Jen Tran‘s journey to love has just been a major curveball affair. In the July 29 episode of The BacheloretteMatt Rossi, the leading lady’s former boyfriend, traveled to New Zealand on his own dime to vie for Jenn’s heart once again.
After a quick vetting by the franchise host Jesse PalmerThe producer of the show led Matt to Jenn to have a conversation.
“I feel both a little bit nervous, a little bit excited. We were in love and I think a part of us will always be in love. For me, it’s only ever become stronger,” he said to the camera. “I’m here to hopefully be one of the steps in the right direction to prove to them how important it is to me and how seriously I’m doing this.”
Matt begins the conversation by revealing that he blew the two parties he was supposed to attend with Jenn because they “weren’t the same” without her by his side.
“I can’t go to the party without you,” he said. “I’m not ready to let you go and get engaged without telling you that I still have very strong feelings for you, now more than ever.”
When Jenn pressed Matt that he was ready to get engaged, he quickly responded, “I’m ready.”
Jenn was left “confused” by the romantic gesture and wondered why Matt didn’t declare his feelings before he left to show.
“I said it. I didn’t say it as grandly as this, I guess,” he said. “… I really love you… I intend to love you. I want to continue this journey together… I would love to go with you so I can prove to you how much you mean to me, tell you how much I still care about you. “
With that, Jenn walked away to consider the situation and what it would mean for the others if she let Matt stay.
“It confuses me and takes my head off a bit. There are people here for whom I have very strong feelings and I am afraid of what some of these people may do and how some of them may feel. That,” he said in his confessions. “But I also know Matt a lot more than these people I just met a couple of weeks ago. He’s someone I care about. I have a difficult decision to make and I don’t know where my heart is pulling me.”
In the preview for next week’s episode, Jenn’s people were less than pleased by Matt’s arrival, with one saying it was “livid” and the other complaining that it was “unfair.”
Jenn, meanwhile, seems to be more uncertain than ever when he tells the camera, “As I can see the future behind this, I also see the future where I end up alone.”
So who is Matt Rossi? Read everything you need to know about the 27-year-old insurance executive.
He previously talked about his relationship with Jenn
In a February TikTok, Matt has his dog, Kirkland, talking about his relationship with Jenn.
“When I was still a twinkle in my father’s eye, he was a 24-year-old boy living in Boston with his three best friends,” says Kirkland’s voiceover. “… He’s single so sick, it’s not that different than he is now, so he decided to use this app called Hinge, which he’s never done before because he’s scared of Craigslist killers.”
“So he found a cute, sweet girl named Jenn. Totally out of his league. Somehow he gave her a chance, she hit it off, and they started dating,” he said. “It started to heat up, they became quite serious, and Jenn was ready to settle down with someone, but my father just wasn’t there yet. He is still, as I said, af**k boy. He remains a friend, and now my father uses him for influence. “
He is not Jenn’s toxic ex
Throughout Jenn’s season of The Bachelorette, viewers have heard about Jenn’s past toxic relationships that left her feeling unworthy. Upon Matt’s arrival, Jenn was quick to confirm that he was right not the former referred to.
However, Jenn and Matt dated three years ago for a few months. They then reconnected as friends. When Jenn went to The BacheloretteMatt told Jesse, “I can’t just let him go.”
He has a huge social media following
Matt has more than 50,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, as many wiener dogs. During the look at Nickle Up podcast in February, he opened up about his journey as a content creator.
“I’m a guy who lives in Boston who has a wiener dog,” he said. “My content is about lifestyle and entertainment. It’s there to give a look at the lifestyle, but laugh along the way. It took me probably nine months to figure it out and start doing it.”
He is more than an insurance executive
During his podcast appearance, Matt revealed that, even though he is in corporate America, he has an entrepreneurial mindset. He confessed to his parents, both of whom immigrated to America from Italy and neither of whom attended college.
“The two of them started their own company. My mother is a hairdresser, she has a hair salon in Newton that she has been doing for more than 30 years. My father helped support my grandfather, who opened an Italian restaurant in Hampshire, and then together. build a career in real estate,” he said. “I’ve always had this entrepreneurial spirit… (But) I got a college education. I went to business school. I joined an American company. I’ve learned a lot, but I don’t think that entrepreneurial spirit. has gone.”
They will change Jenn’s entire journey
When ET spoke with Jenn earlier this month, he teased how Matt’s shocking incident affects his experience on the show.
“It was a very important moment in the trip,” Jenn said. “I just thought I would say that. It was a big moment for me that surprised me and changed the trajectory of the rest of the season.”
As for super teasing moment in which Jesse tells Jenn that “no Bachelorette has ever done this before” ahead of her finale, she promises her season will end in an unexpected way.
“The way the journey was, there were a lot of moments where I learned about myself and had this huge character development for me,” he said. “In the end, it’s definitely a result that will be a surprise for my family, it will be a surprise for the audience. I’m excited to watch it play out.”
While Jenn wouldn’t confirm or deny that she’s engaged, she did tell ET that she was “very happy with the outcome” of the season.
“I learned a lot about myself. It’s really, really been a journey of self-growth. I would say that I found a fierce love in me,” he said, before noting Bachelor Nation, “I’m very excited. for them to watch I grew up to be a different person, I had some bada** moments, some moments just put myself out there I have a lot of young women who will relate to me what I want the most.”
The Bachelorette airs Mondays on ABC.
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