Where Are Chris and Jessica from "Love Is Blind" Now? Inside Their Lives After Their Controversial OnScreen Split Caroline BlairFri, February 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM UTC 0 Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco in episode 1006 of Love Is Blind. Courtesy of Netflix Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett got engaged without seeing each other on Love Is Blind season 10 The doctor and the account executive broke up after Chris criticized Jessica's physical appearance After their split, Chris started to pursue his second pod connection, Bri, who was engaged to his friend, Connor Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett appea...
Where Are Chris and Jessica from "Love Is Blind" Now? Inside Their Lives After Their Controversial On-Screen Split
Caroline BlairFri, February 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM UTC
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Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco in episode 1006 of Love Is Blind.
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Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett got engaged without seeing each other on Love Is Blind season 10
The doctor and the account executive broke up after Chris criticized Jessica's physical appearance
After their split, Chris started to pursue his second pod connection, Bri, who was engaged to his friend, Connor
Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett appeared to have a strong connection until it all came crumbling down on Love Is Blind season 10.
They developed a close relationship without seeing each other in the pods and got engaged sight unseen. After meeting each other in person for the first time, the newly engaged couple headed to Mexico along with five of the other engaged pairs.
However, their relationship took a turn when they moved into a trial apartment back in Ohio and had to face real-life challenges. After a night out, Chris shocked Jessica when he criticized her body, and said he was used to dating "somebody who works out all the time."
After the conversation, Jessica left the apartment and they ended their engagement. Later in the episode, several of the season 10 contestants — including Chris and Jessica — met up for a night out. During the evening, Chris spoke with his second choice in the pods, Brianna McNees, and said he regretted choosing Jessica over her.
Since the show aired, both Chris and Jessica have addressed the split and controversial conversation.
Here's everything to know about where Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett from Love is Blind season 10 are now.
Who are Chris and Jessica and how did they get together?
Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett in episode 1005 of Love Is Blind.
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Jessica and Chris both signed up to try to find love on season 10 of Love Is Blind, which featured contestants hailing from Ohio.
Jessica is an infectious diseases physician who was 39 years old at the time of filming. She joined the show in hopes of finding her soulmate who doesn't want children, loves dogs and prioritizes family. She also shared that she was looking for a new love after healing from divorce.
"My biggest fear is vulnerability," she told Tudum ahead of the show. "Admitting that I need help or some support can be hard. I do a lot of things that could get on my partner's nerves. I live alone and I talk to my dogs all day long."
Meanwhile, Chris, who is six years younger than Jessica, is a veteran who is now an account executive. Chris shared that he loves working out and training for triathlons and other physical challenges, and said he was looking for someone with those interests.
"My best habit is being overly optimistic about any situation," he told Tudum, while adding that he was also not wanting to have kids and loves his dogs.
In the pods, Jessica and Chris bonded over their love for their pets and their lack of interest in having children. However, they were also honest with each other about how Chris has a passion for physical fitness, while Jessica does not.
Although Chris was initially torn between Jessica and Bri, he ultimately chose Jessica. He proposed to her in the pods before they saw each other in real life for the first time.
Why did Chris and Jessica break up?
Chris Fusco and Jessica Barrett in episode 1009 of Love is Blind.
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Chris and Jessica first started to acknowledge their issues during the romantic couple's retreat in Mexico. In one conversation, Jessica admitted that she felt insecure over Chris being such a "gym rat" compared to her. He assured her at the time that he also loved to relax, but also confessed that he is used to dating women who go to "pilates every day."
After returning home to Ohio, they toured each other's places and discussed what their future together would look like. However, the show then panned to a moment when Chris came home after a night out after being gone for 48 hours. When Jessica began talking to him about their communication problems, Chris pivoted the conversation to their physical connection and her body.
"We got engaged for a reason," he said. "It's such a great connection, and it was real. I didn't know what you looked like and for me, just to be totally honest and without sounding like a f---ing kid, I don't know how to say it. In the normal world, I date people who do f---ing CrossFit and s---. Somebody who works out all the time, and has a different type of..."
Jessica chimed in to ask if he meant a "different type of body," to which he replied, "Just somebody who does f---ing, like, pilates every day, or someone who's working out every day."
"I just don't know if it's there for me physically," Chris confessed, while explaining that "sex is a big thing" for him and that he doesn't know if they "could get past" his lack of desire for her.
Chris also brought up his connection with Bri — and how his feelings escalated for her when he saw her for the first time out of the pods. Jessica started to get emotional and expressed to him that she was "very upfront" about her busy schedule as a doctor and not being able to work out every day from the beginning.
