Love Is Blind's Patrick Suzuki Reveals Bachelorette Connection

0:00Durham stories making news on March 18th. Patrick Suzuki, a 31-year-old alum from season 9 of Love is blind, surprised fans this week by revealing he's middle school classmates with. The new Bachelorette, Taylor Frankie Paul, he shared a fun TikTok video, flipping through their old year book, complete with childhood photos of both, and wished her luck on her journey to find love. Taylor, also 31, was named the lead for season 22 of the Bachelorette last fall after an on-and-off relationship with boyfriend Dakota. Mortensen, she headed straight to filming despite saying she wanted a clean break, but things got complicated when she returned to Utah in December 20th. 25, for season 5 of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. That shows production hit a snag earlier this month amid a domestic violence investigation involving Taylor and Dakota. Taylor opened up at a press event, calling the situation unfortunate, and stressing that she's always been a good mother who treats her kids with, respect, and has never harmed them. Dakota's representative echoed the

1:04focus on family, saying his top priority is protecting their 23-month-old son, ever, while aiming to. Co-parent well with Taylor. Sources say the pair have zero direct communication now, with custody arrangements forever handled entirely through family members. Taylor shares two children with her ex-husband Tay Paul, plus ever with Dakota. Her season of the Bachelorette kicks off this Sunday, March 22nd, at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode. Some chase peace. I put my head in it, S-O-L-I, B-O-L-L-Pillow dot com.