The second batch of episodes for Love Is Blind season 11 may have just dropped, but already, I’m feeling like the Boston season may have totally struck out when it comes to successful matches. One couple in particular that I have very little hope for is Aneha Singh and Cam Halloran, who share an appreciation for dad jokes...and very little else.
From their very first face-to-face meeting (which was...awkward, to say the least), fans have criticized Aneha for her treatment of Cam, who broke things off with Malaine Thorpe in order to commit himself to Aneha. And now—in response to fans who’ve suggested that Aneha is merely stringing Cam along—Aneha has addressed the backlash on Instagram.
“I want to take a moment to clarify something that I feel has been misunderstood,” she began her statement. “My family and I have always been incredibly accepting of people from all walks of life, regardless of their race, religion, or cultural background. Cam being white or not being Hindu was never an issue for me or my family.”
As a reminder: In the latest episode drop, Aneha revealed that her family did not want to meet her fiancé and would instead be keeping their distance from the process.
In her statement, she explained, “Navigating cultural traditions, family expectations, and personal relationships can be nuanced, especially when you’re trying to honor where you come from while also following your own heart. Those conversations were never about exclusion. They came from a place of love, respect, and wanting to bring two worlds together.”
She concluded with, “I understand that sharing my story on television opens me up to different interpretations and opinions. But I hope people can recognize that cultural pride does not equate to prejudice, and that navigating these conversations does not mean rejecting someone for being different.”
During a conversation with Tudum, Aneha also addressed the critical comments she made to Cam during the reveal. “He just looked completely different from what I was thinking,” she confessed. “Was I initially 100 percent attracted to him? No, I’m not going to sugarcoat that. But I fell in love with this man talking to him and accepted his proposal. He’s so beautiful on the inside, and attraction can grow.”
Oh, and when she told Cam that he needed a “fuckboy haircut” and a piercing? She said she didn’t really mean that. “People are like, ‘This is Love Is Blind, not Build A Boy.’ Valid, fair, heard. I get it,” she told Tudum. “I probably wouldn’t have said those comments, to be honest. I was just trying to be flirty. I was trying to be cute, if anything, but it did not come off as cute.”
Guess we’ll see next week whether these two can get past their differences.