[April 8, 2023] These last couple of days have been *full* of reality TV surprises. If you thought those last episodes of Love is Blind season 4 were shocking, well, Bartise Bowden from the series’ third installment has just outdone them.
27-year-old Bartise Bowden who’s also a Perfect Match alum has just revealed that he is now a father. The reality TV star posted a sweet carousel of pics on Instagram with his newborn son captioning, “Might’ve been the villain on tv, but I’m gonna be the hero for him. Instagram, meet my little man ❤️ #bigfella“.
His fellow castmate Kariselle from Perfect Match commented “Bartise being the first dad after Perfect Match was not on my bingo card”. We couldn’t relate more.
Bartise Bowden split from Nancy Rodriguez on the third season of Love is Blind and looked for love once again on Netflix’s latest reality TV show. Who would’ve thought that the fitness trainer had already found love in fatherhood? We kind of love that for him.
Via @bartiseb on Instagram
Who is the mother of Bartise Bowden’s first child?
[April 8, 2023] The baby boy’s name and mother haven’t been revealed yet, but Bartise did clarify the filming dates of his reality series so that fans wouldn’t jump to conclusions assuming a castmate was the ~baby mama~.
He also took to his Instagram stories filming himself and his son and joking about how shocking the news might be to the public.
Via @bartiseb on Instagram
In his own words, Bartise really went from “zaddy on screen to daddy in real life”.
[April 9, 2023] In not-so-shocking news, the internet has found Bartise Bowden’s baby mama in less than 24 hours after the news broke out that he is a father. TikToker @storytimewithrikkii created a video announcing that the mother of his son was found, but refused to leak her social media handles as fans and netizens have been spamming these posts with hate. She says that it’s “unfair” for the baby mama, as she wasn’t the one on reality TV and didn’t ask for this attention (respect, tbh).
Scroll down to watch the video where she reveals the picture of Bartise’s baby mama:
@storytimewithrikkii The internet has found Bartise Baby Momma in less than 24 hours! Sheesh! #bartiseloveisblind #bartisebowden #bartise #loveisblindseason3 #greenscreen ♬ original sound – storytimewithrikkii
[April 11th, 2023] According to Life & Style, Olivia Gross, Bartise Bowden’s baby mama is 25 years old and allegedly hails from Texas by way of South Dakota. The LIB season 3 villain is keeping his relationship status quiet however his Easter Sunday posts has shown glimpses of an unknown woman around his family and with their son Aiden. Bartise and Olivia welcomed the little boy on December 27, 2022, right after Perfect Match wrapped up.
See below Bartise’s Easter Sunday TikTok with the sweet newborn:
@bartiseb First easter for lil man 🐰
Congrats ❤️ (!!)