
JP Pierce and Ellen Hense. Courtesy of JP Pierce/Instagram
Love Is Blind star Jared “JP” Pierce has launched the world to his new girlfriend, Ellen Hense — with matching outfits.
“Over a yr in the past I met the sweetest, most loving, caring, superior, horny, and enjoyable particular person. She’s simply the very best,” JP, 32, wrote through Instagram on Thursday, October 19, sharing a handful of photographs with Ellen.
Within the first photograph, the firefighter and his girlfriend are all smiles at a celebration in coordinating patriotic outfits. JP opted for a flag-inspired button-down whereas Ellen donned a “USA” tank and a pair of star-patterned denim shorts.
Throughout JP’s look on Love Is Blind season 5, eagle-eyed viewers clocked that he solely appeared to put on purple, white and blue garments or outfits with an American flag design. His costars equally took discover.
“I believe among the guys did [ask why he only wore patriotic outfits],” fellow season 5 star Izzy Zapata famous throughout an October episode of the “Viall Recordsdata” podcast. “I don’t suppose I ever noticed him one time over there with out one thing [featuring an] American flag or purple, white and blue. He simply loves America, yeah. He [would say] like, ‘America, f—ok yeah!’”
Different photographs within the Thursday carousel featured JP and Ellen cuddling at a Houston Astros baseball sport, in a bowling alley and all dressed up (not in USA-inspired garb) for a date night time.
Izzy, 32, was the primary one to disclose that JP was courting once more after his cut up from costar Taylor Rue.

JP Pierce with girlfriend Ellen Hense. Courtesy of JP Pierce/Instagram
“He’s a extremely good man, like, I obtained to hang around with him one-on-one. I consider he’s been seeing a lady for a yr now, so clearly he’s doing one thing proper,” Izzy added on the October 5 podcast episode. “I believe typically quite a lot of guys usually are not very in [touch] with their feelings or can’t specific them very nicely and I believe that was simply the case with him.”
Contained in the Love Is Blind season 5 pods, JP linked with Taylor, 26, and proposed sight unseen. Their connection faltered as soon as they met in particular person.
“The primary time I noticed it was on the reveal, however I attempted to not suppose an excessive amount of about that simply because it’s the primary time truly seeing one another,” Taylor completely informed Us Weekly final month. “I used to be nervous. I do know he was nervous, so I didn’t actually dig too deep into that till Mexico.”
Throughout their post-engagement journey to Mexico, JP made waves when he criticized Taylor for sporting an excessive amount of make-up. “I used to be actually harm and I used to be additionally confused,” Taylor informed Us. “I used to be like, ‘There’s simply no method that our relationship is mainly ending due to the way in which I look.’”
Taylor and JP additionally struggled to speak their emotions, which led Taylor to interrupt off their engagement.
“I left as a result of the model of JP that I fell in love with was now not there and that was scary to me,” she informed Us. “I used to be purported to go dwelling and reside with this particular person and I felt like I didn’t even know him in Mexico. So, I assumed lengthy and exhausting as a result of a part of me wished to remain and a part of me was like, ‘I’m finished. I’m going dwelling.’”
