No longer hiding! Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell enjoyed their first date in public since appearing on Season 18 of the Bachelor, and documented the momentous occasion on Instagram Tuesday, March 11.
“On our first REAL one on one date! @budare_bistro So good,” Ferrell captioned a photo of their meal. The 26-year-old pediatric nurse and Galavis, a 32-year-old Venezuela-raised single dad, dined at Venezuelan restaurant Budare Bistro in Miami, Fla.
The couple is now officially dating after Galavis chose Ferrell in the March 10 finale episode of the Bachelor. Many fans were furious over the ending when Galavis told Ferrell he wasn’t ready to propose, and only offered her the final rose instead. On the live after show, Ferrell said she loves Galavis, but admitted he has never said the same back to her.
Since the finale aired, the twosome have been defending their relationship on Twitter. On March 11, Galavis dedicated a video, entitled “Adventures in Loving You,” that showed highlights of their time together on the Bachelor. “Amor @Nikki_Ferrell, glad that we stay TRUE to ourselves and we are REAL,” he tweeted. “This is for YOU . . .”
A source told Us Weekly that Galavis is playing by his own rules now that the Bachelor has ended.
“Juan is so angry with the Bachelor production team,” the insider said. “Juan thought they gave him no privacy and wanted to know too much about his personal life and what he was doing all the time.” The source adds: “He said he wasn’t going to do anything they said anymore.”
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