Big Brother winner Taylor Hale and Joseph Abdin have announced they're officially in a relationship and there's no ifs, ands or buts about it.
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"My connection with Joseph has been undeniable, and I knew from the moment he kissed me on finale night that we'd find a way to be together," Taylor, 27, told People.
"His heart is bigger than the galaxy, and now we have the privilege of sharing our hearts with each other. I love him so much -- I'm the happiest I've ever been."
And Joseph gushed of the Big Brother winner, "From the moment I saw Taylor, I knew she was something special."
"Our spark started within the show and we decided to wait until after the game. Since then, we have only gotten closer and confirmed what we already knew," Joseph continued.
The 25-year-old lawyer described his experience during and after Big Brother as "a rollercoaster."
"But I wouldn't want to share it with anyone else," Joseph noted of the personal stylist and former Miss Michigan USA. "She is a remarkable woman that I am so grateful to call mine. She may have won Big Brother, but I won so much more."
As recently as Monday, Taylor reportedly said on Instagram Live that she wasn't ready to put a label on her relationship with Joseph just yet.
"We are planning on locking it in eventually," Taylor told fans.
"But there's stuff that needs to happen, there are conversations that need to happen. There's real stuff that needs to go on. This is stuff [that will] impact out lives as individuals. And if we're gonna work together in a life, we need to make sure things are set up long term."
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RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOWIn early October, Taylor and Joseph hinted that they were all about each other, but they wouldn't confirm they're officially an item.
"We went to Disney together and now we're going on a cruise together, so y'all can fill in the blank," Joseph said in a video CBS released as promotional material for The Real Love Boat.
Taylor became the first Black female to win a regular season of Big Brother in September. She won a total of $800,000 because fans also voted her to be "America's Favorite Houseguest."
However, Taylor didn't have an easy time in the house considering she was on the chopping block repeatedly and felt bullied by some of her housemates.
Taylor also had a big crush on Joseph during the season, but she was wrongly led to believe he had betrayed her and thrown their "Leftovers" alliance under the bus.
Taylor told People in September she never would've had a "temporary showmance" with the season's runner-up, Monte Taylor, had she seen the full picture and known Joseph never let her down.
"Joseph really was my rock, my sanity. He didn't need to be in the beginning," Taylor gushed.
"So knowing that my initial assumption about Joseph not turning on me was true, had I known circumstances were different, I probably would not have ended up in a second temporary showmance."
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Taylor shared how she had "such a soft spot" for Joseph at the time.
"I'm hopeful that whether we're friends or something more, we're going to be deeply, deeply connected forever now," Taylor said.
Taylor won Big Brother in a landslide 8-1 jury vote over Monte. Matthew "Turner" Turner was the only jury member who cast a vote for Monte to win.
After the show ended, Taylor and Joseph appeared to spend time together nonstop.
Now that Big Brother is behind them, Taylor and Joseph recently told Us Weekly that they'd absolutely love to compete on The Amazing Race together.
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"This is clear," Taylor said, with Joseph adding, "There would be nothing more fun but to travel and take this all over the place. That would be a dream come true."
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