The Bachelorette alum Charity Lawson has revealed what it's been like for her to be away from fiance Dotun Olubeko while on tour with the Dancing with the Stars crew.
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During a recent Q&A session via Instagram Stories, Charity shared what it's been like to be on the road touring with a large group of performers and friends, according to BachelorNation.com.
When asked how it's been being away from Dotun and how she's been able to prioritize him, Charity responded, "Fortunately, I am only on tour for two weeks total and I have one week left. I purposely prioritized our relationship so I wouldn't be away for too long. We are doing great!"
The Bachelorette alum added, "Dotun was actually at the Chicago show (y'all were so sweet to him) and will spend the next few days with me while I'm out here on the road."
Charity also gave her followers a glimpse into life on a tour bus.
"In all honesty, it's fun for the first few days, then I'm like, 'Okay, I need my bed now,'" Charity shared.
"Sleeping isn't the best, but it's manageable," she elaborated. "I brought my own pillow and sound machine. We don't spend much time on the bus except when we go to sleep and when we wake up, we are already in another city."
Charity, however, apparently got sick a few days into the tour.
"[I'm] still getting over it slowly, but it definitely is fast paced and different," The Bachelor alum said of her experience traveling across different states.
"Tour overall has been great and it goes by so fast... Two weeks goes by so fast."
Charity shared on Tuesday, February 13 that she only has five remaining stops remaining: Indianapolis, Nashville, Charlotte, Durham, and Atlanta.
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Also on Tuesday, Charity posted a sweet Valentine's Day tribute to Dotun.
Alongside a carousel of sweet and sexy pictures of the couple, Charity wrote, "Living out my answered prayer. Happy valentine's day to my earthside angel, being loved by you brings me all the feels. The greatest one is the feeling of being free. My safe space, my home, my heart. I love you."
Charity and Dotun got engaged on The Bachelorette's Season 20 finale, which aired in August 2023, and then after Charity's stint on Dancing with the Stars in Los Angeles, the couple moved to New York City together.
When Charity and Dotun appeared on The Golden Wedding special last month, they revealed they will be tying the knot in Fall 2025.
Charity explained to her followers in an early February Q&A session via Instagram Stories that she and Dotun are waiting to wed due to the planning process. It's especially challenging for the pair because they want to have two ceremonies -- one in the United States and one for Dotun's family in Nigeria.
"I personally do not want to plan a wedding in a rush of 5 months. I choose peace and not stress (which I will experience regardless cause it's wedding planning)," Charity explained.
Charity admitted she'd like to slow down for a little bit after appearing on three reality TV shows in a row -- from Zach Shallcross' The Bachelor season in early 2023 to Dancing with the Stars late last year.
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"I went from one TV show to another and Dotun and I are just now settling into normalcy and getting our bearings, which we are loving every second of it," Charity shared.
"This is a normal time frame. I want to enjoy and live out our engagement and it'll be here before you know it, as we have already started planning."
Back in December, Charity teased via Instagram Stories that she and Dotun plan to take advantage of their trip to Greece, which The Bachelor franchise had gifted them at the end of her season last summer.
Dotun previously shared he's Charity's biggest fan and that the way she loves him is "something special." Dotun also boasted about how Charity brings him "so much happiness."
Charity and Dotun also revealed in November that they're in therapy together and are doing everything it takes to stay strong and healthy as a couple.
"[Dotun] is well onboard [with our sessions]. I don't want to toot my own horn, but they, like, our therapist is personally, like, really proud of us because we don't really have, like, problems," Charity explained to Life & Style at the time.
"It's just, like, we're doing things to be proactive, to, like, stay ahead of, like, I guess something going wrong in the in the future."
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