The Bachelor alums Clayton Echard and Susie Evans’ are, perhaps, two of the most controversial stars of the hit reality TV show because their love story is quite different from other contestants. One year after their season wrapped up, fans of Echard and Evans couldn’t help but wonder if they are still together.
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The Bachelor Alums Clayton Echard, Susie Evans No Longer Live Together
During his interview on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Clayton Echard announced that he and Susie Evans have decided to move out of their home in Virginia Beach to pursue their careers. However, he also said that in the meantime, he and Evans would not move in together again.
“I’m moving to Scottsdale, and she’s going to move in the interim to L.A. [It’s] only a 50-minute flight apart, but we’re both chasing our dreams. I think for location-wise, we both feel that those are the spots that we want to be,” he said (via Life & Style).
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Clayton Echard Claims A Little Distance Never Hurt Anyone
The shock announcement left The Bachelor fans wondering if this also means Echard and Evans already called it quits. But the former assured their supporters that this isn’t the case.
In fact, he said that they are simply going to try out their separate living arrangements and see if it would work out. If it doesn’t, Echard said that he and Evans agreed that they would move in together again.
“We don’t know if we’re going to like that long distance. People might look at us like, oh, they’re separating. … I think a little distance never hurts,” he said.
The Bachelor Stars Clayton Echard, And Susie Evans Started Dating After Their Season Wrapped Up
In the previous season of The Bachelor, Echard gave his final rose to Evans, but she did not accept it. Instead, she decided to leave the location alone because Evans said that she couldn’t reconcile the idea that Echard slept with two other women during their Fantasy Suite week.
What’s worse is that Echard also told Gabby and Rachel that he was falling in love with them. And Evans couldn’t believe that falling in love with three people was even possible.
But during the reunion episode for The Bachelor Season 26, Echard and Evans once again surprised their fans when they revealed that they were officially dating.
Evans reached out to Echard shortly after the season wrapped up, and they finally had the chance to talk without the cameras following their every move. And it was after their conversations that they agreed to try their luck in love.
After they officially became boyfriend and girlfriend, Echard and Evans moved in together in her hometown. They have been staying there throughout the past year until their recent decision to move to separate locations.
Here’s to wishing that Echard and Evans’ relationship would flourish despite the distance.
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