Bachelor in Paradise bachelor Johnny DePhillipo has revealed if he's ready to date again following his broken engagement to Victoria Fuller, who has already moved on with Greg Grippo.
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"I've recuperated, I'm back, I'm good," Johnny, 26, told Us Weekly at the People's Choice Awards on Tuesday, adding, "I feel like I'm in a good place and I'm getting over it."
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Johnny therefore confirmed he's ready to dip his toes back into the dating pool.
"Hell yeah, I'm ready to date again!" Johnny exclaimed.
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While the California realtor said he is still "working on me," especially since he recently admitted he had definitely made mistakes with Victoria, he shared, "I just want to have fun."
"But if something comes along," Johnny continued, "I'm not looking, but if it hits me, I'm all for it."
Johnny, however, insisted he does not have a type when it comes to his future girlfriend.
"No type. Just gotta get along with them... Just be outgoing, positive, just have a good time," Johnny noted.
As for whether he'll appear on Bachelor in Paradise next summer, he said it "depends" on if he's still single at the time.
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"We'll see," Johnny said. "If I'm taken, no, but we'll see."
Johnny and Victoria confirmed their engagement was over and they had broken up on Bachelor in Paradise's Season 8 reunion, when Victoria also went public with her new relationship with Greg.
Johnny and Victoria exchanged some pretty startling back and forth "he said, she said" accusations, including cheating allegations against Victoria.
While Johnny appeared devastated on the reunion stage, saying he had been under the impression he and Victoria were going to work on things and stay together, Victoria boasted about her new relationship and said she doesn't "give a f-ck" with people think about her because of it.
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Johnny told Us that all the support from Bachelor Nation amid the aftermath of his split from Victoria has been "humbling" and helpful.
"It's taught me a lot, not to listen to the outside noise and just focus on you and better yourself and things like that," Johnny shared.
"Honestly, I've grown as a person from it and I'm doing a million times better."
According to Victoria, she and Johnny ended their engagement three weeks after Johnny's marriage proposal in Mexico in June because Johnny was allegedly "a completely different person" in the real world and their dynamic was "toxic."
Victoria alleged Johnny had called her terrible names -- including a "f-cking c-nt" and "homewrecker" -- while they were together, but Johnny denied those claims and called them "low blows."
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Victoria admitted, however, she and Johnny had conversations after their split and also went to therapy, which led Johnny to believe their relationship really wasn't over until their last in-person meeting around the time of his birthday in mid-September.
From Johnny's perspective, he and Victoria fought constantly because they were on "two different levels" in terms of their lifestyles and what they need to be happy. He also claimed Victoria was jealous and "heartbroken" over his The Bachelorette stint with Gabby Windey, which was airing on television while they were secretly engaged.
Johnny said The Bachelorette caused problems in his relationship and his "Happy Couple" visits with Victoria weren't exactly joyful.
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Johnny also alleged that Victoria changed and no longer had interest in him after she attended a Bachelor Nation party that Greg was also invited to in late August, which Victoria totally denied on Nick Viall's "The Viall Files" November 29 podcast episode.
On that podcast episode, Victoria and Greg said they met in Summer 2021 and became friends.
The couple revealed they had interest in each other but never acted on those feelings, especially since Victoria wanted to appear on Bachelor in Paradise and Greg was in a relationship with a woman overseas at that point.
Victoria therefore looked for love on Paradise and got engaged to Johnny.
Victoria said that once she was single again, she called Greg and he visited her at her home in Nashville in late September. While the pair had felt chemistry and a strong connection, they said they discussed how it'd be bad timing to spark up a romance right away.
But once Greg returned to New York, he realized he wanted to see Victoria again. The couple therefore claimed to have had their first official date in Italy in late September, thinking no fans would spot them.
Greg said he then asked Victoria to be his girlfriend, officially, on Halloween.
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"I just blurted out, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' And she said, 'Yes.' And I was like, 'Good.... because I am falling in love with you,'" Greg recalled, adding how he is now "head over heels" in love with Victoria and plans to move to Nashville to be with her.
Although Victoria moved on from Johnny quickly, she said she never cheated on him. And Greg also insisted the breakup "had nothing to do with me."
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