BiP’s Johnny Reacts to Victoria, Greg’s Relationship, Dishonest Claims

As Victoria Fuller gushes about her new man, Greg Grippo, ex-fiancé Johnny DePhillipo is sharing his facet of the story.

“It sucked, for positive. It simply form of made me imagine that something she stated didn’t maintain weight anymore, and I had my suspicions and I form of thought that there was at all times one thing happening,” Johnny, 26, completely advised Us Weekly on the Bachelor in Paradise Tastemaker Occasion after the reunion taping. “After which it simply makes you assume, ‘When did it begin?’ It’s a bizarre feeling.”

In response to Victoria, 29, the pair cut up lower than one month after they bought engaged in Mexico. ”There was a chance for us to probably work towards one thing. Breakups are complicated, proper? I imply everyone knows that. I’d be loopy to say that I minimize off communication utterly,” she advised Us. “We ended our engagement three weeks after after which shortly after that we had been utterly executed.”

Johnny, nevertheless, alleged that they had been “in couple’s counseling earlier than she went to Italy” in October with Greg, 29, “however we had damaged up mid-September, formally.”

Victoria and Greg — who didn’t seem on BiP — met at Governor’s Ball in 2021. They later reconnected at a celebration with fellow members of Bachelor Nation.

“I used to be not there on the occasion. I simply know every little thing form of modified after that day,” Johnny advised Us, including that he doesn’t know whether or not he believes his ex when she says she didn’t cheat.

The Bachelorette season 19 alum added that the exes “got here out of Paradise on the fallacious foot,” explaining: “And we ended up simply preventing rather a lot and we simply had a variety of variations and I believe we had been lacking one another. I believe we had been on two completely different ranges, so I wish to say [the] majority of that was why we did cut up. After which I believe this entire different particular person got here into her life and it was, like, it simply persuaded on why we shouldn’t be engaged on issues, however for essentially the most half, it was fairly mutual.”

He concluded that he bought “closure” when “every little thing went public” between Victoria and Greg. (After they had been caught collectively on their aforementioned journey to Italy final month, she kissed him in a TikTok shared by Nick Viall in November. Victoria subsequently advised Us that he could also be transferring to Nashville for her.)

“I believe that form of put every little thing to mattress for me and there was no extra questioning and doubts. That was my closure,” Johnny concluded. “So I’m glad we bought to speak and I’m glad I bought to want her effectively, ‘trigger that’s all I actually need.”

With reporting by Hannah Kahn