If y’all thought Love Is Blind Season 5 was messy, you haven’t seen anything like the tea that gets spilled on Love Is Blind TikTok. It turns out that once again, the shocking reveals we see on the show are nothing compared to what was — apparently and allegedly — edited out. And Season 5’s allegedly dropped storylines are so much wilder than just a few more unseen engagements. Let’s get into all the drama, courtesy of the sleuthing and sourcing done by the TikTok account @storytimewithrikkii.
First, yes, there were apparently additional engagements that did not make the show. According to the unrevealed source, Estefania (30, teacher/dancer) and Jarred (34, university director), Erica (27, marketing manager) and Enoch (27, financial advisor), and Paige (32, stylist) and Josh (32, sales representative) all got engaged but did not make it to the altar or (allegedly) even to the Mexico vacation.
However, one couple allegedly did get engaged, travel to Mexico with the other couples, move in together, and even made it all the way to the altar. That couple is — allegedly — Renee (32, veterinarian) and Carter (30, construction). Renee and Carter were two of the most memorable people from the pods to not find a match, especially pod MVP Renee. It turns out that these two actually did match with each other. And there is proof that they did get married, like a marriage license that these two filed for together but did not return, indicating they did not get married. And not like this is a smoking gun or whatever, but you can see them sitting next to each other during the big couples’ get-together/pod reunion in Episodes 7-8.
Why would Love Is Blind edit out an entire season-long storyline featuring two people who showed plenty of charisma during their brief time in the pods? There are a few reasons, according to @storytimewithrikkii and her sources.
First, there’s an allegation that Renee was dating someone else before she entered the pods. As the marriage license indicates, Renee actually did get married in March of 2023, roughly 10 months after she allegedly said “no” to Carter as part of Love is Blind. In a comment to @storytimewithrikkii, Renee apparently denied that she was with someone before filming and did not comment on speculation that she is married now.
And I just want to point out what should be obvious considering we are talking about Love Is Blind: it is not far-fetched for Renee to have met someone and gotten married in the 10 months after she filmed Love Is Blind. In fact, that timeframe makes approximately 10x more sense than meeting and marrying someone in a month, which is what Love Is Blind is all about!
Anyway — a new TikTok video, however, alleges that Carter actually played a part in their storyline being completely removed from the final edit. Allegedly, Carter brought a girl back to the apartment he shared with Renee during filming. Even worse, Carter allegedly threatened production saying that there would be consequences if his storyline, which ends with him getting a “no” at the altar, was included in the show. Renee allegedly commented on this to @storytimewithrikkii, saying that her time with Carter was even worse than what has been alleged. Decider has reached out to Netflix for comment.
What else is Carter alleged to have done? Was Renee in a relationship before her time in the pods? Did Love Is Blind Season 5, a season that ends with just two weddings, really edit out 1/3rd of the season’s content after a threat from a participant? What is the truth? We’ll have to hope some answers come out of the inevitable reunion. If not, there’s always social media.
The Love Is Blind Season 5 finale drops on Netflix on Friday, October 13.