Love Is Blind’s AD Smith has dating update after split from Clay

Love is blind‘S AD Smith could hardly spare a thought for the former fiancé Clay Gravesande while I only work with We weekly on the red carpet at the ESPYs.

“There’s not much to say,” she said Us on Thursday, July 11th.

In the sixth season of the Netflix series, Gravesande, 31, caused the shock of the season when he left Smith, 31, at the altar. At the season’s reunion special, Gravesande said he “made a mistake” with his dramatic “I don’t.” The former track star said Smith was “the love of his life.”

Smith continued her part and told Us on Thursday she used the private dating app Raya. “Dating is interesting. It’s quite rare. I’ve been quite picky lately,” she said. “I don’t give my time to just anyone. You have to be very special to chat with me.”

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Gravesande repeatedly shared with Smith his fear of commitment and monogamy while Love is blindoften mentioning that as a child he had witnessed his father cheating on his mother. Smith noted at the time that this was a “red flag,” but shared that she was completely blindsided by Clay’s decision to call off the engagement that same day.

“He would always say to me, ‘I’m just scared to get married,'” AD said on “The Viall Files” podcast in March. “And (I said), ‘Again, we don’t have to do this. I’m fine. I don’t want to be humiliated in front of all my family and friends.’ He would say, ‘AD, I’m not going to embarrass you. I’m not going to humiliate you.’ And I was like, ‘Okay.’ And then what did he do? Embarrass me!”

AD said Us that she trusts her gut feeling to avoid future heartache.

“I don’t follow warning signals anymore. I’m very cautious,” she said. “These days I pick the nice guys.”

Outside of her dating life, Smith says she spends her time on Love is blind taught her valuable life lessons.

“The world is wild and I’m tough. Those are the two things I’ve learned. I can handle it,” she told us. “I wasn’t prepared for the direction my life would take. But I’m tough and I can handle it.”

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Smith has also enjoyed the show’s wide reach. She told us that an influencer she follows recognized her on the street and was amazed at the idea that famous fans of the show – like Kim Kardashian And Travis Kelce — know her name.

“(Kardashian) posted me in her stories!” Smith exclaimed Us.

Netflix confirmed in December 2023 that Love is blind would return for season 7. However, a release date has not yet been announced.

Reporting by Dan Trainor