News September 16, 2021
THIS ‘Love Is Blind’ Star Just Got Engaged!

Jessica Batten is “on cloud nine” after getting engaged to Benjamin McGrath!
As reported by People, the “Love Is Blind” star got engaged September 10 to the foot and ankle surgeon after dating for a year and a half.
“I don’t think it has quite sunk in, but I’m definitely floating somewhere on cloud nine,” the Netflix personality told the magazine. “It’s been really, really exciting!”
While speaking to the outlet, Batten revealed the loving way McGrath proposed to her at Akash Winery in Temecula, California, with a round brilliant ring from Mark Broumand.
“It was quite sneaky. We’d been planning on my dad being in town that weekend for the Bears-Rams football game, but then my dad made a change to his itinerary at the last minute. I thought that was a little strange, but then he said he would plan dinner for all of us on Friday night. I didn’t think too much about it. Then Friday came and Ben said, ‘Hey, I ran late in surgery and hit traffic, can you just meet me at this winery? We’re having dinner there,’” Batten recounted.
At the winery, Batten was greeted by a woman who took her purse, an act that Batten thought was a bit weird.
“She said, ‘Let me escort you down into the vineyard.’ I’m like, ‘Oh we’re getting a wine tour!’”
When Batten walked down to the vineyard, she saw McGrath “standing there, and I pretty much knew at that point what was happening.”
“So I just started getting overwhelmed with emotion. When I walked down, the first thing he said was, ‘I want you to remember this moment for the rest of your life.’”
Before the two tie the knot, Batten and McGrath are heading to Mexico to enjoy some fun in the sun!
“I’m thinking once we get to Cabo, we’ll start talking about what we think we want for the wedding and things like that,” she said. “But we’re still very much in celebration mode and letting our closest friends and family know the news.”
Batten famously appeared on Season 1 of “Love Is Blind,” in which she ended her engagement to Mark Cuevas by saying “I don’t.”
Speaking of the program, Batten has yet to share the news with her co-stars but will reach out soon.
“I’ll probably reach out to Gigi [Gibelli], Diamond [Jack], and Kelly [Chase] and let them know,” she said. “But so far we’re still on family. We both have pretty big families and a lot of close friends. But yeah, I think I’ll definitely let those three know, as well as Kenny [Barnes].”
Congratulations to Jessica and Benjamin on your big news!