<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9178689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="giannina-gibelli">Giannina Gibelli</keyword> discussed her reaction to paparazzi photos of <keyword id="11740402" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="damian-powers">Damian Powers</keyword> and <keyword id="11740401" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="francesca-farago">Francesca Farago</keyword>.</li><li>She told Insider that she initially laughed at the pictures because she trusted Powers.</li><li>"I'm very trusting. Again, that's my downfall," Gibelli said. </li></ul>In "<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>: After the Altar," Giannina Gibelli and Damian Powers both allude to a fight that occurred between them after paparazzi photographed the latter with "Too Hot to Handle" reality star Francesca Farago.Neither party offered specifics about how the costars, who were a couple at the time, resolved the conflict resulting from <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1182409/love-is-blinds-damian-powers-spotted-with-francesca-farago-but-wheres-giannina-gibelli">the photos</a>, which circulated in August 2020 and led to speculation that Powers and Farago were more than friends.However, Gibelli told Insider that she initially found the situation "hilarious." "I honestly saw the pictures and I laughed," she said.<div type="image" title="LC LAUREN CHAMBLIN AND GIANNINA GIBELLI LOVE IS BLIND AFTER THE ALTAR" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84990040" hostid="261"></div>Gibelli recalled feeling "confident" in her relationship with Powers, whom she met on season one of the Netflix dating show in 2018. The reality star was regularly communicating with Powers at the time and knew his attorney, who also represents Farago, had arranged a "large group" dinner for his clients in West Hollywood. So even though tabloids claimed that Powers and Farago were holding hands as they left the restaurant, Gibelli remained skeptical. "I saw that they weren't holding hands completely. It seemed very out of context," she said, continuing, "Again, I trusted him. We'd gone through so much. We had this incredible bond. You can sense if he's not in love with me anymore, but I never felt that. I never felt like there was anything that he was hiding."It wasn't until the photos started "getting traction" online that Gibelli grew upset, she said. "I was like, 'Oh s--- no, people think that this is real,'" she recalled.<div type="image" title="giannina gibelli damian powers love is blind after the altar" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84990045" hostid="261"></div>Shortly after the pictures surfaced, Powers issued a statement to <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1183317/love-is-blind-star-damian-powers-addresses-his-hangout-with-francesca-farago">E! News</a> clarifying that he and Farago were "not dating or romantically involved but remain friends."Gibelli's frustration stemmed from the fact that issues were arising from a topic that the on-again, off-again couple never fought about in the past, she told Insider. In retrospect, she said it's important to take "what's right in front of you" at face value. "At the end of the day, you can't deny if someone is treating you with the respect that you deserve or not," she said."I'm very trusting," Gibelli added. "That's my downfall."<div type="image" title="francesca farago love is blind" height="2160" width="2880" msid="84990049" hostid="261"></div>When Powers brought Farago to the "Love Is Blind" cast's two-year anniversary party in November 2020, Gibelli said she wanted to get a first-hand look at what was going on between them."I didn't want to go through paparazzi photos. I didn't want to hear what he had to say, what she had to say. I wanted to see it for myself just because I trust my gut," she told Insider. "When I saw it for myself, it was just like, 'Yeah, this isn't what anybody says it is.'""Love Is Blind: After the Altar" is now streaming on Netflix.

'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she initially 'laughed' when she saw paparazzi photos of Damian Powers and Francesca Farago

