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Some joyful information within the “Love is Blind” universe: season one contestant Jessica Batten is pregnant! On Jan. 5, the fact star introduced she was anticipating her first little one with husband Benjamin McGrath by way of Instagram. Alongside a collection of pictures of the couple framing Batten’s pregnant stomach with a coronary heart, the fact tv alum wrote, “New Year, Same Me, New Mom!” She went on to share that the newborn was due in early June. “Sending one of the best needs and blessings your approach in 2023,” she stated. “We’re excited and humbled to share we are going to welcome our child into the world and into our rising household.”
Batten, who now works at a tech startup, met McGrath, a California-based physician, in March 2020. McGrath reached out to his now-wife on Instagram after watching her on the Netflix present. They got engaged in September 2021, and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Santa Barbara, CA, in August 2022. Batten is already a stepmom to McGrath’s two youngsters, Poppy and Ethan, from a earlier relationship.
During “Love Is Blind” season one, Batten related with each engineer Matthew Barnett and health coach Mark Cuevas, although she ended up getting engaged to the latter. Her love triangle with Barnett and Amber Pike finally led to her break up from Cuevas, during which she famously stated “I do not” on the aisle. Barnett and Pike are nonetheless collectively, having lately celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, whereas Cuevas married now-wife Aubrey Rainey in September 2022 after welcoming his second child along with her in February 2022.
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Fellow costars flooded Batten’s thrilling Instagram announcement with congratulations messages. Season one’s Giannina Gibelli wrote, “Omggggg yayyyy congrats!!” whereas Kenny Barnes commented, “No approach! Congratulations!!!” Lauren Chamblin from Batten’s season additionally added, “Ahhhh that is so thrilling!!! Congrats.”
