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In an exciting revelation during the season 10 reunion of Love Is Blind, star Devonta Anderson shared some personal news that left viewers buzzing.
“My goal from the start was to become a husband and a father, two roles that mean the world to me,” said Devonta, 32, as he addressed fans during the reunion episode released on Netflix on March 11. “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m expecting to become a father this year.”
In addition to this announcement, Devonta confirmed his engagement to a new partner, who resides outside of Arizona. Currently, Devonta shares his Arizona home with fellow Love Is Blind cast member Alex Henderson.
During season 10, Devonta had proposed to Brittany Wicker without having seen her, as the show was set in Ohio. However, once they met face-to-face, Devonta struggled with his physical attraction to Brittany, 33, leading to their decision to call off the wedding just days before their planned ceremony.
The conclusion of Love Is Blind season 10 was dramatic, with the final couples reaching the altar. Spoiler alert: Three couples, including Devonta and Brittany, Brianna McNees and Connor Spies, as well as Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett, ultimately decided to end their engagements.
“The more I’m clinged onto or the more I’m pressured, the harder I push back,” Devonta said in a confessional during the finale, which aired earlier this month. “She is sometimes like a shadow to me and sometimes I’m, like, ‘Just wait out there, I’ll be right back. I’m just going to change my shirt.’ It’s something I don’t want to keep dragging down the road if it’s not going to work out.”
According to Devonta, he had “self-doubt” about whether he could love Brittany in a way that she wanted from her husband.
Brittany was admittedly shocked by Devonta’s decision to end their engagement, but she still had hopes that they could date after Love Is Blind wrapped.
“I feel like we’re still together, and we’re just taking a slight pause on when we actually get married,” Brittany told Devonta on the show. “I think when it comes to you feeling more comfortable with a prenup. For me, say we would have got married today, I was willing to make adjustments to what I believe.”
She continued, “We’re still gonna be together. We’re still engaged. I do see [us] 100 percent marrying each other.”
While it appeared that Brittany was blindsided by Devonta’s decision, she actually could sense his wavering throughout their relationship.
Devonta Anderson and Brittany Wicker. Courtesy of Netflix
“I think that [Devonta] was processing so much emotionally with the loss of his grandfather,” Brittany exclusively told Us Weekly last month, referring to Devonta questioning his pod participation after his grandpa died during production. “It would be, like, sometimes he was so in [and] ready to build this life together, and we were on the same page.”
While Brittany felt that she and Devonta were “very much in alignment” on their future, she did occasionally see pockets of doubt creep in.
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“There would be days where he would just wake up and he was feeling the weight of the world and everything that was happening,” she recalled to Us. “I would feel that in return.”
Brittany also got to confront Devonta during Wednesday’s reunion, revealing that his “shadow” comments were “highly offensive.”
“He said that I was a ‘shadow,’ which I found very offensive because I gave him so much space, so much so, that I felt my love language was not being fulfilled,” she stated on Wednesday’s special. “[His comments were] highly confusing to me. … I feel like as soon as he walked out of my doors, he was done with the relationship and he just didn’t want to say that to me. He still dragged it out for weeks.”
When asked about Devonta’s baby news, Brittany added that she wasn’t “fazed by” the news and is currently single herself.
Love Is Blind season 10 is now streaming on Netflix.