Avril Lavigne’s Ex Mod Sun Is Dating Love Is Blind Star Brittany Wisniewski, Debuts Romance With a Kiss
Mod Sun—who split with ex-fiancée Avril Lavigne in February 2023—was spotted packing on the PDA with Love Is Blind season seven star Brittany Wisniewski during back-to-back outings in Los Angeles.
Looks like Brittany Wisniewski found love outside of the pods.
The Love Is Blind alum—who appeared on season seven of the Netflix show—debuted her romance with Mod Sun (real name Derek Ryan Smith) during a dinner date in Los Angeles on Nov. 12.
Brittany, 33, and Mod Sun, 37, stepped out hand in hand at Catch Steak, even coordinating their looks for the evening in all-black ensembles and leather jackets. An eyewitness told E! News that they kissed a few times and looked “very lovey dovey” during the romantic night out.
And their PDA-filled outings didn’t end there: They were also spotted getting cozy at a Los Angeles bar on Nov. 11.
In a video published by TMZ Nov. 12, Brittany chatted with the rocker—who called off his engagement to Avril Lavigne in February 2023 following two years of dating—against a wall while he rested his hand on her butt and leaned in to plant a kiss on her cheek.
At another point during the night, the reality TV star—clad in a blue strapless dress—gave Mod Sun a kiss on the lips while holding onto his hands and singing along to Miley Cyrus’ hit “Party in the U.S.A.”
Prior to sparking dating rumors with the Hotel Motel member, Brittany split with fellow Love Is Blind contestant Leo Baudy weeks after getting engaged in the pods on the series. And while their romantic relationship came to an end during a post-filming vacation to Miami, the two have remained close friends.
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“The physical connection just simply wasn’t there, honestly,” Brittany said of their breakup in a People interview published Oct. 2. “We had a talk in the beginning about how this could work, and then time went on during the trip and the chemistry just wasn’t there and we mutually felt that.”
As for Mod Sun? He’s been focusing on blocking out the noise and staying hopeful about the future since his split with Avril, which came less than one year after the couple got engaged. As he explained on Instagram in February 2023, “I just know there’s a plan for it all.”
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“I’ll keep my head up + always listen my heart,” the “Flames” musician added, “even when it feels broken.”
To catch up where more Love Is Blind alums’ love lives stand, keep reading.
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Brittany Wisniewski and Leo Braudy: Not Together
Though the now-famed art dealer decided to pop the question to the Keeping Well author following his love triangle with Hannah Jiles, the pair ultimately decided after their short engagement, they were better off as friends.
“The chemistry just wasn’t there,” Brittany previously told People in a joint interview with Leo. “We had a talk in the beginning about how this could work and then time went on during the trip and the chemistry just wasn’t there and we mutually felt that. We’re very good communicators, so it was not a big ordeal. It was a very clean, respectful realization.”
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Monica Davis and Stephen Richardson: Not Together
“I hope I didn’t ruin anyone’s day by existing,” he wrote on Instagram Stories Oct. 8, “and if I did, I’m sorry you had to wake up this morning. I wish you didn’t have to either. But I’ll love you all the same.”
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Hannah Jiles and Nick Dorka: Not Together
Once Hannah and Nick embarked on life outside the pods, the two had their fair share of ups and downs—and disagreements—to say the least. (Let’s not forget: “I think you get treated as an equal when you star contributing like an equal.”)
And it all came to a head when Hannah decided they wouldn’t make down the aisle. As for Nick, he called their breakup “one of the worst feelings of my life.”
Since then, Hannah has admitted the show forced her to do some self-introspection.
“I’ve learned a lot, I’ve learned there’s things I need to work on,” she said during an October episode of The Viall Files podcast. “For example, I am a very direct person. I know that but I think my delivery is rough. And I’ve learned that delivery is everything.”
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Taylor Krause and Garrett Josemans: Married
A match made in science-based heaven (i.e. those serendipitous tattoos), Taylor and Garrett clicked from the very beginning and just seemed destined to say, “I do.” Though they did hit a rough patch once Taylor found out he responded to an ex’s DM (according to Garrett, he confirmed he was engaged and shut it down), the rest is Love Is Blind history.
