The latest dating reality show to drop on Netflix, Perfect Match has had us glued to our screens since it premiered on Valentine’s Day. From the tropical paradise vibes of the show’s location, to the series of compatibility challenges the contestants take part in, it’s must-see TV for us!

With contestants already appearing on the likes of Too Hot to Handle, The Ultimatum and Love Is Blind, we knew to expect some drama. However, we’re particularly interested in one specific Perfect Match couple – given the fact that they actually dated prior to entering the show – and that is Joey Sasso from The Circle and Kariselle Snow from Sexy Beasts and MTV’s Are You The One?

The series was originally filmed around a year prior to it hitting our screens, which only leaves us to wonder how many of the couples on the show are still together right now. And more importantly, are Joey and Kariselle a thing?

Here’s what we know…

Are Joey and Kariselle from Perfect Match still together?

Even though they dated before – with Kariselle appearing on Joey’s Instagram back in 2021 – they entered the Perfect Match villa as singletons.

It was revealed in the first episode that Kariselle actually DM’d Joey in 2020 after seeing him on The Circle. She then travelled to LA to meet up, but according to Joey, he wasn’t ready to be in a relationship at the time.

After not speaking to each other for a few months, Joey later reconnected with Kariselle but they ultimately parted ways, with Kariselle saying that the “commitment thing” was too much for him.

Kariselle was then spotted on Joey’s Instagram in July of 2021 and you’ll also see a shot of the pair kissing in his 2021 yearly recap video. Now, given that Perfect Match started filming at the start of 2022, what has taken place since then?

Well, here’s what has happened on the show so far…

*Spoilers* In the very first episode of Perfect Match the pair talked over their history, with Kariselle initially appearing rather reluctant to give Joey another chance. But she also wondered if maybe them being reunited on the show could be fate. After Joey admitted that he still adores her, she agreed to be his match and the pair have been together since the very first episode – despite Kariselle receiving a kiss from Chase – with them continuing to pick each other at the end of each episode.

In the most recent batch of episodes Joey asks Kariselle not only to be his match in the house but his girlfriend, which she happily agrees to be.

Given the history between the two of them, we’ve been rooting for the couple to eventually end up together or at the very least remain good friends. But we will need to wait and see if they do make it all the way to the finish line together and then continue their relationship outside the villa.

We remain hopeful even if we haven’t seen much – or any – evidence that the pair are still together on social media. This may be because they’ve been advised to keep everything under wraps on their feeds until after the season finale has aired. But as of right now, we can see that Joey follows Kariselle on Instagram. It’s hard to tell if the following is mutual as Kariselle currently has her Instagram set to private.

Surely being official with the boyfriend/girlfriend label means something? Are you rooting for them to be together as well?

Via Cosmopolitan UK