Big Brother: All-Stars alums Christmas Abbott and Memphis Garrett have revealed they are dating shortly after they both left the Big Brother house in relationships with other people!
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Christmas announced she's in a relationship with Memphis on Tuesday night via Instagram by posting a slideshow of cute photos of the pair spending time together.
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"Love is not found, it's built," Christmas wrote, along with a heart emoji and a tag to Memphis' Instagram handle.
"(I promise it wasn't a kiss) #2020 #unexpected #christmasabbott #memphisgarrett #bb22 #theangrytherapist."
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Not only did Memphis comment on the post with six heart emojis, but he also shared a similar post of his own.
"Sometime people come into your life and you know they just belong. We tried to fight it but fate had its own plan. Excited for the future," Memphis captioned a selfie of the pair smiling.
Christmas and Memphis both competed on Big Brother: All-Stars, the show's 22nd season, which wrapped in late October. They were allies in the house as members of The Committee alliance and became best friends while playing the game.
Given both Christmas and Memphis were in relationships with other people while in the Big Brother house, nothing romantic ever came of their tight bond. However, the pair's flirtatious tendencies had many fans speculating Christmas and Memphis had feelings for each other all along.
Christmas told Us Weekly that she and Memphis "just started dating" after their respective romances with other people quickly fizzled out once they returned home after the show.
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"We both were dating people while we were in the house, but each of our relationships were only a few months starting in March of this year," the fitness enthusiast explained.
"Nothing long-term for each of us. No one was inappropriate."
Christmas shared with E! News in a separate interview, "It's hard to pinpoint exactly when I felt my feelings for Memphis grow from just a friendship to more because I believe that our friendship IS what's more."
Christmas said all of their fellow Big Brother houseguests are "all very excited" they finally got together.
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"I really didn't think that it would happen for me," Christmas told E! News.
"I wasn't looking for a relationship, I was there to WIN. It's so wild to have this experience because we reverse engineered how society promotes falling in love. Memphis and I got to know one another through real conversations, building trust with each other and not starting with a physical connection. That's a rare thing!"
And Memphis echoed Christmas' sentiment, adding, "Never in my mind would I ever think I would find love thanks to the Big Brother house, but sometimes fate has other plans."
Dating speculation began to swirl when Christmas and Memphis were photographed hanging out at a Florida bar together in November and the image circulated on social media.
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"My favorite trait about Memphis is that he understands and knows exactly who I am," Christmas gushed.
"He sees me and appreciates me for me and not who he thinks I should be, or who I have been in the past. He feels like my home. I also love his wild, unapologetic self. He is who he is."
Memphis said of his girlfriend in return, "The list could go on for days, but her contagious smile, unapologetic laugh and authenticity are just a few traits I love."
Prior to Christmas and Memphis sparking a flame, Memphis was reportedly dating Dominique Scalise.
Both individuals are parents, as Christmas shares her two-year-old son Loyal with ex Benjamin Bunn and Memphis shares his five-year-old son River with his ex-wife Ashley.
The couple reportedly have yet to meet each other's child but Christmas said they've bonded over being single parents.
Christmas and Memphis finished Big Brother: All-Stars in fourth and fifth place, respectively, and both ultimately voted for Cody Calafiore to win the game over runner-up Enzo Palumbo.
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Cody won Big Brother's 22nd season in the second unanimous jury vote ever.