Who Is Juan Franco Dating After Married At First Sight Season 18? (His Status With Ex-Wife Karla Juarez Is Shocking)
Married at First Sight alum Juan Franco divorced Karla Juarez in season 18, and it’s time to look at who he is dating after the show. Married at First Sight season 18 was full of unprecedented situations. There was a cheating and couples swap scandal, where Allen Slovick’s wife, Madison Myers, carried on an illicit relationship with Michelle Tomblin’s husband, David Trimble, and lied about it until they couldn’t anymore. Madison and David then started a forbidden relationship as a result. Moreover, Emem Obot divorced her husband, Ikechi Ojoré, and became engaged to a new man within a week.
Within that scandalous backdrop of a season, Juan and Karla were steadfast commenters on the evolving situations. While Married at First Sight fans were initially rubbed the wrong way by Karla’s whimsical personality, her hot takes on the other couples and circumstances left her with praise among viewers. Juan didn’t impress viewers as much, as he tried to toe the line with his friendships, and didn’t take a hard stance against any of the tomfoolery. Now that the season is over and MAFS fans are finding out more up-to-date information, it’s been revealed that Juan has a girlfriend.
Juan & Karla Said No On Decision Day
Upon meeting Juan at the altar as strangers, Karla boldly asked Juan if he was in love. It caused some awkwardness, but the pair did say yes to getting married. During the honeymoon, Juan said he found Karla attractive, but he hurt her feelings when he said he forgot about her when he shared an afternoon with David. Karla became passive-aggressive as a result. That, coupled with Juan’s difficulty relating to Karla’s existential personality, caused Juan to never feel a spark with Karla.
Juan and Karla built a solid friendship, but ultimately both said no to staying married come decision day. Karla wanted someone who appreciated her quirks and held physical affection in as high a regard as her. When Juan asked how Karla wanted to move forward after the divorce and whether coffee dates would be an option, Karla said she didn’t want to hang out with Juan.
Juan Revealed He Has A Girlfriend
During the Married at First Sight season 18 reunion, which was filmed in early November 2024, Juan was asked about his current love life. He revealed that he was seeing someone, but didn’t give many details about the seriousness of his relationship or the identity of the woman he was with. However, right after the reunion aired, Juan hard-launched his girlfriend on Instagram.
He did not tag her, which leaves her identity a mystery, but he did share a carousel of three pictures highlighting his girlfriend, whom he called “Mi garota.”
Are Juan & Karla On Good Terms?
While Karla ended things on a sour note with Juan on the show after decision day, that coldness seems to have lifted. Juan and Karla shared a fist bump when asked about the nature of their friendship now. They said they check in with each other and do go on coffee dates. While Married at First Sight didn’t lead to love between the pair, Juan has found love elsewhere and is busy promoting his tech start-up business.
