Chelsea Blackwell recently reached out to Megan Fox directly to apologize after facing backlash for comparing herself to the actress on season 6 of Love Is Blind.
“I did reach out to her and I was like, ‘I’m so sorry I did this to you,’” Chelsea shared with Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, February 22. “I’m just waiting for Megan to respond.”
The 31-year-old went viral for mentioning her resemblance to the Transformers star during a conversation with Jimmy Presnell before meeting in person on the Netflix dating series. While discussing her celebrity doppelgänger, Chelsea remarked, “I get one person and it’s just because I have dark hair and blue eyes. But I don’t see it, so don’t get excited.”
Despite Chelsea mentioning Megan, 37, as her supposed look-alike, she clarified that she wasn’t entirely convinced of the comparison herself. “It’s just because I have light hair and dark eyes,” she explained. “That’s the only reason. There’s nothing else. At least I’m assuming so.”
When Jimmy, 28, finally saw Chelsea, he didn’t see the resemblance either. “She definitely lied to me on some uh … how she looked,” he admitted. Nonetheless, he expressed his attraction to Chelsea, and the two got engaged on the show. However, viewers will have to wait for the season to unfold to see if their relationship flourishes.
While Jimmy was understanding, the internet was less forgiving of Chelsea’s comparison to Megan. Following the premiere of season 6 on February 14, Chelsea faced significant backlash on social media. “Don’t worry I’ll never say that s–t again,” she responded to one comment.
Despite the criticism, Chelsea also received support from fans. She posted a TikTok video requesting people who have previously mentioned her resemblance to Megan to come forward, and many fans flooded the comments with affirmations.
Additionally, one of Chelsea’s friends posted a supportive message on Instagram, which Chelsea reshared on her Story. “Thank you all who are from our hometown and know Chels for all of your love and support for her through this!” the note read. “It’s been so exciting to watch her and see everything! Also very hard because people are so mean here on the internet and take reality TV way too seriously. Like it’s a show yall, we need to cool it.”
