The 65-year-old was quizzed about the cozy photo while on the BachMakers podcast. Not shying away from answering candidly, Leslie shared that she was indeed the one who “slid into his DMs.”
Why? Oh, because she liked the way he carried himself on The Golden Bachelorette.
It was, however, Heller who invited her over to an LA Football Club suite to watch a soccer game. During the October 27 event, the two took a selfie that she posted on her Instagram Stories. To the BachMakers podcast host, this was clearly meant to be a date. When he asked Leslie about her thoughts, she had a different perception. “We’re just friends right now,” she clarified, but she did follow it up with, “Who knows what is going to happen?”
The reason the two came in contact was because Fhima knew quite a few people who were friendly with Heller. She explained that the Jewish community in Minneapolis and Chicago are quite connected, and both the Bachelor Nation favorites practice the same religion.
Living relatively close to each other, the Minneapolis resident and Chicago inhabitant met for the first time in Los Angeles. Chatting about their experiences on reality TV, things escalated when both of them found themselves on the West Coast, Heller for the Men Tell All, and Leslie to be in the audience of Dancing with the Stars.
The selfie that gathered a lot of commotion was taken at the game, but Leslie emphasized that it wasn’t anything special. She just jumped up in order to be somewhat of a similar height. “We were going to take a selfie,” Leslie said. “I’m really short. I’m like not even 5’4″ and he is kinda tall, so the selfie was awkward. So I jumped up.” Further establishing that it was an “innocent” action, the personal trainer explained that she had an idea. “Catch me,” she told him, and that’s when “I jumped up and I took it.”
Yet, the two weren’t alone as previously thought. Leslie shared, “I met Dr. Bob. I met Gil.” She even got to know Dr. Bob’s daughter, whom she describes as “lovely.”
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