The pair were still married at the Love Is Blind reunion in October 20224.
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Marissa George and Ramses Prashad: Not Together
Yes, you read that right: Though Marissa and Ramses rose to become one of this season’s frontrunners of the couples who would make it, the latter ultimately called off their wedding after having second thoughts.
“We have a great future ahead of us, I want to marry you,” Marissa tells her fiancé after a sit-down to which he responds, “I understand falling love is a risk, I understand that.”
However, he noted their differences—which have included his stance on the military—may not be enough for them to work through. “After being married and seeing other marriages and hearing from other married people,” he added. “I just don’t think love alone is enough…I think there needs to be other things that are also working.”
As for Marissa, though she tried to navigate past their perspectives, once she confirmed it was over, she broke down into tears. “I don’t think you should’ve come to this experience,” she tells him. “How could I feel so sure? And you’re not? It sucks, I want you to choose me,” adding of their split, “This is the worst day of my life.”
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Tyler Francis and Ashley Adionser: Married
Tyler and Ashley quickly became a fan-favorite couple after viewers watched their relatively easy-going romance unfold. However, the couple hit a bump in the road once Tyler later shared that he had three children, which Ashley referred to as his “sperm donor babies.” (However, there’s online discourse over the extent of his involvement, which he has not addressed publicly).
Alas, Ashley and Tyler were able to move past this fact and went on to not only reconnect—but in fact, become husband and wife.
“We started this journey two months ago and this changed our entire lives,” Tyler says while sitting alongside Ashley after their wedding. “Now, we get to spend the rest of our lives together.”
As for Ashley, she also couldn’t be happier. “I’m looking forward to daily, simple things with you,” she tells him, to which Tyler responds, “Just little things that make her happy, daily, weekly, monthly, then that builds up and before we know it…”
Ashley then guesses, “Kids?” to which he agrees and she confirms, “Yeah I’m fine with that.”
Their marriage was still going strong at the reunion episode in October 2024.
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Alexandra Byrd and Tim Godbee: Not Together
Alex and Tim seemed to smooth over their major disagreement in Mexico over by the time they got back home to Washington, D.C. and seemed to be better than ever. In fact, Tim had an emotional meeting with Alex’s dad that seemed to cement their future.
However, after Alex met with Tim’s family, they got into yet another argument and Tim ended their engagement by telling Alex that he didn’t ever want to see her again. Since then, both have spoken out to defend themselves after the breakup, with Alex noting that their split was not “a mutual decision.”
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Chelsea Blackwell and Jimmy Presnell: Not Together
After one or two (or a few) fights throughout the season, Chelsea and Jimmy appeared to finally put their disagreements behind them during an amusement park date set right before their wedding.
However, Jimmy made it clear that he was ready for their rollercoaster ride to end, breaking off his engagement to a teary-eyed Chelsea—who was stunned at his decision.
“I love you to death and I want a relationship with you,” Jimmy told Chelsea on their date, “and it want it work so bad—but I don’t want to go to the altar. I can’t.”
As he explained, “We’re condensing it down to one argument, but it’s been like five or six really big issues that really hit home and hurt my feelings.” (One being that Chelsea revealed Jimmy’s secret about his past relationship with his female friend.)
And after yet another back-and-forth between the two over their respective ties with exes, Chelsea left for good in tears: “I was so hopeful for us.”
The pair were both single during the March 2024 reunion.
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Clay Gravesande and AD Smith: Not Together
While Clay expressed his hesitation to getting married due to his own outlook on his father’s infidelity, AD reassured him that they would prevail as a couple and all seemed to be well between the two.
But once faced with the task of saying I do to forever at the altar, Clay said I don’t instead, telling AD that it wouldn’t be “responsible” of him to get married knowing he wasn’t ready.
Cue the shock.
“I’m going to put the work in for you,” he told AD, “and we’ll go through this together. I don’t care what nobody says; I know fully I’m not ready for marriage and you deserve the best. And if I’m not ready to give you 100 percent, I won’t go there with you when I’m not ready…I can’t say yes right now.”
It was a revelation that made AD declare through tears that the relationship was a waste of her “f–king time.”
