{"id":46501,"date":"2026-02-19T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46501"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:43:11","slug":"its-been-revealed-that-devonta-was-shockingly-already-engaged-before-love-is-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/19\/its-been-revealed-that-devonta-was-shockingly-already-engaged-before-love-is-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been revealed that Devonta was shockingly already engaged before Love Is Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love Is Blind Season 10 has delivered all the Ohio heat from pods to real-world drama, and one cast member in particular, Devonta \u201cDevo\u201d Anderson, is suddenly trending\u2026 for reasons beyond the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/09\/05\/seafood-shacks-to-finding-love-where-all-the-biggest-netflix-reality-tv-villains-are-now\/\">Netflix romance<\/a> twists.<\/p>\n<p>Devonta\u2019s connection with <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/shes-got-brains-and-beauty-so-lets-meet-love-is-blinds-brittany-wicker\/\">Brittany Wicker<\/a> had fans debating emotional intimacy vs chemistry in the pods and on their Mexico trip, but now social media is buzzing with claims about his past before the show.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the reality star\u2019s pre-Love Is Blind life might just be catching up with him, but as of now, it&#8217;s all just speculation and claims from alleged exes&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>A woman claims she was engaged to Devonta?!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@storytimewithrikkii\/video\/7607389949641379085\" data-video-id=\"7607389949641379085\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@storytimewithrikkii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@storytimewithrikkii?refer=embed\">@storytimewithrikkii<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Devontae allegedly told an EX that he didn\u2019t like Brittany because she was black\ud83d\udc40. He also previously had a fianc\u00e9 back in 2023 he allegedly cheated on. Oop!\ud83e\uded6 <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=\"loveisblindtiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindtiktok?refer=embed\">#loveisblindtiktok<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblindtok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblindtok?refer=embed\">#loveisblindtok<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - storytimewithrikkii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7607390324914850574?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; storytimewithrikkii<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Erm, so Devonta and Brittany&#8217;s relationship kinda went south during their trip to Cabo, and judging by the rumours that are swirling around the internet about him, we&#8217;re not sure if there&#8217;s light at the end of the tunnel at this point.<\/p>\n<p>According to @storytimewithrikkii, Love Is Blind season 10 isn&#8217;t the first time Devonta&#8217;s been engaged.<\/p>\n<p>She said that apparently, he had a fianc\u00e9e back in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her name was Mandy,&#8221; explains the TikTok star.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t see any of this come up on the show,&#8221; she continued, before adding: &#8220;I wonder if Brittany knew about this&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>@storytimewithrikkii added: &#8220;Mandy&#8217;s little friends slid up in my DMs and told me all about his little cheating incident in 2023, allegedly&#8230; as far as this alleged ex-fianc\u00e9&#8230; a little birdie told me she said &#8216;Devo from Love Is Blind season 10 was engaged to my friend, Mandy, on January 1, 2023&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Rikkii&#8217;s sources, Mandy was &#8220;cheated on&#8221; and &#8220;took it all really hard,&#8221; eventually taking to Substack about the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>The woman who is allegedly Devo&#8217;s ex apparently &#8220;moved to Thailand&#8221; after the engagement didn&#8217;t pan out.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"45\">Another of his alleged exes also spoke out<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46517\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46517\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-5.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-5-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-5-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Helens-featured-images-5-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"645\">The plot thickened when a woman claiming to be Devonta\u2019s ex, reportedly named Taylor, shared her own version of events online and let\u2019s just say, it wasn\u2019t exactly glowing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"645\">In the same TikTok, the woman allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/19\/my-liar-ex-is-on-love-is-blind-right-now-and-hed-signed-up-for-the-show-when-we-met\/\">described him as a \u201cliar\u201d and a \u201cgood talker<\/a>,\u201d claiming she never felt secure during their relationship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"645\">She also suggested they met on Hinge and were dating while he had already signed up for Love Is Blind, alleging he told her about being on a \u201clove show\u201d and that she couldn\u2019t post about their relationship because of an NDA.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"1098\">According to the same claims, she said he even shared behind-the-scenes details about the show and its cast while they were together, and later allegedly moved states and joined dating apps after filming.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"1098\">Importantly, these are all social media allegations and have not been confirmed by Netflix or Devonta himself&#8230; so, for now, it firmly sits in the realm of very viral reality TV tea rather than verified fact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Reality Shrine reached out to Devonta Anderson and Netflix for comment. 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