Photo: Blake Moynes/Instagram
Blake Moynesis ringing in the new year with a new look.
OnInstagramSaturday,TheBachelorettealum, 31, showed off new eyeglasses in a series of shirtless snaps and opened up about the fresh start of 2022.
“Not going to the extent of saying ‘new year, new me,’ More a ‘same me, but with new chances, feels & starts,” Moynes began. “Thankful for all the lessons, growth and support in 2021. Wishing the best for you all in 2022! It’s going to be a really good one. I can feel it.”
“So…on or off?” he added of the black glasses.
Closing the post, a fifth photo featured text that read “New feels, New chances, Same Dreams, Fresh starts.”
“Glasses so you can clearly see I’ve always been the one ✨,” another said.
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Last month, the Canadian wildlife manager joked about his newfound dislike of roses, theBachelorfranchise’s signature bloom, after splitting fromBacheloretteseason 17 leadKatie Thurston.
In theInstagramimage, Moynes smiled as a fan approached him with a red rose,explaining howthe picture told a thousand words.
“Hey, I’m alllll for people coming to say hi! But let’s leave the roses out of it - those things just stress me out now lolll,” he joked.
Moynes and Thurston, 30,called it quitsat the end of October, less than three months after the finale, which featured their engagement, aired on ABC.
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At the time, the former couple released a joint statement saying they simply were “not compatible as life partners.” Both shared thefull statementon Instagram Oct. 25, though Thurston has since deleted her post.
About a month later, Thurston announced a new relationship with John Hersey, who also appeared on her season. On Nov. 23, Thurston ended her “12 Days of Messy” Instagram series with a look into her newfoundromance with Hersey.
Herseydeniedthe accusation and said he and Thurston were strictly platonic until she ended her relationship with Moynes.
“The boundaries of our friendship with respect to her ongoing relationship never even required addressing, because it was never a thought in our minds that we would ever be anything more. You guys- she was engaged. It is apparent that many of you misjudge how both her and I view that commitment,” Hersey wrote in a publicletter on Reddit.
“Neither Katie nor I would ever cheat, push someone to cheat, or be involved in cheating. It is not in our nature. It is not acceptable. It is not okay.”
source: people.com
