Bachelor in Paradise Stars Riley Christian and Maurissa Gunn Ended their Engagement, Know the Reason

Grab All The Details On Bachelor in Paradise Stars Riley Christian, and Maurissa Gunn Ended their Engagement!!

Maurissa Gunn is a patient care coordinator at Panacea Plastic Surgery in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area and an American reality television personality. She is a cast member of Bachelor in Paradise.

Riley Christian is a New York-based attorney and reality television personality. He rose to notoriety after appearing on The Bachelorette, a reality television show. Christian is a cast member of Bachelor in Paradise, a reality television show spin-off of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Bachelor In Paradise Stars Riley Christian And Maurissa Gunn Ended Their Engagement

Riley Christian and Maurissa Gunn, stars of Bachelor in Paradise, have called off their engagement just three months after it aired on television. The couple released a statement confirming the end of their romance after falling madly in love on season 7 of the reality TV show.

Riley Christian and Maurissa Gunn, stars of Bachelor in Paradise, have called off their engagement just three months after it aired on television. 
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"We've made the decision to part ways. We never expected this, but we've reached a moment where we both need to concentrate on ourselves," they said in a joint statement to PEOPLE.

"We've cherished everyone's love and support so far during our journey, and all we ask is that you respect our privacy while we navigate through this," they continued.

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Their engagement was historic because they were the franchise's first black pair to become engaged. Maurissa erased images of Christian from her Instagram site, indicating that things between them were not going well. 

The former couple has remained active on social media like Instagram and Twitter since their breakup.

Riley Christian Proposed Maurissa Gunn On Show

When Riley Christian Proposed Maurissa Gunn met as participants on BIP, they fell hard and fast in love. As per Daily Mail, on the beach in Mexico, Maurissa accepted Riley's beautiful proposal with a pear-shaped diamond. 

When Riley Christian Proposed Maurissa Gunn met as participants on BIP, they fell hard and fast in love.
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"You demonstrated what a true man is. You showed me everything I've ever wanted to see in my life, you showed me that fairytales do exist," Maurissa said.

'"The tricky part about what I'm looking for is that it's not something that you can always see," Riley responded. "It's the sensation of my heart racing, the sensation of butterflies in my stomach, the sensation of goosebumps on my arms, and I know that feeling is love," he added.

"See, Maurissa, I adore you and have done from our first date... But I just want to make sure," Riley replied after kneeling. During the finale, they were one of three couples who got engaged.

Off-screen, the pair maintained their romance by visiting Riley's birthplace of Detroit and spending their first Thanksgiving together in Montana with Maurissa's family. They again posed in matching pajamas in December in front of their Christmas tree.

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