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9178689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="giannina-gibelli">Giannina Gibelli</keyword> had a tense conversation with <keyword id="11740401" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="francesca-farago">Francesca Farago</keyword> on "<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>: After the Altar."</li><li>She said she messaged Farago months later to clear the air before the episodes premiered.</li><li>Gibelli told Insider she wished Farago well and has "moved on" from the situation.</li></ul>Giannina Gibelli said she reached out to Francesca Farago months after confronting the "Too Hot to Handle" contestant about her friendship with <keyword id="11740402" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="damian-powers">Damian Powers</keyword> on "Love Is Blind: After the Altar.""I did DM her and say like, 'Hey, hope all is well.' Like, 'Hope all is well and good luck,'" Gibelli told Insider.The reality stars had a tense exchange after Powers brought Farago to the cast's anniversary party in November, as seen in the three-part reunion special that premiered Wednesday. Gibelli told Insider <a href="https://www.insider.com/love-is-blind-are-giannina-gibelli-damian-powers-together-2021-7">she ended her relationship with Powers not long after the event</a>. The pair dated on and off for two years after meeting on "Love Is Blind" in 2018.Months after the reunion was filmed, Gibelli said she messaged Farago to alleviate any remaining tension ahead of the "After the Altar" premiere."I don't like having bad energy out there. I'm very karmic like that. So I was like, 'Let's just call it what it is and move on,' because I've definitely moved on," she said."To me, DMing her was really me accepting that I've moved on so much that it doesn't even bother me." Representatives for Farago did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.<div type="image" title="francesca farago damian powers giannina gibelli love is blind" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84983409" hostid="261"></div>Gibelli said she's tried to "learn from the situation," adding that she never wanted to "put another woman down." Instead, the "Love Is Blind" cast member said she approached Farago directly in an attempt to learn what was going on between her and Powers. She also wanted to let Farago know what her understanding of the situation was. "There really was a lot of vagueness around it," Gibelli told Insider of Farago's friendship with Powers.Farago left the party early following her interaction with Gibelli, who now looks back at the evening as the moment she understood her relationship with Powers was beyond repair. "After that party, I just knew there's nothing I can do anymore," she said.<div type="image" title="giannina gibelli damian powers love is blind after the altar" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84983413" hostid="261"></div>Despite her discontentment with how Powers handled the situation, Gibelli said she doesn't believe in "holding grudges."Because she recognizes how much they've been through together on the show and in the years that followed, the exes still talk "every couple of months." However, check-ins are "pretty much the extent" of their communication, she said, adding that she's in "such a good headspace" now that she's moved on.

'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she reached out to Francesca Farago before the 'After the Altar' episodes premiered

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>" star <keyword id="9178689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="giannina-gibelli">Giannina Gibelli</keyword> spoke with Insider about her relationship with <keyword id="11740402" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="damian-powers">Damian Powers</keyword>. </li><li>They broke up after fighting at the anniversary event shown on "After the Altar." </li><li>"After that party, I just knew there's nothing I can do anymore," she said.</li></ul>The "<a href="https://insider.com/category/love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</a>" stars Giannina Gibelli and Damian Powers have gone their separate ways."Damian and I ended our relationship, and I wanted to start traveling and wanted to start experiencing new things," she said in an interview with Insider.The couple, who met on the debut season of the <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> reality show, dated on and off for two years after leaving the show's pods in 2018.When they filmed the three new "After the Altar" reunion episodes in November, Gibelli and Powers were "not officially boyfriend and girlfriend" but "still being boyfriend-girlfriend," she said.They were "constantly communicating" leading up to the cast's second-anniversary event, Gibelli said.But after Powers invited his friend Francesca Farago, a contestant on Netflix's "Too Hot to Handle," to accompany him to the party without telling Gibelli beforehand, Gibelli said it proved to be more than their relationship could handle. "After that party, I just knew there's nothing I can do anymore," Gibelli said. "I was just so turned off."<div type="image" title="francesca farago damian powers giannina gibelli love is blind" height="2160" width="2880" msid="84978141" hostid="261"></div><h2>Gibelli and Powers eventually had a 'drawn-out' breakup</h2>While viewers don't see what happens after an aggravated Powers storms out of the venue, the former couple continued to discuss the situation, Gibelli said."Me and Damian talked it out, not to forgive and forget but just to keep talking and be like, 'Hey, what was that? What was that in there?'" she said.Powers drove Gibelli home at the end of the night, and a "very long," "drawn-out" breakup followed, she said."It was really hard to let go of each other," she said. Once they cut the cord, Gibelli and Powers started communicating less and less, transitioning from talking every day to once "every couple of months," Gibelli added. "We always check in on each other to be like, 'Hey, are you OK? How is everything?'" she said.Two days before her call with Insider, Gibelli said she touched base with Powers about the recently released "After the Altar" trailer. She said those types of exchanges were "pretty much the extent" of their communication.<div type="image" title="giannina gibelli damian powers love is blind after the altar" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84978143" hostid="261"></div><h2>Gibelli says she's moved on from the situation</h2>Despite feeling hurt toward the end of the relationship, Gibelli said she didn't believe in "holding grudges" and still valued the experiences she shared with Powers on "Love Is Blind" and in the years that followed after the show wrapped. "We went through this really big thing together," she said. "Your counterpart is really the only person that knows how it feels."Gibelli said she'd now "moved on" and worked hard to be in a "good headspace," independent of a relationship. "I've built this wall around me of good thoughts and just only thinking about how this is a positive time in my life," Gibelli said.

