Arts & Entertainment
Contestants who left ‘Bachelor: Vietnam’ ceremony for each other are a couple
The women reconnected after the show
(Screenshot via YouTube)
The two contestants on “The Bachelor: Vietnam” who left a rose ceremony to be together are now a couple.
In a clip that went viral, Minh Thu shocked the rose ceremony when she revealed to bachelor Nguyen Quoc Trung that she had fallen in love with fellow contestant Truc Nhu. Nhu and Thu left the ceremony together but Trung convinced Nhu to stay and compete. Nhu told BuzzFeed News she stayed on the show to explore her feelings for Trung.
Eventually, Nhu was eliminated. Nhu and Thu confirmed their relationship in a post-show interview last week.
Speaking with BuzzFeed News, Nhu says she continued to think about Thu after she had left the show. After Nhu was eliminated, she says Thu met her at her plane home.
Executive Producer Anh Tran also confirmed the news with Nextshark.
“They left the show and have been together since. We delivered on our promise that two people would find love,” Tran said.
Nhu and Thu had to navigate coming out to their families when the episode aired. Neither of them have ever been in a same-sex relationship until now.
“Right before the episode was going to air, I mentally prepared what I was going to say to my family,” Thu told BuzzFeed News. “When my family asked for an explanation, the response I prepared was, ‘What do you want for me? To have a husband and a child? Or to find my own happiness?'”
Nhu had a similar experience with her sister.
“My older sister was worried if I could ever find a husband and would be able to find happiness,” Nhu says. “I told her this was completely real and asked her, ‘Don’t you want me to be happy? If I’m happy in this relationship then you need to support me and not scold me. Going the traditional way and having a husband and child doesn’t necessarily mean that you will find happiness.'”
Out & About
Blade Summer Kickoff Party returns to Rehoboth
Politicians slated to speak at annual Blue Moon party
The Washington Blade’s 17th annual Summer Kickoff Party returns Friday, May 17, 5-7 p.m. at the Blue Moon (35 Baltimore Ave.) in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
It’s an exciting election year in Delaware, which is poised to elect its first Black woman senator (Lisa Blunt Rochester) and the nation’s first transgender member of Congress (Sarah McBride).
McBride is scheduled to speak at the party along with several politicos from the area. With the retirement of longtime state Rep. Peter C. Schwartzkopf, a staunch LGBTQ ally, three strong contenders are running to replace him. All three — Marty Rendon, Kathy McGuiness, and Claire Snyder-Hall — are slated to speak at the party. A representative from Blunt Rochester’s campaign is scheduled to speak, along with Kim Leisey, the new executive director of CAMP Rehoboth.
Tax-deductible tickets are $20 and available on Eventbrite or via the Blade’s Facebook page. The party is sponsored by Justin Noble of Sotheby’s, The Avenue Inn & Spa, and Blue Moon.
Andy Cohen, executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise and host of “Watch What Happens Live,” will return to Sixth & I on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
This event will be his fifth appearance at the venue to celebrate the paperback release of his New York Times bestselling memoir, “The Daddy Diaries,” talk about the latest Housewives happenings, and answer audience questions about everyone’s favorite Bravolebrities.
Cohen will be in conversation with Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents California and is the first LGBTQ immigrant to win a congressional seat. Rep. Garcia has also been known to quote from “The Real Housewives” in congressional hearings.
Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
“Herses- Purse Frist Extravaganza” will be on Friday, May 3 at 9 p.m. at 1835 14th St. N.W. This will be an evening of dancing and performances, hosted by HAUS of Bambi Award-winning Performance Artist, BUMPER. Refreshments are also available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
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