Love Is Blind Season 1: Where Are They Now?

It’s been over four years since Love is Blind season 1 graced screens with its confusing yet entertaining premise, and even longer since it was filmed and the couples have known one another. As one of the best reality TV series, Love Is Blind premiered at the right time, providing binge-worthy content just before the pandemic relegated viewers to their homes. The success of the series continues, with Love Is Blind season 7 on the way.

Love is Blind has been a smash hit reality dating series for Netflix, and with Love Is Blind season 6 blowing up on social media, it shows no signs of slowing down. Season 1 is pretty successful, with two Love Is Blind couples still together today. There is curiosity regarding where the cast is in their personal and professional lives since the After the Altar special premiered in July 2021. While only two Love Is Blind season 1 couples are still together today, everyone has moved on with their lives.

Giannina Milady Gibelli

Giannina Gibelli and Damian Powers had one of the rockiest relationships on the show, with jaws dropping when he told her he didn’t want to marry once they were at the altar. Surprisingly, the two decided that while it was too soon to tie the knot, they still wanted to date. However, they hit a roadblock when their relationship was threatened by Too Hot To Handle‘s Francesca Farago.

They were still together when the After the Altar reunion special was filmed but have broken up since. However, Giannina has been dating former Bachelorette cast member Blake Horstmann for over two years. She was last working as a small business owner, but she has worked with various brands since gaining fame from the show. She notably dyed her hair a striking darker hue. Happily, Giannina and Blake are expecting a baby together. They appeared on the Love Is Blind season 6 reunion together, asking the current cast members

questions.

Matthew Barnett

Barnett was portrayed as a laid-back and outgoing man who worked as an engineer. He connected with Jessica Batten and Amber Pike, ultimately choosing Amber to marry. Both women were considered controversial cast members.This led to a love triangle between Barnett, Jessica, and Amber, which became a focal point of the season.

Ultimately, Barnett chose to pursue a relationship with Amber Pike, and the two became engaged during the show’s finale. Despite facing challenges and doubts along the way, Barnett and Amber chose to move forward with their relationship and were one of the couples who left the experiment engaged. Surprisingly, they’re still married.

Matthew and Amber remain married and pay off the debts that held them down. While Amber claims she wants to start a family, he is reluctant about when. The duo remain very much in love. In September 2021, they purchased a house, according to InTouch Weekly. While Barnett was criticized for taking on Amber’s student debt, he also had his loans. He and Amber have a dog together and started a business, MANA, which sells CBD products.

Amber Pike Barnett

Amber, who worked as a tank mechanic before the show, brought a strong and oftentimes controversial character to the show. During the experiment, Amber formed a connection with Barnett. However, Barnett also had a strong connection with Jessica, leading to tension between the women.

Despite the challenges they faced, Barnett ultimately chose to pursue a relationship with Amber, and they got engaged. There was reluctance regarding Matt’s decision to marry Amber. While he was doing well with a solid job and owning a home, she was doing odd jobs and racked up a ton of debt. However, that didn’t seem to faze him. Amber served in the Army National Guard before joining the show, and after getting married, she worked in a restaurant a few days a week, according to Distractify. Now, Amber and Barnett regularly travel together and own a business that sells CBD products.

Jessica Batten McGrath

Jessica Batten had one of the show’s most tumultuous and controversial experiences. She fell for two men, but when Matt picked Amber instead, she continued to express an infatuation with him. It’s one of the things Jessica will never live down. Meanwhile, she treated Mark poorly and butted heads with Amber, who didn’t appreciate Jessica seemingly trying to break her and Matt up. It was obvious she wasn’t interested in Mark, but she remained in the experiment anyway.

Since the show finished, Jessica continued working as a regional manager and married her boyfriend, Benjamin McGrath, in September 2022 after a one-year engagement. Jessica now serves as stepmother to her husband’s two kids from a previous relationship and gave birth to her first child, Dax, in June 2023. She clearly loves being a mom and has moved on since her days on Love Is Blind.

Lauren Speed-Hamilton

One-half of the poster couple for the perfect reality show pairing, Lauren and Cameron, remain happily married and in love, as depicted on the reunion show. Lauren, who worked as a professional content strategist, brought a poised and confident presence to the show. She appeared to be open-minded and sincere in her search for love, leading her to connect with Cameron Hamilton.

Throughout the show, Lauren and Cameron demonstrated a strong emotional connection and compatibility. They navigated challenges together, including concerns about their racial differences and forming a relationship in the pods. Because of their oppenness and honesty, Lauren and Cameron remain the favorite Love Is Blind couple.

They have their own YouTube series called Hanging With the Hamiltons, and she works as a rep for the Creative Artists Agency. Lauren also hosts her own podcast called We Have the Receipts and wrote a book alongside her husband, Leap of Faith. They’ve taken a step back from the Love Is Blind spotlight but remain active in their online presence.

Damian Powers

Love Is Blind's Damian and Giannina explain how they got back together

Damian and Giannina seemed like a great couple on Love Is Blind, but they fell apart after the show. Despite choosing to say no at the altar, Damian and Giannina continued dating after the show. However, he had his eye on another Netflix star, and the results were disastrous. Damian ruined his chances to be a likable Netflix star.

