Bachelorette: Michelle Young & Nayte Olukoya Announce Shocking Breakup
The Bachelorette season 18 couple Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya have announced their breakup. Michelle, a 28-year-old elementary school teacher from Minnesota, and Nayte, a 27-year-old sales executive originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, fell in love on the show in 2021 and had been building a life together ever since. Although they initially appeared to be very different, Michelle was drawn to Nayte from the first night of the show when she gave him her first impression rose. Throughout the season, Nayte had some trouble expressing his feelings because he had never been in love. However, at the end, Nayte told Michelle that he loved her and proposed.
Throughout the last few months, some fans have speculated that Michelle and Nayte broke up, but Michelle attributed the vibes that people were picking up to the fact that she was upset about leaving her teaching career at the end of the school year. They both repeatedly denied that they had broken off their engagement. Michelle even reminded her fans that she and Nayte are humans and not a «zoo exhibit.» Unfortunately, their social media followers were right about their breakup.
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In an Instagram story, Michelle wrote a message about the breakup, addressing those who have supported her and Nayte, including Bachelor Nation, saying, «I know I speak for the both of us when saying having a relationship in the public eye has not been easy.» She went on to say that she was struggling to say that she and Nayte will be going their «separate ways,» but «I stand with him in knowing the heaviness that is present in both of our hearts as this relationship has been very real for us.» Michelle wrote
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