'Love Is Blind''s Sara Carton and Joey Leveille Finally Make Relationship Instagram Official Months After Denying Romance
The post came after months of the Love Is Blind stars denying that their close bond was anything more than friendship
Sara was engaged to Ben Mezzenga on the show and Joey was engaged to Monica Danús but neither one got married at the altar in the finaleLove Is Blind stars Sara Carton and Joey Leveille are finally Instagram official!
On Sunday, July 13, Sara, 29, shared two photos alongside her Netflix costar, 36 that were taken on a picturesque rooftop as she confirmed their friendship has blossomed into a romance. One snap showed the pair all smiles with their arms wrapped around each other, while another captured the moment they enjoyed a steamy kiss.
Sara opted to wear a pink top and matching skirt with sneakers for the casual date night. Joey was equally stylish in white shorts and a gray T-shirt teamed with sneakers.
'Happy🥹. my newest life chapter title,' Sara captioned the Instagram post, tagging Joey.
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Sara and Joey had an initial connection on season 8 of Love Is Blind, but ultimately Sara coupled with Ben Mezzenga and Joey got engaged to Monica Danús.
Despite making it to their wedding day, Sara told Ben, 28, during the season finale that she didn't want to go ahead with marrying him due to their fundamental differences. Joey and Monica, 28, were among the first couples to be engaged in the pods, but also did not tie the knot on the reality TV show.
Love Is Blind fans began to speculate that Sara and Joey were an item after the show wrapped in March. During the reunion, the pair was notably sitting together on the couch.
Shortly after the reunion aired, Monica called out Sara and Joey in an interview for Elite Daily, claiming Sara had confirmed they were dating.
'I texted Sara, 'I'm hearing a lot of things about you and Joey. Is there anything you need to tell me?' And she called me and said, 'Nothing's official, but we are seeing each other,' " Monica claimed at the time. "She said they didn't want to make anything official until any online hate dies down.'
At the time, Monica said she felt betrayed by Sara, whom she'd previously considered a friend.
'She told me this started a month ago, so that's at least two months ago now. I wouldn't be surprised if it was longer,' Monica said. 'All this time when I was venting to her about Joey and she was saying she had my back, she was actually with him.
'It's a betrayal, and it's very hurtful,' Monica continued. 'It's no surprise from Joey — I don't think very highly of him, and I don't want him in my life. But I'm hurt that Sara would do this to me.'
Sara shut down the romance rumors while on The Viall Files podcast on March 13, saying, 'I've seen this a few times online in the past 24 hours — to be clear, me and Joey are not dating,' before adding, 'I definitely have no capacity to even think about a relationship.'
Sara described how her special bond with Joey flourished on the show while doubling down that they aren't romantically involved with each other.
'There was a love square between me, Monica, Ben and Joey,' she said. 'We were all talking to each other until the second to last day in the pods. Of course, naturally in that situation and that circumstance, you do connect with people. I feel like me and Joey did establish a really great friendship.'
Sara and Joey continued to fuel speculation about their closeness after they were spotted enjoying a night out together at Ethyl's Bar & Restaurant in the Upper East Side area of New York City on Sunday, May 4.
The pair reportedly left the restaurant together after drinking with a friend until around 1:30 a.m. local time.
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During an appearance on the Dear Shandy podcast on Thursday, May 8, Sara addressed their outings.
'[We are] dating in the sense of exploring our relationship and getting to know one another,' Sara said.
When co-host Sharleen Joynt brought up casually dating as their status, Joey said, 'Well, I wouldn't say casually.'
"We're exploring and with the future of maybe being boyfriend-girlfriend,' he added.
The Sunday Instagram post announcing they are officially a couple caught the attention of their fellow Love Is Blind contestants.
David Bettenburg posted a GIF of Michael Jackson eating popcorn in the comment section, while Lauren O'Brien teased, 'Cute! How'd you guys meet?'
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The same day that Sara and Joey went Instagram official, Ben posted a video on Instagram showing himself at a bar with Monica and Love Is Blind season 6 star Chelsea Blackwell.
'Had to make my own dance floor @chelseadblackwell @the.monicadanus #loveisblind #netflix #dancefloor,' Ben captioned the clip of him dancing.
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