Update 8/25: After weeks of rumors, Lucy finally cleared up the Freddie dating speculation during an August 21 appearance on The Viall Files. And sadly, it seems she and Freddie are not an item.
“I love Freddie to bits, but we are just friends,” Lucy said. “Nothing going on. We basically just became each other’s photographers. That’s kind of what happened.”
She may not be dating Freddie, but she does have a new boyfriend...though chances are, fans won’t find out who he is anytime soon. “He’s not in the TV world,” she explained. “[He’s] very, very, very private.” She even added, “I would like to be engaged in a year, so we’ll see.”
A few days later, she posted said BF to the ’gram—though she made sure to keep his identity under wraps:
As for Freddie’s relationship status, rumor has it that he’s on the dating apps so...best of luck to everyone out there!!
Original story 8/15: And so ends another season of Perfect Match, aka the most chaotic reality TV show on Netflix. This season was filled with drama (Louis Russell’s surprise red carpet appearance with Huda Mustafa! Hannah Burns’ mystery baby daddy! AD Smith and Ollie Sutherland’s early reveal!) but it seems possible that AD and Ollie weren’t the only two to get a happy ending. The latest theory: Fans think Lucy Syed and Freddie Powell are now an item.
While season 3 winner Lucy ended the season with Daniel Perfetto and Freddie ended up with Madison Errichiello, it’s already been revealed that (spoiler!) neither couple lasted. Lucy and Daniel split before they could even go on their all-expenses-paid vacation, and according to Freddie, he and Madison just couldn’t make their long-distance relationship work.
As Freddie said of Madison during a post-finale interview with Elite Daily, “We carried on speaking afterwards, but we were very realistic about the fact that there was 4,000 miles between us. And gradually over time, it just became apparent that it was more of a friendship.”
While Madison lives in Minneapolis, the Love Is Blind: UK alum is based in Manchester...which is much closer to where Lucy lives in London. But that’s not why fans think they’re dating. No, the reason has to do with a pair of Instagram posts.
Earlier this week, Freddie shared a pic of himself in L.A. with the caption, “No place I’d rather be.”
A day later, Lucy posted a few snapshots with an identical background...and based on her accessories, fans are convinced that she’s the one casting a shadow in Freddie’s picture.
Seeing as they’re both from the UK, it’s unlikely that they just happened to bump into each other in L.A.—but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re dating, of course. In fact, Lucy seemed to directly address the rumors during a recent interview, where she referred to herself and Freddie as “friends” and nothing more.
“I hang out with Freddie now and we are just friends,” she said. “He’s like a brother figure…I don’t feel any sexual spark with Freddie.”
Fans will have to wait and see whether anything comes out of this ~friendship.~
