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Nick Dorka Emerges as ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 7 Standout: The Latest on the Former Athlete & His Relationship

Nick Dorka and Hannah Jiles in 'Love Is Blind' Season 7

Nick Dorka might be the first Love Is Blind contestant slated to become a villain who turned his character arc around and became a fan favorite instead. Starting with some superficial jokes, the 29-year-old, who said he doesn’t have a physical type, was deemed not ready for a serious commitment. That was quickly proven to be just a front. His humor doesn’t always translate well, but he seems to be a good guy at heart.

Nick fell in love with Hannah Jiles in the pods, and they were one of the couples to get engaged and head to Mexico. They’ve had some hiccups along the way. The reality star is no stranger to the spotlight due to his past career in athletics. As Love Is Blind Season 7 continues, here’s what you need to know about Nick.

Where is Nick from?

Nick is from Vienna. No, not the city in Austria that’s the home of Mozart. He’s from a small town in Virginia.

Being from the Old Dominion State, Nick never lived that far from D.C. It is just a half-hour car drive, so Nick’s well-acquainted with the D.C. dating pool. Maybe that’s why he decided to jump into the experience of Love Is Blind.

Having a tattoo of both the American and Cuban flag, it is presumed that he has Cuban heritage. Nick currently appears to still be living in Virginia. Nick also captioned one of his Instagram posts with “2nd home” and tagged Miami, Florida.

 

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Does Nick live with his parents?

When Nick was filming the show, he was still living with his parents. Boasting about the positive sides of having his parents near and not having to spend any money on rent, Nick revealed that he was (and maybe still is) residing in the basement of his childhood home.

Having a vastly different reality than Hannah, Nick was offended by his significant other suggesting that he has less financial literacy than her. Not having any loans and never having paid for any of his bills himself, she might be onto something. This quickly turned into a heated debate, so much so that he joked about Hannah being unemployed when her brother visited the pair.

What does Nick do for a living?

He is a real estate agent and uses his social media platforms to promote his business, often capturing photos with the buyers of the properties he’s selling.

Nick mentioned that he really enjoys the profession but confessed to Hannah that he’s not necessarily in the best financial situation right now. Opening up to his match, he said, “Real estate isn’t something you get into and start making six figures… This year has been a little tough.”

Where did Nick play football?

Nick and Hannah connected about football in the pods. Reliving their high school glory days, the kicker and former cheerleader brought the topic into their conversations quite a few times.

So where did he play? Starting his career at James Madison High School in Virginia, he distinguished himself there as a three-year varsity letter winner as a kicker and punter. Not ending his track record there, he proceeded to play the sport he loves at the College of William & Mary.

His journey as a D1 athlete was somewhat limited. He redshirted his freshman year and unfortunately got a significant injury that sidelined him for most of his senior season. Yet, he was still able to have some stellar performances during his time there.

His accolades include a first-team All-America Honors, second-team All-America selection by the Associated Press, and All-CAA first-team honoree.

As his college journey was ending, he decided to not actively pursue a career in the NFL. He did mention that he played in the XFL and CFL. Nick’s XFL career is nowhere to be found, but he does have a CFL player profile.

This was still not the end for him because Nick also played for the Dakota Bucks, an indoor football team, based in Bismarck, North Dakota, in 2022.

Are Nick and Hannah still together?

The tumultuous couple ended their engagement during Episode 11. They’ve had quite some issues during their time as a couple.

Beginning their pods adventure in a love triangle that involved Nick, Hannah, and Leo Braudy, the duo did not stop having complications once they got out of the closed environment.

In Cabo, Hannah quickly realized she had some qualms about her new partner. She wrote them down into bullet points, and Nick discovered this notepad. In the most recent batch of episodes, this notepad came back into play when Hannah brought up the five things Nick lacks that have stuck with her throughout their relationship, “Respect, delusional, social awareness, maturity, and confidence versus ego.”

Once again mentioned was the duck incident. Need a reminder of what happened? Nick, playing on a plastic duck, was joined by a random tourist at the resort. This started an argument between him and his new fiancée. “That’s something I do, and so if you are going to accept me as your partner, I do stupid stuff like that sometimes, and it was lighthearted,” to TV Insider.

Nick called Hannah demeaning and although the two hugged before going their own way, it didn’t look like they truly resolved everything.

Love Is Blind, Season 7, Episodes 12, October 23, Netflix

Love Is Blind, Season 7 Reunion, October 30, 9/8c, Netflix

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