Johnie and Chris had the 'Love Is Blind' reunion's most unexpected drama
- Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Love Is Blind" season 5 finale and reunion.
- Johnie and Chris broke up in the pods, but reconnected off-camera at the airport after filming.
During the "Love Is Blind" season 5 episodes filmed in the pods, Johnie Maraist goes home alone after she makes the wrong choice in her love triangle between Izzy Zapata and Chris Fox. After Izzy breaks up with her to get engaged to Stacy Snyder, Johnie pleads with Chris to take her back.
Chris declines Johnie's renewed advances, telling her he wants to be someone's first choice in a relationship. But as he says during a cast meetup in episode seven, he had a change of heart when he met Johnie at the airport off-camera when filming in the pods ended.
By the time they meet up with the rest of the cast, Chris and Johnie's relationship is serious enough that Chris has already met Johnie's mom. And aside from some continuing drama we see between Johnie and Izzy on the episode — including Izzy making Johnie cry and disparaging her to Chris, trying to convince Chris that she's not good for him — the two appear to be going strong as of that point.
However, it's now been over a year since "Love Is Blind" season five was filmed. Now, fans are wondering if the two kept dating after the cameras stopped rolling.
Are Chris and Johnie still together?
Both Johnie and Chris attended the "Love Is Blind" reunion, where they reveal that they have since broken up — and the reason is shocking.
Shortly after the cast meetup where they appeared on camera as a couple, Chris went to a friend's wedding for a weekend and didn't contact Johnie for weeks afterward. A friend of Johnie's later informed her that she'd seen Chris out with another woman.
Chris admits at the reunion that he didn't handle the relationship properly, saying that he avoided breaking up with Johnie out of fear of hurting her. He says he's apologized to Johnie, and they appear friendly enough at the reunion that they're able to sit on the couch next to each other.
Chris' new girlfriend is Erin Berger, who posted a picture with Chris on Instagram in July 2022, just a few months after "Love Is Blind" season five filmed. He left a comment on the post telling her he was thankful to have her in his life.
In another post from Valentines Day 2023, Erin called Chris her valentine. In a comment on that post, Chris told Erin he loved her, and she liked the comment. At the reunion, Chris says that the couple lives together.
Izzy and Johnie admit that before Johnie met her current boyfriend and after Izzy and Stacy officially ended their relationship, Izzy and Johnie made out in his car during a cast meetup at a Houston bar. The kissing occurred after Izzy apologized for how he treated Johnie at the meetup, but their relationship went no further.
Johnie reveals on the reunion that she's been dating someone for a year. After the reunion aired, she hard-launched her relationship with a man named Alex.
"Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven. happy one year, Alex - thank you for showing me what true love is," she captioned a carousel of photos and videos on Instagram Monday.