did not looklike Megan Foxdespite what she had told him in the pods and Chelsea getting hurt when Jimmy commented on costarAmber Desiree “AD” Smith’s body.Back in North Carolina, the two couldn’t see eye-to-eye on issues like affection, which resulted in him calling her “clingy,” and trust. Their breaking point happened when Jimmy went out with his female friends — one of whom he previously slept with — and Chelsea felt uncomfortable about the situation. As they were arguing, she mentioned the hookup, which set Jimmy off because they had agreed not to talk about it in front of cameras.The two addressed the drama at Wednesday’s reunion, with Chelsea offering up an apology and Jimmy taking blame for putting his friend in the awkward situation.“She didn’t deserve that,” Jimmy said of his friend. “She didn’t love hearing it… one of them is really pissed off at me for mentioning it.““I hated all this came out so bad, and I can take it, they didn’t deserve it,” he added of the “defining moment” in their relationship. “I’d be robbing [Chelsea] if I didn’t tell her. I told her because I was planning to get married to her and she needed to know every bit of me.“He also emphasized that in hindsight, the “right decision” would’ve been to end things with Chelsea after that moment, but he dragged it on because they “loved each other so much.“Jimmy and Chelsea on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixChelsea, who admitted at the reunion that her actions “ruined everything,” previously told PEOPLE that she regretted exposing Jimmy’s secret but said she needed to have thatconversation with himbecause they were still working through some relationship problems days before potentially getting married.“I definitely do regret bringing it up on camera,” Chelsea said. “That was something that he made very clear he didn’t want exposed to the world, but in reality, this is my relationship, these are our issues, and I’m really sitting with this issue that I am not allowed to bring up at certain times, and that’s not fair.““It’s not fair on either side, but just having to walk on eggshells around a really massive issue in our relationship, Ihadto have that conversation. I didn’t care about the cameras,” she continued. “He was just very concerned about how he looked and how he was portrayed, and I just didn’t — clearly, I just didn’t give two craps.“Chelsea also emphasized at the reunion — and to PEOPLE — that she had apologized to Jimmy’s friend and received a response.“I reached out to her multiple times and just apologized and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going to be shown, but I truly am so sorry for exposing you in this way. It was never my intention, but this was our relationship and it was a huge issue,'” she told PEOPLE.Chelsea and Jimmy on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixDespite the heartbreak she faced, Chelsea said she’slearned a lot from her relationshipwith Jimmy and her time on the show.“I’ve definitely learned that I am so much stronger than I ever thought, even going through and having my relationship exposed to the world…. I realized how strong and a bad bitch I am, that it’s just like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so proud of myself,'” she said.“And I’ve learned what I do want in a relationship of things I wasn’t getting from Jimmy that wasn’t shown,” she continued. “He was not matching up his actions with his words, and he was saying all the right things and it was amazing, but his actions were not matching his words. So when it comes to future relationships, that’s just something that it has to line up or it’s not going to work.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Love Is Blindseason 6 is streaming in full on Netflix.
Jimmy Presnell (left) and Chelsea Blackwell at the ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6 reunion.Photo:Greg Gayne/Netflix
Greg Gayne/Netflix
Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season 6 reunion ofLove Is Blind.Chelsea BlackwellandJimmy Presnelldidn’t tie the knot onLove Is Blind, but that wasn’t the end of their love story.Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, Chelsea, 31, says she and Jimmy, 28, gave their relationship a second chance shortly after hedumped her in the season 6 finale.“We dated for a few days after the breakup,” she reveals. “And it was a journey that we were trying to maneuver together.“Ultimately, the two decided to go their separate ways and have not rekindled their romance since. The news will likely come as a shock to fans, who recently got excited that theymay have started dating againafter sharing similar snaps on their Instagram Stories in the same location.Chelsea and Jimmy on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixChelsea and Jimmy’s story onLove Is Blindhad many highs and many lows. The two developed a strong connection in the pods but both had another top contender they were considering. Jimmy ultimately broke up withJessica Vestalin order to propose to Chelsea, and she ended things withTrevor Sovaafter Jimmy’s proposal.However, the couple’s journey was faced with lots of challenges, including Jimmy’s initial disappointment that Chelsea did not looklike Megan Foxdespite what she had told him in the pods and Chelsea getting hurt when Jimmy commented on costarAmber Desiree “AD” Smith’s body.Back in North Carolina, the two couldn’t see eye-to-eye on issues like affection, which resulted in him calling her “clingy,” and trust. Their breaking point happened when Jimmy went out with his female friends — one of whom he previously slept with — and Chelsea felt uncomfortable about the situation. As they were arguing, she mentioned the hookup, which set Jimmy off because they had agreed not to talk about it in front of cameras.The two addressed the drama at Wednesday’s reunion, with Chelsea offering up an apology and Jimmy taking blame for putting his friend in the awkward situation.“She didn’t deserve that,” Jimmy said of his friend. “She didn’t love hearing it… one of them is really pissed off at me for mentioning it.““I hated all this came out so bad, and I can take it, they didn’t deserve it,” he added of the “defining moment” in their relationship. “I’d be robbing [Chelsea] if I didn’t tell her. I told her because I was planning to get married to her and she needed to know every bit of me.“He also emphasized that in hindsight, the “right decision” would’ve been to end things with Chelsea after that moment, but he dragged it on because they “loved each other so much.“Jimmy and Chelsea on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixChelsea, who admitted at the reunion that her actions “ruined everything,” previously told PEOPLE that she regretted exposing Jimmy’s secret but said she needed to have thatconversation with himbecause they were still working through some relationship problems days before potentially getting married.“I definitely do regret bringing it up on camera,” Chelsea said. “That was something that he made very clear he didn’t want exposed to the world, but in reality, this is my relationship, these are our issues, and I’m really sitting with this issue that I am not allowed to bring up at certain times, and that’s not fair.““It’s not fair on either side, but just having to walk on eggshells around a really massive issue in our relationship, Ihadto have that conversation. I didn’t care about the cameras,” she continued. “He was just very concerned about how he looked and how he was portrayed, and I just didn’t — clearly, I just didn’t give two craps.“Chelsea also emphasized at the reunion — and to PEOPLE — that she had apologized to Jimmy’s friend and received a response.“I reached out to her multiple times and just apologized and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going to be shown, but I truly am so sorry for exposing you in this way. It was never my intention, but this was our relationship and it was a huge issue,'” she told PEOPLE.Chelsea and Jimmy on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of NetflixDespite the heartbreak she faced, Chelsea said she’slearned a lot from her relationshipwith Jimmy and her time on the show.“I’ve definitely learned that I am so much stronger than I ever thought, even going through and having my relationship exposed to the world…. I realized how strong and a bad bitch I am, that it’s just like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so proud of myself,'” she said.“And I’ve learned what I do want in a relationship of things I wasn’t getting from Jimmy that wasn’t shown,” she continued. “He was not matching up his actions with his words, and he was saying all the right things and it was amazing, but his actions were not matching his words. So when it comes to future relationships, that’s just something that it has to line up or it’s not going to work.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Love Is Blindseason 6 is streaming in full on Netflix.
Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season 6 reunion ofLove Is Blind.
Chelsea BlackwellandJimmy Presnelldidn’t tie the knot onLove Is Blind, but that wasn’t the end of their love story.
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, Chelsea, 31, says she and Jimmy, 28, gave their relationship a second chance shortly after hedumped her in the season 6 finale.
“We dated for a few days after the breakup,” she reveals. “And it was a journey that we were trying to maneuver together.”
Ultimately, the two decided to go their separate ways and have not rekindled their romance since. The news will likely come as a shock to fans, who recently got excited that theymay have started dating againafter sharing similar snaps on their Instagram Stories in the same location.
Chelsea and Jimmy on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
Chelsea and Jimmy’s story onLove Is Blindhad many highs and many lows. The two developed a strong connection in the pods but both had another top contender they were considering. Jimmy ultimately broke up withJessica Vestalin order to propose to Chelsea, and she ended things withTrevor Sovaafter Jimmy’s proposal.
However, the couple’s journey was faced with lots of challenges, including Jimmy’s initial disappointment that Chelsea did not looklike Megan Foxdespite what she had told him in the pods and Chelsea getting hurt when Jimmy commented on costarAmber Desiree “AD” Smith’s body.
Back in North Carolina, the two couldn’t see eye-to-eye on issues like affection, which resulted in him calling her “clingy,” and trust. Their breaking point happened when Jimmy went out with his female friends — one of whom he previously slept with — and Chelsea felt uncomfortable about the situation. As they were arguing, she mentioned the hookup, which set Jimmy off because they had agreed not to talk about it in front of cameras.
The two addressed the drama at Wednesday’s reunion, with Chelsea offering up an apology and Jimmy taking blame for putting his friend in the awkward situation.
“She didn’t deserve that,” Jimmy said of his friend. “She didn’t love hearing it… one of them is really pissed off at me for mentioning it.”
“I hated all this came out so bad, and I can take it, they didn’t deserve it,” he added of the “defining moment” in their relationship. “I’d be robbing [Chelsea] if I didn’t tell her. I told her because I was planning to get married to her and she needed to know every bit of me.”
He also emphasized that in hindsight, the “right decision” would’ve been to end things with Chelsea after that moment, but he dragged it on because they “loved each other so much.”
Jimmy and Chelsea on ‘Love Is Blind’ season 6.Courtesy of Netflix
Chelsea, who admitted at the reunion that her actions “ruined everything,” previously told PEOPLE that she regretted exposing Jimmy’s secret but said she needed to have thatconversation with himbecause they were still working through some relationship problems days before potentially getting married.
“I definitely do regret bringing it up on camera,” Chelsea said. “That was something that he made very clear he didn’t want exposed to the world, but in reality, this is my relationship, these are our issues, and I’m really sitting with this issue that I am not allowed to bring up at certain times, and that’s not fair.”
“It’s not fair on either side, but just having to walk on eggshells around a really massive issue in our relationship, Ihadto have that conversation. I didn’t care about the cameras,” she continued. “He was just very concerned about how he looked and how he was portrayed, and I just didn’t — clearly, I just didn’t give two craps.”
Chelsea also emphasized at the reunion — and to PEOPLE — that she had apologized to Jimmy’s friend and received a response.
“I reached out to her multiple times and just apologized and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going to be shown, but I truly am so sorry for exposing you in this way. It was never my intention, but this was our relationship and it was a huge issue,'” she told PEOPLE.
Despite the heartbreak she faced, Chelsea said she’slearned a lot from her relationshipwith Jimmy and her time on the show.
“I’ve definitely learned that I am so much stronger than I ever thought, even going through and having my relationship exposed to the world…. I realized how strong and a bad bitch I am, that it’s just like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so proud of myself,'” she said.
“And I’ve learned what I do want in a relationship of things I wasn’t getting from Jimmy that wasn’t shown,” she continued. “He was not matching up his actions with his words, and he was saying all the right things and it was amazing, but his actions were not matching his words. So when it comes to future relationships, that’s just something that it has to line up or it’s not going to work.”
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