Showmance
‘Big Brother’ Season 26 Star Makensy Manbeck Confirms Matt Hardeman Relationship Status
Well, that certainly settles it! Big Brother Season 26 star Makensy Manbeck made a major announcement about her love life, and fans of the CBS series will be very happy.
Manbeck made a big statement about Matt Hardeman in the cutest way. After soft-launching their relationship, she’s ready for everyone to know what’s going on between them.
“In case the soft launches weren’t enough, here’s a hard launch,” she captioned a series of photos with Hardeman. The first showed Hardeman kissing Manbeck on the cheek. The loved-up couple was all about the PDA. Hardeman sweetly commented, “My biggest blessing and worth every bit of the wait 🥹 Excited for the future we get to build together Makensy Jo.”
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He also had a message to fans, “Can y’all please stop asking me to go on Love Island now.” Manbeck added, “Ya fr… that’s not happening sry guys.” The official Big Brother Instagram account also had a little fun with this romance confirmation. “I have no one to talk to about this,” the account wrote, before following up with, “Other intern here. imma need all the tea!”
They received some support in comments from former co-competitors. T’kor Clottey wrote, “Aaaaahhhhh!!!! 😍😍😍😍” and Brooklyn Rivera added, “My babiessssss!!!! 🥹🥹🥹” Joseph Rodriguez gave them high praise by saying, “Not to be dramatic but this is the greatest hard launch of all-time.” And Quinn Martin chimed in with, “I’m not kidding, this is the best day of my life!!
Manbeck and Hardeman had a showmance when they were houseguests during Big Brother Season 26. Hardeman was eliminated in the first week, while Manbeck became the runner-up to Chelsie Baham. When TV Insider spoke with Hardeman about his elimination, he showed his support for his now-girlfriend.
“Obviously, I’m rooting for Makensy. Obviously, I’m rooting for Leah. There are amazing people. I hope that they’re as fun to watch as they are in real life,” he said in July.
Despite getting the boot first, Hardeman and Manbeck reconnected after the finale, which aired in October. In the months since, this showmance has blossomed into a real-life romance! And now they’re Instagram official.
