Katie Thurston hasn’t been shy about sharing her love for John Hersey with the world — and her former fiancé, Blake Moynes, has been equally open about his feelings on the relationship.“I say, ‘I’m good,’ only because it’s been time,” the wildlife manager told Ben Higgins during an appearance on the “Almost Famous” podcast in February. “Time heals a lot of things and time just allows you to kind of reflect and just move past the mayhem that’s happened.”In August 2021, Bachelor Nation watched Thurston accept a proposal from Moynes during the Season 17 finale of The Bachelorette.
At the time, the couple were living in different countries — her in the United States and him in Canada — and the time apart began to take a toll on their relationship.
By October 2021, they had officially ended their engagement and less than one month later, the former Bachelorette announced she had begun dating season 17 contestant Hersey, whom she remained close to after sending him home on week 2.At the time, Moynes confessed that he “had no idea” that his ex was moving on and was blindsided by her confirmation of the relationship. “Everyone is asking questions like I have the answers.
I don’t. I had no idea,” the Canada native said during a November 2021 episode of the “Talking It Out With Bachelor Nation” podcast. “When everyone heard this, I heard the exact same thing.
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