Bachelor in Paradise’s Lace Morris, Grant Kemp’s Relationship Timeline

As Lace Morris gears up for her second shot at love in Mexico, Us Weekly is trying again at her ups and downs with ex-fiancé Grant Kemp.

Bachelor Nation might bear in mind Lace, who initially appeared on Ben Higgins’ season, and Grant, who competed for Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher, falling quick on season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise, which aired in 2016. After getting matching “Grace” tattoos, the pair acquired engaged through the finale.

“The previous 24 hours has been a whirlwind of feelings. I got here right here not realizing what to anticipate. I do know that the dialog we had was about issues that weren’t answered, however generally, time is what it’s good to get these solutions. When issues first began with us, they have been wild and loopy, however from the second I met you, I knew that you simply have been going to be in my life and my life wasn’t going to be boring,” Grant stated on the time. “I by no means met somebody that enhances me so effectively, and also you make me really feel like I could be myself. … I like you once you’re joyful, I like you once you’re cussed, I like you once you’re unhappy and I even love you once you’re screaming at me. However largely, I like you if you find yourself Lace. I can’t image my life with out you and I need a future with you, I would like children with you, I wish to construct a life with you, and I would like that to begin in the present day. Lace, will you marry me?”

Whereas Lace fortunately accepted they usually moved in collectively, the duo ended issues two months after the finale aired.

“Whenever you’re in an everyday relationship there’s already challenges you face. We did all the pieces backward. … I don’t remorse occurring the present [though]. It sort of fast-forwarded our complete state of affairs. We figured all the pieces out now that it takes most individuals a pair years to determine,” the firefighter instructed Leisure Tonight in November 2016. “I believe the percentages are undoubtedly in opposition to us. However I do know the person who she is. That’s the particular person I wished to marry.”

Lace instructed the outlet that ending the engagement was “mutual” on the time, however the twosome’s break up acquired messy when he was seen with one other woman earlier than the top of the 12 months.

“Grant appeared to maneuver on just a little bit faster than I anticipated him to after our breakup, so I used to be just a little shocked by that,” she instructed Us Weekly solely in January 2017.

Two months later, he referred to as their relationship “very unstable” and confirmed they weren’t on talking phrases.

“I did all the pieces I may to guard her after we did break up,” Grant, who confirmed he lined his “Grace” tattoo, instructed Us. “I put out within the media that it was mutual and was respectful sufficient to do this. It was a really unstable relationship. I undoubtedly nonetheless hope for the perfect for her.”

Lace later claimed on the “Virtually Well-known” podcast that their relationship was “lust,” not love.

Whereas the realtor met a person named Russell through Bumble after her engagement ended, their relationship fizzled by 2020. Grant, for his half, acquired engaged to Chloe Metcalfe in August 2022. “I figured Santorini could be the perfect spot [to propose],” he instructed Us that September about popping the query. “I selected it to happen throughout sundown and acquired a photographer arrange.”

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