Three months after their proposal aired on season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise, Maurissa Gunn and Riley Christian have called it quits.“We have decided to go our separate ways.
Never did we imagine this, but we’ve come to a point where we both need to work on ourselves,” Gunn, 25, and Christian, 32, told People in a joint statement on Monday, January 24. “We’ve appreciated everyone’s love and support so far throughout our journey and we just ask that you please respect our privacy as we navigate through this.”News of their split comes after Bachelor Nation noticed the Bachelor season 24 contestant removed recent photos with Christian from her Instagram profile.
Gunn also shared a video without her engagement ring, a supportive gift from her sister and a cryptic quote that read, “All that glitters is not gold.”Fans watched the Bachelorette season 16 alum pop the question on the October 2021 finale of the Mexico spinoff.“I didn’t even think he was going to propose at all,” Gunn admitted to Us in an exclusive post-finale interview with Christian. “The whole time we were standing there, I’m like, ‘OK, well, I’m about to be embarrassed, we’re about to walk out together.’ … I told him the night before.
I was like, ‘No matter what I want to be with you, I support your decision, like, we can leave together.’ I just didn’t want to walk out on a podium and get embarrassed.
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