The Bachelor alum Victoria Fuller appears to be in a good place, cracking jokes and traveling with friends, after Greg Grippo publicly announced their split.
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“Remember: Catch flights, not feelings,” Victoria, 30, mouthed over a voiceover in a video she posted on TikTok on Tuesday, April 23.
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In the video, Victoria, looking cute in a tight gray shirt and matching lounge pants, was walking out of an airport baggage claim with her black suitcases in tow.
Footage proceeded to document Victoria’s vacation with one of her girlfriends. The pair enjoyed oysters for lunch, cocktails by the pool, a shopping experience at Cartier, and a lot of wine.
Victoria was seemingly referencing her split from Greg only hours after an episode of Jason Tartick’s “Trading Secrets” podcast dropped in which Greg had confirmed his relationship with Victoria is over after nearly two years of dating.
Many fans believe Victoria’s latest TikTok post was aimed at Greg because their romance first made headlines in October 2022 when they were spotted in Rome together shortly after Victoria’s split from her former Bachelor in Paradise fiance, Johnny DePhillipo.
Victoria and Greg traveled quite a bit during their relationship, and they’d often post about their cultural experiences together on social media.
Greg confirmed breakup speculation on the April 22 episode of “Trading Secrets” that had been swirling online for months. Not only did Greg and Victoria stop following each other on Instagram, but they also hadn’t posted photos of one another since December 2023.
Page Six also reported earlier this month that Greg and Victoria had called it quits on their relationship “months ago.”
“Being in a public relationship and if things aren’t working out, it sucks even more. It’s hard,” Greg explained to Jason, who previously competed on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette.
Greg called his situation with Victoria “really sad,” adding, “I just want to respect her during this time.”
Greg continued, “[I’m] not going to detail anything, but of course, we definitely ended things. I don’t have anything bad to say, she’s amazing and I know that she’s going to continue to do amazing things.”
Greg pointed out how he’s “really happy about and excited for” the future; however, he’s not quite ready to begin dating yet. Greg said he’s in a state of repairing his heart.
Greg now has a part-time place in Chicago until September, and he said he’s about to sign a lease in Williamsburg come June. Victoria, meanwhile, still resides in Nashville, TN.
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Last summer, Victoria and Greg had been house hunting in Nashville together, but Greg apparently never made the move.
In June 2023, Victoria explained in a Q&A session via Instagram Stories why she and Greg hadn’t gotten engaged yet. After all, Greg had said only a few months earlier that he could picture himself marrying Victoria and having kids with her within five years.
“LMFAOOOOOOO. [Questioning about our engagement] is nuts!! You guys, if you don’t remember, one year ago I was engaged Johnny. When it happens, it will not be rushed or for anyone but us. But y’all will be the first to know, trust,” Victoria said.
A few months afterward, Victoria shut down rumors that she and Greg had broken up.
Greg and Victoria first met at Governors Ball Music Festival in Summer 2021 and remained friends for nearly a year.
The couple told Nick Viall in December 2022 on “The Viall Files” podcast that they had mutual interest in each other but never acted on those feelings, especially since Victoria wanted to appear on Bachelor in Paradise that year and Greg was in a relationship with a woman overseas at that point.
Victoria therefore looked for love on Paradise, and she fell hard and fast for Johnny, who initially competed for Gabby Windey’s heart on The Bachelorette’s nineteenth season.
Victoria and Johnny got engaged on Bachelor in Paradise’s eighth season in 2022, but the couple split shortly after filming the finale.
Victoria alleged Johnny had called her terrible names — including a “f-cking c-nt” and “homewrecker,” which Johnny denied and called “low blows” — and Johnny claimed Victoria was jealous and “heartbroken” over his The Bachelorette stint, which was airing on television while they were secretly engaged.
Johnny also said Victoria demanded a lifestyle he wasn’t ready for yet and their differences were glaring.
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According to Victoria, she and Johnny ended their engagement three weeks after Johnny’s marriage proposal because their dynamic was “toxic.”
But Johnny claimed his relationship with Victoria didn’t officially end until mid-September 2022 considering they were allegedly still speaking and had been going to therapy before Victoria enjoyed a surprising European getaway with Greg in late October of that year.
Because of how quickly Victoria had seemed to move on from Johnny, the brunette beauty was accused of cheating on her then-fiance with Greg.
Victoria and Greg also flirted on social media as reports swirled about Victoria and Johnny’s split.
Victoria said that Greg had officially asked her to be his girlfriend on Halloween in 2022, and then Victoria went public with her new relationship on November 4 of that year, when the Bachelor in Paradise reunion special taped.
Bachelor in Paradise’s reunion aired in late November 2022, and fans were shocked to see Victoria and Greg so affectionate and carefree about their relationship. Victoria claimed she didn’t care what anyone thought of her because she was so happy with Greg.
“I’m completely in love with her, like, head over heels in love with her,” Greg said on Nick’s podcast.
Nick therefore playfully asked Greg if he was ready to propose marriage to Victoria.
“Stay tuned!” Victoria teased.
“I mean, we both want that in life,” Greg interjected, “she’s my person.”
Victoria had agreed that Greg was her “person,” and then Greg added, “I haven’t felt — I don’t want to say ‘content,’ that’s not the right word because it sounds boring. But I think there’s a certain beauty with being content with someone.”
Greg said he could just sit in a room with Victoria for days on end and they wouldn’t get sick of each other.
“We’re growing day by day, and I see it going that route,” Greg gushed. “I want that and I know that that’s important to her, and I want to be able to take that step with her.”
Victoria was clearly getting choked up during the interview and she said, “I’m going to cry.”
Prior to appearing on Paradise, Victoria competed for Peter Weber on The Bachelor’s 24th season and finished in third place after Fantasy Suites.
Greg initially competed on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette.
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