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Love Is Blind’sNick LacheyandThe Bachelor’sJesse Palmerare both here for the right reason.
A year after Palmer took over hosting duties onThe Bachelor, the season 5 leading man was asked what he thinks about the many dating shows on screens today, includingLove Is Blind,Love IslandandToo HotTo Handle.
“The Bachelorwas first,“Palmer, 44, told E! News. “I think a big part ofThe Bacheloris about authenticity and really trying to get back to what the core of the show has always been about and what it’s supposed to be about.
Speaking to PEOPLE,Love Is Blind’s Lachey (who co-hosts the Netflix series with his wifeVanessa) had a simple response: “I don’t think it gets more authentic thanLove is Blind.”
Explained the98 Degreessinger, 49: “The whole premise of the show is authenticity. It’s getting to know someone for their true, real self and then introducing the physical. So, certainly a different angle into finding love, but I would argue thatLove Is Blindis probably the most authentic dating show we’ve ever seen that ends at the altar, in my opinion.”
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Premiering on Netflix in 2020,Love Is Blindbrings singles from the same city together to meet, court and get engaged sight unseen before trying to navigate their relationships — and ultimately get married after just weeks — in the real world.
In its first three seasons, it’s spawned lasting marriages for season 1 couplesLauren Speed-Hamilton and Cameron HamiltonandAmber Pike and Matt Barnett, as well asColleen Reed and Matt BoltonandAlexa Alfia and Brennon Lemieuxfrom season 3.
Teasing what’s to come in season 4, Lachey says fans won’t be “disappointed.”
“All I can say is, and you’ve seen it already with the first three seasons, every season is different, obviously based in a different city with different kind of a different feel to it, different sensibilities,” he explains. “The singles are always different than previous cities we’ve seen before. And I’ve always found myself saying, ‘Oh, well this next season can’t be better.'” And every time it seems to up the ante.”
Perfect Matchis “such a different feeling show thanLove Is BlindorThe Ultimatum,” says Lachey.
“There are very, very real stakes in bothLove Is BlindorThe Ultimatum. I mean, you’re standing at the altar at the end ofLove Is Blindwith friends and family staring at you, wondering if you’re going to say ‘I do,’ or if the person you’ve been with for the last six weeks is going to say ‘I do,'” he explains. “That’s a very real moment. That’s a real marriage. That’s a real moment.The Ultimatum, you’re coming into a situation with someone who you’ve been in a relationship with for some time and you’re staring at a breakup or another path in the face. I mean, those are real moments and real stakes.”
But Lachey assures there still “are stakes” inPerfect Match.
“People are there definitely trying to find love and trying to find their match,” he adds. “It doesn’t have the same feel as those other two shows. It’s a little more lighthearted, it’s a little more fun.”
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The first four episodes ofPerfect Matchpremiere Tuesday on Netflix. The remaining episodes will drop every Tuesday through Feb. 28.
source: people.com
