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'Love Is Blind's Deepti Vempati Is Getting Ready To Celebrate This Career Milestone!

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By Taylor Hodgkins on August 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM EDT

"Love Is Blind" star Deepti Vempati charmed viewers with her intriguing journey with self-love in the Netflix series' second season!

Vempati, 31, was set to walk down the aisle with Abishek 'Shake' Chatterjee on the reality series, but as she and the viewers soon learned she and Chatterjee were absolutely not a match made in heaven.

Chatterjee shocked viewers with his frequent comments about his ex's physical appearance, and would regularly voice his opinions about his preferences for the opposite sex.

Since the second season premiered on Netflix earlier this winter, Vempati has regularly spoken about her journey with self-love and the lessons she has learned since leaving Chatterjee at the altar.

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Moving On And Moving Forward: Inside Vempati's Experience Coming To Terms With Heartbreak

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Vempati is understandably more than ready to move on from her "Love Is Blind" experience, and close the chapter involving Chatterjee once and for all!

Most recently, Vempati publicly spoke about the world's inability to allow her previous relationship to fade away.

According to The Blast's report from a month ago, Vempati spoke to E! and detailed the internet's fascination with preserving her defunct relationship.

"People would just be randomly tagging me in things," she revealed, "And I'm like, 'that's old energy that I don't need to deal with. It's time to move on and do fresh, new things.''

The reality star has also been forced to come to terms with the world's obsession with her physical appearance.

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In June, Vempati took to social media to encourage the internet to lay off with the jabs concerning the size of her nose.

She and her extremely close friend and fellow "Love Is Blind" season two castmate Kyle Abrams, made a TikTok together where she addressed the matter.

According to our June report, Abrams made a few cracks at his own nose to appease the situation!

Vempati candidly told cyber-space, "You guys, this is my real nose. Stop making fun of it. This is how I was born. I'm not changing it," she passionately expressed per an Us Weekly article.

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Inside Another Surprising 'Love Is Blind' Heartbreak

"Love Is Blind" fans were in for a shock earlier this morning.

Two of Vempati's castmates, Jarrette Jones and Iyanna McNeely, who had been one of the only couples in season two who had gone through with their nuptials, announced they were no more.

The former couple released their statement with a text post on Instagram, candidly sharing the details surrounding their split.

"After much thought, we're saddened to share that we have separated, and will begin the process of divorcing," the statement reveals; according to The Blast's report, the pair respectively shared the text post on their accounts.

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"While we have lots of love for each other, our lives are going in different directions, and that's okay," the couple went on to explain, "Coming to this decision was far from easy and we will always wish each other the absolute best."

Jones and McNeely's announcement arrives a few days following reports there had been alleged instances of cheating within the couple's orbit; The hills of Reddit were also alive with questions pondering whether the couple had already broken up.

The Reddit conversation mentioned how the former couple had allegedly been seen at "two different places partying and they don't have their wedding bands on." The user also included a shifting pair of eyes.

Fans were understandably none-too-thrilled with the news, offering condolences to the former couple.

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And Now For Some Happier News...

There is still some happiness to be had within the "Love Is Blind" camp!

Earlier today, Vempati shared the news on her Instagram she will be part of Ted Talk x Chicago's event which will take place next month.

According to the post, "In this conversation, Deepti Vempati will discuss how she found self-love by leaning into her bicultural identity as both a South Asian and Chicagoan woman. She will unpack the many layers of identity that impact how she experiences the world and inspires others to be bold and never settle for anything less than extraordinary."

The event will take place on September 10th.

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