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Johnny DePhillipolearned a lot from his former relationship withVictoria Fuller.
The two reality stars got engaged after finding love this summer on season 8 ofBachelor in Paradise. But their romance was short-lived as Johnny, 26, and Victoria, 29, called it quits some time after filming concluded.
“She changed my whole perception on falling in love and getting engaged,” he exclusively told PEOPLE at theBachelor in ParadiseRed Carpet Tastemaker Event earlier this month. “She made me want to be ready for engagement too. It taught me a lot.”
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“I very much made it known that when I was coming down, that I don’t think engagement is on my radar,” he recalled. “Then, I quickly realized that I think it just took the right person to make me want to be ready.”
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Though Johnny was still “nervous” about taking the leap, he has no regrets about popping the question.
“It was scary. It was just a lot of emotions. But after I got on a knee and asked her to marry me, I felt like this was going to be my first and forever, it’s a high,” he said. “I’ll chase that high. It’s really good. It was great.”
Johnny and Victoria came face to face to discuss their relationship’s demise during the reunion portion of Tuesday’s season finale. But Victoria — who previously appeared onPeter Weber’sBachelorseason — alsoconfirmedthat she’s now datingGreg GrippofromKatie Thurston’sBacheloretteseason.
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Rumors of Victoria’s relationship with Greg, 29, swirled as her love story with Johnny aired onBachelor in Paradise. The duo was evenphotographed together while traveling abroad.
Asked whether she cheated on Johnny, Victoria said “absolutely not.” But her now ex-fiancé begged to differ as he told Victoria: “I still consider talking to someone else while we’re working on our issues cheating or emotional cheating.”
source: people.com
