“Love Is Blind”‘s Chelsea Blackwell had no thought her “goofy” Megan Fox comparability would move viral. When the primary episodes of season 6 aired on Feb. 14, the web straight away spoke back to a dialog within the pods between her and Jimmy Presnell, by which she stated Fox was once her superstar look-alike. Within the days following, the instant sparked too many tweets, memes, and TikTok movies to rely. Blackwell tells POPSUGAR that whilst she needs she did not carry up the resemblance, she has no different regrets about her revel in — now not about opting for Presnell over fan-favorite Trevor Sova, or displaying uncooked vulnerability at the display.
(For the document, as any person who met Blackwell over a Zoom name, I no doubt see Fox in Blackwell. However I am getting it; it is most likely now not one thing I’d have stated to a possible suitor I had but to satisfy in individual.) Famous person doppelgängers apart, the Megan Fox incident was once only the start of the drama between Blackwell and Presnell. In the newest episodes, after navigating a hard love sq. with Sova and Jessica Vestal, the couple bump heads about their other wishes for consideration, insecurities, and dwelling in combination.
We chatted with the flight attendant and match planner about what made her make a choice Presnell over Sova within the pods, what it was once like to look at again her maximum emotional scenes, and which moments the audience ignored. Learn our complete interview with Blackwell forward.
POPSUGAR: Are you able to stroll us via how you made a decision between Jimmy and Trevor, those two other people you had such sturdy emotions for? What was once going via your head on the time?
Chelsea Blackwell: That was once no doubt the toughest resolution I ever needed to make in my complete existence. Actually, it was once so intense as a result of I had those two superb guys who in point of fact are compatible into my existence completely otherwise. They had been so, so superb and so other of their wonderful tactics. I simply noticed Jimmy in my existence somewhat bit greater than I may Trevor, and I want that that was once aired extra. For the reason that connection that Jimmy and I had was once out of this global, and it simply wasn’t proven.
PS: What about Jimmy did you spot extra on your existence? I feel it was once onerous for audience to grasp precisely what it was once, as a result of you will have such sturdy reference to each them.
CB: Jimmy and I had such a lot amusing in combination. Jimmy was once my absolute best good friend to start with. We in point of fact constructed our courting off of being buddies, which is what I would like in a spouse, particularly a husband. On most sensible of being absolute best buddies with him, he in point of fact confirmed his severe aspect and the way severe he was once about this case. No longer handiest being my absolute best good friend, however in point of fact becoming into being severe and having onerous conversations about budget and coping with tough instances. That is the place Jimmy more or less are compatible into my existence much more. I may simply envision it. Additionally, I listened to my middle. You in point of fact must agree with your intestine and your middle, and I used to be simply being pulled within the path of Jimmy fairly than Trevor. Trevor would’ve been such a lot amusing and so superb and so candy and so just right to me, however I wished somewhat part of seriousness and I wasn’t getting that from Trevor.
PS: Used to be there any level within the procedure that you simply felt such as you regretted your selection in any respect?
CB: I by no means regretted my selection ever. I feel that the entirety occurs for a explanation why. Jimmy and I’ve a ravishing courting and we in point of fact constructed off of one another, and it is been a in point of fact superb adventure. I feel wondering like, “Oh, Trevor should not have carried out this, or Trevor should not have stated that,” that isn’t truthful to Jimmy. However in fact that is a idea on your head. It is a bizarre, bizarre procedure.
PS: No longer whilst you met him in individual?
CB: No, no, no, no. I did not be expecting him to seem the best way he did. No, I didn’t be expecting that. However no.
PS: What have you ever realized about your self gazing those episodes again?
CB: I am loving seeing how susceptible I used to be within the state of affairs, however it is also very onerous to look at. I used to be very fair and open and my true unique self. Seeing myself that emotional — my middle was once on my sleeve and I used to be very open to the entirety — that is somewhat tough to look at. However I feel finding out about myself, how tricky I’m and the way assured I’m, which is so foolish that it is simply now not portrayed in any respect at the moment, and it is simply wild. I struggled with lack of confidence within the display and I am only a very assured individual, and it is most likely as a result of the display and the entirety I went via.
