She explained: \u201cI\u2019ve been quiet for too long but now I\u2019m ready, but I wasn\u2019t ready for people\u2019s opinions. Now, I\u2019ve decided to file for divorce against Milton. It wasn\u2019t one thing, it was a layer of situations that just kept piling up.\u201d<\/p>\n Lydia revealed that Milton was unaware of her appearing on the podcast, and was \u201cworried about the public perception who idolised them.\u201d<\/p>\n She said: \u201cThis isn\u2019t to have a pity party, I still love him unfortunately. But that\u2019s me, and I\u2019m not going to apologise for loving this hard.\u201d<\/p>\n Lydia also revealed that she and Milton hadn\u2019t spoken since March and the relationship between the former Love Is Blind co-stars was \u201cnon-existent.\u201d<\/p>\n Milton then responded to her divorce petition, with\u00a0Us Weekly<\/a> exclusively revealing that he accusing her of \u201ccruel treatment\u201d against him.<\/p>\n He responded to her divorce petition on Friday 26th September<\/a>, and requested for her petition to be dismissed, alongside filing his own counterclaim against her.<\/p>\n Milton claimed that Lydia was \u201cguilty of cruel treatment\u201d toward him of a \u201cnature that renders further living together insupportable\u201d following their wedding on Love Is Blind.<\/p>\n But hopefully both of them can put it all behind them as Lydia posted an emotional statement to announce her divorce from Milton after Love Is Blind being finalised.<\/p>\n She wrote: “On El D\u00eda de los Reyes Magos, I received an unexpected gift. Closure. Freedom. The quiet certainty that a chapter had fully ended. My divorce became final.<\/p>\n “It was a weighty awakening. Even as I once prayed for the nightmare to end, I came to understand that what was truly ending was a season of my life. Letting go required more strength than holding on ever did.<\/p>\n “There was a time when divorce felt like something to hide, a mark of failure I carried in silence. Now, I wear that scar with pride. It shaped me, softened me, and ultimately led me back to myself.”<\/p>\n She continued: “My heart chose remembrance over bitterness, to honor what was beautiful and to wish happiness, even if it was not found with me.<\/p>\n “I move forward without resentment, without malice, only with gratitude for having known love, however fleeting, however blind. There was magic in it once, and that is worth keeping.<\/p>\n “To anyone standing in the quiet aftermath of love, hold steady. I release this chapter with peace. My heart is unburdened. I step forward open, hopeful, and free. And for me, love will always be blind.”<\/p>\n She added to Us Weekly<\/a> in a statement: “I\u2019m thrilled to announce that Milton and I are officially divorced.<\/p>\n “It was a fairytale marriage until it wasn\u2019t, and I wish him nothing but the very best. 2025 was a year of goodbyes, and 2026 will be a year to reset. I can\u2019t thank everyone enough for their love and support during the worst year of my life!”<\/p>\n For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i>Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i>Facebook<\/a><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ‘Letting go required more strength than holding on ever did’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734183,"featured_media":42229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1528,1438],"class_list":["post-42225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-love-is-blind","tag-netflix"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/08\/lydia-confirms-her-nightmare-divorce-from-milton-is-finalised-after-love-is-blind\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Lydia confirms her ‘nightmare’ divorce from Milton is finalised after Love Is Blind","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/08\/lydia-confirms-her-nightmare-divorce-from-milton-is-finalised-after-love-is-blind\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/08\/lydia-confirms-her-nightmare-divorce-from-milton-is-finalised-after-love-is-blind\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-08T084955.201-150x150.png","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-01-08T084955.201.png"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ellie Ring"}],"creator":["Ellie Ring"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["love is blind","netflix"],"dateCreated":"2026-01-08T08:53:51Z","datePublished":"2026-01-08T08:53:51Z","dateModified":"2026-01-08T10:56:18Z"},"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-09-29T110101.413.png\")
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