The “Love Is Blind” plot thickens. Simply because the mud is lastly settling following the dramatic season two reunion, one other twist has come to shake issues up. Followers of the Netflix sequence are buzzing with curiosity after Natalie Lee shared a TikTok video about how one other contestant proposed to her within the pods earlier than Shayne Jansen did. Their conversations and closing interplay did not make the season two minimize, together with two different engagements that weren’t aired as a result of time constraints. Present creator Chris Coelen first unveiled the juicy tidbit in late February, telling MetroUK that the proposal was “very out of the blue,” that Lee did not reciprocate his emotions, and that the thriller man left after she mentioned no to getting engaged.

Lee coyly addressed the subject on “We Have the Receipts,” a podcast hosted by “Love Is Blind” season one alum Lauren Pace-Hamilton and comic Chris Burns. In an episode launched on March 8, in the future after she’d posted the aforementioned TikTok video, Lee mentioned, “Somebody did suggest to me early on, and sadly, I rejected that proposal. It is one thing that wasn’t aired, which I used to be sort of shocked about. I assumed that they might present it, however I am glad that they did not as a result of it was a tiny a part of my story, and . . . I knew I used to be going to say no to that individual, so I am glad they did not present it.” Though she did not explicitly identify him, she provided a touch as to his id. “You see a glimpse of him,” she mentioned. “He has a 10-second bit, and I am undecided if I am allowed to disclose the identify fairly but.”

Naturally, this clue despatched us into full-blown detective mode to establish Lee’s secret suitor, and we have now just a few theories. *Grabs magnifying glass, rolls up sleeves*

Who Proposed to Natalie Lee on “Love Is Blind” Earlier than Shayne Jansen?

From left to proper: “Love Is Blind” season two contestants Brian Ngo, Jeremy Hartwell, and Joey Miller.

First up on our potential-proposer record: Brian Ngo (above left). The 32-year-old marine veteran and promoting strategist would not get an excessive amount of display screen time, save for just a few photographs among the many different males of their communal kitchen. Nevertheless, he did repost Lee’s TikTok video on his Instagram Tales with shrugging and laughing emoji. Might that be his not-so-subtle manner of confirming it was him?

One other chance is 36-year-old entrepreneur Jeremy Hartwell, who additionally reposted Lee’s video and added a ballot for his followers to weight in on whether or not they suppose it was him who proposed. When a majority answered “no,” he shared a screenshot and added, “Fascinating.” Hartwell actually matches the “10-second bit” requirement Lee talked about within the podcast — he is the one who memorably admits within the pods, “I do not know why, I get so attractive after I’m hungover. I do not know what it’s.”

Final, however actually not least, is 30-year-old enterprise technique advisor and silver fox Joey Miller. Whereas he popped up in just a few conversations right here and there, he did not obtain almost as a lot airtime as followers hoped he would. He did not essentially have standout moments like Hartwell’s hangover-hankering declaration, however tons of Lee’s followers have flooded her feedback saying that the she and Miller would have been an important match. Nevertheless, seeing as he truly wound up getting engaged to Caitlin McKee off display screen, it appears unlikely that he additionally popped the query to Lee — particularly since Coelen famous that the rejected contestant left the present afterward.

So the place does that depart us? Our cash’s on Lee’s thriller suitor being Hartwell, principally primarily based on her “10-second bit” point out, however it might additionally doubtlessly be Vito Salamone or Rocky Smith, each of whom had been included in Lee’s TikTok. It seems like she’s remaining tight-lipped on the matter for now, so we’ll be lurking on her social media pages day by day till the remaining tea is spilled. Here is to hoping we get to see much more proposals in season three of “Love Is Blind.”

POPSUGAR has reached out to Lee’s rep for remark.