The Bachelorette star Gabby Windey has revealed that dating former Jersey Shore star Vinny Guadagnino is a real “possibility” for her.
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“I think it’s a possibility,” Gabby, 31, toldUs Weekly of Vinny, 35, while on the red carpet at the People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday.
“I don’t know, we’ll have to wait and see. Gabby, tan, laundry.”
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Gabby’s joke was referring to the famous tagline, “Gym, tan, laundry,” that the Jersey Shore cast would often say when the reality series aired on MTV.
Gabby and Vinny sparked dating speculation back on November 15, when Vinny congratulated Gabby for advancing to the Dancing with the Stars finale — but in a flirty manner.
“Good job Baby mamma,” Vinny commented on one of Gabby’s Instagram posts about surviving the semifinals, to which Gabby replied, “My main man.”
That same day, fans noticed that Gabby dropped a comment on Vinny’s Instagram page.
“Stop looking for The One… be The One and let them all come to you,” Vinny captioned a photo of himself sitting on a couch and gazing at New York City.
“OMW,” Gabby commented, joking that she was on her way to his place.
Vinny then wrote back to the ICU nurse, “Patiently waiting while you kill the finale.”
Gabby addressed her flirty relationship with Vinny and what was going on between them shortly afterwards.
“I mean, we’re friends. We were on [Dancing with the Stars] together,” Gabby explained on the “Chicks in the Office” podcast.
Gabby and Vinny competed against each other on Dancing with the Stars’ 31st season, but Vinny and his pro partner Koko Iwasaki were eliminated before the semifinals after consistently landing at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard week after week.
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For Gabby’s part, she and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy finished as the runner-up couple behind winners Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas.
“Apparently both of us just like to kind of stir the pot,” Gabby continued in response to dating rumors. “Which is, like, funny. But [the rumors] did happen out of nowhere.”
Gabby admitted on the podcast it’s “hilarious to watch” fans freak out or get excited over the idea of her potentially getting romantically involved with Vinny.
Gabby then joked about how she may appear on the next Jersey Shore Reunion and called herself “a Guido in training.”
About a week later, Gabby flat out admitted she’d be open to going on a date with Vinny if he asked her out.
“Yeah, I would at this point,” Gabby told Us following the Dancing with the Stars’ Season 31 finale. “I could use a pick me up.”
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It was unclear if Gabby was referring to losing Dancing with the Stars or her recent breakup from her The Bachelorette 19 winner, Erich Schwer.
Gabby was shown accepting a marriage proposal from Erich on The Bachelorette finale that aired in late September; however, the pair announced their split in early November.
Gabby spoke out about their broken engagement for the first time on Dancing with the Stars’ November 14 episode, revealing they’re not “in sync” or “the best match” for each other.
While Gabby worked on moving on from Erich, her flirty banter with Vinny on social media continued, fueling speculation they may be into each other.
In late November, Vinny posted an Instagram photo of himself outdoors, wearing sweatpants and sneakers.
“If I’m a lot, go find less,” Vinny captioned the image.
Gabby commented on the post, “A lot of you is never enough.”
Comments poured in under Gabby’s message with fans saying, “Just date already,” or, “Patiently waiting for your first date.”
Hours later, Vinny posted a video of himself dancing in his living room.
“Ya’ll need to get with a strong 7/8 with a good personality. If he’s too hot he’s not gonna be funny or cook,” Vinny captioned his post.
Vinny also wrote over the video, “When you’re medium hot but somebody fine likes you.”
In response, Gabby wrote, “Honestly a 10.”
Vinny then replied, “Stop talking about yourself.”
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Fans have therefore been shipping Gabby and Vinny dating “hard” for weeks. One Instagram user even commented, “So when are you guys getting married?”
Prior to falling in love with Erich on The Bachelorette, Gabby competed on Clayton Echard’s The Bachelor season earlier this year.
Gabby also previously dated, briefly, The Bachelorette alums Dean Unglert and Blake Horstmann.
As for Vinny, Jersey Shore fans probably remember that he hooked up with Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Angelina Pivarnick. He also dated Instagram model Elicea Shyann from 2017-2018.
In 2019, Vinny and his Jersey Shore co-star Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio looked for love on Double Shot at Love, but a lasting relationship didn’t come from the show.
Vinny also dated Too Hot to Handle star Francesca Farago in 2020, according to Life & Style.
When asked if he’d like to get married and have kids, Vinny told In Touch Weekly in June 2021, “I would never just settle down just to settle down. It would have to be for the right one.”
Vinny added how he gets a taste of married life just from hanging out with his friends.
“I get to talk about, like, marriage stuff and Home Goods and Bed Bath [& Beyond], and I get to, like, hold their babies and then give them back to them,” Vinny joked with the magazine. “It’s kind of like a perfect situation right now.”
Meanwhile, Gabby has been wanting a commitment from a man who will love her unconditionally.
Gabby said her stint on Dancing with the Stars was therapeutic for her as she dealt with her split from Erich.
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Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.