'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli shares where she and Damian Powers stand after their heated argument on 'After the Altar'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9178689" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="giannina-gibelli">Giannina Gibelli</keyword> of Netflix's "<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>" has teamed up with <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> company Kin to launch a lifestyle channel called "The Vibe With G."</li><li>She answered some rapid-fire questions for Insider about the status of her relationship with Damian Powers, her ultimate dream date, and her partnership with Kin.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/giannina-gibelli">Giannina Gibelli</a> captivated viewers throughout season 1 of Netflix's hit show "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</a>" as she navigated an up-and-down relationship with her then-fiancé Damian Powers.Now, she's giving fans a look at her life outside of the pods with a new Kin series called "The Vibe With G." In the show, Gibelli helps people "build their vibe" by talking about beauty, mental health, and love."Why not live loud, speak up, fall in love with the world and look damn good while doing it?" she asks in the series trailer.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X0QKF7XfUD4" frameborder="0"></iframe>Gibelli answered some rapid-fire questions for <a href="https://www.insider.com/">Insider</a> about her show, her evolving relationship with Powers after "Love Is Blind" wrapped, and her dream date. 1. Why did you decide to partner with Kin to launch "The Vibe With G?" They were a fully attentive team with ideas ready to go and an energy to match. Being that this project was going to be fully remote, in the beginning I really needed a team that was knowledgeable and would hold me accountable. 2. Can you tell us more about what fans can expect from "The Vibe With G?" Fans can expect a feel inside my life and how I've incorporated hard-earned lessons into my day-to-day life. I did the hard stuff so that you don't have to, and my favorites in beauty, fashion, and how I use these forms of expression to improve my mental health.3. "The Vibe With G" is about helping people "build their vibe." Do you have any mental health, beauty, fashion, or life tips for people to try while stuck at home? Be honest with yourself and accepting of yourself, part of "building your vibe" is about being aware of how you feel and what you're doing in a moment and how that moment serves you. Being stuck at home is honorable and its perfectly OK to reward yourself with a face mask, a smoothie, a drink, or a lazy day in bed. <div type="image" title="giannina gibelli" height="1425" width="1425" msid="75588233" hostid="261"></div>4. What's something that "Love Is Blind" viewers didn't see on camera? I think it's fair to say that "Love Is Blind" fans somewhat missed out on my humor and the spontaneous part of who I am. I go with the flow and I'm not afraid to laugh at myself. 5. Will Damian Powers make a cameo?Damian will definitely be a part of my new channel, I think fans will like to see our dynamic in an organic setting. <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z1ePfpr6J" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">speak your truth and own your truth let’s see if Dame and I can answer your questions ... again! cause @thevibewithg is re-uploaded and in the link in bio </a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Giannina Milady Gibelli (@gianninagibelli) on May 5, 2020 at 7:56am PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-05-05T14:56:11+00:00">May 5, 2020 at 7:56am PDT</time></div></blockquote>6. What was the most shocking or enlightening thing you learned about yourself from being on "Love Is Blind?"That I really am stubborn – haha – I knew I was headstrong but looking back at it I was very confident and I wasn't expecting to see that. 7. How has your and Damian's relationship evolved since the show?We've definitely learned how to be more accepting with each other and understanding. We also laugh about things that we never thought in a million years we'd joke about. 8. What do you comfort-watch? What do you watch when you're sad?When I'm sad I love to watch "Queer Eye." It's the ONLY show I've shed a tear on. It's so raw, and watching people's lives turn around in a matter of weeks is hopeful. You never know what's around the corner, hopefully the Fab 5. <div type="image" title="giannina gibelli" height="1279" width="1278" msid="75588234" hostid="261"></div>9. What's the last thing you Googled? "How To Make Banana Bread." I caved. 10. How many people do you show your posts to before pressing share?Ooh, this is a good one, depends. Sometimes I'll ask like five people and sometimes I'll just hit post and not think twice. 11. If you had to be on a reality TV show aside from "Love Is Blind" which one would you be in?"Top Chef" or a fun cooking show. I loved watching those growing up. 12. Confess to something you haven't been caught for.I haven't trimmed my toenails since quarantine started. <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lsqsqJ-pS" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">shmood</a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Giannina Milady Gibelli (@gianninagibelli) on Apr 29, 2020 at 7:56pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-04-30T02:56:17+00:00">Apr 29, 2020 at 7:56pm PDT</time></div></blockquote>13. What's the best thing about being famous and what's the worst thing?Best thing hands down has to be the fans. They're hilarious, and I never knew how supportive people could be aside from my family, and the worst has to be security, not knowing who knows you or feeling like someone's watching. 14. What is a career moment you're most proud of?When I quit my unfulfilling corporate job to pursue entrepreneurship and because of that freedom I was able to do "Love Is Blind." I'll never forget how scared I was in that moment but felt so sure that it was what I was meant to do. 15. What's a piece of pop culture you repeat the most?"<a href="http://insider.com/category/mean-girls">Mean Girls</a>," and "You're doing [amazing] sweetie" almost every day. 16. What's a question you wish you'd never get asked again?Actually, I WANT to get asked "just say when" at a restaurant when the waiter is grating parmesan over your pasta. I used to hate it because I never say "when," but now I miss it. 17. What's your dream date?A surprise trip to a surprise destination, preferably the beach!<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwJpb7J1td" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">the futures so bright I have to wear shades (and a hat and sunscreen) ☀️ . . forging your own path is never easy but it’s hella dope when things just spark ✨ starting something new and entirely in my element while pushing every boundary - looks like my last post worked cause the world is my office now #todaysvibes</a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Giannina Milady Gibelli (@gianninagibelli) on Jul 10, 2019 at 3:05pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2019-07-10T22:05:12+00:00">Jul 10, 2019 at 3:05pm PDT</time></div></blockquote>18. Do you identify with your astrological sign?100% I'm an Aries, fire sign all the way!19. What's the worst part about being on television?[It shows] all of the angles. "The Vibe With G" is available to stream on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/giannina-gibelli-love-is-blind-interview-fun-facts-2020-5">Insider</a>

