Jason Tartick Maybe it was Erin Lecce on his podcast, but fans were quick to assume he was interviewing his ex-fiancée. Kaitlyn Bristow.
“Do you want to know what happened when you reposted your story?” Tartick, 36, asked Lecce, 37, on the Monday, January 20 episode of his show “Trading Secrets” Podcast. “A lot of people were like, 'Oh my God, I thought that was your ex-fiancee.' I didn't realize it, but the one picture I put up (top) looked like that. I was like, “Oh –”.
Tartick explained that he doesn't think Leshy and Bristowe, 39, “really look alike,” but in that photo, his reaction was, “Oh my God.”
“They thought you were interviewing your ex-fiancée?” Lecce asked, to which Tartick replied, “I had to do a triple check there.” I'm like, “No.” Because that would have been an interesting interview.”
Tartick and Bristowe announced in August 2023 that they had called it quits after two years of engagement. The couple continued to offer insight into their split, with Bristowe insinuating that Tartick had a “victim mentality” in the wake of their split.
“I don't want to deny that his feelings are valid and that his feelings are hurtful,” she said during a January 2024 episode of her podcast “Off the Vine.” “I talked to him openly and frankly. We’ve been very transparent with each other even We respect each other.
After Tartic He went public with his then-girlfriend Kat Stickler Months later, Bristow appears to have weighed in on the relationship. “People make me sick,” Bristowe wrote in several Instagram Story posts in June 2024. “What people will do for attention is make me want to get off the internet forever.”
Tartick and Stickler, 30 years old, They have since splitannouncing their decision to separate in October 2024 after six months of dating. Bristow for her part It sparked romance rumors with Zack Clark on New Year's Eve 2023 – and quickly shut down rumors that she had been unfaithful to Tartick.
“Now you think I'm used to hate. I'm not. Your words hurt. Your shyness hurts. Part of me is honestly sad and embarrassed for you guys because this shouldn't be the way you spend the day,” Bristowe wrote via her Instagram Story in January 2024. First of the new year.” I don't even know or respect. It's actually scary, and I know looking inside might be even scarier for you. But bullying is next level. You're allowed to have opinions and feelings.”
She continued: “But you don't even know the truth, and your hatred should have consequences. I'm really concerned about some of your mental health. It's okay. It's. No. Please. Please feel ashamed of yourselves for treating someone like this that you don't know. I didn't kill Nobody. I had a party with some of my favorite people. Shame on you.
In response to a separate post, Bristowe responded to the rumors directly, writing: “Here to say there was not an iota of cheating and I will not put up with these rumors. You are bad here. Anyho. I swear on my dogs' lives. No cheating occurred. So we can put that aside. Thank you!! Happy New Year everyone. Go donate some blood or something!