Love Is Blind’s Natalie Lee and Deepti Vempati Support Nick and Vanessa Lachey Amid Hosting Backlash

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Pod family forever! Members of the Love Is Blind family defended cohosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey after a petition was created to remove the couple from the reality series.   “Look, I know we’re biased because of course we know Vanessa and Nick.

We really considered them as Mom and Dad during filming,” season 2 alum Natalie Lee said during the Monday, April 24, episode of her and Deepti Vempati’s “Out of the Pods” podcast.  “They played this role of mentors to us, providing advice as we were making our decision to say ‘I do’ or ‘I don’t’ on our wedding day.

I also agree with the criticism, but I also think it’s unfair as well with how much backlash she’s getting. It feels like a dog pile.” Nick, 49, and Vanessa, 42 — who have hosted the Netflix dating show since its premiere in February 2020 — first came under fire during the season 4 reunion after some fans felt the duo were showing personal bias toward contestants and asking them invasive questions.

The controversial episode — which experienced technical difficulties, preventing many from being able to watch live on its original airdate of April 16 — sparked an uptick in a change.org petition rallying for the hosts to be replaced.