‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Couple Kendall Long and Grocery Store Joe Broke Up

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From Cosmopolitan

  • Kendall Long and Joe Amabile from Bachelor in Paradise broke up.

  • He’s moving back to Chicago and she’s staying in Los Angeles.


Ugh, truly starting to think no Bachelor Nation couples stay together anymore. Sadly, the latest Bachelor Nation couple to call it quits after a year of filling their Instagram feeds with couple posts is Kendall Long and Joe Amabile aka Grocery Store Joe.

That’s right. The couple that everyone thought was rock solid is no more, and they released a joint statement citing the desire to be closer to their respective families and friends to BachelorNation.com today. They wrote:

“We have decided mutually to go our separate ways. Joe has made the decision to move back to Chicago while Kendall will be remaining in her hometown of Los Angeles. Our family and friends have always been an extremely important element to who we are as people. We can’t imagine continuing our lives without them closer, especially when thinking of starting a family of our own one day. We both respect each other’s decision and still have a great deal of love for each other. We appreciate all the love and support everyone has given us throughout our relationship.”

Fans may remember that this isn’t the first time Kendall and Joe have gone their separate ways. During Bachelor in Paradise, Kendall told Joe that she wasn’t sure if she was truly in love with him, so Joe left the show. But during the reunion, it became clear that Kendall had gone out to Chicago to reconnect with Joe after filming wrapped.

At the time, Kendall said, “He said so many things, and hearing those things made me realize I could be running away from the best thing that ever happened to me...I let him walk away and that was one of the biggest things that I regret.”

But judging by their joint statement from today, it seems they’re both fully at peace with their decision. Guess we’re officially on the lookout to see if they join this year’s BiP cast!

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