“Love Is Blind” star Tyler Francis opened up about his three “sperm donor babies” after infamously failing to disclose the kids to now-wife Ashley Adionser and later insisting he was not involved in their lives.
The reality star addressed the viral topic during the Season 7 reunion, which dropped on Netflix Wednesday, saying he doesn’t “owe anyone an explanation” but wanted to clear the air.
“I did help a friend and her wife start a family, but her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry. This was my very close friend, so I stepped in, voluntarily, and helped,” he said, referring to his friend Bri Thomas.
Francis also addressed the leaked photos of him with the children, which were posted on social media by critics who called him out for lying about having a relationship with the kids.
“There are pictures of me around,” he said during the reunion. “You’ll see me around. I’ve spent the holidays with all my friends, you know, all their kids.
“And I played a part that became very shaky with a friend,” he continued, seemingly referring to claims he allegedly welcomed twins “naturally” with Thomas after her split from her ex-wife.
“There’s no rule books to this. There are no set lines to this. But I do wanna let people know [that] Ashley knows all this. This is news to the world,” Francis added.
“This has never been news to us. And I’m giving an explanation now because I feel like the world is waiting for it. But I don’t owe anyone an explanation but my wife. And … she’s sitting here with me.”
Francis further shared that the three kids’ birth certificates have been posted online as internet sleuths attempted to figure out his relationship with them.
“Things that shouldn’t be happening, are now happening,” he continued. “Those kids, that family, they did not sign up for this.”
The topic of Francis’ “sperm babies” came to light in episode 9 of the reality show, which saw him open up to his then-fiancée, Adionser, two weeks before their wedding.
At the time, he revealed they were “two girls and a boy.”
The bombshell secret left Adionser blindsided since Francis failed to disclose the sensitive topic while they were dating in the pods.
The couple, however, moved past the setback and tied the knot in the Season 7 finale
Thomas, meanwhile, was taken aback when Francis denied playing a part in the children’s lives.
Earlier this month, she shared a series of videos on Instagram, alleging he was eager to be involved in her son’s life after her ex-wife left and they later welcomed twin daughters together.
