The Bachelorette host Jesse Palmer has revealed that Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer are trying to work things out after news of the couple's split broke late last week.
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"I spoke to [Gabby] yesterday [and] spoke to Erich this morning, and I know they're still trying to kind of work through things, so just giving them the space that they need," The Bachelor franchise host, 44, told Us Weekly on Saturday.
"[They are] two amazing people and everybody saw the potential in that relationship and just wish them the best for whatever that is, whatever that means."
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People reported Friday that it had confirmed Gabby and Erich's breakup after E! News reported multiple sources claiming Gabby had dumped Erich and the pair's relationship was over less than two months after The Bachelorette's Season 19 finale aired on ABC.
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"[I'm] certainly bummed for [Gabby and Rachel Recchia], but they're both such amazing women and amazing people and great friends too," Jesse said of the dual The Bachelorette stars.
Gabby's co-The Bachelorette lead, Rachel, had accepted a marriage proposal from Tino Franco on the show's Season 19 finale, but they split before After the Final Rose aired in late September.
Rachel and Tino's relationship apparently fell apart after the cameras went away, and Tino ultimately cheated on Rachel with another woman.
"Obviously, you just wish them all the happiness moving forward," Jesse said, "and [I'm] really excited for what's in store for both of them because they're such rock stars."
E! News reported late last week that Gabby had ended her engagement to Erich earlier in the week.
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"She felt they weren't aligned and weren't on the same page," one insider said. "Gabby was hoping they could give each other space and work it out but ultimately decided they didn't have a future."
On October 31, Fox News asked Gabby about her relationship status after she performed with her Dancing with the Stars pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy on "Halloween Night."
The ICU nurse explained of her relationship with the real estate analyst from New Jersey, "Yeah, life is just really busy for the both of us right now."
"So I understand [fans'] concern," Gabby noted, "but we're just kind of, you know, going forward with each of our individual interests and supporting each other from afar."
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That same night, Erich urged fans to vote for Gabby to advance on Dancing with the Stars via Instagram Stories, writing, "She keeps on crushin it."
Gabby has been a frontrunner on Dancing with the Stars, but Erich only sat in the ballroom for a couple of Season 31 performance shows after their engagement was made public in late September.
Gabby also hasn't posted a photo with Erich on Instagram since October 12, and eagle-eyed fans spotted Gabby without her engagement ring during the last two weeks of Dancing with the Stars rehearsal packages and performances.
But following Gabby's sexy rumba on Dancing with the Stars' October 24 episode, Gabby insisted to Us that Erich was being "so supportive," adding, "He understands this is a performance and we have a goal."
Erich popped the question to Gabby at the end of The Bachelorette 19 although voicing days earlier how he'd rather just date the former NFL cheerleader in the real world for a while before getting engaged.
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Once Gabby and Erich's relationship was made public, they were plagued with controversy and had to overcome a lot of adversity.
On The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose, Erich was asked about his ex Amanda Kaylor's claims he had continued dating her right up until he left to film the show, which he allegedly only did for "clout" and new career opportunities, and had hoped to resume dating her when he returned home.
Erich also sent Amanda a text message, apologizing, right after filming ending in July.
Erich apologized on After the Final Rose for having led Amanda on and handling their breakup poorly.
Erich acknowledged he had taken "the cowardly way" out of that relationship because instead of a brutal dumping, he went on The Bachelorette, knowing Amanda wasn't The One and he "couldn't see a future" with her.
But Amanda called Erich out on "bullsh-t" in an interview with Us after the finale.
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Gabby, for her part, admitted on After the Final Rose that Erich had acted like "an assh-le" to Amanda.
"When he told me, I'm like, 'Honestly, I'd be pissed too if I was her. I'd probably run to spoiler accounts trying to ruin your life too,'" Gabby admitted.
"But yeah, I was like, 'It's not [about] text messages and this or that, it's your character and how you treated her.' But, you know, it was all before the show and you move on."
Gabby said Erich had been good to her as well as honest about his past, and so she attempted to excuse Erich's mistakes by saying, "Boys are dumb."
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As for why Erich reached out to Amanda again, months after she had dumped him for going on The Bachelorette, Gabby explained, "I think it was his 'Hail Mary' to try and get her to not release the texts and to just end the relationship amicably."
She added, "I think his intentions were just to save his own ass."
In addition, a high school yearbook photo of Erich in blackface surfaced and offended fans while The Bachelorette was airing. Erich released a statement September 8 on his Instagram account, apologizing for his "ignorant" and "insensitive" actions as a teenager.
Erich admitted his behavior was "damaging" and he felt "deeply ashamed." He said he'll always regret the offense and believes accountability is only the first step of making a change.
Erich's blackface photo was not addressed on The Bachelorette 19 finale, which angered many people, including The Bachelorette alums Becca Kufrin and Rachel Lindsay.
But Gabby, who was engaged to Erich when the photo resurfaced, ultimately addressed the scandal in an interview with People.
"With his yearbook photo, I found out with the rest of the world, and I was incredibly shocked," Gabby told the magazine in late September.
"[I] just really had to process my thoughts and feelings," Gabby said, "and it made me really think about those scenarios independently and then think about how we can grow as a couple and learn from this."
Gabby admitted she was "pretty much devastated and shocked after seeing that."
Still, the bubbly brunette and Erich had planned to move in together once his lease in Los Angeles was up.
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