'Love Is Blind' Alum Natalie Says She's Heard 'Through Sources' That Newcomer Micah Is Not 'Genuine'

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alum Natalie Lee is sharing some insider intel on season 4 standout Micah Lussier.Natalie appeared on season 2 of the hit Netflix dating show, where she got engaged to Shayne Jansen.

The two made it to the altar, only to have Natalie turn Shayne down following a disastrous off-camera fight. Now Natalie and her co-star, Deepti Vempati, have started a new podcast,, where they are discussing the newly released season of .In this week's two-episode premiere, Natalie and Deepti share their thoughts on the new singles searching for love.

Natalie didn't have the best first impression of Micah based on what she referred to as «production sources» for the Netflix show.Calling Micah «so, so manipulative» in the pods, Natalie pointed out how Micah and her fiancé, Paul Peden, agreed to «go for» one another.«It just feels like she's trying to 'win' and move on in the process for probably more screen time,» Natalie speculated. «I hate talking about that, but that is definitely a big reason for a lot of contestants who are part of the experiment.

They just try to partner up and make it to the next round.»Natalie even admitted that there was some of that motivation in her own love story with Shayne, saying she felt relief when Shayne told her early on that he was picking her.«It was confirmation like, 'Hey, we're going to Mexico.' I hate admitting that because I don't want anyone to think that my connection with Shayne wasn't genuine, because it truly was,» she explained. «I was head over heels for this man.