More than 20,000 people have signed a petition asking Vanessa and Nick Lachey to no longer serve as the hosts of Love Is Blind.
As a result of the season four reunion’s Monday release on Netflix and the general lack of enthusiasm it generated, the couple has come under fire for their presenting abilities.
After asking each couple when they would be welcoming the “first Love Is Blind baby,” 42-year-old Vanessa received criticism from viewers, and Paul Peden said that at times their talk during the catch-up sounded like a “interrogation.”
Despite the actress’s lack of a public response to the criticism, a Change.org petition for new hosts has reappeared.
Originally submitted in November 2022, soon after the season three reunion episode aired, the petition currently has over 23,000 signatures.
Since the most recent episode was shown, it has drawn greater attention, with new signatures being added every few seconds.
‘Love is Blind is a reality based TV show that allows couples to date and choose their partner without ever seeing them. The show has had a ton of success but has one large problem – the hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey,’ the page originally read.
‘From the initial season, the hosts felt pretty useless and out of place. They seem to be much more concerned with directing as much attention at themselves and their personal lives rather than focusing on the contestants that are actually participating in the experiment. Many enjoy the show but it’s being held back from its full potential with cringy Nick and Vanessa Lachey.
‘Vanessa Lachey is domineering of every reunion and attempts to gain as much camera time as possible by cutting into every conversation, speaking over her husband and contestants, and very badly acting like she cares about members of the cast.’
The creator called for the pair to be taken off the program and replaced with ‘literally anyone else’.
After the fourth season’s debut, they provided a fresh update, saying: “Last year, I finished watching LIB Season 2, and it really got under my skin.” Enough to inspire me to start a petition asking Nick and Vanessa Lachey to stop hosting.
‘I actually really like the show and casting choices for contestants, but Vanessa and Nick (more so Vanessa) make me want turn it off. This seasons reunion solidified my opinion, VANESSA AND NICK GOTTA GO!
‘The entire show felt very forced, rehearsed and ingenuine regardless of any editing that they did. The hosts showed bias towards certain contestants which felt like an obvious manipulation of the viewer to dislike certain contestants.
‘The final straw for me was Vanessa pressing the female contestants about when they were going to have kids. Fertility is a tough subject for many women and to be forced to answer those questions on national television was cringey and wrong.
‘There was A LOT wrong with this season’s reunion, and almost all of it led back to hosts Nick and Vanessa Lackey. I really enjoy this show and want to see it continue to be successful [sic].’
The petition’s originator closed by begging for the hiring of hosts Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton, who were married in season one, instead.
throughout the last reunion event, Vanessa came under fire for her efforts after some fans complained that she didn’t hold any of the cast members responsible for their actions throughout the experiment.
She also received criticism for inquiring about the couples’ plans to establish kids.
After the show, she made a peace offering, according to Paul, who left Love Is Blind single after breaking up with Micah Lussier on their wedding day.
Taking to Instagram, he shared a picture of a bouquet of flowers and a note, with the message: ‘Thanks for acknowledging the accidental misleading @vanessalachey.’
Additionally, he revealed to People Magazine that in addition to Vanessa’s present, the Netflix production crew also sent over a flower arrangement.
‘They did send me flowers but that was separate from the apology,’ he said. ‘[Vanessa] sent me a message acknowledging that she “may have been misled about how you wanted to defend yourself.”
‘I think it was supposed to be a sort of apology for the clear bias. At least that’s the way I took it.’
Love Is Blind is available to stream on Netflix now.