Why 71 Bachelor Nation Couples Decided to End Their Journeys
Johnny DePhillipo and Victoria Fuller, Bachelor in Paradise Season 8
Length of Relationship: Three weeks
He Said: By the time the betrothed pair returned to film the Paradise finale in November 2022, she’d already slipped off her Neil Lane diamond. “In that timeframe of stepping out from filming to that one month of being engaged, I started to feel not good enough for her,” the realtor explained, before alluding to the “rumors” surrounding the start of Victoria’s new romance with Bachelorette alum Greg Grippo. “I really wanted to trust her, but I don’t know.”
She Said: Yes, she and pal-turned-paramour Greg were the real deal, but, no, they didn’t explore their connection until an October trip to Italy—after the end of their so-called “toxic” romance. “When we got out into the real world, there was a lot of concerns,” she explained. “We had a lot of ups and downs and I expressed to him that I wasn’t happy and I was not going to be engaged if I wasn’t happy to be married.”
Alleging that he’d called her a “f–king c–t” and complained she didn’t cook or clean (a conversation he said was a joke), Victoria added of the cheating allegations, “I know you know that to not be true. I think it’s very easy to blame another situation and other people for us not working out.”