Married at First Sight alum Johnny Lam has revealed he’s dating someone new and this woman could be wife potential.
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Johnny married Bao Hoang on Married at First Sight’s thirteenth season, which filmed in Houston and aired in late 2021, but their relationship didn’t work out.
Bao asked Johnny for a divorce on “Decision Day” when he had been hoping to stay married.
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During an appearance on the Married at First Sight: Decision Day Dish special that recently aired on Lifetime, Johnny shared how he’s currently dating a woman right now.
“I am. I’m seeing someone now and it’s kind of new,” Johnny revealed. “It’s been just a few months — but kind of everything I’ve been looking for in one person.”
He added, “I feel like I’m the happiest I’ve been in a super long time.”
Johnny just returned from a lengthy European adventure in September with Married at First Sight Season 13 castmates Rachel Gordillo, Myrla Feria and Brett Layton, which served as a bit of a reunion.
“[Rachel and I] traveled to Europe together. We went to Paris, met Myrla up there, and then the two of us went and met Rachel and Brett in Santorini afterwards,” Johnny said on Decision Day Dish.
Johnny — who also hung out with two other unidentified women while in Santorini, based on his Instagram postings of his time there — said something he’s always wanted is “a travel partner” and he had asked the experts for that when signing up for Married at First Sight.
“And when things didn’t turn out, I’m glad I found travel companions anyway,” Johnny shared.
Based on his Instagram postings, it appears that Johnny was in Europe for more than six weeks this summer.
“Paris adventure begins! First time in Europe,” he captioned a July 26 posting.
Subsequent Instagram postings show Johnny attending a destination wedding in France on August 1 and then appearing to spend time in Paris with Myrla until August 29, when they traveled to Santorini.
“Goodbye Paris, hello Santorini!,” he captioned a posting.
Johnny then appeared to stay in Santorini for about ten days returning back to Paris for one night on September 9 on his way back home.
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On Married at First Sight 13, Johnny and Bao seemed like a perfect match at first, but Johnny started getting annoyed with Bao’s supposed bad habits, such as her refusal to shower every night before bed and her tendency to overthink things and take life too seriously.
Meanwhile, Bao admitted she felt “judged” early on and never protected or safe with her husband. Bao recalled feeling very “anxious” while living with Johnny, from whom she said she had fundamental differences.
The pair found themselves bickering constantly until Bao determined they should get a divorce on Decision Day.
During the Season 13 reunion special, Johnny told Kevin that he didn’t feel like he could speak his mind during his marriage.
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“Early on, I made an agreement with my wife that we would talk about things off-camera first. Bao very early told me that she has social anxiety,” Johnny explained.
He added, “There were so many times that I felt I couldn’t speak freely because I had yet to consult with my wife. I felt like Bao had isolated me. I was drowning. I was going down this path where I felt I was eventually going to lose who I was as a person.”
Bao volunteered how she didn’t want to talk about their sex life with the world, knowing her family and friends would be watching.
Johnny claimed Bao had allegedly felt the need to present herself a certain way during filming in order to “look good.” Johnny accused her of planning on-camera conversations and being fake or insincere for the sake of her reputation and being well-liked by viewers.
But Johnny said he wasn’t convinced his relationship with Bao wouldn’t work out in the long run, which is why he asked to stay married on Decision Day, even though they had slept apart for the last two weeks of the experiment.
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Bao said that Johnny got “all of” her and he just didn’t like what he got, and then Johnny added how he and Bao were missing chemistry and a feeling of “warmth” in his heart.
“It’s never good enough,” Bao recalled of her effort in the marriage. “I’m happier, now, honestly.”
The pair said on the reunion how they had lost touch after the experiment, with Johnny revealing they didn’t speak unless they got together with the Married at First Sight cast for certain events. Johnny also began dating other women at the time.
On the Married at First Sight: Where Are They Now? special for Season 13 that aired in November 2021, Bao and Zack were shown going on a date and ultimately deciding to embark on a serious, exclusive relationship about four months after “Decision Day.”
During the Married at First Sight: Kickoff Special for Season 15 that aired in July 2022 on Lifetime, Johnny slammed Bao for dating their co-star Zack Freeman — who had also divorced his MAFS wife Michaela Clark against her wishes — once Married at First Sight’s thirteenth season wrapped filming.
“I think Bao was just looking for anyone else on the season,” Johnny claimed. “I know she struck out first.”
Johnny was hesitant to reveal the man — other than Zack — whom Bao had allegedly struck out with after Decision Day, but he ended up spilling the tea.
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“I think it was a one-sided thing,” Johnny announced. “I think Bao liked [our co-star Ryan Ignasiak] — but Ryan didn’t reciprocate it.”
Johnny continued, “So I think she struck out with him first and the only person that’s left, if you think about it, is Zack.”
Zack would’ve been the only available groom left since Gil Cuero remained married to Myrla and Jose San Miguel Jr. stayed married to Rachel after Decision Day. (However, both couples have since split).
Kevin asked Johnny if Zack was Bao’s “last resort,” and Johnny replied, “Yeah.”
Johnny also questioned whether Bao and Zack’s connection was ever “a real thing” after the show.
Johnny went on to insist, “But he was never serious about any of them. [Zack] wasn’t committed to Bao and he wasn’t even committed to Michaela.”
“He was just going around, sleeping with half of Houston,” Johnny declared.
In late 2021, a woman named Elena Guevara accused Zack of repeatedly cheating on Bao with her and multiple other women.
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