Devonta Anderson and Britany Wicker on “Love is Blind.”
Charlotte has a connection to Season 10 of Netflix’s hit dating series “Love Is Blind”: Contestant Devonta Anderson, a 32-year-old loan officer, lived in the Queen City before appearing on the show.
Instagram posts from Anderson’s account suggest he was living in Charlotte as recently as last January, with photos of the Charlotte Hornets and some local real estate. He became a licensed mortgage loan originator in 2021 in Charlotte, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Anderson formed an early bond with fellow cast member Brittany Wicker in the pods — even proposing after sharing personal stories about his family — but their relationship faced challenges once they met face-to-face. He later admitted that he had never dated a woman of color before Brittany, which led to significant social media backlash.
“I fell in love with Brittany,” Anderson said. “It just so happened that she is a woman of color. That’s something I’ve never actually dated, let alone proposed to.”
The season also saw an unusual twist when Anderson was allowed to break the show’s usual no-phone rule to speak with family after the death of his grandfather, a choice he later said was influenced by their encouragement to stay in the experiment, Entertainment Weekly reported.
“Love Is Blind” filmed its Charlotte-based season in 2023, with episodes airing on Netflix in 2024, CharlotteFive reported. As with past installments, the Charlotte season delivered quick engagements, tense family meet-and-greets and dramatic wedding-day decisions, putting the city’s dating scene — and a few local hotspots — in the national spotlight.
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Evan Moore is a service journalism reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He grew up in Denver, North Carolina, where he previously worked as a reporter for the Denver Citizen, and is a UNC Charlotte graduate.
