‘Perfect Match’: Meet the ‘Love Is Blind,’ ‘The Ultimatum’ & More Stars Looking for Love (PHOTOS)
Netflix reality stars come together for the streamer’s newest reality dating show Perfect Match. The series, premiering this Valentine’s Day, brings together the most “famously single” stars of Netflix’s unscripted series — such as Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum, Too Hot to Handle, The Mole, and more — to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love. Netflix announced the Perfect Match cast on Tuesday, January 17, and there are familiar faces fans met just months ago, like Bartise Bowden (Love Is Blind).
As they compete to form relationships, the most compatible couples will play matchmaker, breaking up other couples and sending them on dates with brand-new singles they’ll invite to the villa. Will they create better matches, or will they create chaos?
In Netflix’s latest over-the-top journey of strategy and dating hosted by Nick Lachey, only one couple will be crowned the Perfect Match. And this time, all of the gimmicks of their previous shows are gone. This is all about connecting no holds barred.
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The cast has dating show “villains,” reality competition winners, and TV personalities who have stirred up controversies. Will this new attempt at finding love and success on a Netflix show work out for them this time? Viewers will find out when the 12-episode season of Perfect Match releases on February 14.
Batch 1 consists of Episodes 1-4, with four more episodes dropping weekly on February 21 and February 28. Each episode clocks in around 1 hour long. The series is executive produced by Chris Coelen, Eric Detwiler, Sarah Dillistone, Sharyn Mills, and Heather Crowe of Kinetic Content.
Check out the cast announcement above to refresh your memory on how you know these stars. And find out why they’re dipping their toes back into the reality TV pool in the Perfect Match cast gallery below.
Perfect Match, Series Premiere, Tuesday, February 14, Netflix
Bartise Bowden
Seen In: Love Is Blind Season 3
Bartise was one of Love Is Blind Season 3’s villains for leaving Nancy Rodriguez jilted at the altar (and how he treated her leading up to that moment). For him, love wasn’t blind. Now, he’s single and ready to find love again.
Colony Reeves
Seen In: Selling Tampa
Colony previously struck up a romance with one of her clients at Allure Realty, but now she’s looking for something longer-lasting.
Izzy Fairthorne
Seen In: Too Hot to Handle Season 3
Izzy broke nearly all of Lana’s rules in Too Hot to Handle, but now that her ties with Season 3 cast mates Truth DuVaun and Jackson Mawhinney are cut, she wants to get back out there and find a new rebellious match.
Abbey Humphreys
Seen In: Twentysomethings: Austin
The Texas-native divorcée had flings with Kamari Bonds and Adam Davenport on her season of Twentysomethings. Now, she’s interested in dating the men and women of Perfect Match.
Anne-Sophie Petit-Frere
Seen In: Selling Tampa
Love is the one aspect of Anne-Sophie’s life that’s lacking. The real estate mogul is looking for a man whose drive equals hers.
Calvin Crooks
Seen In: The Circle Season 3
The personal chef is looking for something lifelong on Perfect Match. He previously had fling with Kai Ghost from his season of the reality competition series, but it didn’t grow into something more.
Chase Demoor
Seen In: Too Hot to Handle Season 2
Chase dated two of his co-stars from the dating series, Carly Lawrence and Tabitha Cliftt. The professional athlete is now looking forward to dating without Lana watching.
Shayne Jansen
Seen In: Love Is Blind Season 2
Shayne was one third of Love Is Blind Season 2’s salacious love triangle. Rumors flew about his connection with Shaina Hurley while he was still engaged to Natalie Lee. The realtor is now hoping he’ll find a spark similar to the one he shared with Natalie.
Diamond Jack
Seen In: Love Is Blind Season 1
Diamond made it out of the pods engaged to Carlton Morton just for their engagement to end in a fiery fight just days later. Now, Diamond’s hoping to find a love that lasts.
Joey Sasso
Seen In: The Circle Season 1
The winner of the show’s first season, Joey is eager to find someone to spoil with his prize money.
