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Michelle Youngis moving forward.
Even currentBachelorettehostJesse Palmeradded, “Happy looks good on you! 🙌”
The post isn’t Young’s first since her breakup, but it is one of the first to acknowledge her state of mind. In June, Young and Olukoya announced their decision toend their engagementsix months after they went public with the relationship.
“I’m struggling to say that Nayte and I will be going our separate ways, but I stand with him in knowing the heaviness that is present in both of our hearts as this relationship has been very real for us,” she wrote in an Instagram story.
Of Olukoya, she added she “will never stop wanting to see you succeed.”
“I will always acknowledge and appreciate the adventures, support, and growth both Nayte and this experience have brought me,” Young continued in her statement. “At the same time, I’m deeply hurting and will need time and space to work through this heartbreak.”
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Young has only recentlyopened up about the split. In July, she appeared onThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcastand admitted she never predicted the broken engagement.
“I will say that this is not something that I foresaw and I’ll leave it there,” Young said.
Young and Olukoya madeBachelorettehistory as the first couple of color to get engaged on anyBachelorseries. Rumors sparked that Olykoua hadcheated on Young, though he denied the claims in his ownInstagram Story, adding that “not every breakup needs to have someone to blame.”
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source: people.com
