Victoria Fuller, Johnny Get Engaged

She mentioned sure! Victoria Fuller accepted Johnny DePhillipo‘s proposal in the course of the season 8 finale of Bachelor in Paradise, and the duo left the seaside engaged.

“You’ve utterly modified my world and I by no means need to dwell one other day with out you. … You actually have grow to be, in a single day, my greatest buddy,” Victoria, 29, mentioned by means of tears. “I’m utterly head over heels for you.”

Johnny, 26, additionally received emotional earlier than he popped the query.

“I’ve by no means felt assured about myself, I’ve by no means felt this safe. … However God has determined to bless me with one thing as particular as you. I don’t know what I did to deserve this, however I really feel prefer it’s destiny,” he started. “I’ve by no means felt this fashion about anybody. … It doesn’t matter what on this lifetime, I’ll have your again, eternally and all the time. I’ll by no means go away your aspect, ever. … I feel each king has a robust queen proper subsequent to him and also you’re my queen, Victoria. With that being mentioned, Victoria Fuller, will you make me the happiest man and can you marry me?”

Bachelor Nation followers have been launched to the Virginia Seashore native throughout Peter Weber‘s season of The Bachelor in 2020, and he or she was briefly linked to season 19 lead Chris Soules later that 12 months. The ABC character returned to the franchise in the course of the second episode of BiP season 8.

“No one’s extra stunned that I’m again right here than me,” she teased as she arrived on the seaside. “However, right here I’m.”

Earlier than connecting with Johnny, who first appeared on Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia‘s joint Bachelorette season, Victoria expressed curiosity in season 17 alum Justin Glaze. The duo went on one date, however neither felt a spark.

The medical gross sales rep gave Johnny a rose earlier than the contestants have been separated, with all the ladies leaving for a distinct resort. Whereas on the second location, Victoria bonded with Alex Bordyukov — throwing a wrench in her relationship with Johnny.

“I’m going again to the seaside hoping that Johnny continues to be being Johnny and nonetheless liking me and eager to pursue issues, however I’m bringing again this entire different factor of, ‘Effectively, I sort of need to discover issues proper in entrance of your face,’” she instructed the cameras earlier than reuniting with the New Jersey native. “That’s f—ked up. I simply don’t know what I need. I really feel like I’m going to have extra to clarify to Johnny than he’s going to clarify to me.”

Tensions between the pair heated up after Victoria confessed that Alex “checked a variety of bins” for her as a possible companion. “If you left, you [told me], ‘Don’t go speaking to anybody,’” Johnny fired again. “So do your factor since you clearly need to discover.”

Finally, the truth stars salvaged their romance on digital camera — however the drama continued off display screen. One month earlier than the finale aired, Victoria was noticed in Rome with Greg Grippo, sparking rumors that they have been an merchandise. When ZacharyReality claimed in October that it was “doable the producers despatched” the twosome abroad “on goal to make a scandal” and improve BiP‘s scores earlier than the season ended, Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss swiftly shut down the hypothesis.

“That’s absurd! #BachelorInParadise,” he tweeted on the time.

As followers waited to see Victoria and Johnny’s relationship play out, she and Greg attended a cocktail party with different Bachelor Nation alums — and have been caught kissing in a TikTok shared by Nick Viall. The podcast host teased alongside the November 6 video, “Sport night time had all of the drama.”