Damian was initially a fan favorite on the series, but on After The Altar, he made some questionable decisions, including bringing Francesca Farago to the Love Is Blind reunion and ignoring Giannina, whom he was supposedly still dating at the time. Unsurprisingly, Giannina and Damian broke up. He later appeared on Perfect Match season 1 alongside Too Hot To Handle‘s Francesca, and they didn’t work out, either. After two abysmal reality TV performances, he’s no longer a fan favorite.

Cameron Hamilton

Cameron, who holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, brought intelligence, charm, and a genuine desire to find love to the show. His open-mindedness and kind heart enabled him to make a match with Lauren. Together, they’ve become the king and queen of Love Is Blind. Despite any obstacles they experienced in the pods, their connection continued to deepen, and they demonstrated their compatibility with each other.

Cameron and his bride, Lauren, are still married and in love, even though some think the pair is overrated. Cameron continues to work as a scientist along with their YouTube channel. His LinkedIn profile currently lists his occupation as the founder of Alliance AI, which provides “tailor-made AI solutions across all industries.” He and Lauren still make content online showcasing their love for each other and the ups and downs of marriage.

Mark Cuevas

Mark and Jessica were an incompatible couple on Love Is Blind season 1. Despite their age difference, it seemed to be their personalities that caused problems between them. Additionally, Jessica seemed to be with Mark to make Barnett jealous, which backfired. However, Mark is thriving today.

While Mark is one of a few cast members who didn’t attend the reunion party, he is a subject of intense conversation. One of the biggest reveals from Love is Blind After the Altar was that Mark had a relationship after the show with LC. However, it was short-lived. According to US Magazine, Mark married in September 2022 after being engaged to his girlfriend, Aubrey, for two years. The pair also share two children. While working on his family, Mark also launched his own fitness app called M3 Coaching, describing himself as a training and nutrition coach.

Kelly Chase

Kelly Chase, who worked as a health coach and a personal trainer, brought a grounded and mature presence to the show. She formed a connection with Kenny Barnes, and there was a genuine possibility they would say yes at the altar. However, Kelly made a shocking choice in the Love Is Blind season 1 finale.

Kelly, at first, seemed to be in one of the relationships on the show with the most potential, with her and Kenny meeting their respective families and everyone getting along well. However, something was still missing between them that led her to decline his invitation for marriage. Kelly remains single and regularly promotes other Netflix reality dating series. She also hosts a podcast, Chase Life With Kelly. While she was labeled the bad guy after the show, it turns out Kelly and Kenny had already discussed saying no at the altar.

Kenny Barnes

Kenny was heartbroken on the show when Kelly declined to say “I do” at the altar. But he picked himself back up rather quickly and moved on. He brought his fiancée athe time, Alexandra, to the reunion special. The pair got engaged in August 2020 and married in April 2022 with a live-streamed event. Kenny is a lighting professional, as his LinkedIn profile notes him working in specification sales for a lighting controls company in North Carolina.

Happily, Kenny and Alexandra got married in the summer of 2023. Alexandra and Kenny live together in Charlotte, North Carolina, as proud corgi parents. It’s unclear what she does for a living, but she’s quite active online, leading to potential influencing deals.

Diamond Jack

During the show, Carlton Morton initially didn’t disclose to Diamond Jack that he was bisexual. He chose to share this information after they became engaged, which understandably came as a surprise to Diamond. While Diamond was open-minded and willing to discuss the revelation, Carlton’s approach and the subsequent arguments they had about it led to tension between them.

After the show concluded, tensions between Diamond and Carlton escalated on social media. There were instances where Carlton made derogatory remarks about Diamond, and their interactions became heated. This led to Diamond feeling disrespected and hurt by Carlton’s actions, which contributed to her irritation with him post-show.

Diamond was a big part of the reunion episode, with some footage following her continued search for love while going on a casual date with a friend of a friend. She brought him to the reunion, but things didn’t work out, and Diamond leaned on her old girlfriends from the show for support. It seems that Diamond, who had one of the most heated relationships on the show with Carlton after he shocked her by revealing his sexuality after they met in person, is still single. She appeared on Perfect Match season 1 on Netflix but made no meaningful connections.

Carlton Morton

Following Love Is Blind, Carlton faced scrutiny and negative reactions from viewers for his treatment of Diamond and for some of his comments on social media. This led to discussions about representation, acceptance, and respect within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Since then, Carlton has continued to share updates about his life on social media, where he has been vocal about his experiences and personal growth.

Carlton only appeared briefly in the reunion special, at a café meeting with Lauren, where the two got into a heated discussion as she tried to convince him to come to the party for Love Is Blind. Carlton was still hurt and upset about how things went down on the show and did not want to bring back those bad feelings and have to defend himself and his actions. He was last known to work as a celebrity assistant and is also working as an entrepreneur.

Love Is Blind seasons 1-6 are available to stream on Netflix.

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