Lately, Netflix’s Love is Blind is under a bit of fire for their botched attempt at a live reunion, Vanessa and Nick Lachey’s mediocre hosting, and claims of mistreatment by past contestants. The latter was pretty damming — contestants complained of food, water, and sleep deprivation, as well as emotional manipulation. I’m guessing it was due to the emotional manipulation that Amber Pike, from the first season of the show, shaded the show when asked about season four by a fan. She said that she and her husband, Matt Barnett, are together “in spite of the show, not because of it.”
Amber Pike is not a fan of Love Is Blind, despite finding her husband of four years on the show.
The Atlanta-based reality star, who married Matt Barnett on season one, dissed the TV series in new comments to fans on Instagram. When one user asked if Amber has a favorite couple from Love Is Blind season four, she said, “we don’t watch LIB.”
The fan responded, “oh wow kinda surprised since that’s where you found the love of your life.”
But Amber does not attribute their long-lasting romance to the Netflix series, firing back, “we are together IN SPITE of that show not because of it.”
She also did not hold back when a separate commenter asked if she would be willing to appear on the show again if producers asked. “Did u guys argued [sic] with the Show content creators .. or ? Reunion…” the fan questioned, prompting Amber to reply, “I told them to stay away from us.”
E! News reached out to Netflix for comment but hasn’t heard back.
And while Amber doesn’t credit Love Is Blind for her relationship success story, she and Matt have proven that they’re still going strong. In November, she penned a sweet tribute to mark their 4th anniversary.
“People may think getting married the way we did is crazy,” she wrote on Instagram, “but I’ve always trusted my instincts (even the crazy ones) and they haven’t steered me wrong yet and thankfully your crazy instincts work damn near perfectly with mine.”
In fact, they’ve become one of the only couples from seasons one through three that are still married.
When fans asked more questions, Amber added that she told production to stay away from them. Strong words, but I have a guess why. Production really played up the “love triangle” with Jessica (34) during that first season. I’d say it was actually the central conflict of the show, but it did seem totally engineered and one-sided. Barnett was interested in Jessica in the pods, but it was pretty clear that he didn’t look back once he proposed to Amber, but the show kept pushing the Jessica storyline and using it to create conflict between Jessica and Mark and Jessica and Amber. They continued it throughout the series and in the post-show specials. Ostensibly, the show is about finding love and getting married, but they definitely highlight the drama and conflict to keep people watching. Anyway, Amber and Barnett were not my favorites, but they seem to have a solid relationship and they are one of the few couples from the show that have actually stayed married. If keeping their relationship away from where it started is working for them, keep doing it.
photos credit: Netflix
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