They may have gotten a controversial start, but Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo are still going strong.
Bachelor Nation met Fuller during Peter Weber’s season of The Bachelor, which aired in 2020. After her relationship with the pilot didn’t work out, she was linked to season 19 Bachelor Chris Soules. The twosome split in fall 2020 after spending time together amid the coronavirus lockdown.
“I still talk to him all the time. I think he’s amazing. We are a lot alike, but I just want to focus on myself right now,” she said on the “Viall Files” podcast in September 2020. “I’m not a farmer, but I know a lot about f—king corn now.”
Grippo, for his part, was introduced to fans on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette, which aired in summer 2021. He quit the series amid a disagreement with the lead after their hometown date.
“I hate watching that back … That hometown [date] made me really upset,” he said during his own interview with Nick Viall in August 2021. “I was so eager to try to get on the same page as her, but it didn’t come off that way. I came off angry. … It was very immature for me and I never want people to try and justify how I acted. We can’t normalize that behavior. … I was pretty ashamed of it all.”
The New Jersey native went on to date Clémence Lopez for several months as Fuller decided to look for The One in Mexico on Bachelor in Paradise. While Grippo and Lopez quietly split, the Virginia Beach native got engaged to Johnny DePhillipo on the beach.
Things changed shortly after the series wrapped, however. In October 2022, Fuller was spotted with Grippo in Italy. Fans caught the pair together on two separate outings, sparking dating speculation.
Rumors were fueled when Grippo commented – and deleted — a flirty remark on Fuller’s Instagram.
“Go on and put on that dress that all the bad boys like
,” she wrote alongside a pic of herself set to Zach Bryan‘s “Oklahoma Smokeshow.”
Grippo responded, “Good girl.”
Viall, who is friends with Grippo (while Fuller is close with the season 21 Bachelor’s girlfriend, Natalie Joy), subsequently confirmed their relationship via TikTok video of Fuller kissing Grippo on the cheek.
Scroll through for their relationship timeline:
The twosome first crossed paths at Governor’s Ball in New York City. ABC (2)
DePhillipo claimed that Grippo and Fuller had a “thing” pre-Paradise, noting that she told him about their relationship on the beach. Courtesy of Victoria Fuller/Instagram
Fuller picked DePhillipo over Alex Bordyukov while filming Bachelor in Paradise in June. The series wrapped by early July but didn’t premiere until September. Stewart Cook/ABC (2)
According to Fuller, she and DePhillipo split within three weeks of leaving the show. ”There was a possibility for us to potentially work toward something. Breakups are confusing, right? I mean we all know that. I'd be crazy to say that I cut off communication completely,” she later explained to Us. “We ended our engagement three weeks after and then shortly after that we were completely done.” Craig Sjodin/ABC
According to DePhillipo, however, he and Fuller “officially” broke up in mid-September. ABC/Craig Sjodin
In late August, Grippo and Fuller saw each other at Viall’s girlfriend Natalie Joy’s birthday party. DePhillipo alleged “everything changed” after that party. Shutterstock; Courtesy of Greg Grippo/Instagram
Reality Steve shared snaps of Fuller and Grippo in Rome on October 25 and October 26. Around the same time, DePhillipo’s brother reportedly “liked” an Instagram comment calling Fuller trashy. Courtesy of Greg Grippo/Instagram; ABC/Craig Sjodin
Viall dropped a video of Fuller kissing Grippo weeks before the BiP finale aired. Courtesy of Nick Viall/TikTok
During the reunion, DePhillipo accused Fuller of cheating with Grippo — which she repeatedly denied. “It sucked, for sure. It just kind of made me believe that anything she said didn't hold weight anymore, and I had my suspicions and I kind of thought that there was always something going on. And then it just makes you think, ‘When did it start?’ It’s a weird feeling,” DePhillipo told Us at the time. “I was not there at the party. I just know everything kind of changed after that day.” Fuller, meanwhile, gushed to Us about how supportive Grippo was during the ordeal. “Greg and I have very similar values and so we are just figuring it out right now. But we know what we want at the end of the day, and we'll see what happens. He's an amazing man. He truly is. He's been nothing but uplifting and encouraging through this whole experience. And that's the type of partner that I want. Somebody who makes me feel good and makes me a better person,” she said. “I think Greg might move to Nashville for me. We'll see. I own a house, so I'm not going anywhere. … It was the sweetest thing ever [for him to join me on stage at the reunion]. He didn't ask for anything. He just wanted to be there to support me, and I couldn’t ask for a better boyfriend.” ABC/Eric McCandless
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