{"id":61922,"date":"2026-08-30T22:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=61922"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:39:57","slug":"ryan-reveals-real-reason-for-joining-love-is-blind-uk-that-he-didnt-mention-during-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/08\/30\/ryan-reveals-real-reason-for-joining-love-is-blind-uk-that-he-didnt-mention-during-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan reveals real reason for joining Love Is Blind UK that he didn&#8217;t mention during reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/08\/20\/he-travels-the-world-so-lets-meet-ryan-roberts-from-love-is-blind-uk-season-three\/\">Ryan<\/a> didn&#8217;t exactly come off great during Love Is Blind UK or the reunion and to be honest I think we all felt a bit confused about why he was even there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But he&#8217;s now revealed the real reason he even went on the show in the first place and as it turns out he didn&#8217;t even apply for it?!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a video, Ryan shared that he didn&#8217;t apply and was instead contacted by producers, which he claimed was &#8220;the same for most of the guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ryanlewisroberts\/video\/7678796593067347222\" data-video-id=\"7678796593067347222\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@ryanlewisroberts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ryanlewisroberts?refer=embed\">@ryanlewisroberts<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did you go on Love Is Blind?\u201d <a title=\"whattowatch\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/whattowatch?refer=embed\">#whattowatch<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblinduk\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblinduk?refer=embed\">#loveisblinduk<\/a> <a title=\"loveisblind\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/loveisblind?refer=embed\">#loveisblind<\/a> <a title=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/netflix?refer=embed\">#netflix<\/a> @Netflix @Loveisblind <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Ryan Lewis Roberts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7678796602820397847?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Ryan Lewis Roberts<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And as it turns out he&#8217;d never even heard of the show before, has this man been living under a rock, explaining: &#8220;When I initially had the call, I didn&#8217;t know what Love Is Blind was, I&#8217;d never heard of it before.&#8221; A producer then explained the concept of the show to him, with Ryan recalling he thought it sounded &#8220;crazy&#8221; and still thinks it is, but added he&#8217;s aware of the show having a &#8220;track record of working&#8217; in certain cases.<\/p>\n<p>He shared that as he went through the experiment he was &#8220;very vocal about his apprehensions&#8221;, yet his &#8220;curiosity was peaking.&#8221; He also shared the importance of appearance in society today in regards to the concept of the show, saying: &#8220;Yes, they&#8217;re important, well to me they are anyway and I think to most people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We live in a very image-focused world, where most people put most of their pride and joy in how they physically appear, instead of what&#8217;s inside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, he &#8220;genuinely thinks the experiment is a really interesting concept to see if you can connect and communicate with someone deeply without ever seeing him.&#8221; Ryan added: &#8220;That&#8217;s what really got me in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61928\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61928\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-08-30T223804.545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-08-30T223804.545.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-08-30T223804.545-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-08-30T223804.545-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2026-08-30T223804.545-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite criticism he never even wanted to get married in the first place, Ryan shares he was &#8220;open&#8221; to tying the knot, sharing: &#8220;I was so scared, but open to it.&#8221; He also shut down claims that he only signed up to the show in order to &#8220;boost his profile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He explained: &#8220;I think that most people know that when you go on a reality show, you are seen and there&#8217;s massive drawbacks and some benefits to that. I don&#8217;t need or want some plastic clothing contract off the back off this, that&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for where he and Cuba stand today, he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/love-is-blind-uk-season-3-where-is-the-cast-now\">Tudum<\/a> after the Love Is Blind UK reunion that there&#8217;s no plan for them to try to get back together, saying: &#8220;I figured out in my body how I\u2019m actually feeling now that the dust is settled. It\u2019s not something I want to move forward with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This honestly explains a 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