Opposite to widespread perception, Survivor may need extra drama than Love Island or Bachelor Nation on the subject of courting throughout the franchise.
Whereas Wendell Holland — the winner of Survivor: Ghost Island — famously dated fellow “Sole Survivor” Michele Fitzgerald previous to competing on Survivor: Winners at Conflict collectively, it seems like one other winner of the beloved competitors sequence has caught his eye in more moderen years (or months, or weeks). This particular person is the one and solely Dee Valladares — the winner of Survivor 45 — who was seemingly in a relationship with ally, runner-up, and showmance companion Austin Li Coon post-filming.
Earlier than diving into the small print, we are able to deduce that this case is every kind of messy! Hold scrolling for the entire tea surrounding Holland and Valladares and their (not so) secret relationship.
After his relationship with Fitzgerald was lengthy gone, Holland appeared to have discovered his excellent match in Chelsea Brooks. They even welcomed their first youngster collectively, Wendell Carter Holland, in Could!
Whereas it gave the impression to be clean crusing between Holland and Brooks, issues took a flip for the more serious on Jan. 4, 2023, when a sequence of spoiler accounts revealed through X (previously generally known as Twitter) that “Wendell (Survivor 36 winner) has apparently been dishonest on his girlfriend and mom of his two kids with current winner of #Survivor45. His girlfriend discovered about his secret ‘relationship’ after Wendall gifted Dee a bracelet which was proven in current IG footage.”
This bracelet is seen on the wrist of Dee Valladares in pictures from the finale watch get together for Survivor 45, which occurred to be hosted by Wendell Holland and his roommate, greatest good friend, and Survivor: Cagayan castaway Brice Izyah.
Whereas @BB_WhatNow summarized the scenario, @TheSpoilerGirl1 shared screenshots of their messages with a good friend of Chelsea Brooks, detailing the mess from begin to end.
Based on this nameless particular person, Holland and Valladares met at a Survivor watch get together in Could, earlier than the previous started incessantly touring to attempt to keep related throughout the actuality tv world. This point out of touring probably references the Survivor watch events that Wendell Holland and Brice Izyah host from coast to coast, launching their very own firm referred to as Brice And Wen Current and internet hosting features in New York Metropolis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and extra.
Whereas touring undoubtedly took a toll on their relationship, what ended all of it was when Chelsea Brooks discovered the bracelet in her residence that Dee is seen sporting in pictures from the finale watch get together for Survivor 45. Based on the supply, the bracelet was made by Louis Vuitton and is price over $500, so it doesn’t seem like a innocent congratulatory present for the latest winner of the beloved competitors sequence.
Since this case has come to mild, Holland and Brooks have wiped away all of their pictures with each other from their respective Instagram profiles, and Brooks took to her story to share a relatively cryptic message.
“Goodbye to the lies, to the deceit, to the manipulation. Goodbye to the false guarantees, the faux potential, the disrespect. Goodbye to attempting to drive somebody to see my price, and most painfully, goodbye to what I assumed my life could be.”
In a now-deleted submit through X, Holland took full accountability for the scenario, nevertheless, Valladares is but to return clear. He wrote, “Though I feel individuals’s personal lives ought to stay personal, I’ll clear the air with a number of details. My gf and I broke up. I take duty for that. I’m sorry to her for all that has transpired. The individual the web retains attaching me to deserves an apology from me as effectively. We bought shut on the finish of November via December, and I used to be dishonest about my household life together with her.”
The Survivor: Ghost Island winner continued, “I created a scenario that was unfair to each events, and though l’ve apologized to each privately, I would really like the neighborhood to know that I’m sorry as effectively. Thanks.”
Whereas there’s nonetheless extra to transpire concerning this scandal, it’s protected to say we might be maintaining with each Wendell Holland and Dee Valladares — in addition to Chelsea Brooks — on social media, till additional discover, for the entire nitty-gritty particulars.
