Who is Bachelor alum Nick Viall dating?
ALTHOUGH Nick Viall has mostly kept coy about his relationships, he's now head-over-heels in love. Nick became The Bachelor in 2016 after multiple appearances on the franchise before going on to host his own podcast. Nick is dating healthcare worker Natalie Joy. Im in a relationship, the former Bachelor, 40, confirmed on the February 8 episode of his Viall Files podcast. Its fun. Its great. Im super happy.  Although he did not reveal the name of his new lady-love at the time, he told his guest host Esther Povitsky, that shes in healthcare and works as a surgical tech.  What I like about [her line of work] is I know nothing about it, he said. I couldnt do it. I cant speak to it. I cant even try to sound smart to it. And thats really quite impressive.  Nick revealed that Natalie initially "slid into his DMs" and the two got talking. On the podcast, he called her "confident" and "passionate about what she does." Although they both felt a reluctance about becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, the pair eventually decided to make it official. We kind of kept hanging out, and she finally got a point where she was like, I want to date, and I was kind of like, I dont know.  She just was like, OK, this is what I want. Vanessa Grimaldi accepted Nick Viall's proposal on the finale of The Bachelor in 2017. Five months later during the reunion episode, they confirmed they had ended their romance. Vanessa is now engaged to Canadian businessman Josh Wolfe. Josh and Vanessa met in early 2019 after Josh slid into her DMs. 3 Nick Viall was The Bachelor in 2017 Credit: The Mega Agency  They both live in Montreal, and visited New York City for their first date. In August 2020, Josh dropped to one knee at the Saint-Louis Gate "in what was an intimate, beautiful moment that was candle-lit," according to Vanessa. Nick and Sean Lowe took their ladies on dates to plantations during past Bachelor seasons before Rachael Kirkconnell's "racism" scandal blew up. Amid the shows ongoing backlash for its issues with racism, previous episodes have come to light that shows the reality show filming on different plantations that once had hundreds of slaves. In 2017, Nick, 40, headed to New Orleans for a week of romance with his ladies - including future Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay. While Rachel appeared to have fun dancing in the streets with a marching band parade, several women were asked on a group date to The Houmas Estate in Louisiana. 3 Nick Viall previously took his season contestants on a date to a former New Orleans plantation Credit: HBO  The Houmas Estate was built in the early 1700s and became known for growing sugar cane, cotton, corn, indigo, tobacco and more crops. Most read in Entertainment 'IT'S GONNA GET ME' Friends' Gunther reveals he's battling stage 4 cancer and is paralysed 'LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY' Kim posts Father's Day tribute to ex Kanye West despite divorce Pictured WOAH KATY Katy Perry stuns in purple swimsuit with fianc Orlando Bloom and daughter Daisy 'CELEBRATING YOU' Nick Cannon seen with baby mama Alyssa for 1st time in maternity shoot MELLOW YELLOW Everything you need to know about Yellowstone's fourth season PAC TO THE FUTURE Tupac fans spread rumor rapper is alive after TikTok lookalike emerges  According to the plantations website, the property once contained over twelve thousand acres of the finest quality of cultivable land, and a work force of over 550 slaves.  Though it has deep ties to slavery, the website claimed that the Houmas Estate was without exception, the finest property possessed by a single proprietor in America as it advertises for weddings and hotel stays. The show did not discuss the homes historical significance and instead focused on the residence and its surrounding grounds allegedly being haunted.