Jessica Batten of Love Is Blind fame introduced her fans to her new leading man on Saturday.
The 36-year-old reality star beamed ear-to-ear as she debuted her relationship with Dr. Benjamin McGrath on Instagram while celebrating the Fourth of July.
She’s best known for her stint on the Netflix dating show, during which she left her fiancée Mark Cuevas at the altar.
Trying again: Love Is Blind star Jessica Batten, 36, revealed her new boyfriend, Dr. Benjamin McGrath, in an Instagram post from the Fourth of July
Jessica posted photos of herself with her Benjamin, including a cute picture of the two snuggling up to each other.
She looked vivacious in a red patterned off-the-shoulder top, while he wore a tasteful gray shirt.
‘Happy Fourth!’ she began
‘Freedom isn’t free. I’m thankful to be able to follow my heart and choose my own happiness. I hope you all do the same!!!
‘For those who have asked, this is why I would do it all over again ☀️,’ she wrote, referencing Love Is Blind. ‘Can’t wait to share some of our adventures…’
New romance: ‘For those who have asked, this is why I would do it all over again ☀️,’ she wrote, referencing Love Is Blind. ‘Can’t wait to share some of our adventures…’
Family man: Benjamin is a podiatrist based out of California and the father of two children
Jessica also shared a fun snap of herself in a USA shirt while aboard a sailboat with her boyfriend, who had his arms wrapped around her.
Benjamin is a podiatrist based out of California and the father of two children.
Jessica revealed in her Instagram stories that the two met while riding bikes, which became one of their favorite couples activities.
She delved more into the relationship in the comments section of her post.
After one fan asked how long they had been together, she wrote, ‘4 months and it’s flown. We’ve been hiding out during quarantine hahah!’
Working out: Jessica revealed in her Instagram stories that the two met while riding bikes, which became one of their favorite couples activities
Older woman: Another jokingly asked if Benjamin was ’24 or 34,’ a reference to her repeatable bringing up the ten-year age difference between herself and Mark, who was 24, on Love Is Blind
Another jokingly asked if Benjamin was ’24 or 34,’ a reference to her repeatable bringing up the ten-year age difference between herself and Mark, who was 24, on Love Is Blind.
‘He was 34 at the time of filming so it turns out that’s exactly what I was looking for,’ she replied.
One troll commented, ‘Only logical explanation is this guy doesn’t have Netflix.’
‘He saw more of it than I did,’ she snapped back.
Good one: One troll commented, ‘Only logical explanation is this guy doesn’t have Netflix.’ ‘He saw more of it than I did,’ she snapped back
Exposed: Jessica’s new romance was revealed shortly after her former fiancé Mark’s blew up online; still from Love Is Blind
Jessica’s new romance was revealed shortly after her former fiancé Mark’s blew up online.
Following his failed relationship with Jessica, he began dating another former contestant, Lauren ‘LC’ Chamblin.
But a reddit post alleged that he was dating another woman long-distance, which she stumbled upon.
‘This is awkward because I live in Atlanta and I’ve been dating mark since the beginning of May….,’ Lauren commented.
‘But I definitely just broke it off with mark so I really do appreciate you posting this and saving me the energy on dating another liar.’
Splitsville: Mark’s girlfriend, former Love Is Blind contestant Lauren ‘LC’ Chamblin, learned from a Reddit post that he was dating another woman
Expert commentary: Jessica weighed in on Mark’s history of fidelity after an Instagram user accused him of ‘sleeping with MULTIPLE women at the studio he trained at DURING the show’; still from Love Is Blind
Ouch: ‘Wow,’ she responded. ‘News to me, I only know about one.’ Mark has since denied dating any other women while on Love Is Blind
Jessica weighed in on Mark’s history of fidelity after an Instagram user accused him of ‘sleeping with MULTIPLE women at the studio he trained at DURING the show.’
‘Wow,’ she responded. ‘News to me, I only know about one.’
Mark has since denied dating any other women while on Love Is Blind.