{"id":19767,"date":"2025-05-13T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=19767"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:37:24","slug":"these-love-is-blind-stars-wanted-marriage-but-left-with-some-seriously-unexpected-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/13\/these-love-is-blind-stars-wanted-marriage-but-left-with-some-seriously-unexpected-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"These Love Is Blind stars wanted marriage but left with some seriously unexpected friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/05\/12\/omg-people-are-convinced-this-love-is-blind-duo-are-beefing-as-they-spot-major-drama\/\">Love Is Blind<\/a> promises some seriously romantic journeys as well as plenty of couples&#8217; drama. It&#8217;s safe to say, eight seasons in, that really has been the case. The hit reality series has left us with plenty of iconic love stories (and even more chaotic breakups), but it\u2019s the surprising off-screen connections that have fans talking, especially after season seven&#8217;s Leo Braudy and season eight\u2019s Joey Leveille were recently spotted hanging out on Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2>Iyanna and Natalie<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix\/comments\/1kin299\/season_2_girl_group_natalie_is_a_bridesmaid_in\/\">Season 2 Girl Group: Natalie is a bridesmaid in Iyanna\u2019s Wedding<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/throwaway36376583883\/\">u\/throwaway36376583883<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix\/\">LoveIsBlindOnNetflix<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to what some of the Love Is Blind cast are up to now, some have gone on to find podcast fame, and others are busy planning their weddings.<\/p>\n<p>Love Is Blind season two stars Natalie Lee and Iyanna McNeely didn&#8217;t quite end up going the distance with their partners post-show.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie connected with <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/2025\/05\/08\/shayne-from-love-is-blind-reveals-transformation-since-the-show-and-he-looks-wildly-different\">Shayne Jansen<\/a> while Iyanna married Jarrette Jones, but the two later divorced.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Natalie has a podcast with Deepti Vempati, and Iyanna is set to tie the knot with her partner, Alexander Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>The two are still great besties as Natalie took to the &#8216;gram this year to share how Iyanna has asked her to be one of her bridesmaids!<\/p>\n<h2>Joey and Leo<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJhxCCTuso7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJhxCCTuso7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Leo Braudy (@leo_braudy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just as Love Is Blind season eight wrapped, it seemed a friendship had blossomed between Joey Leveille and Leo Braudy.<\/p>\n<p>Joey has been all over people&#8217;s timelines due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/03\/25\/love-is-blinds-joey-reveals-how-he-really-feels-about-monica-and-its-actually-heartbreaking\/\">relationship drama with Monica Dan\u00fas<\/a> and Sara Carton.<\/p>\n<p>The love triangle caused quite the stir in season eight, but it seems the dust is now settling as Sara and Joey confirm <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/05\/09\/omg-joey-and-sara-finally-confirmed-theyre-officially-dating-each-other-after-love-is-blind\/\">their current relationship<\/a> status.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he appears to be loving life, hanging out with season seven star Leo.<\/p>\n<p>Leo was another standout star of the show, but for different reasons. The art dealer was keen to get his profession out there and show off his Rolex watch!<\/p>\n<p>These days, it seems Leo and Joey are showing off their bromance, and Sara appears to be besties with them, too.<\/p>\n<h2>Lydia and Stacy<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ashleyvera__\/video\/7283129680587148574\" data-video-id=\"7283129680587148574\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@ashleyvera__\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ashleyvera__?refer=embed\">@ashleyvera__<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Are Lydia and Stacy new BFF\u2019s \ud83d\udc40 <a title=\"loveisblind\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblind?refer=embed\">#loveisblind<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindseason5\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindseason5?refer=embed\">#loveisblindseason5<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblind5\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblind5?refer=embed\">#loveisblind5<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindnetflix\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindnetflix?refer=embed\">#loveisblindnetflix<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindtok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindtok?refer=embed\">#loveisblindtok<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindnews\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindnews?refer=embed\">#loveisblindnews<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindtea\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindtea?refer=embed\">#loveisblindtea<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Wassup Gway - Famous Sally &#038; YB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Wassup-Gway-7263298233957354270?refer=embed\">\u266c Wassup Gway &#8211; Famous Sally &#038; YB<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Throwing it back to season five and another Love Is Blind friendship was formed.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Velez Gonzalez found love with Milton Johnson during the show, and Stacy Snyder formed a connection with Izzy Zapata.<\/p>\n<p>Although things didn&#8217;t work out for Stacy and Izzy, she still has a lasting friendship with Lydia.<\/p>\n<p>The two can be seen pictured together in various social media posts following their <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/04\/24\/wait-all-these-netflix-stars-have-famous-relatives-and-we-had-no-idea\/\">Netflix<\/a> stardom.<\/p>\n<h2>Shayne and Shake<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGE-5syRfkv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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