Katie MortonandChris Bukowskimay need a little help to keep their relationship afloat, according to one of theirBachelor in Paradisecostars.
During an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showon Friday,Demi Burnett— whogot engaged to girlfriend Kristian Haggertyon the season finale — opened up about whichBiPcouple she feared might not make it to the alter.
“You know honestly at this point I’m worried about Chris and Katie,” said Burnett. “I know Katie is an optimist and she sees the good, she gets glimpses at the good parts of Chris, but I think Chrisneeds to step it upif he wants to keep her — and I think she needs to tell him to step it up.”
Burnett went on to share that she thinks the pair, who also got engaged on the season finale, could benefit from “couple’s counseling.”
“It’s not a negative thing,” she added.
“No, I agree with you,” responded Degeneres, pointing out that while Bukowski has placed some of the blame for his inability to open up on past relationships, “you’ve got to work on that and get over it.”
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Although Morton, 26, and Bukowski, 32, are stillvery much together, during the in-studio portion of theBiPseason finale episode, Morton appeared without herengagement ringon her finger and admitted theirrelationship had been “rocky”since leaving the beach.
“I just put in so much effort every day and I love him so much, but I put in so much that my tank empties and if I’m not getting it filled, I break down,” she said. “I fell in love with potential that may never come to fruition, but I’m just praying it does.”
“It had been really hard for us to communicate our differences and what each other needed, especially being kind of like stranded and in hiding while separated,” she said. “Chris Harrisonasked me a lot of questions, even prior to what you guys saw, and so the emotions were like building up.”
Fortunately, things aregoing better than everfor the couple now.
“Since then, it’s been so great,” she explained. “We’ve been able to be together, and he’s met my family and my friends, and seeing him with them, has been … it’s just been so much better now that we can hang out.”
“I think both of us excel in public settings, you know with our friends, with our family. And not being able to do that, it was tough,” added Bukowski. “It made it tough, but at the end of the day, I actually think it made us better and stronger. So sometimes it takes things like that to get to a point where we are at today, and I think every day we get better in our relationship.”
source: people.com