"There was no illusion that I was gonna be going to pilates every day," she told him. "And it makes me feel like s--- too. Like I'm not good enough in a way that I can't control. I feel very inadequate. Three days ago, if you had told me that I would question you, I would be like, 'You're f---ing insane, this man has treated me better than anyone ever has, and he's told me that he's in love with me, he's told me that he wants a future with me.' "
She continued, "So today, it's really f---ed up my head to go from thinking that you think I'm the best f---ing thing in the world, to being like, maybe not. If my body isn't good enough for you, I'm never gonna be like, 'Oh, please still love me.' That's not what I'm here for now."
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They ended the conversation on ambiguous terms, but Jessica packed her bags and left, because she felt like Chris was a "different person" than in the pods.
"I could never look at him the same," she told cameras. "I'm extremely disappointed, I'm extremely hurt, but I know I'll be okay. I've always been okay. I will take care of myself. I have a wonderful life, and I don't want to be with somebody unless they're just gonna make it better."
What happened between Chris and Bri?
Chris Fusco and Brianna "Bri" McNees in Season 10 of Love is Blind.
Netflix
Later on in the episodes, Chris and Jessica reunited with their other pod-mates for a night out. Both of them told their friends why they broke up, but Chris specifically pulled aside his second connection, Bri — who was engaged to Connor — for a solo conversation. Before the night out, Chris had already followed and messaged Bri on social media.
Chris told Bri that his intimacy with Jessica was "horrible" and that he needed to be with someone who matched his desires, like Bri did.
"If I want to marry someone, I want to make sure — trust me, it doesn't even need to be 100% — it needs to be something enjoyable," he told her. "But it was the worst I've ever had. I feel a regret because I saw you, and I was like, 'That is the girl I would literally propose to.' "
In addition to talking about his past relationship, Chris also criticized Bri's engagement to Connor and called him "submissive," while suggesting that he'd be a better match for her.
"I feel like you need someone who's gonna be more dominant in your life and to help guide you and show you places you've never been before," Chris said. "He's a very submissive guy. I'm not a submissive guy. I know I'm not like that. I would never be submissive in my life. I want to do that with you."
Both Bri and Chris later reflected on their eyebrow-raising conversation, and she explained that she initially wanted to have "closure" with her second connection.
"When I tell you I was thrown for a loop and absolutely caught off guard at [bowling], it was incredible," she told PEOPLE. "And I think every single person that was in that room was very surprised at the Chris that we were experiencing that night."
Meanwhile, Chris told Tudum that he "probably should've never even gone" to the mixer and was "obviously intoxicated."
"I take full accountability for everything I said, and I apologize sincerely," he shared. "One night doesn't define my entire character. Life moves on, and you either move on with it or it's going to move on without you. I obviously f---ed up, and I made a mistake, but I try to grow and learn from those."
Where are Chris and Jessica now?
Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco in episode 1006 of Love Is Blind.
Courtesy of Netflix
In the time since Love Is Blind filmed in late 2025, both Chris and Jessica have tried their best to move on. He has since reiterated that they weren't meant to be and cited different lifestyles.
"When you're not behind a pod, and you're with someone living in the real world, things can change," he told Tudum. "It comes down to lifestyle as well. I was out skiing earlier, and I want someone to do that with me. I didn't think she [was] going to be that type of person."
Chris further explained that he does "not regret being honest with her," but he does regret "the way I expressed the words that actually came out of my mouth."
"I was not trying to hurt her or crush her as a human being," he said. "I was about to marry this person in a couple of weeks and I didn't know how to get past this problem, so I just really wanted to just kind of lay it all out there. I wasn't trying to be malicious, but I understand it may come off that way."
Meanwhile, Jessica confessed that she was still confused by what went wrong and said that she doesn't know if she'll "ever understand all of it."
"I don't know if he really does either," Jessica said. "We're in very different places in our lives — workwise and everything. That became a bit more in his face once we were actually in each other's spaces. The other women were like, 'Oh, so he saw your house and then freaked out?' I was like, 'Oh, yeah, maybe that's part of it.' "
She added, "I have a lot of security in who I am — regardless of money, my house, or anything superficial like that. I do think that that ignited a lot of stuff for him personally that really had nothing to do with me."
Jessica explained that she doesn't keep in touch with Chris and that she has no regrets about how she handled their breakup.
"In six months, I wanted to look at myself in the mirror at the end of the night, go to bed and say, 'Good for you. I'm so glad I handled it that way,' " she said. "Could I have gone crazy and said all sorts of shit? Absolutely. Did I want to at times? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, I have to sit with that, and I'm not going to do that to myself."
Since her breakup was aired, Jessica has thanked viewers for their support and wrote on her Instagram Stories on Feb. 19, "I am absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude for all of your love and support. I wish I could respond to every single message and comment. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
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