As Lace MorrisShe is ready for her second chance at love in Mexico Us Weekly is looking back at her ups and downs with ex-fiancé Grant Kemp.
Bachelor Nation may be familiar with Lace, who first appeared on Ben Higgins’ season, and Grant, who competed for Bachelorette JoJo FletcherSeason 3 of ‘Falling Fast’ Bachelor in ParadiseThis series aired from 2016 to 2016. After getting matching “Grace” tattoos, the pair got engaged during the finale.
“The past 24 hours has been a whirlwind of emotions. I didn’t know what I was in for. I know that the conversation we had was about things that weren’t answered, but sometimes, time is what you need to get those answers. When things first started with us, they were wild and crazy, but from the moment I met you, I knew that you were going to be in my life and my life wasn’t going to be boring,” Grant said at the time. “I never met someone that complements me so well, and you make me feel like I can be myself. … I love you when you’re happy, I love you when you’re stubborn, I love you when you’re sad and I even love you when you’re screaming at me. I love you most when you’re Lace. I can’t picture my life without you and I want a future with you, I want kids with you, I want to build a life with you, and I want that to start today. Lace, will you marry me?”
They moved in together and Lace accepted, but the two ended their relationship two months later.
“When you’re in a regular relationship there’s already challenges you face. We did everything backwards. … I don’t regret going on the show [though]. It was a fast-forwarding of our entire situation. We figured everything out now that it takes most people a couple years to figure out,” the firefighter told Entertainment TonightNovember 2016. “I think the odds are definitely against us. But I know the person she is. That’s the person I wanted to marry.”
Lace told the outlet that ending the engagement was “mutual” at the time, but the twosome’s split got messy when he was seen with another girl before the end of the year.
“Grant seemed to move on a little bit quicker than I expected him to after our breakup, so I was a little shocked by that,” she told Us WeeklyOnly in January 2017.
Two months later, he called their relationship “very volatile” and confirmed they weren’t on speaking terms.
“I did everything I could to protect her when we did break up,” Grant, who confirmed he covered his “Grace” tattoo, told Us. “I put out in the media that it was mutual and was respectful enough to do that. It was a volatile relationship. I definitely still hope for the best for her.”
Lace later claimed on the “Almost Famous” podcast that their relationship was “lust,” not love.
The man was named after the realtor that he met while he was working as a realtor. Russellvia Bumble. Their relationship ended in 2020 after their engagement. Grant got engaged to Chloe MetcalfeAugust 2022. “I figured Santorini would be the best spot [to propose],” he told UseIt was September when I proposed. “I chose it to take place during sunset and got a photographer set up.”
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