Love Is Blind alum Bartise Bowden shocks fans as he announces he is a father to a newborn son
Bartise Bowden, of Love Is Blind fame, took to Instagram on Friday to announce to fans that he’s a dad.
The 27-year-old reality TV personality – who made waves in season three of the Netflix series – shared a slew of images of himself and the newborn.
In a caption to his 208,000 followers, he wrote, “Maybe I was the bad guy on TV, but I’m going to be the hero to him.”
He continued in the shocking post, “Instagram, meet my little man.”
Bowden added a red heart emoji and a hashtag that read “big dude,” but made no mention of the child’s mother.
Announcement: Bartise Bowden, of Love Is Blind fame, took to Instagram on Friday to announce to fans that he is a dad
Several images showed the star sitting on a couch with the child in his arms.
In two of the snaps, the toddler, whose name was not revealed, was dressed in a St. Patrick’s Day-themed onesie and hat to match.
Bartise showered the little one with affection as he fell in love with him and kissed his head.
The father-son duo watched Tiger Woods play in a gold tournament in a video upload attached to the post.
In the recording, Bowden was heard saying, “Ready to see your very first Tiger Woods golf show? Look at that.
“Let’s see if he’s watching. I used to do this with my father… there it goes, there it goes, there goes Tiger!’
Bewildered fans quickly rallied in the comments to add their two cents on the life update.
Someone wrote, “I need you Internet detectives to find out.”
Another chimed in, “someone tag me when you find out who the mom is.”
Cute: The 27-year-old reality TV personality – who made waves in season three of the Netflix series – shared a slew of photos with himself and the newborn
TV reference: In a caption to his 208,000 followers, he wrote: ‘Maybe I was the bad guy on TV, but I’m going to be the hero to him’
And comedian and media personality Kariselle wrote, “Bartise was the first dad after Perfect Match wasn’t on my bingo card.”
It comes after Bartise was accused of dating just days after marrying co-star Nancy Rodriguez during the Love Is Blind reunion in November 2022.
The couple had had their ups and downs on the show, with fans calling for Nancy to leave Bartise as he often undermined her looks.
The couple then made it to their wedding day after living together for a few weeks, only for Bartise to leave Nancy at the altar after she said “I do” and he said “I don’t” in the bomb ultimatum.
After parting ways at the altar, Nancy’s family shared their disapproval of Bartise’s decision and Nancy made it clear that she did not want to continue with him.
Things took another dramatic turn when Nancy and other cast members accused Bartise of going on a date just days after the wedding.
Nancy said she had seen photos and videos of Bartise with a “tall blonde” on social media, but her ex-fiancée said he wouldn’t talk about his “sex life” before appearing to suggest he was indeed dating the girl in question .
Introduction: He continued in the shocking “Instagram, meet my little man” post
Unexpectedly: Stunned fans quickly rallied in the comments to add their two cents on the life update
Timeline: Bowden’s baby news comes after he was accused of going on a date just days after his upcoming wedding to co-star Nancy Rodriguez at the Love Is Blind reunion in November 2022
Last fall, Bartise spoke Entertainment tonight about his role on the show, admitting that he was “definitely, 100 percent, absolutely the bad guy.”
“I looked like a dork, I looked arrogant. I looked insensitive. I looked selfish,” he said at the time.
He added, “It is what it is. I can only learn from it. I can only grow from it.’
In retrospect, he admitted, “Looking back was a blessing for me because when I was going through it I didn’t have those feelings and now I do. Embarrassed and embarrassed. This is the bad guy here.’