Interest in Alexis Bellino and John Janssen has peaked again since the premiere of Real Housewives of Orange County on July 11. Alexis had returned as a friend of the cast, and took on John’s ex-girlfriend, Shannon Beador, at the very first opportunity.
The duo had been dating since November 2023, and RHOC fans were waiting to see how Shannon would react to it all after a very public heartbreak. Understandably, Shannon wasn’t pleased to be in Alexis’ presence but took the situation in stride.
Meanwhile, in real-time, Alexis is defending her relationship with numerous posts on Instagram. In the most recent, the duo are seen on a romantic trip to the United Kingdom.
Alexis tells haters they are “just wasting your time”
On July 17, Alexis took to Instagram to share a picture of her and John outside the Old Bank Hotel in Oxford, United Kingdom. They are both dressed in black outfits and are embracing one another.
“The couples who are ‘meant to be’ are the ones who go through everything that is meant to tear them apart and come out even stronger than they were before,” Alexis wrote to caption the post.
She included the hashtags “go ahead and try,” “just wasting your time,” and “unstoppable.”
Alexis has been defending the relationship since the time of filming RHOC Season 18. During the premiere, she gushed about how it all started in a confessional interview.
“We tried to fight the feelings,” Alexis said during the premiere. “After week two, John and I knew that was it….unfortunately, your heart wants what it wants, and here we are.”
And the Bravolebrity claimed in a July 2 interview with The Daily Dish that an engagement is “around the corner.”
“Honestly, I think he’s trying to throw me off,” she said. “I know it’s coming because we did go ring shopping together. So it’s definitely around the corner. That could be tomorrow. It could be six months from now. I honestly don’t know because he is throwing a lot of little things in my direction.”
One thing is for sure — when they do get engaged, the world will know. “I think he’s just trying to keep me confused,” Alexis gushed. “So I don’t know…I mean, America will know when it happens. We won’t be quiet about it.”
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