Kaitlyn Bristoweis assuring her fans that she and boyfriendJason Tartickare still going strong.
The formerBachelorettestar, 35, clarified on Wednesday that the couple were still together after her Instagram followers began speculating they had called it quits.
Rumors of a potential breakup first began to swirl after Bristowe posted a photo of herself and dogs Ramen and Pinot. The background of the photo featured a mural of candy hearts, one of which read, “Single AF.”
“So I posted a picture and in the background, it said ‘Single AF’ and I didn’t even notice,” Bristowe told her followers in a video on her Instagram Story. “So people thought it was hinting towards something, but it’s not.”
“Then I put on my Stories that if you zoom out, it also says ‘Engaged AF,’ basically to say don’t take it seriously. Now people think I’m engaged, and they think I’m single,” she said.
Kaitlyn Bristowe.Kaitlyn Bristowe/Instagram
Bristowe then brought Tartick into the conversation as she panned the camera towards her beau. “Jason, are we engaged?” she asked the formerBachelorettecontestant.
“No,” Tartick responded.
“Are we broken up?” Bristowe asked.
“No,” Tartick reiterated.
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick.Kaitlyn Bristowe/Instagram
Bristowe first met Tartick in October 2018when he was a guest on herpodcast,Off the Vine. The pair confirmed their relationship in January 2019 and latermoved in togetherin Nashville.
Last June, Tartick revealed that producers approached him about proposing to Bristowe on anepisode ofThe Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!, during which Bristowe was offered a spot on season 29 ofDWTS.
“I shot it downafter about a day of thinking,” he toldEntertainment Tonight, adding that he didn’t want the proposal to air during a recap of their on-screen love track record. “We don’t need these stories to align in the same showing.”
And Bristowe apparently agreed with avoiding the proposal: “I told Kaitlyn after … [and] she’s like, ‘Thank God,’ " Tartick told the outlet.
Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe.
In December, Bristowe shared on Instagram that she and Tartick tested positive for COVID-19, sharing a photo of the couple sitting in front of their Christmas tree writing, “Unfortunately, this is our Christmas card this year.”
Tartick also shared the news with his Instagram follower and said, “You just can never be too cautious and careful.”
source: people.com
