Whitney Way Thore and her new boyfriend.Photo: Whitney Way Thore/instagram
My Big Fat Fab Life’sWhitney Way Thorehas a secret new beau.
The reality star — whobroke up with her ex-fiance Chase Severinoin May 2020 after hefathered a child with another womanwhile they were engaged — introduced her new boyfriend on Instagram Wednesday… sort of.
Thore, 37,shared several photosfrom a recent trip to France with her new romantic interest, though she covered up his face in every shot. The snaps included the pair posing in front of the Louvre and exploring Parisian streets.
Whitney Way Thore and her new boyfriend.Whitney Way Thore/instagram
“I’ve always had a sorta love/mostly hate relationship with social media, but after the last year, it’s grown even more complicated,” she wrote in the caption before explaining why his face was obscured. “So — when your French man says he values his privacy but you still wanna share him, this is what social media gets 😂.”
Severino, 31,proposedto Thore in Paris in October 2019. The following May, Thore announced that she and Severino were parting ways after learning that he had been with another woman and the other relationship had “resulted in a pregnancy.”
Whitney Way Thore and new boyfriend.Whitney Way Thore/instagram
“Chase and I are no longer engaged,” she shared on Instagram at the time. “After experiencing a lot of ups and downs and still living apart, Chase reconnected with a woman with whom he has had a long history.”
Thore said Severino had “recently told me this information and the fact that it had resulted in a pregnancy.”
Chase Severino and Whitney Way Thore.Whitney Way Thore/Instagram
Severino confirmed the news with his own Instagram post.
“I don’t even know where/how to start,” he wrote in a screenshot from his Notes app. “I am very excited to announce I am expecting a child in the fall. Please see Whitney’s post for details.”
He continued, “I have nothing but love and respect for Whitney and our time together. Thank you for always supporting us. As we now go our separate ways, I ask for privacy for Whitney, myself, and the mother of my child who wishes to remain anonymous.”
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Thoreopened up to PEOPLEabout her split last June, explaining why she made the details about the downfall of their relationship public.
“It wasn’t something I’d been sitting with for months and months, but once I saw rumors about our relationship — after I finally deleted our photos on Instagram, for example — I knew I just wanted to get it over with and announce it so I could fully start to move on,” she said.
Chase Severino and daughter Aurora Joyce.
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Severinowelcomed his daughter, Aurora Joyce, in September 2020, revealing two weeks later that he hadbought a house with Aurora’s mother, whose identity hasn’t been named.
Thore later met Severino’s daughter via Facetimeon an episode ofMy Big Fat Fabulous Lifethat aired in February. Overwhelmed with emotions, she cried as her ex-fiancé shared the new piece of his life.
“I’ve never really seen him look so happy, and I think I can be happy for that and be hurt at the same time. I don’t think I have to feel all one way or the other,” she told cameras. “It’s like a bittersweet [feeling], you know, but I don’t hate him. I just don’t.”
source: people.com
