Jessica Batten, who was called a ‘villain’ after her time on Love Is Blind, went on to have a healthy relationship outside the show. Here’s what we know.
Jessica Batten was an OG participant in the Netflix dating reality showLove Is Blind, but received criticism for the way she manoeuvered her relationship with Mark Cuevas.
Mark was significantly younger than her and their relationship faced more challenges because of Jessica’s lingering feelings for another contestant, Matt Barnett. In the finale, Jessica left Mark at the altar.
After leaving the dating show unengaged,Jessicagot into a serious relationship with Ben McGrath, an ankle surgeon and father of two.
Love Is Blind Jessica Batten married Ben McGrath
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Jessica opened up toRefinery29and said, “We ended up meeting up one night, and the next day we went on a bike ride, and the rest is history. This was back in March of last year, so it’s been about a year and a half. And it’s been really amazing.”
The two share a son, Ethan, and a daughter, Poppy, from their marriage. Jessica expressed wanting to keep her relationship with her husband and family private after everything she went through on Love Is Blind.
She said, “We want to keep our relationship private, based on things I’ve seen with couples putting their relationship on television. I don’t think I could handle anyone bashing my relationship.”
Areesha is a former Reality TV/Entertainment Writer at Dexerto. Previously, she worked with the Reality TV vertical at Collider. She covers news, features and evergreen articles.