'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she and Damian Powers are more 'accepting' of each other now and 18 more things you didn't know

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11740402" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="damian-powers">Damian Powers</keyword> brings <keyword id="11740401" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="francesca-farago">Francesca Farago</keyword> to an anniversary party on "<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>: After the Altar."</li><li><keyword id="11739785" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="amber-pike">Amber Pike</keyword> told Insider that the "Too Hot To Handle" reality star's appearance came as a surprise.</li><li>"There's a crossover that nobody was warned about," she said.</li></ul>Warning: This article contains spoilers for "Love Is Blind: After the Altar."In <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s three new "Love Is Blind: After the Altar" reunion episodes, Damian Powers brought Francesca Farago to a party marking what would have been his and Giannina Gibelli's two-year wedding anniversary, had he not left her at the altar. Gibelli, who was zeroed in on saving her and Power's on-again-off-again relationship at the time, was caught off guard by the "Too Hot to Handle" reality star's appearance.But, according to "Love Is Blind" couple <keyword id="11739784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="matt-barnett">Matt Barnett</keyword> and Amber Pike, who were celebrating their two-year wedding anniversary that evening, everyone else at the party was too. "I didn't understand why she showed up," Barnett told Insider. <div type="image" title="francesca farago damian powers giannina gibelli love is blind" height="2160" width="3840" msid="84824005" hostid="261"></div>Pike described Farago's arrival at the event as a "confused" moment and said none of the "Love Is Blind" cast members knew she was coming ahead of time. "I don't think we understood exactly what was happening," she said, adding, "There's a crossover that nobody was warned about.""I was like, 'Wait, "Too Hot To Handle," should we be in bikinis right now?'" Pike joked, referencing the other Netflix dating show, on which the contestants wear swimsuits for the majority of the season.On the episodes, which hit the streaming platform on Wednesday, Powers explained that he became friends with Farago several months prior to the reunion event. The week of the party, Farago happened to be in Atlanta for a modeling photo shoot, so Powers invited her to attend with him.When she asked if he considered her to be a date or a friend, he told her they'll "see where the night goes."However, this wasn't the first time the pair's friendship caused a rift in Powers' relationship with Gibelli. He mentioned that she was previously upset when <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/love-is-blinds-damian-powers-gets-cozy-with-francesca-farago/out-on-the-town-9/">paparazzi photos</a> came out in August 2020, showing him and Farago holding hands in Los Angeles.