As for Clay, he also revealed that financial—and emotional—ties played a big part in him walking away. “I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘Am I a husband?’” he admitted, “and the answer was no. Am I deeply in love? The answer was no.’”
During the reunion, Clay expressed that he made a mistake and wanted to date AD, but she played coy on if she’d ever consider getting back together.
AD confessed that she did go on a couple dates with costar Matthew Duliba after filming wrapped, but they are not together.
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Amy Cortés and Johnny McIntyre: Still Married
The only season six couple who did say yes to forever? Amy and Johnny, who not only celebrated their new beginning with a gorgeous ceremony, but also seamlessly merged their families into one, with Amy’s dad sweetly telling Johnny’s sister that he feels like he has “multiple daughters” now.
As for Johnny, he too declared at his reception that his father-in-law was his “new dad.”
They were still married during the reunion episode.
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Brittany Mills and Kenneth Gorham: Not Together
Though their romance started off strong, Brittany and Kenneth’s relationship fizzled out once they returned to the real world.
As Brittany told Life & Style, “I think that it really took a different turn when we got back to Charlotte and got back home. And I think that our in the pods we were very, very passionate and very intense. And then coming back home, that intensity kind of died down a bit.”
The former fiancés remain friends, with Brittany saying at the reunion, “Although we are no longer in a relationship together, the bond that we have is going to last for an eternity.”
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Laura Dadisman and Jeramey Lutinski: Not Together
Laura and Jeramey’s engagement came to a fiery end once Laura learned her fiancé had reconnected with another pod mate, Sarah Ann Bick, during a night out. After their tense confrontation, Laura told Jeramey to kick rocks.
But instead of that, he went off to ride jet skis with Sarah Ann.
During the reunion in March 2024, Jeramey revealed he has been dating Sarah Ann off-and-on for a year—ever since filming the show—but they’ve since broken up.
Laura is dating someone else, who she did not identify at the reunion.
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Izzy Zapata Jr. and Stacy Snyder: Not Together
While the season five couple seemed to have worked their way through various issues—including Izzy’s early connection with Johnie Maraist and Stacy’s high expectations about her lifestyle and plateware (no paper plates, please!)—Stacy cited Izzy’s dishonesty about his credit history as a major reason she chose not to get married.
Despite not saying “I do” at the altar, however, Stacy still wanted to remain in a relationship with the devastated Izzy.
“We’re at different spots,” he told her. “It really breaks my heart.”
As for Stacy, she was thankful to Izzy for opening her up “emotionally,” but she didn’t feel 100 percent about their future. “Fairly certain isn’t good enough for me to say yes for the rest of my life,” she explained.
Izzy is now dating surgical assistant Shelby Webb.
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Milton Johnson and Lydia Gonzalez: Still Married
Season five’s sole success story came from arguably its most unlikely pairing.
After getting off to a rocky start after it was revealed Lydia was in a relationship with Milton’s pod-friend Uche Okoroha before the show began, the geology-loving pair were the only ones to make it through the experiment still in a relationship.
“Getting married is a dream come true,” Lydia said. “I feel so, so happy. I got everything I need right here. It feels like home, it feels safe.”
Ever the analytical engineer, Milton said, “All of the data points led me to: this is the right decision.”
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Paul Peden and Micah Lussier: Not Together
Opposites seemed to attract all season for this pair…until they got to the altar. Sensing Paul’s hesitation, Micah asked him to give his answer first and it was a pass on marriage for Paul.
“I literally feel like a disaster,” Micah said. “If Paul would have wanted to marry me, I 100 percent would have said ‘I do.'”
At the reunion, Paul apologized for his comment in a confessional about not being able to see Micah as a mother.
“I think I phrased that really unfairly toward her,” Paul explained. “I think the better way to phrase that would be that I can’t see us as parents.”
While the duo briefly reconciled after filming, they ultimately weren’t able to make their relationship work, with Paul explaining they broke up for good when he visited Micah in Arizona.
In After the Altar, Paul revealed he was dating a new woman who enjoyed traveling and his cooking skills. He eventually went Instagram official with eyelash beautician Geneva Dunham.
