Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert met during season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise. They had both previously tried to find love on The Bachelor and Bachelorette. Roper was on season 19 of The Bachelor competing for Chris Soules final rose, and Tolbert was on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette. They were both voted off their respective seasons and they met on season two of BIP. They are one of very few couples to have survived the series and actually follow through on their engagement. Today they are expecting their first child together, a baby girl, and are happily married! Here’s a look at 9 things you probably didn’t know about Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert’s relationship:
9. They Both had Crushes on Each Other
Jade and Tanner hit it off almost immediately on Bachelor in Paradise, and that’s because they both had their eyes set on each other from the get-go. “Jade started this crazy journey first. I was watching her on TV — I had a little TV crush on her,” said Tanner in an interview with People. Jade then chimed in and revealed she also had her eyes set on him the moment he walked onto BIP! “I saw him come down and I immediately felt something. I was like ‘I’m in trouble!'” she joked. In a separate interview Jade said she made a point to try and get Tanner’s attention early on in the season. She “kept trying to strategically place myself closer to him so he would turn around and talk to me, and it worked!”
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