Is Perfect Match star Francesca Farago still dating TikTok star Jesse Sullivan?

Too Hot to Handle star Francesca Farago is returning to Netflix for yet another reality dating show with the new series Perfect Match, which invites reality stars from other Netflix shows like Love is Blind, The Ultimatum, The Circle, and more to try and find their “perfect match.”

However, some fans were understandably confused when they saw advertisements and promos showing Francesca as part of the Perfect Match line-up because she’s been very open about her relationship with TikTok star Jesse Sullivan.

The two have been dating for more than a year now, and have a lot of their fans rooting for them (who wouldn’t? they’re adorable), so why is Francesca on a dating show when her social media makes it clear she’s taken?

Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan relationship status

Yes, Francesca and Jesse are still very much together. Perfect Match seems to have been filmed in early 2022, before the pair got together.

Francesca told Elite Daily that the two “fell in love quickly” after they were introduced at an event for Pride month. Since then, Francesca and her boyfriend have been basically inseparable and a recent TikTok hints that the couple might even be planning to elope soon. Francesca has suggested that the pair are engaged, or at least well on their way to engagement.

But if you look at some of the comments on Francesca’s recent TikTok videos, her fans are confused about the timeline regarding Perfect Match, asking if she and Jesse were together during the show.

No spoilers here, but given that Jesse is not listed in the cast, we can assume the couple met afterward, and Francesca has confirmed as much in some TikTok replies. That means that if Francesca does end up with someone on the show, then we already know they’ve split since then and she’s moved on.

Francesca actually shared a TikTok video explicitly laying out what happened, noting that she did the show and that sometimes shows take a while to go from filming and production airing. She was single during filming and did not date Jesse on the show, but they have been together for a long time now, and she’s happy with the growth and relationships she made on the series.

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Francesca also compared her Perfect Match experience to Too Hot to Handle, noting that she left with some amazing friendships that she didn’t have on her first Netflix dating show. Adding credence to that is her recent Instagram Story which shows her hanging out with Perfect Match castmates Dom Gabriel and Kariselle Snow.

Either way, Jesse seems totally confident in their relationship and supportive of Francesca’s time on the dating show. He recently shared a cheeky Instagram post calling Francesca his “perfect match.

In short, yes, Jesse and Francesca are still together. We’ll have to wait and see what happens on the show and how all roads lead to Jesse!

Perfect Match premieres on Tuesday, February 14 with new episodes dropping Tuesdays on Netflix.