'Love Is Blind's Giannina Gibelli Dishes On Finding Love Again
By Taylor Hodgkins on June 23, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
She was the resident runaway bride of "Love Is Blind's" first season, with her heartbreak on full display after 'the love of her pod' said "I don't" at the altar.
However, two years after "Love Is Blind's" first season premiered on Netflix, Giannina Gibelli has MOVED ON from her ex-fiancé Damian Powers, and she is fully immersed in a new chapter of her life's story.
Her 'Prince Charming' is none other than Blake Horstmann of Bachelor Nation fame. Horstmann, 33, was a contestant on Bachelor Nation's Summer sensation "Bachelor In Paradise."
He is also no stranger to experiencing his fair share of drama courtesy of reality TV. Back when he was spending his bachelor days on the beach in Mexico as a 'BiP' contestant, The Blast was on deck to report on the love triangle drama Horstmann found himself in the center of.
Moving On! How These Reality TV Darlings Found Love
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The days of "Love Is Blind" and "Bachelor In Paradise" heartbreak are long gone for Gibelli and Horstmann!
The duo fell for each other on the set of "All Star Shore," a new sizzling summer-friendly reality show from MTV. The channel, which has been known for bringing reality TV devotees some of the most popular reality series of the last 20 years, promises "All Star Shore" won't disappoint. MTV calls the series "The Ultimate Party," according to its website.
The journey to falling in love has certainly given Gibelli a big milestone to celebrate.
The 29-year-old candidly opened up about navigating the process of getting over her heartbreak from her relationship with Powers.
She told People, "I've always had the philosophy of, it doesn't matter what happened in the past. It depends on what you do with it, moving forward. I just didn't want to be bitter," she said, referring to her August 2021 split with Powers.
"I always wanted to have my heart open and be able to let love in, in whatever shape or form that may be, because that's just the sweet part of life."
What's On Horstmann's Heart?
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It seems as if Gibelli is definitely a 'sweet part' of Horstmann's life!
Gibelli's new boo recently spoke on their blossoming love story to Page Six. Of finding love with Gibelli, Horstmann told the publication, "Nothing was forced. That was one of the coolest things, because I've been on some other shows where things aren't necessarily forced, but... you're put in situations where they want a certain result," he explained.
Horstmann then alluded to the powers that be of "All Star Shore" attempting to make sure the pair wouldn't get a little TOO wild for cameras!
"And for this, it was almost the opposite," he continued. "It was like, 'Stop, get away from each other. This is a competition show.' So that was pretty fun and it felt a lot more real and a lot more genuine, so I really enjoyed that." Horstmann gushed.
The former "Bachelor In Paradise" contestant also revealed to the outlet he considered his whirlwind romance with Gibelli to be "A nice surprise."
Happily Ever After?
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Is there potential for Horstmann to be 'the one' for Gibelli?
Only time will tell, but she is thankful for the love she and Horstmann share while the pair navigate through their quests to find the right person.
Gibelli went on to tell People, "And to be surrounded by so much love, I didn't want to be naive, but I wanted to, again, test myself, and see, 'Okay, is this going to get me closer to the love I've been searching for?' I didn't want to close that off, just because I was in front of the TV again. You never know what could happen," she concluded.
Cheers to the unknown, but still extremely exhilarating process of finding true love! We will be able to take more of a peek into Giannina Gibelli and Blake Horstmann's love story on MTV's "All Star Shore" when it premieres on Paramount+ June 29th!