Did ‘Love Is Blind’s John Shannon Cheat on Sarah Williams? Inside Their Divorce
Ahead of the Love Is Blind Season 11 reunion, the season’s only married couple, John Shannon and Sarah Williams, filed for a divorce. The reunion revealed exactly why they pulled the plug on their relationship.
This season saw six proposals, with five duos travelling to Mexico before heading back to Boston as engaged couples. While one connection crashed and burned after just a few minutes, others ended during a Pod Squad get-together and following the bachelor and bachelorette parties, leaving only John and Sarah and Cam Halloran and Aneha Singh to actually make it to their wedding days. While Aneha said, “I don’t,” at the altar, John and Sarah both said, “I do.”
During the reunion, John made a shocking confession about the night that led to their off-camera split nearly six months ago, leading everyone to wonder whether he cheated on one of the most beloved cast members this season. Below, we’re breaking down everything we know about their split.
Why did John and Sarah break up?
At the reunion, John confessed, “Unfortunately, Sarah and I are no longer together, which is my fault. We had a wonderful year of marriage. The two of us shared a lot of memories together.” Admitting that it was his fault they broke up, John didn’t share what actually went down at first. He just claimed that he did something “unhusbandly” during a “boys’ night out.”
While Sarah agreed that he crossed the line that night, she explained that the boys’ night was her breaking point after months of discontent. She argued, “I struggled a bit with how John spoke to me in the marriage.”
Did John cheat on Sarah?
As the reunion went on, the pieces slowly came together of what actually happened that night. John told viewers, “I texted one of the people we met out that night, and nothing happened, but she saw the texts, and they were inappropriate for me to be sending as her husband.”
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Later, he admitted that the woman he was texting was a stripper they met that night, who is also an escort. When Nick Lachey asked John if he considered what he did cheating, John said, “I guess so, huh.” While nothing physical happened, John felt he had emotionally cheated on his now-ex-wife.
When did John and Sarah get divorced?
Ahead of the reunion, TMZ revealed, “Sarah filed for divorce from John in Massachusetts on June 4, citing an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage.” According to the outlet, the duo spent over a year of marriage together after their March 27, 2025 wedding, but separated in April 2026. At the reunion, Sarah was clearly still upset about what went down, but told viewers that she had forgiven John.
Love Is Blind, Season 11, Streaming Now, Netflix
