‘Love Is Blind’ Star Colleen Reed Explains Why She Doesn’t Wear Her Engagement Ring From Husband Matt Bolton

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Needing an upgrade! Love Is Blind’s Colleen Reed fell in love with Matt Bolton in the pods sight unseen — but she still wants bling she’s proud to show off.“I always wear my [wedding] band but I’m waiting to see him get down on one knee with my own two eyes,” Colleen, 27, quipped during a Thursday, March 16, Instagram Q&A alongside a photo of herself holding up her ring finger with a thin silver band.The professional ballet dancer shared that the original ring she received from Matt on the Netflix series is a 2 to 3-carat solitaire oval diamond with a simple band — and the sparkler’s diamond popped off after only “a day of getting it.”When asked whether the rings the contestants are given on the Netflix series are “good,” Colleen replied, “There could be … improvements.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe Pennsylvania native and Matt, 28, got engaged during season 3 of Love Is Blind, which aired in October 2022.

Throughout the season, the pair were often hot and cold with each other. They faced multiple conflicts before their wedding day — and Matt even threatened to ditch the relationship more than once.The twosome’s biggest challenge, however, was moving on from Colleen’s conversation with costar Cole Barnett, who confessed that the Ballet North Texas performer was the person he would usually be attracted to in the “real world.” She agreed, which didn’t sit well with Matt or Cole’s then-fiancée, Zanab Jaffrey.Despite their struggles, the couple went on to say “I do” but raised eyebrows during the show’s November 2022 reunion episode when they revealed that they still weren’t living together despite being married for more than a year.Matt and his wife later opened up about the reason they chose to