Megan Fox Defended Chelsea From Love Is Blind After That Comment

One fleeting comment about a celebrity lookalike set off a wildfire of discourse this season of Love Is Blind. And yes, Chelsea Blackwell is fully aware of all the online chatter. After her remark about looking like Megan Fox sparked controversy among fans, Chelsea had a few lighthearted responses to the drama.

As Chelsea and her crush Jimmy were getting to know each other in the pods, they kind of messed with the cardinal rule of Love Is Blind a bit. Jimmy asked Chelsea which celebrity she resembles, fishing for details about her physical appearance. Her response clearly excited him. She said that people sometimes tell her she looks like Megan Fox.

The remark sparked a heated discourse among viewers, some of whom argued that Chelsea made the comparison to entice Jimmy to propose to her, while others thought the comment was totally blown out of proportion.

Chelsea took matters in her own hands by reaching out to Megan Fox to apologize. On Feb. 22, she told Entertainment Tonight, “I did reach out to her [Fox], and I was like, 'I'm so sorry I did this to you.” She didn’t get a direct a response — at least, not yet. “I'm just waiting for Megan to respond,” Chelsea added.

But Fox did make a statement about the whole ordeal a few weeks after Season 6 of Love Is Blind ended. “I've never had more people text me about something,” Fox told E! on April 13. “I didn't watch it, but I think in general, no one deserves to get bullied. I don't think she deserved that. I think people went way too hard.”

Fox added that she can see a resemblance between Chelsea and herself. “I did see a picture of her. A hundred thousand percent, people have told her, ‘You kind of look like Megan Fox,’” the actor said. “So I believe she's telling the truth and I hope like she still has that sparkle in her eye. I hope the world didn't steal it from her. Mine died long ago from being bullied for 20 years. So I hope that didn't happen to her. Best wishes and blessings.”

For her part, Chelsea seemed to smile through the mess. As the back-and-forth over her comment raged on, she shared a TikTok grinning and posing with a drink. “Go on a show for love > get your butt dragged through the trenches,” Chelsea captioned the video, nodding to all the drama.

She addressed the issue head-on in another TikTok, jokingly begging her friends who’ve compared her to Fox to come to her defense. “This would be a great time for the people who have ever told me that I resemble her to come forward,” Chelsea said. “Please, I’m begging you.” She captioned the clip: “Will the real Megan Fox please stand up.”

Chelsea’s TikToks made light of the situation, but she also shared a heavier statement in her Instagram Stories. The Love Is Blind star reposted a message from a hometown friend, which called out how “people are so mean here on the internet” and reminded viewers that “it’s a show y’all, we need to cool it.”