PS: In the newest batch of episodes, we see the struggle the place Jimmy calls you clingy. I believe like that elicited a powerful reaction from audience. How did it really feel gazing that second again?
CB: That was once very intense to look at again. Seeing your self, to start with, cry on TV is cringe-y as all heck. There may be such a lot that isn’t proven in that particular scene the place I used to be very open and fair with how I used to be feeling. I sought after to mention one thing. We’ve an excessively brief period of time to determine if we are going to marry each and every different, and if I used to be feeling a definite form of method the place his phrases were not matching his movements, I felt each and every proper to voice that. Perhaps now not in the best way that I did. I stated that Jimmy needed to paintings on his supply, as did I. There was once by no means some extent the place I assumed I delivered that during essentially the most mature method, however mentioning a priority when I’ve to make a decision if I’ve to marry or if I will marry you, that is an enormous deal. So my emotions had been legitimate. I felt very at ease to voice to him, however there is additionally such a lot lacking in that scene.
PS: Are you able to let us know what was once lacking?
CB: Feelings are prime, and either one of us are going in the course of the ringer at this level. It is so new. This was once day two of dwelling in combination, so I am seeking to display him the type of spouse I might be. I make him dinner, I make him lunch, I am going grocery looking for us, I do his laundry. So doing all of this, and his rebuttal to me was once that I used to be “clingy,” was once very onerous to listen to. Within the scene, he talks about how I am in his house an excessive amount of, however I am simply seeking to maneuver this adventure with you. And you are my convenience. He was once my handiest convenience I had on this state of affairs. So that you could pay attention that out of your convenience, it sucks.
PS: In fact, we need to communicate in regards to the Megan Fox of all of it. How has it been to look the reaction to that remark? Did you are expecting that in any respect?
CB: In no way. This was once this sort of goofy, foolish dialog between him and I. This was once four-plus, five-hour dates, so this was once simply one thing that got here up. It was once this sort of goofy remark. I did not even be mindful announcing it. I did not be expecting it to be this large. It is been very intense. There may be such a lot love and enhance, after which there is such a lot hate. I am like, guy, y’all are in point of fact pressed about this foolish remark that I by no means even considered after that.
PS: And you have spoken about how Jimmy if truth be told stated his superstar lookalike was once Christian McCaffrey, however that did not make it to air.
CB: Sure, sure. Everybody was once having those foolish conversations and I used to be listening to them in the living room discuss it. So I am like, oh, this generally is a goofy dialog that Jimmy and I may even have. Holy cow, regrets!
PS: How has it been coping with the backlash over that remark?
CB: I am dealing with it such a lot higher than I anticipated. In fact, I anticipated some hate. No longer everybody’s going to like you. Didn’t be expecting it to this magnitude, however I have been coping with it. I’ve essentially the most wonderful enhance gadget in the back of me. I’ve superb other people in my existence who’ve simply in point of fact been supporting me. They know my middle. They know who I’m as an individual. It is been a adventure. So [I’ve been] driving it out, and I labored on my psychological well being this entire yr, and in point of fact simply doing issues for my psychological well being has simply been my crutch on this adventure.
PS: So but even so the Megan Fox remark, is there the rest you would like you probably did otherwise at the display?
CB: I feel simply in point of fact, in point of fact maneuvering my feelings. I can by no means make an apology for being emotional, however possibly dealing with them otherwise. I used to be my unique self. I did not care in regards to the cameras. For this reason I seemed a straight-up idiot. It is so loopy since you put out of your mind that they are there. That is my actual existence. Everybody has problems of their relationships. Mine simply took place to be televised and for everybody to look.
In reality maneuvering how I used to be feeling and figuring out, “That is loopy. That is nuts and you are going via it, so possibly let’s get a grip on how you are feeling and pull it in combination.” I feel that will be my handiest be apologetic about. However as opposed to that, I used to be who I’m and it’s what it’s.
This interview has been edited and condensed for readability.