Amber Pike has set her sights on calling out “Love is Blind.”
Earlier this month, the Season 1 alum posted an Easter photo to Instagram of with her husband Matt Barnett, who she met and married on the Netflix reality show in 2018. (The show debuted on Netflix in 2020, but was shot in 2018.)
In the post’s comments, a fan asked the Atlanta-based reality star who her favorite couple was from Season 4. Pike responded with the revelation that she and Barnett “don’t watch LIB.”
When the fan expressed surprise, “since that’s where you found the love of your life” Pike responded:
“we are together IN SPITE of that show not because of it.”
Pike didn’t hold back when another fan asked if she and Barnett would be willing to be featured on the show again if asked.
“I told them to stay away from us,” Pike responded.
It should be noted that Pike and Barnett were also featured on the “Love is Blind” Season 1 reunion show, and on the special “Love is Blind: After the Altar” in 2021.
HuffPost reached out to Netflix and the production company behind “Love is Blind,” Kinetic Content, for comment, but didn’t receive an immediate response.
Pike’s comments follow an Insider report last week in which several past participants from the reality dating show alleged mistreatment by Kinetic. Complaints included a lack of sleep for contestants, terrible living conditions, limited access to food and water, and an abundance of alcohol.
Season 2 contestant Danielle Ruhl told the outlet that the show pressured her to continue filming despite a serious mental health condition.
Lauren Speed, who married her husband Cameron Hamilton in Season 1, has also been critical of the show. In 2022, she tweeted that most of the pairings on the show were “forced” or were pushed “forward for entertainment purposes.”
In a statement to Variety, Kinetic Content denied any wrongdoing. “The well-being of our participants is of paramount importance to Kinetic,” the company said. “We have rigorous protocols in place to care for each person before, during, and after filming.”