“Was terrifying to me” — Love is Blind Season 8 star Taylor opens up about Daniel Hastings recognizing her on Instagram

Season 8 of Love is Blind aired on Netflix last week on Valentine's Day and it undoubtedly brought a surge of romance, drama, and surprising relationships. One of the most memorable parts of Taylor's tale was when she explained how social media was a fascinating part of her experience on the show. Taylor recently talked about how she felt when one of the participants and her fiancé, Daniel Hastings, recognized her on Instagram before their appearance on the show.

This reality TV show brings together singles to find their life partners in an experiment where they get to fall in love, sight unseen. As two individuals connect on an emotional level, they get engaged and go through the big reveal to see their to-be spouse for the first time. However, in this season, one of the individuals doubts that their partner might have infringed the rules.

Taylor Haag, a 32-year-old colonoscopy nurse revealed how she believes she recognizes her fiancé. After the reveal, the show was left on the clip hanger where Taylor opens up about how she is quite sure that she received a follow request from Daniel a few months before being on the show.

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Love is Blind star Taylor Haag talks about recognizing Daniel after the big reveal

Netflix's beloved show, Love is Blind is back with another episode this February where drama has already taken over the stage. In a surprising turn of events, this season, Taylor Haag talked about how she was taken aback when she realized she knew Daniel Hastings from the past at the big reveal. Since Daniel had sent her a request on Instagram months before the show premiered, Taylor disclosed that she thinks he knew how she looked.

Although the main goal of the show is to create connections without regard to outward appearances or preconceived notions, Taylor's epiphany gave their journey a special dimension. Taylor acknowledged that the incident took her by surprise and affected her future perspective on their relationship.

She explained, “I immediately knew who he was, and it was a surreal moment because this isn’t supposed to happen on Love is Blind. The anonymity is a key part of the process.”

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Love is Blind on a cliffhanger with Taylor and Daniel's Instagram controversy unresolved

Taylor Haag confronted Daniel Hastings about recognizing her on Instagram in Love is Blind Season 8 Episode 6. As the episode was left on a cliffhanger, it sparked speculation among the fans. Many questioned whether it was a coincidence or if Daniel had recognized Taylor from the internet.

Taylor also talked about how being away from the outside world and fans' reactions had made her left anxiety with the whole situation.

She opened up, ""I’ve had a lot of anxiety about this bit of the story that happened because I thought it was going to be made into a bigger thing than it really was at the time.”

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Catch up with the episodes of Love is Blind Season 8 before Netflix drops the next set on Feb 21.