Amber Pike says 'nobody was warned' that 'Too Hot to Handle' star Francesca Farago would show up at the 'Love Is Blind' anniversary party

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1962804" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Vanessa-Lachey">Vanessa Lachey</keyword> is a host on <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s reality show "<keyword id="23955" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="love-is-blind">Love Is Blind</keyword>," which follows strangers as they build romantic relationships through emotional connections. </li><li>Lachey told Insider about behind-the-scenes secrets, what viewers didn't get to see on season one, and what it's like watching couples fall in love. </li><li>She also shared some details about the second season of the show, which takes eight weeks to film and will be set in Chicago.</li><li>Through her partnership with Kellogg's and Rice Krispies Treats, Lachey said she hopes to help parents connect emotionally with their kids in unique ways. </li></ul>Vanessa Lachey is known for co-hosting season one of Netflix's hit dating show <a href="https://www.insider.com/cool-facts-about-love-is-blind-on-netflix-2020-2">"Love Is Blind."</a> But you may not realize she was also serving as a mentor, giving advice to all of the couples behind-the-scenes. The series follows a group of people as they try to build romantic relationships based on emotional connections, not physical attractions. Participants date people for weeks and some get engaged without knowing what their potential partners look like. Although Lachey knew what her now-husband looked like long before she got engaged to him, the concept of the show hits home for her since they began dating while on opposite coasts and had to form a strong emotional connection before anything else. A believer in building emotional bonds, Lachey has partnered with Kellogg's and Rice Krispies Treats to help parents connect with their kids in new ways during this year's unique back-to-school challenges. Lachey opened up to Insider about her partnership with Kellogg's, her experience hosting season one of "Love Is Blind," and what viewers can expect from seasons two and three.Read on to learn more about her own romance and her experience working on the hit Netflix <keyword id="42097" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="original">original</keyword> series.Insider: You've recently partnered with Kellogg's and Rice Krispies Treats. Could you tell us about that and why you chose to work with them? Vanessa Lachey: I have three kids — Brooklyn is starting kindergarten, Camden is going into second grade, and Phoenix is still in preschool because he's only 3 1/2, but back-to-school is just a time of uncertainty in general, let alone with what's going on.We're trying to help make it easier for parents because now is a time of uncertainty but our kids still need us to help give them that emotional support and bridge that communication gap. So Kellogg's and Rice Krispies Treats created this incredible "Love in Case of" kit. You can get it on <a href="https://www.kelloggstore.com/">KelloggStore.com</a> for $10 and it comes with 12 Rice Krispies Treats you can write messages on. For kits purchased before September 30, Kellogg's is going to donate $20 per kit sold to <a href="https://www.nokidhungry.org/">No Kid Hungry,</a> which can provide up to 200 meals per kid.That seems like a great message. You co-host "Love Is Blind" with your husband, Nick, so this sounds like a way that you can both stay connected to your kids while you're busy filming.Vanessa Lachey: Yes, we're excited. We had to postpone filming season two because it's an eight-week process. I don't know if people really know that.It's a couple of weeks in the pods, a couple of weeks on the romantic getaway, and then participants come back and they have just four weeks to find a wedding gown, get everything settled, go back into their working environment, and introduce [their fiancé] to their family and friends.Eight weeks is a long time and this environment makes it challenging, so we pushed filming until next year. Are there any other details you can tell us about season two? Lachey: Season two will be in Chicago, and I'm constantly getting DMs like, "Can you get me on the show?! I'm in Chicago! Girl, I need a man!" There was one girl that was like, "I'm thinking of moving to Chicago just so I can try to be on the show."But yeah, the show's concept is really beautiful. In a way, it's like how Nick and I did our courtship. Yes, we knew what each other looked like and they don't know that on "Love Is Blind," but I was in New York and he was in LA and we sort of developed this emotional connection first.We had the foundation of that emotional relationship before we took it to a physical level, got engaged, got married, and had kids. That foundation has been, in my opinion, what's helped us in our marriage and helped us as parents.<div type="image" title="Love is Blind" height="1080" width="1440" msid="77659117" hostid="261"></div>It must be fun filming "Love Is Blind" together. After coming home from set, did you ever find yourselves talking about what you hoped would happen on the season? Lachey: Every night. I was in the pod with the women and he was in the pod with the men and every night in Atlanta we'd come back to the hotel and sit and talk. That's actually when I started drinking bourbon — I was like, "Oh, I'll have a bourbon with you!" And we'd just have one cocktail and talk about the day.I'd say, "Oh my gosh did you see Lauren say this? She's interested in this guy." And he'd say, "Oh my gosh, this guy's into her … Did he say what she [might] look like?"We just found ourselves like two high-school girls chattering and gossiping about the couples and their love. I remember Nick saying, "If we are this intrigued now during the filming it's going to be incredible when the world sees it." And he was right. The relationships on the show are something you can't predict, script, or even fabricate.Season two is going to be a different roller coaster of emotions