Sarah Hyland, the ‘Modern Family’ actress and the 34-year-old ‘Bachelorette’ alum have been dating since Sarah connected with Wells on Instagram last year, and the pair made the next step in their relationship last month when Wells made the move from Tennessee to California to move in with beau.
And now they live under the same roof, Wells says things couldn’t be better.
He said: “It’s been weirdly perfect, there have been no real issues. We were scared about the dogs meeting, but that went really well. It’s been perfect. It’s been great.”
Sarah, 27, is a self-professed ‘Bachelor’ superfan, and reached out to Wells after seeing him on ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’, and Wells admits he owes their romance to his career as a reality TV star.
He added: “I’m just so happy. I did these crazy shows and then all of a sudden I get this amazing relationship out of it. I could’ve never imagined that was the path I was going to go down, but I’m so grateful for all of it.
“One thing you [didn’t see on this season of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’], was when I walked down the stairs and Chris Harrison was like, ‘You’re welcome for your girlfriend!’
And it’s so true! If I hadn’t done the show and met Chris and all those people, I would have never had the opportunity to meet this amazing woman.
So, I won the show!”
The couple are now approaching their one-year anniversary, and Wells says the key to their romance is being “emotionally ready”, as well as having “similar interests”.
Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’, he said: “I think you have to be emotionally ready for that and that’s number one.
Then I think think you have to find the person that compliments you the best, and Sarah is that for me. We’re both huge dorks, we have similar interests. Our brands are the same! Dogs, rose, tacos, [and] ‘The Bachelor’!”