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Megan Fox spoke exclusively to Erin Lim of E! News' The Rundown at Coachella 2024 and discussed Love is Blind's Chelsea Blackwell's comments about them looking alike. Chelsea's claims of looking like Megan Fox went viral in season six of the Netflix dating reality show. She told her date, Jimmy Presnell, that she was often told that she looked like Fox.
The reality star faced much criticism and backlash for her comments and Megan Fox recently opened up about the same. She said that she could understand Chelsea's perspective after having seen a picture of the latter. Fox noted that she believed Blackwell claiming that she was told she looked like Fox.
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," Fox said.
While she didn't mention any correspondence with Blackwell, Fox stood by her and called out those who had bullied Chelsea. She said that while she hadn't watched Love is Blind, she was aware of what had happened as many people had come up and told her about it.
“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,” the actress added.
Megan Fox defended Love Is Blind star Chelsea Blackwell
Season 6 of Love is Blind aired in February and in one of the episodes, Chelsea revealed to her date Jimmy Presnell that Fox was her "celebrity twin." She also said that people told her all the time that she looked like the Transformers actress.
“It’s just because I have dark hair and blue eyes,” she said. “But I don’t see it, so don’t get excited,” Chelsea explained.
The statement went viral and sparked criticism from people who watched the show and social media was flooded with memes as well. Chelsea later told E! News that she had apologized to Fox but didn't state if the latter had responded.
Megan Fox recently defended Blackwell and addressed her remark. After a month following the reunion of Love Is Blind Season 6, Fox said that she had never had "more people text me about something."
"Even other celebrities at like, Oscar parties were like, ‘Do you watch Love is Blind? And I was like, ‘No, but I know what you’re talking about'," Fox told E! News.
The Jennifer's Body actor then added that she could understand the contestant's perspective because she had seen a photo of Chelsea. She went on to say that the controversy surrounding the Love is Blind star had caught her off-guard because she didn't know who Chelsea was at first.
However, Fox added that no one deserves to be bullied. She hoped that Chelsea still had the sparkle in her eyes that Fox had lost 20 years ago due to bullying. This was in reference to the actress being bullied in high school. She has previously spoken about the same multiple times. She has also previously stated that she didn't have many friends in high school and the few friends she did have were all men.
During her Coachella interview, Fox said that she could see the sparkle in Chelsea's eyes and hoped that it hadn't dimmed.
"Mine died long ago from being bullied for 20 years. So I hope that didn't happen to her. Best wishes and blessings," Fox said.
Megan Fox attended Coachella where she tested out her new sky-blue hair. On the opening day of the music festival on Friday, April 12, 2024, she flaunted her hair while attending the CELSIUS Cosmic Desert Event.
Chelsea's former fiancé Jimmy Presnell defended her following backlash
Chelsea Blackwell got engaged to Jimmy Presnell on season six of Love is Blind. However, they decided to part ways and didn't get married at the end of the show.
Following the release of the show, Chelsea told EW that Jimmy had also participated in the celebrity doppelganger game. However, she added she was unaware of the individual he brought up.
“He said he looked like Christian McCaffrey. I don't have a phone to look [up who that is]. No Google," Chelsea said.
Amidst the criticism, Presnell defended her by saying that while Chelsea was facing a "ton of heat," he should take the blame for it as it was his reaction that "got all the clicks."
During Love is Blind season 6 28-year-old Chelsea and Jimmy got engaged. However, Jimmy eventually called off their engagement after Chelsea's on-camera disclosure of intimate details about her previous relationship. He said that he could not trust her going forward.
However, they still dated for a few days post their breakup, before eventually calling it off and going their separate ways.
