Austin Ott might not have found love with Jenn Tran on The Bachelorette — and Carolina Quixano might not have found love with Grant Ellis on The Bachelor — but that does not mean they were entirely out of luck in the love department.
For those who need a refresher, 29-year-old Austin was a contestant on the 21st season of The Bachelorette, making the difficult decision to leave the show in week five. According to the California native, he felt as though he and Jenn had not made a strong enough connection by that point in his Bachelorette journey, admitting that it would have been difficult for him to continue in the competition and eventually propose with so little one-on-one time with the leading lady.
Outside of the show, “Austin is a California boy who loves the beach, sushi, and the idea of finding someone to share them both with for the rest of his life.” According to his Bachelorette biography, “he just needs to find a woman who will appreciate and accept his mullet,” hoping that said woman is “honest, loving, fun” and wants to start a family ASAP.
“When Austin isn’t working, he loves playing baseball, attending Padres baseball games, and calling his mom,” his Bachelorette biography concludes — how sweet is that?
On the other hand, 29-year-old Carolina was a contestant on the 29th season of The Bachelor, becoming the villain of the season as she consistently stole time away from the other ladies, doing anything she could to get closer to Grant. Unfortunately, her tactic did not work how she had hoped, ultimately getting eliminated in week five as well.
Carolina seems like a catch outside of the show, though, described as “a bold beauty who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants or speak her mind (in English, Spanish or French).” According to her Bachelor biography, “Carolina is super adventurous and loves to be the life of the party” and “she wants her relationship to feel like a movie” with someone who is ambitious, honest and reminiscent of her childhood crush: Joe Jonas.
Well, it looks like Austin might have fit her criteria after all, with the pair getting very comfortable in a video shared to TikTok yesterday (May 10).
Carolina asks Austin to kick off the TikTok video, “How do you think [Bachelor in] Paradise is going?” to which he swiftly replies, “Terrible.” The point of the video was seemingly to poke fun at the fact that neither contestant was asked to be a part of Bachelor in Paradise season 10 — which is filming as we speak — but fans could not help but comment on the nature of the duo instead.
Spending their Saturday night snuggled up on the couch together, fans could not help but share their thoughts in the comment section of the post. “Just never imagined Carolina and Austin in the same place,” one fan wrote, seemingly with a negative connotation, while others shipped the pair instead. “Loving this crossover,” one fan wrote, while another added, “LOVE you both.”
Could this video be the beginning of a beautiful love story? While there is no way to know for sure, we are certainly going to keep up with both parties via TikTok — @austinotterpop and @itscarolinasofia — for any further updates.
