Benita Seemingly Admits She Joined ‘Love Is Blind’ for “Clout” After Getting Engaged to a Mystery Man

Benita Paloja shocked the Love Is Blind season 11 reunion by revealing she secretly got engaged to a mystery man after exploring connections with two contestants on the show.The former insurance associate shared her fiancé’s identity on social media November 9, featuring a Daft Punk-inspired proposal video before introducing him without disclosing his name.In the process, Benita admitted the real reason she joined the Netflix dating show. Here’s what she said.So, Benita Paloja didn’t walk away from the Love Is Blind pods with a partner—but she’s still sporting a stunning sparkler. The former insurance sales associate dropped a major bombshell at the season 11 reunion, revealing she got engaged to a mystery man in the real world after exploring connections with Morrey Eglin and Blake Carver on the show.“I actually have been keeping a secret from everybody. I’m actually engaged,” she said, adding, “I’d like to announce him and kind of like bring him out to the public on my own platform.”Well, the time has officially come, and Benita officially shared who she’s actually engaged to with a series of social media posts teasing his identity. On November 9—aka one day after the LIB season 11 reunion dropped—Benita shared a video of a Daft Punk-inspired droid asking her to marry him before revealing her fiancé.What’s more: she apparently admitted the real reason she joined the fan-favorite Netflix reality show in the first place.When a fan questioned her intentions, writing, “Definitely joined LIB for the clout…” she responded, “To some degree, doesn’t everyone? Otherwise we can just date.. without Netflix.”Benita Paloja//InstagramWell…at least she’s honest? Either way, she’s still rolling out her engagement reveal across her social profiles.In another post she shared on November 10, she introduced her fiancé without sharing his name or social handles to maintain (some sort of) privacy.“Meet my fiancé. My favorite person in the entire world. The kindest, most patient and understanding soul I’ve ever met,” she wrote, in part, in the caption of her big announcement.She continued, “I’ve never felt so completely loved or so sure of anything in my life. When I count my blessings, I count him twice.”Honestly, love this for her. Get your bag and your man, queen!!