and season three will be a different roller coaster and they're all going to be amazing because it's fascinating to see people fall in love without exterior factors. Getting to be there during that emotional process must've been pretty special for you both. Did you find yourself giving advice to the women and Nick giving advice to the men? Lachey: Oh yeah! We were there for eight weeks and I talked to the participants almost every day, through the pod process and after big moments. When they were engaged we went to their apartments and talked to them and their families. There was so much amazing footage that viewers didn't get to see. Nick and I spent hours with participants, both individually and then as a couple in their apartments, and it was really great for them to ask us questions and us to ask them questions. I guess they kind of looked at us like the old married couple. We just told them to continue nurturing that relationship and everything else falls into place, and I feel like they did. <div type="image" title="love is blind season one wedding dress shopping" height="1080" width="1920" msid="77659118" hostid="261"></div>You mentioned that people are DMing you to try to get on the show. What advice would you give to future participants? Lachey: I hope people don't think too much about season two because now they know what the show's about. That was the beauty of season one — it was so unknown and so raw and so real.I truly believe that if people come into season two with an open heart and mind that they will find love, but if they come in wanting to be famous it's going to blow up in their face. <div type="image" title="Vanessa Lachey love is blind" height="1604" width="2139" msid="77659121" hostid="261"></div>We've heard that there were <a href="https://www.insider.com/cool-facts-about-love-is-blind-on-netflix-2020-2#two-additional-couples-got-engaged-on-the-show-but-their-stories-were-not-featured-6">two other couples who got engaged during season one</a> but their journey wasn't shown. Can you tell us anything about their stories and why they weren't aired? Lachey: We were surprised how many proposals we had, and we didn't have that many crews. Each engaged couple had their own camera crew — their own sound, their own producer, their own camera.We were literally just praying to get a couple of proposals and there ended up being more than we had crews for. So they had to, at random, pick the couples to follow. The others didn't get to share their stories but they're still together today and it's a really beautiful thing to be a part of.Maybe with season two, now that we know the show's a hit, we'll get a budget to have a whole bunch of crews follow all of the couples — who knows?<div type="image" title="love is blind pods" height="1569" width="2092" msid="77659124" hostid="261"></div>Did you find yourself rooting for certain couples or participants because you got to know them so well? Lachey: Oh yeah, I definitely had my favorites, but that's between me and Nick. I will say there were so many great moments where I was like, "I love her," and he was like, "I love this guy." We just talked about it every night.There were some cases where we were like, "Oh my goodness this is going to be a train wreck." It's the same thing viewers were doing. We were literally watching it unfold almost as you guys watched it. Granted, it was quicker for viewers, but for us, it was still a fascinating process What's something you think viewers would be surprised to learn about the behind-the-scenes of "Love Is Blind"?Lachey: How each person describes themselves when the other person asks, "What <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> do you look like?" They all had very different ideas.But again, the experience wasn't about that. I know it seems crazy that the season-one participants fell in love that quickly but it really, truly was just that quick.When you spend a couple of days with no external factors — no cell phones, no TV, no computer — and you're just in a room for hours you really get to know someone and fall in love. I love that. This <keyword id="28970" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="interview">interview</keyword> has been edited and condensed for clarity.Read More:<ul class="read-more-links"><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/cool-facts-about-love-is-blind-on-netflix-2020-2">15 surprising things you didn't know about Netflix's 'Love Is Blind'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/giannina-gibelli-love-is-blind-interview-fun-facts-2020-5">'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she and Damian Powers are more 'accepting' of each other now, and 18 more things you didn't know</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/the-best-netflix-originals-everyone-should-watch">22 Netflix originals everyone should watch in their lifetime, according to critics</a></li></ul>

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'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she initially 'laughed' when she saw paparazzi photos of Damian Powers and Francesca Farago

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'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she reached out to Francesca Farago before the 'After the Altar' episodes premiered

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'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli shares where she and Damian Powers stand after their heated argument on 'After the Altar'

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'Love Is Blind' star Giannina Gibelli says she and Damian Powers are more 'accepting' of each other now and 18 more things you didn't know

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Amber Pike says 'nobody was warned' that 'Too Hot to Handle' star Francesca Farago would show up at the 'Love Is Blind' anniversary party

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'Love Is Blind' host Vanessa Lachey shares what you didn't see on the show, plus details about filming season 2

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