Aaron Bryant and Eliza Isichei’s love tale will proceed past Bachelor in Paradise as the 2 were given engaged all over the Thursday, December 7, season 9 finale.
“From your beautiful skin to your elegant walk, to my favorite smile, I love everything about you Eliza. You’re the most beautiful part of Paradise for me. I know I have these feelings for you because I pay attention to every little thing you do,” Aaron, 30, informed Eliza, 27, earlier than getting down on one knee. “We went through so much. Couples shouldn’t last that, honestly, but we found a way to choose each other and choose faith in one another. I’m so happy right now to be standing here with you and to talk about the future as well.”
Aaron published that he had spoken to Eliza’s mother earlier than proposing.
“She is very proud of you, she thinks the most of you. You truly have great parents, and I am just so lucky and grateful to be here,” he endured. “I can’t believe you’re standing in front of me, you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Eliza, I want to do this right with you, I understand what this means for both of us. Eliza Manola Isichei, will you marry me?”
Aaron and Eliza seemed on Charity Lawson’s season of The Bachelorette previous this yr and Clayton Echard’s 2022 season of The Bachelor, respectively, earlier than hitting it off in Mexico. The couple attached early within the procedure, however they weathered a bump within the highway when Kat Izzo knowledgeable Eliza that Charity warned her about Aaron earlier than filming for Paradise started.
Charity due to this fact stopped via the seashore all over a November episode to give an explanation for to Eliza that her telephone was once “bombarded with all these messages” from Aaron’s ex-girlfriend when she returned from The Bachelorette.
“[His ex] not only messaged me a million times, she messaged my family members, she messaged my friends,” Charity endured. “So basically, her message to me was that, like, they were dating before he left for my season, and he never really told her, like, what it was upon, like, leaving.”
In spite of sharing her considerations, Charity confident Eliza that the claims from Aaron’s ex had been “not what I saw” whilst courting him, including, “I like to say he does have good intentions.”
Charity additionally believed that Aaron and Eliza may paintings during the ordeal. “I think you guys could make it,” she stated. “It’s just going to probably require some difficult conversations.”
Following Charity and Eliza’s dialog, Aaron informed his aspect of the tale to Charity. “We broke up last August. I haven’t talked to her since,” he claimed of his ex. He additionally denied that he had two girlfriends when he went on The Bachelorette.
As soon as Aaron informed Eliza that his “disgruntled ex” was once “firing off a bunch of untrue things” to Charity, Eliza agreed to “take it slow” with him as they endured their romance at the seashore. “If we want to do this, we have to, like, communicate and talk and be on the same page,” she stated. “I heard you out. I believe you.”
Whilst Aaron’s previous brought about issues for him and Eliza all over season 9, she went thru her justifiable share of drama when she was once stuck in a love triangle with Rodney Mathews and Justin Glaze all over season 8 of Paradise in 2022. Eliza gained backlash after she gave Rodney a rose however then modified her thoughts to pursue Justin, who had already left Mexico. Justin later rejected her when she adopted him to Baltimore for a 2nd probability, leaving her unmarried.
“I didn’t want to stay another day with being unsure because he doesn’t deserve that, so that’s why I ended up doing what I did,” Eliza informed TheWrap in November 2022 of her choice to get a divorce with Rodney. “I know it was hard for both of us, but I felt it was right.”
As for Justin, Eliza published on the time that their dating was once over for just right. “I think that’s a closed chapter,” she famous. “I think it could have been something great, but we just weren’t on the same page and that’s completely fine. I hope sometime in the future we can be cordial, but I think that’s done for.”