Love Is Blind's Barnett opens up
Matt Barnett's appearance on Love Is Blind left some viewers divided.
While many were rooting for him, others were branding him the 'villain' of the series.
During a chat with Oprah Magazine, he admits this reaction, 'Kind of sucks.'
***SPOILERS***
Barnett connected with three women in the pods - Jessica, Lauren C and Amber.
He initially had his heart set on Jessica however, that changed after a few more conversations with Amber.
Jessica was ready to get engaged to him but he chose Amber instead.
Many took to social media branding him the 'villain' of the show.
'Love Is Blind has presented television’s best villain in a long time, and that villain is Barnett'
'30 minutes into love is blind and I can just tell Barnett is gonna play everyone and be the villain.'
30 minutes into love is blind and I can just tell Barnett is gonna play everyone and be the villain
— Chief Keith (@53keppi) March 3, 2020
Love Is Blind has presented television’s best villain in a long time, and that villain is Barnett
— Patrick Hosken (@patrickhosken) February 28, 2020
Barnett is the villain of Love Is Blind.
— idk trevor (@treevoir) February 26, 2020
Barnett says this reaction to his character, 'kind of sucks.'
'It’s weird because I've never felt like I was a bad guy in this whole thing. I did have hearts in my hands'
He insists, 'I wasn't trying to hurt anyone. It kind of sucks but I needed this to find Amber.'
Amber & Barnett cut ties with Jessica
Later in the interview, Barnett and his wife Amber chat about their fellow contestants.
He admits, 'We’re in touch with everyone [from the show] but Jessica.'
Jessica confronted Barnett about her feelings for him after the pod experience and this didn't sit well with Amber.
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Amber says, 'I was more upset than anything that [Jessica] was being shady about it.'
'Me and LC both had emotions for Barnett. We were honest and open about it. I was really proud of that.'
She adds, 'I thought that was how everyone else on the show was behaving. I was taken aback to see that's how she was behaving.'
Despite all of that previous drama, Barnett admits his marriage to Amber is very strong.
'There's not a day that goes by where we’re not cracking each other up.'
'Even on rough days, we still pop jokes and get over it fast.'
'Our relationship is a lot more fun than you guys could ever even see.'
Go here to see Amber confront Jessica in the reunion trailer.
Cover photo: Netflix
