{"id":34740,"date":"2025-10-02T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=34740"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:02:20","slug":"blake-addresses-speculation-he-quit-love-is-blind-to-secretly-be-with-anna-on-the-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/10\/02\/blake-addresses-speculation-he-quit-love-is-blind-to-secretly-be-with-anna-on-the-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake addresses speculation he quit Love Is Blind to secretly be with Anna on the outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the pod episodes of Love Is Blind,<a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/10\/01\/heres-the-shocking-real-reason-anna-and-blake-abruptly-quit-love-is-blind-season-nine\/\"> Anna shockingly decided to quit the show, with he connection Blake following suit soon after and leaving as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the episode there isn&#8217;t any explanation given for why Blake or Anna decided to leave, however some viewers have speculated that Blake left to pursue Anna on the outside after discovering she&#8217;d quit.<\/p>\n<p>However, in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/love-blind-season-9s-blake-150000641.html\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, Blake set the record straight on why he left Love Is Blind and whether Anna had anything to do with it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34783\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34783\" src=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145945.557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145945.557.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145945.557-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145945.557-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145945.557-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also recalled the moment when he found out Anna had quit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/love-is-blind-season-9-anna-blake-interview\">Tudum<\/a>, saying: &#8220;At that point in the experiment, Anna and I hadn\u2019t talked about a proposal or an engagement. It certainly felt like we weren\u2019t close to that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We certainly had a good bond and friendship. I don\u2019t want to speak for her, but I think she made the right decision for herself at the moment, and I\u2019m proud of her for doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for whether he left Love Is Blind because of her, Blake quickly shut down any speculation, explaining: &#8220;No, I was really mostly concerned with where my head and my emotional state was at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really, I would say Anna didn&#8217;t factor into my decision. I really was just making the right decision for me at the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34784\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34784\" src=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145933.365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145933.365.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145933.365-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145933.365-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-10-02T145933.365-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for why Blake ultimately decided to quit, he admitted it was combination of the rushed timeline alongside the fact he didn&#8217;t think he wanted to get engaged to any of his connections.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed: &#8220;Going into the experiment, everyone is keenly aware of how condensed the timeline is, and that is something I think was always in the back of my mind during the entire experiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But as the days ticked on, it became pretty clear that a proposal wasn&#8217;t really in the cards for me for any of my connections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I realised it&#8217;s probably best if I remove myself from the experiment. It was communicated, and it should be, that if we&#8217;re not working towards a proposal, you shouldn&#8217;t be there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I really took that to heart. In hindsight, would I go back and maybe see things out a little differently, kind of think through how it might unfold? Yes. 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