Reality TV fans all have the same question: who's Olivia Gross?!
In a move no one saw coming, Bartise Bowden, Love Is Blind season 3 cast member and Perfect Match late-comer, decided to let us in on a little secret: he's a father. The reality star and a woman named Olivia Gross welcomed a little fella, Aiden, on December 27, 2022.
Since we got a tad bit sidetracked making predictions about which Love Is Blind season 4 couples are still together, we were thrown for a loop with this news from season 3's notorious antihero. We have to applaud his timing and ability to completely sidetrack us, though, that's for sure!
In an Instagram post on Friday, April 7, Bowden wrote, "Might’ve been the villain on tv, but I’m gonna be the hero for him. Instagram, meet my little man ❤️ #bigfella," alongside a slew of photos with his kiddo.
Who is Olivia Gross? Meet Bartise's baby mama:
Vanessa and Nick Lachey were hoping for a Love Is Blind baby—she made a plea for a little one during the Love Is Blind season 3 reunion—and it looks like Bartise was listening. But Olivia Gross wasn't on the show, or any Netflix reality dating show, for that matter.
Little is known about Olivia, but Life & Style broke the news about the mother of Bowden's baby, though Bowden seemingly left out her identity in his big reveal. On Monday, April 3, Bowden filed an open case pertaining to their newborn son, which is how Olivia's identity was tracked down, according to the publication. The 25-year-old hails from Texas by way of South Dakota, allegedly.
One thing that seems a bit puzzling is the fact that Bartise was on back-to-back reality shows seemingly while Olivia was pregnant: Bartise and Nancy from Love Is Blind dated in 2021, then in March 2022, when Perfect Match was filmed, Bartise ventured to a villa in Panama City to find love. His little fella came into the world before the end of 2022, and Instagram users quickly commented on the timing.
"Did I miss a few chapters??" one user commented. Another chimed in with: "The math ain’t mathing."
Are Bartise and Olivia together?
Bartise is keeping his current relationship status quiet, though he did take to Instagram Stories on Easter Sunday with an interesting photo: sitting on the couch with his dog and a woman's hand on said pup. The woman was unidentified, but people are starting to think that this could possibly be his new partner's hand. Is it Olivia? It is someone else? We'll have to wait to find out. (Perhaps he'll drop more info ahead of the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion?)
Until Bartise bestows more information upon us during very strategic times, we'll be busy with the current Love Is Blind season as it wraps up. Right now, we have to know how our pairs fare, and needless to say, if Brett and Tiffany don't get a happily-ever-after, we're going to be wallowing for the foreseeable future!
Love Is Blind season 4 is currently streaming on Netflix. Here's the schedule for all of the upcoming Love Is Blind season 4 episodes.
