BACHELOR In Paradise’s Kendall Long slammed as ex Joe Amabile YELLED she “wouldn’t try to save their relationship” by leaving her LA hometown.
The former couple got into an explosive confrontation as they came face-to-face following their emotional split on the same Mexican beach they fell in love at two years ago.
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Los Angeles native Kendall, 30, shocked her ex boyfriend Joe, 35, when she arrived unexpectedly to Bachelor In Paradise this week.
She immediately headed straight towards the Grocery Store owner and pulled him aside for a chat despite him already dating fan-favorite Serena Pitt.
On an oceanside daybed, Kendall told Joe: “I’m surprised you’re this okay.”
Joe appeared frustrated and replied: “I thought I was going to be good but I forgot this is the place Kendall and I fell in love. So a few hours in, I almost left. But then I stayed.”
Kendall then admitted she still loves Joe and came back to the show to “win him back.”
She gushed: “It’s difficult for me to not have you as a part of my life. You’re a huge part of my life and it’s hard to not have that.
“I’ve tried to move on but it doesn’t feel right. And it’s hard to. The reason we broke up was not because we didn’t love each other, it was because of logistics.”
In a confessional, she added: “I still have love for Joe and I hope he has love for me.”
Joe began getting angrier and raised his voice at his ex: “I came back to LA four months later and was pushing for you to try to move to Chicago.
“I was pushing for you to try and if you would’ve tried we could’ve seen where that would have gone. But you didn’t even try.
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“And your whole thing was ‘I don’t want to move somewhere for a man’ but I shouldn’t have just been a man at that point.”
While Joe’s entire family is in Chicago, Kendall was born and raised in Los Angeles.
Joe briefly moved to LA but when he wanted his then-girlfriend to give Chicago a try, she refused.
In a confessional of his own, Joe confessed: “It’s clear Kendall still loves me but I don’t know if I still love Kendall. I’m telling you the truth, I don’t know.
“I don’t know what to do in this situation. I’m confused now. This is going to be a problem.”
‘LEAVE JOE ALONE!’
Though Joe showed no interest in pursuing a rekindled romance with Kendall, she decided to stay on the show and pursue dating other men.
Fans were furious that the taxidermy lover “won’t allow Joe to move on” and bashed the star on Twitter.
One person fired off: “Damn you Kendall. Damn you. Leave Joe alone! Serena, you’re a Saint and I hope this works for you.”
“Kendall knows that Joe is on TV, stealing spotlight from their old Paradise days, and moving on. So she NEEDS to be this b***h and stir the pot,” another write.
A third said: “Kendall is literally RUINING Joe’s summer ohmgoddddd!”
“So Kendall came back for Joe, he kinda turned her away, and she’s like F it I’ll stay anyway and meet other men lol,” another confused viewer wrote.
CROSS COUNTRY DILEMMA
The pair – who got together on Bachelor In Paradise season five – announced their split in January 2020, and blamed a decision to live in different cities.
“We have decided mutually to go our separate ways. Joe has made the decision to move back to Chicago while Kendall will be remaining in her hometown of Los Angeles,” they said in joint statement.
They continued: “Our family and friends have always been an extremely important element to who we are as people.
“We can’t imagine continuing our lives without them closer, especially when thinking of starting a family of our own one day.
“We both respect each others’ decision and still have a great deal of love for each other. We appreciate all the love and support everyone has given us throughout our relationship.”
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