Highlights
- Harry Jowsey's past relationships didn't fare well, causing fans to question his intentions with Jessica Vestal on Perfect Match season 2.
- Despite her disappointment, Vestal believes in people's ability to change, even if it didn't work out with Jowsey.
- Jowsey acknowledges his bad reputation but values the personal growth he experienced through his reality TV journey.
While some fans watched Perfect Match season 2 and thought Harry Jowsey should retire from dating shows for good because of his actions involving Jessica Vestal and Melinda Melrose, others were really hoping that Jowsey and Vestal would emerge from the show as a couple. Well, spoiler alert, their relationship is already over, and Vestal recently shed light on what went wrong.
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"Harry and I had a lot of conversations about the fact that he is essentially like a veteran in the reality TV space, and I was so new to it," she told ET. "We had lots of private conversations with him and his family. He was just kind of my comfort zone, so I was like, if you're asking for a fair chance, why shouldn't I give you one?"
Harry Jowsey And Jessica Vestal's Relationship
Harry Jowsey and Jessica Vestal's relationship had its problems on the show, but Vestal gave Jowsey the benefit of the doubt. However, in her recent interview, she admitted that "outside of the show, it was more of like, an all right, fool me twice, shame on me, I'm gonna have to take that on 'cause I did know better." These are comments that Vestal echoed in a recent interview with People.
"I do think people can change. I don't know if that was the best example of it, but I do believe that," she told the publication. "I feel like at some point, I'd like to think everyone has to grow up. I'd like to think when someone says they want to settle down, and they want to have a family, and they want to get married, that they mean that. So I just took what he said at face value."
Perfect Match
CompetitionRealityRomanceRelease Date February 14, 2023 Cast Nick Lachey Main Genre Reality Seasons 1 Story By Chris Coelen Writers Chris Coelen Streaming Service(s) Netflix Directors Chris Coelen Showrunner Chris Coelen ExpandHer comments on Jowsey also suggest that she does not regret the time they spent together, and when things were good, they were almost perfect. "He was very, very good to me until he wasn't. So I mean, from my experience with him personally, I had no reason to believe that it would've turned out any different," she confessed. "It was very believable. I felt like he really did want to change. I feel like he really had — for lack of a better term — learned his lesson, and he wanted something real. And I was like, 'Okay, well ask, and you shall receive.'"
She continued, "So yeah, I mean it did not turn out how we thought it would, and there was a lot of promises and commitments that weren't upheld, but I gave him the kind of grace that I would've wanted someone to give to me."
Harry Jowsey Gets A Bad Reputation
Harry Jowsey doesn't have the best reputation because of his previous appearance on Too Hot to Handle and how his ex-girlfriends have slammed him in the media following their breakups. He is very aware of this and has struggled to shake his bad boy image. While he did not find lasting love with Jessica Vestal, he does appreciate the time he spent on the show and claims to have done some growing up since filming wrapped.
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"It was a great opportunity for us to come on again and try to show a little bit more of your personality and maybe a different side of you because, you know, between these shows, you know, we film this, like, a year ago, there's been so much growth …" he told ET. "You definitely evolve and grow a lot, so it's always good to come back and kind of give the Netflix audience, like, a little revamp of who you are and where you're going and what you want to do."
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