Matthew Duliba on ‘Love Is Blind’ (left) and pictured with his girlfriend Vanesa.Photo:Adam Rose/Netflix; Matthew Duliba/ Instagram
Adam Rose/Netflix; Matthew Duliba/ Instagram
Matthew Dulibais explaining why he didn’t make an appearance on the recentLove Is Blindreunion — and what he’s been up to since season 6 cameras stopped rolling.
In anInstagramQ+A on Sunday, Duliba, 37, revealed that he has a new girlfriend, and he spent the day of thereunionwith her. First sharing that he is not single anymore, he responded to a fan asking, “Do you like Spanish/Latin women” with a photo of the new love in his life.
“Funny you should ask, this is Vanesa, my gf,” he captioned the photo. “This picture was taken the same day as the reunion. We went to the Charlotte FC soccer game with friends.”
Matthew Duliba/ Instagram
In the image, the couple can be seen cuddled up together wearing beanies and smiling.
Later in the Q+A, someone asked why he didn’t want to be at the Netflix special, which aired on March 13. He replied: “Not going back into a situation where they maintain editing control.”
He attributed the way he was portrayed on the show to editing, claiming that they would “cut and paste” his words.
“If I would’ve known that, I wouldn’t have done it,” he added.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps at Kinetic Content, the production company behindLove Is Blind, for comment.
Duliba also said he wished they showed his “abundance of rizz," which is slang for charisma, in the pods.
On Saturday, Duliba also posted a video on his feed, poking fun at castmateAmber Desiree “AD” Smith, who said he was hard to crack like a pistachio.Love Is Blindco-hostNick Lacheyalso referred to him as the “little pistachio” during theseason 6 reunion.
“Happy Friday,” Duliba said in the clip. “You know I really do like pistachios. They’re one of my favorite foods. They take a little bit of time, require a little bit of patience. They’re so unique and so delightful.”
In that same clip, joked that he also liked chicken and rice because he can season it however he wants, once again referencing AD. At the reunion, she saidthey met up after filmingand he cooked her chicken and rice for dinner.
“Without the context of those spices and sides, chicken and rice can be so much more,” he said.
To close out the video, he became more serious, encouraging his followers to remember participants onLove Is Blindare human.
He continued: “I think a lot of these people are struggling a little bit. If you can be anything, be kind.”
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Love Is Blindseason 6 is streaming in full on Netflix.
source: people.com
