Bachelor in Paradise alum Amanda Stanton announced she is engaged to boyfriend Michael Fogel after dating for less than a year. Viewers met Amanda for the first time when she vied for Ben Higgins in his season of The Bachelor. She made it to the top four before Ben decided she wasn't the one. Even though Amanda didn't find love with Ben, she eventually went on Bachelor in Paradise, where she developed another relationship.
In BIP season 3, Amanda fell for Josh Murray, who was previously engaged to Andi Dorfman, and the couple got engaged by the end of the season. The pair dated on and off for a few months before officially calling it quits in December 2016. Amanda appeared on the show once again for the following season, where she developed a relationship with Robby Hayes. The pair dated after their time on Paradise together but ultimately broke up after Amanda accused Robby of cheating.
On December 2, Amanda revealed on Instagram that her boyfriend, Michael, recently proposed. The 31-year-old announced the news with a blurry photo of her and Michael embracing in front of a Christmas tree wearing her new ring. "YES!!!" Amanda, who dressed up for Halloween, wrote in the caption along with a diamond ring emoji. Amanda also took to her Instagram Stories to share even more updates from the night of their engagement. "Ahhh I’m still freaking out and shaking lol can’t wait to tell you all everything!" she wrote in her Story late Thursday night. "All the love from y’all means so much to me ilysm!!!" Amanda added. The couple began dating in November 2020 but didn't go Instagram official until Valentine's Day of this year.
Amanda announced their relationship in February by sharing a cute photo of the pair in the deserts of Cabo. Besides her relationships with Josh and Robby from Bachelor Nation, Michael is Amanda's first serious boyfriend since her ex-husband, Nick Buonfiglio. The former couple shares daughters Kinsley, who is 9, and Charlie, who is 7, together. They got married in 2012 but ended their relationship in 2015. However, she did have a couple of short relationships before deciding to settle down with Michael. After Amanda ended things with Robby, she dated pro beach volleyball player Bobby Jacobs. The pair dated for less than a year before calling it quits. She also briefly dated Brendan Fitzpatrick, from the Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, in 2019. However, Amanda claimed they were never together. She then dated Oren Agman, an attorney based in New York City, during the summer of 2020 before meeting her now-fiancé.
After trying to find love on Bachelor in Paradise, Amanda finally found her person in Michael. The two have developed quite a relationship over the past year, and clearly, they are madly in love. While the show didn't work out in her favor, it seems everything fell into place for Amanda.
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