The Bachelor alum Cassie Randolph is reportedly head over heels for her musician boyfriend Brighton Reinhardt, who helped her move on from ex-boyfriend Colton Underwood.

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"Cassie is living a more normal life since her time on The Bachelor," a source told Us Weekly of the 26-year-old California native who competed for Colton's heart on the show's 23rd season in 2019.

"She's in a very normal dating relationship with Brighton. They're very much in love. They are really happy and just enjoying life."

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Cassie and Brighton, 24, reportedly have a lot in common and simply love being around each other.

"In their downtime, they're always at the beach -- surfing, swimming, laying out," the source said.

"She's very active and has been doing lots of yoga and meditation. They also like creating videos together and taking photos, capturing special moments of them together."

Last month, Cassie appeared in Brighton's music video for his song "Dreaming."

While it's unclear whether Cassie will appear in any more of Brighton's music videos down the line, she'd reportedly "love to help him in any way she can" if the situation makes sense for them both.

Cassie and Brighton went Instagram official in August, but they've apparently known each other for years and were friends for quite some time before their relationship "progressed naturally" after she and Colton announced their split in May 2020, according to the magazine.

Rumors swirled Cassie and Brighton were already dating last summer when fans noticed they were spending time with her family in Huntington Beach, CA.

Brighton, however, claimed at the time he and Cassie were "just friends" and had been friends "for over four or so years."

"My brothers and I are all close with Cassie and her whole family," the musician said.

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But Brighton joined Cassie on a vacation to Cozumel, Mexico in late April shortly after Colton announced he's gay on Good Morning America on April 14.

And then Cassie and Brighton's friendship reportedly turned in a romantic direction in May.

"He obviously knows what she went through with Colton and just supported her along the way... [They're] just seeing where things go," an insider told Us at the time.

Cassie previously accused Colton of stalking and harassing her after their May 2020 breakup, which resulted in Cassie filing a restraining order against the former NFL player in September 2020 followed by a police report in October.

Colton later told multiple press outlets Cassie ultimately dropped the restraining order after they were able to reach an agreement in private that addressed Cassie's concerns.

Cassie had no idea Colton was gay during their entire year-and-a-half long relationship and only learned his sexual orientation when The Bachelor star came out publicly, according to People.

Cassie refused to comment publicly about Colton after he came out, other than thanking fans for their sweet messages and support. She apparently chose to focus on her family and moving into a new home rather than on the past.

Colton and Cassie dated for 18 months after meeting on The Bachelor's 23rd season, which filmed in late 2018, and Colton discussed wanting to propose marriage to her for months.

Cassie, however, repeatedly said she wasn't ready to settle down.

Although their May 2020 breakup was initially amicable and Colton and Cassie intended on staying friends, Colton appeared to pick a fight with Cassie over an interview she conducted on ABC and then Cassie accused Colton of trying to "monetize" their breakup.

Cassie subsequently filed the restraining order because she was reportedly "fearful for her safety."

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Cassie had accused Colton of putting a tracking device on her car post-breakup, standing outside of her residence late into the night, and sending numerous unwanted text messages.

"It was a very traumatic time for Cassie," the source said in April, adding that public interest in Colton's disclosure he's gay had been a little bit of a struggle for Cassie.

"It's tough to be in the headlines and revisit painful memories."

An insider close to Cassie had told the UK's Daily Mail that the Randolph family was concerned Colton's alleged alarming behavior last year was being overshadowed and maybe even forgotten by the recent celebration of his coming out.

Colton, for instance, will be starring on a Netflix docu-reality series that premieres this fall about his journey through life as an openly-gay man, a project which has been met with some resistance from people campaigning for the show to be canceled due to his prior mistakes with Cassie.

But the People source said of Cassie, "She is a person of faith and she believes in forgiveness. And ultimately, she's going to be just fine. She's moved on with her life."

During Colton's April GMA interview, he confirmed he hadn't spoken to Cassie "at all" and he'd like to "say sorry for how things ended" and his "bad choices."

He explained, "I made mistakes at the end of that relationship and I ruined the good memories we had by my actions and what I did to hold on to being straight because I didn't want to look myself in the mirror. So for that, I'm extremely, extremely sorry."

Despite being gay during their near two-year relationship, Colton confirmed he was definitely in love with Cassie, which made acknowledging he's gay and his decision to come out to his family and the public even "harder and more confusing" for him.

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"If I'm being very honest, I loved everything about her and it's hard for me to articulate what my emotions were in going through that relationship with her because I obviously had an internal fight going on," Colton explained on GMA.

"I would just say that I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart. I'm sorry for the pain and emotional stress I caused. I wish it wouldn't have happened the way it did."

Colton added, "I wish I would have been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anybody else."

Colton said he understands why Cassie and his other The Bachelor bachelorettes may feel like he had misled them.

"Do I regret handling [The Bachelor] the way that I did?' I do. I do think I could've handled it better, I'll say that... I just wish I didn't drag people into my own mess of figuring out who I was," Colton admitted.

He added, "I genuinely mean that. But at the same time, I can say 'sorry' to all of those women and also say 'thank you.' Because without them and without The Bachelor franchise, I don't know if I ever would have come out."

Colton said he realized he was different at the age of six and came to the conclusion he was gay in high school. But Colton explained he had tried to convince himself he was straight for years by dating women and starring as the Bachelor.

He told Variety earlier this year he had experimented sexually with men prior to appearing on The Bachelorette starring Becca Kufrin in 2018, which preceded his The Bachelor stint.

After "hating" himself "for a long time," Colton revealed he finally accepted his sexuality earlier this year and has never been happier or healthier.

Colton -- who faced rumors he was gay while his The Bachelor season was airing -- said on GMA he's now "proud to be gay," and it appears he's currently dating political strategist Jordan C. Brown.

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