'Love Is Blind' Star Bartise Bowden Details His Relationship With His Baby Son's Mother

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Bartise Bowden never wants fans to think he was hiding his son, Hayden, from the world. The  season 3 star who went on to appear on, took to Instagram in April to post a pic of his baby boy, shocking fans with the reveal.But in a new episode of his podcast, Bartise explained the timing of his announcement and why he chose to keep his son and his «baby mama» out of the limelight initially.«I wish the public had a little bit more of an appreciation for people's private life,» Bartise admitted. «There's a difference between privacy and secrecy.

And I wanted to keep my private life as private as I need it to be or I needed it to be for my son and for my baby mama and for everybody involved in my whole circle.»He shared that he chose to announce his son's birth at a time that felt «safest» for everyone involved.Noting that after filming both TV productions months in advance, viewers were confused by his baby news.«The timeline of all that, how it plays out on camera, doesn't make sense.

What actually happened was, I filmed. I actually had a whole relationship between filming and,» he shared. «Filmed, came back, conceived a son.

had not been out yet, had not aired, so I knew if I were to make the announcement that I had a son before aired, it's gonna make no sense to anybody.»A post shared by Bartise Bowden (@bartiseb)Noting that neither his son nor his son's mother have asked for life in the public eye, he opted to respect their privacy.