The Bachelorette alum Brandon Jones has introduced his girlfriend, Anna Marie Repetto, to the world.
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Brandon recently took to Instagram and posted a video montage highlighting sweet unseen moments the couple has shared together, including Halloween photos.
"She's truly something to let the world know about," Brandon captioned his post, which he set to "I Want Love" by Brenton Wood, late last week.
"Since the show dating has been tough. Finding someone who genuinely cared for me and who cared to know me rather than details displayed on the tv screen. She has been there for me through thick and thin."
Brandon gushed about how Anna has supported him "through ups and downs" as well as "rumors" and through "each and every battle."
Brandon also confirmed he's kept this romance under wraps and out of the public eye for a while.
"We focused on privacy, keeping our relationship away from social media and growing with each other without a camera lens," Brandon explained.
"But I've realized F that, this woman is truly something to let the world know about. I love you miss Anna Marie Repetto."
Anna commented on Brandon's post, "I LOVE YOU."
And Brandon also received congratulatory messages from Bachelor Nation, including Clayton Echard, who had eliminated Serene in fourth place on his The Bachelor season following his Final 4 women's hometown dates.
Serene, meanwhile, appears to be single.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWLate last week, Serene shared with her followers how she has decided to freeze her eggs.
"Having a family and children has always been a BIG dream of mine and I wanted to empower myself and take my fertility into my own hands because life doesn't always go as planned," Serene wrote.
"I had been thinking about it for the last few years but after learning more I realized there couldn't be a better time for me! I am beyond excited to share each step of my experience with you!!"
After Serene competed for Clayton's heart on The Bachelor's 26th season and Brandon finished as the runner-up on The Bachelorette's 18th season, Serene and Brandon fell in love and got engaged on Bachelor in Paradise's eighth-season finale, which aired in November 2022.
Fans began speculating Brandon had been unfaithful to Serene in early 2023 when a video circulated online appearing to show The Bachelorette alum looking cozy with and kissing another woman at a bar.
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The video was taped just days before Serene and Brandon publicly announced their breakup in early May 2023.
Serene then claimed in October 2023 that her ex-fiance had cheated on her during their post-show relationship, but Brandon subsequently denied the accusation.
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"I think after that, it was like, 'Okay, there's irreparable damage,'" recalled the model, influencer and former Oklahoma teacher.
"Of course there was a part of me that was like, 'Okay, I really love this person,' and I struggled with it for a long time. But there was just no coming back."
Serene shared how she had found out about Brandon's alleged betrayal through social media.
"I actually got a DM from a stranger, and I didn't get it. And so that person messaged someone from my season, and that person from my season messaged me and was like, 'Hey, I don't know [what's going on], but this is something you should look at,'" Serene said.
"I went and looked for the DM, and I didn't find it. And so I searched for the girl whom she said had sent it to her. I clicked the message and then it came up."
Serene admitted it was "hard to understand" why Brandon would do something like that to her.
"I spent so much time... playing things back in my head, like, 'Does this make sense? Did I not see things?' And I think the most painful thing is, like, we were still very much committed to each other," Serene claimed.
"We had had conversations, like, 'Are we in this together? Are we really doing this?' Because we had started to have issues, normal relationship issues like everyone else does. And obviously getting engaged in such a public way... there were so many things normal relationships don't deal with."
The Bachelor alum also revealed that Brandon apologized to her for his actions.
"We both had things we could've done better in the relationship... We had gone to therapy, which was cool, not just because there was an issue but we were actually provided with therapy from the jump of our relationship," Serene explained to the Season 11 The Bachelorette star.
"So it's not this simple thing of, like, 'Oh, it just didn't work.' We tried to give ourselves the tools and set ourselves up for success, but there were just ultimately so many things."
Since Brandon's alleged infidelity played a role -- presumably the biggest role -- in their breakup, Kaitlyn Bristowe asked the Bachelor in Paradise alum why she had released such an amicable breakup statement with her ex via Instagram back in May of that year.
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"I didn't know what the future held. It makes me want to tear up. I was in shock for a really long time. I drove myself home while my dad was pulling a trailer with all of my stuff in it," Serene recalled on the podcast.
"I drove, like, catatonically -- staring at the road. I didn't listen to music for a month, and music is how I process things. I've never felt that depressed in my life. It was just really hard to deal with."
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Serene told Kaitlyn "the hardest part" of losing Brandon was "the loss of trust" in herself.
"I've always been so sure of myself. I've always had a super strong intuition... I will pick a path and commit to it... The most painful part was the loss of trust I had in myself. And that's what I've been doing the most work on, is not beating myself up," Serene noted.
"I probably felt things a little too deeply, to be honest, but I'm in a better place for it now... I am learning to give myself grace and allow myself to feel things and to express those things."
Brandon, however, insisted on a different version events in his Instagram Stories on October 21.
"In light of recent events that have transpired over the last few days, I've needed to take a beat to reflect and process my emotions surrounding this delicate matter that is intimate and personal to me," Brandon wrote in a statement at the time.
"Now that I've had a moment to digest, I want to clear the air and respond with my truth."
The Bachelor in Paradise alum went on to address the "false" narrative of him that's been presented.
"To be transparent, before leaving for Texas, my partner and I made the difficult choice to go our separate ways," Brandon wrote.
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Brandon continued: "Where I have taken fault and responsibility, is a conversation we shared the day before I left speaking on doing long distance. Unfortunately, during this time of private separation, coming back from Austin, a video came to light, that while harmless, made my ex-partner upset."
Brandon claimed he had spoken to Serene "one-on-one" after the video surfaced about "navigating" a "new normal" for their romance.
"She felt that I had cheated and wanted to make this news known," Brandon alleged. "For the record, in the early days of our official breakup, I shared one dance with a woman... nothing else, just a single dance before leaving with my friends."
Brandon, however, said he was "completely understanding" of Serene's "valid feelings" and immediately "took ownership" of his actions.
"As we had made amends and agreed to put this behind us, I was surprised to learn, very publicly, that there are still lingering issues between us that need to be resolved," Brandon added.
"Out of profound respect for the time we shared together, I want to move forward peacefully, ultimately hoping to preserve our memories and former relationship."
Serene and Brandon went nearly a month without posting anything about each other on social media before they announced their breakup in May.
"After many months, today we have ultimately decided to end our engagement. We have tried to work privately on our relationship which has been incredibly challenging in the public eye," the former couple wrote in their statement at the time.
Brandon and Serene concluded, "This has been immensely hard to accept and painful, as there is a lot of love between the two of us. We are deeply hurting and can only ask that there be no hate. The best path for us at this time is to try and move forward and heal from this as individuals."
Prior to the alleged cheating scandal, Serene had shot down breakup rumors multiple times, and Brandon shared with fans how the pair had picked out a 2024 wedding date.
Brandon confirmed on the Bachelor in Paradise reunion in November 2022 that it was love at first sight with Serene and she was the "most perfect" woman for him. And Serene said she was so grateful for Brandon, who yelled, "I love the sh-t out of you!"
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