Damian Powers
Seen In: Love Is Blind Season 1
Damian’s ex-fiancée, Giannina Gibelli, told him he “wasn’t the best sex of [her] life” while living together in Season 1 of the Netflix dating experiment. He was also seemingly entangled with Francesca Farago at one point, whose presence in After the Altar caused some tension with Giannina. Francesca is also in the Perfect Match cast, and Damian has his eyes set on her.
Francesca Farago
Seen In: Too Hot to Handle Season 1, Love Is Blind: After the Altar Season 1
Francesca was the first person in Too Hot to Handle to break Lana’s rules. She continued to break them until she ended up engaged to cast mate Harry Jowsey. After they split, she ended up involved with Damian, but only time will tell if she wants him the same way he wants her. One thing’s certain, Francesca doesn’t want to be seen as the villain anymore. She told Tudum, “It’s hard watching [Too Hot to Handle] back, but then I feel like I grow as a person.”
Lauren 'LC' Chamblin
Seen In: Love Is Blind Season 1, After the Altar Season 1
LC dated Matt Barnett in the pods up until he got engaged to Amber Pike. In Perfect Match, she’s trying to avoid love triangles as much as she can.
Nick Uhlenhuth
Seen In: The Circle Season 3
Nick referred to himself as Daddy Nick with #BigNickEnergy in The Circle. He ran multiple profiles at once during Season 3, but didn’t win in the end. In Perfect Match, he’s looking for just one special person.
Dom Gabriel
Seen In: The Mole Season 1
Dom felt he was “too nice” to succeed on The Mole, but that might make him successful on this series. He’s looking for someone who appreciates romance and his favorite entertainment mediums, like anime and comics.
Kariselle Snow
Seen In: Sexy Beasts Season 1
Mercifully, there are no terrifying animal special effects in Perfect Match, so viewers and the cast actually get to see Kariselle’s face. They saw her as a panda before. This is Kariselle’s third time at the reality dating rodeo. The first was MTV’s Are You the One?. She’s hoping third time will be the charm as she looks for her husband on Perfect Match.
Ines Tazi
Seen In: The Circle France
Ines catfished her Circle co-stars, but the Parisian is looking to find real, passionate love in this new series.
Mitchell Eason
Seen In: The Circle Season 2
Mitchell revealed he was a virgin in Season 2 of The Circle, but people had a hard time believing him. He dated co-star Chloe Veitch (also part of this new cast), but they broke up six months ago. Now, he’s eager to let his true feelings out.
Chloe Veitch
Seen In: Too Hot to Handle Season 1, The Circle Season 2
Chloe has dated four of her reality show co-stars: Bryce, Kori, and David from Too Hot to Handle Season 1, and Mitchell from The Circle, although the latter relationship began after they filmed Season 2. Chloe has no idea that Mitchell is competing this season. We’ll see how that boils over.
Will Richardson
Seen In: The Mole Season 1
The winner of The Mole is ready to find love, but Tudum teases a possible rivalry between him and fellow Mole alum Dom.
Savannah Palacio
Seen In: The Circle Season 2
A squabble with Terilisha saw Savannah’s time on The Circle end. Her strategic skills may have served her on the competition series, but will they hold her back when looking for love?
Georgia Hassarati
Seen In: Too Hot to Handle Season 3
Georgia proved she, too, was a Lana rule-breaker when she kissed Izzy in Too Hot to Handle Season 3. Now that her romances with former co-stars Stevan Ditter and Gerrie Labuschagné have fizzled out, Georgia is on the hunt for her soulmate.
Zay Wilson
Seen In: The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 1
Zay had a rocky road to the altar with former partner Rae Williams in The Ultimatum‘s first season. As part of the experiment, they broke up and dated other people. He dated Shanique Imari, but they were better off as friends. And his reunion with Rae was not a smooth one; they ultimately moved on from their relationship. Zay’s ready to find love with no ultimatums in sight.
