Bachelor in Paradise bachelorette Brooklyn Willie has hard launched her new relationship with a Texas cowboy, Wilson Nugent.
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Shortly after Brooklyn's elimination aired on Bachelor in Paradise's ninth season, she took to Instagram to announce that she has found love in the real world.
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"Who knew I'd never have to leave Gilmer, TX to be in Paradise," Brooklyn captioned photos with her boyfriend, Wilson.
In the pictures, Brooklyn was wearing a long floral dress, and her boyfriend was sporting jeans, a plaid shirt, and a black cowboy hat.
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Congratulatory and supportive comments rolled in from Bachelor Nation.
Brooklyn's The Bachelor 27 bestie, Charity Lawson -- who starred on The Bachelorette's twentieth season and is currently competing on Dancing with the Stars -- wrote, "My Brooklyn, you are glowing and I'm so happy that you are happy!!!"
Brooklyn replied, "The happiest."
Kylee Russell commented, "SO HAPPY FOR YOU," and Christina Mandrell wrote, "BEEN WAITING ON THIS!! Love seeing you this happy!!"
Brooklyn responded to Christina's comment, "Hard launch initiated!!"
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Davia Esther and Bailey Brown agreed Brooklyn was "glowing" in the images, and Mercedes Northup gushed, "Love your love."
Brooklyn was among 18 bachelors and bachelorettes who arrived on the Paradise beach looking for love on Day 1 when Bachelor in Paradise premiered September 28.
Brooklyn said on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast in September that she had been hoping to "end up engaged" on the ABC spinoff, but the blonde beauty was sent packing during the first Rose Ceremony of the season.
Brooklyn had failed to make a strong enough connection in the first few days of Bachelor in Paradise to receive a rose from one of the men.
"I didn't want to force anything that wasn't real," Brooklyn said on "Bachelor Happy Hour" last month.
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"I wanted to stay true to myself heading into Paradise, and then once I got there, you know, I could literally test the waters and see how it is. I feel like I just wanted to follow my heart and be true to myself at Paradise."
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Brooklyn found fame on Zach Shallcross' season of The Bachelor, which aired on ABC earlier this year.
Following her stint on The Bachelor's 27th season, Brooklyn -- an Oklahoma native -- recalled dating "a little bit" but "not much" after she returned home to "the middle of nowhere" Texas, where she currently works as a real estate agent.
"I moved back home... and dating was a little different," Brooklyn told Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt during her podcast appearance. "I wasn't really sure how to navigate [the dating world] because it's a lot different, dating after being on the show."
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Brooklyn admitted she "kind of tried" dating but didn't really take anything too seriously since she knew Paradise was right around the corner.
"I was like, 'No, I'm just going to try to keep my distance so that I can be completely open to the idea and the experience,'" Brooklyn shared, adding how she had a lot of men in her DMs on Instagram earlier this year.
Brooklyn joked about how her DMs were "popping" and she found them a little overwhelming.
"I was like, 'That's enough,'" Brooklyn said with a laugh. "I think there was one from [The Bachelor franchise] but that was it... I didn't respond, so I'll be nice [and not expose him]."
Brooklyn, an outspoken bachelorette best remembered for her tough exterior but warm heart, said she was so thankful to have received a lot of support from fans given she was so open with fans and shared personal information on The Bachelor.
"It was really empowering to see all of the support," Brooklyn acknowledged. "I had a lot of positive DMs, but there's always a few crazy negative ones. For the most part, it was all good."
After Zach eliminated Brooklyn on The Bachelor, she told Us Weekly that she felt "blindsided."
"However, you know, having time reflect after that, I do feel like I got the closure I needed, and I respect him for it, truly. While I did feel blindsided in the moment, I respect his decision," Brooklyn said in March.
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Brooklyn had told the cameras on the show how she was "falling in love" with Zach and could picture herself "spending the rest of my life" with him.
"When you have feelings that strong, they don't ever go away," Brooklyn confessed. "He's a great guy, but you know, if anyone ever has any doubts about me, that's not someone I truly want to be with."
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Zach ended up selecting Kaity Biggar as his The Bachelor winner, and the couple is still happily engaged and living together in Austin, TX.
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