Bachelor in Paradise alum Aaron Clancy has revealed he's in a new relationship and happier than ever after his explosive breakup with Genevieve Parisi on the show last year.
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"Things are going really, really good. I am super happy, actually. I'm probably the happiest I've been."
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Aaron said he and his girlfriend, whom he chose not to identify, met through "a friend of a friend."
Aaron gushed about how the mystery woman "is super talented," explaining, "[I don't want to] give too much away, but she's an artist."
Aaron informed Joe -- a fellow The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise alum -- that he probably doesn't know her, but the San Diego resident added, "You should! Because I'll be in the front row. I'm her No. 1 fan yelling, 'You go, baby!' I'll be holding up a big sign."
Aaron recalled how his first date with his girlfriend was a very casual one with no pressure.
"It's funny because for our first date, I wasn't really planning on it being a date. It was more of, like, just meeting this person. But we got a few beers. It was more casual, and then once I really started liking her, I was like, 'Okay, I've got to do this right,'" Aaron shared.
Aaron therefore asked the woman out on what he believed would be a more proper first date.
"So I took her to a nice restaurant out here in San Diego called Island Prime. It's a steak and lobster type of place right on the water. So I did it right for sure!" Aaron boasted.
Aaron also said his girlfriend knows about his past on Katie Thurston's season of The Bachelorette and his two stints on Bachelor in Paradise, Seasons 7 and 8.
"Yeah, she knows about my horrific failures on national TV, for sure," Aaron confirmed with a laugh.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW"If she's okay with that, I feel like she could be The One," Joe quipped.
And Aaron replied, "One thousand percent. I agree. And I'm even worse in real life, so...."
"Trust me, I know," Joe joked.
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Aaron, who went to school for business, is currently working in sales and social media in San Diego. When Joe playfully called Aaron "unemployed," insisting that's totally fine, Aaron laughed and noted, "I'm in between things."
Aaron and Bachelor Nation's James Bonsall -- who is also in a serious relationship -- both appeared on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season in 2021 and left the show single, but as new best friends.
They proceeded to enter Bachelor in Paradise's eighth season last year together, as a funny bromance.
James got involved in a love triangle with Shanae Ankney, but he was sent packing when Shanae chose Logan Palmer over him.
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However, Aaron dumped Genevieve after the Final Rose Ceremony and before overnight Fantasy Suite dates, claiming their fights were unhealthy and she essentially wasn't his person.
Aaron then became a subject of scrutiny late last year, when he was accused of using and playing Genevieve just to stay in Paradise -- and remain on-camera -- for as long as possible.
And according to one of Aaron's alleged ex-girlfriends, he was allegedly playing two women shortly before leaving San Diego to film Bachelor in Paradise in Mexico.
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Aaron was allegedly dating two women, simultaneously, from around September 2021 through May 2022.
Bachelor in Paradise filmed in June 2022, and once Aaron returned home, he appeared to resume dating one of the women he had left behind to film the show. (Based on Aaron's "Click Bait" interview with Joe, it seems his current girlfriend is someone brand new that he recently met).
Aaron denied allegations he was a two-timer and that he had manipulated Genevieve for more screentime.
Aaron also claimed he never left to film Paradise in Mexico with the intention of reuniting with one of his former flames once he traveled back home to San Diego.
However, the woman who had come forward with the accusations to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone fired back, insisting Aaron was a liar and a cheater.
Genevieve, for her part, said on "The Ben and Ashley I: Almost Famous Podcast" in early December that Aaron had "blindsided" her with their split on Paradise.
Genevieve said she had fallen in love with the wrong person and "should have picked up on some flags."
Genevieve also complained on the podcast that Aaron had never reached out to talk or check on her once filming ended.
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