A not-so-friendly reunion. Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo got here face-to-face for the primary time since their dramatic break up through the Monday, August 9, finale of The Bachelorette.
Cohosts Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams have been fast to level out the stress when Katie, 30, didn’t hug or embrace Greg, 28, when she joined him on stage.
“I don’t even know the place to start out. I used to be watching from the again. I by no means felt that you simply really supposed to in all probability ever get engaged in that journey collectively,” Katie mentioned after Kaitlyn, 36, gave her the ground. “You’re saying that I’m not validating you sufficient nevertheless it’s, like, you bought the primary impression rose, you bought the primary one-on-one, a second one-on-one. Each single group date — and within the second, I’m not realizing this, however I’m watching it again — I’m providing you with validation each single week. And for that hometown to go as completely because it did till the very finish, and so that you can do a 180, I really feel such as you have been searching for the proper alternative to flee since you have been by no means prepared for an engagement.”
When Greg mentioned he was “confused” as to why Katie would suppose that, she continued, “I fill a gap in your coronary heart, but you handled me the way in which you probably did. You spoke all the way down to me. You didn’t even trouble to say goodbye. You say you’re keen on me, however I don’t suppose you even know what love is as a result of that was a time I wanted you probably the most and also you ran away.”
After receiving the primary impression rose and rising because the front-runner on Katie’s season, Greg stop the present through the August 2 episode, accusing the previous banking supervisor of dismissing his emotions.
“I expressed that I do love you. I felt like I used to be telling that to a stranger,” Greg mentioned after the tense finish to his hometown date. “This complete total time has felt like Katie to me, and that evening, I used to be pondering that I used to be expressing my like to my future spouse, and also you didn’t even really feel it. You simply utterly dismissed it in my eyes. … As a lot because it hurts me, I’ve reached my breaking level with this. I gave you all the things. I actually hope you discover one thing.”
On the time, Katie famous she was “shaking” and “didn’t see” her relationship with Greg ending this fashion.
“I’m telling you all the things and you continue to gained’t even imagine me! I’m shedding you,” she replied. “I’m shedding my thoughts right here! This complete factor seems like [it’s] for nothing in the event you go away.”
Whereas Katie threatened to go away the present after Greg walked away for good, she finally stayed and received engaged to Blake Moynes, sending house Justin Glaze throughout Monday’s finale.
After the Bachelor season 25 alum watched her break up with Greg air on August 2, she implied through Instagram that he was gaslighting her throughout their struggle and he or she doubled down on the declare throughout AFR.
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