Nick Viall has something to say to the online haters and Reddit trolls.
The former Bachelor, 43, addressed Reddit speculation that his now wife, Natalia Joy25, cheated on him shortly after they got engaged on Tuesday’s episode of The lady’s class podcast. Reddit rumors of an affair began in May but escalated when Harry Jowsey mentioned the alleged affair in a Instagram comment.
In response to an Instagram comment posted on Tuesday saying Jowsey was “getting roasted” by Viall, O Perfect combination villain responded by writing, “he can’t get my shit out of his mouth 😂 50 year old man gossiping about people in their 20s, he should be more focused on his wife cheating on him and making amends than worrying about me 😂😂.”
“I don’t continue. I disconnect,” Viall told podcast hosts Keltie Knight and Becca Tobin about how he deals with online rumors. Host Jac Vanek was sick in this episode.
He continued to address the “crazy Reddits,” saying, “I’m really good at protecting my mental health and my family’s mental health. And I’m serious when I say that, like, I’ve always enjoyed working. I liked the work. The more I build the show, the less famous I want to be.
Viall has a successful podcast called The Viall files.
“It’s like I like to be successful, I chose this path,” he said. “I remember leaving The Bachelor and doing my thing on social media and it was like, you know what, guys – I’m getting less and less criticism, and people are seeing me more as a human, not the bad guy. I was like, ‘Man, this is cool.’ People who really didn’t like me in the past say, ‘He’s a good guy.'”
But when Viall started sharing interesting opinions The Viall filesthe attitude towards him changed.
Rumors allege that Joy cheated on Viall during a trip to Paris for Paris Fashion Week in early 2023, just months after their engagement.
“I just go offline. I unplug. I don’t read comments,” Viall reiterated, adding that he actively stays off Reddit.
Viall also discussed how his wife, being an occasional co-host on the show, put a target on his back.
“It is what it is,” he said of people seeking out his relationship.
He noted: ‘You can never have thick enough skin to deal with whatever rumors there are about you. I’m aware of a ton of rumors about me and I know I’m not aware of 90 percent more because I didn’t f**king read them.
There has been no confirmed truth about the cheating rumors. Viall said her relationship with Joy isn’t perfect, but she’s “fun” to work with. They go to couples therapy and are “great communicators.”
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