For former Bachelor Grant Ellis, navigating online comments about his relationship with fiancé Juliana Pasquarosa can be “tough.”
Grant, 31, shared exclusively with Us Weekly at the Bringing the Beach to Beverly Hills to Rebuild Malibu event that no matter what others say, it’s essential to lead with love. According to Grant, he and Juliana handle things well despite what people may think.
Grant expressed his happiness in fully embracing his relationship with Juliana, whom he proposed to in the season 29 finale of The Bachelor. The couple is considering a destination wedding in Italy, a place with significance to Juliana’s family.
Reflecting on their journey, Grant mentioned that they plan to celebrate with their nearest and dearest in Italy after their time in the Dominican Republic during his season. He emphasized the importance of having their intimate circle present on their big day, especially after facing challenges with public opinions. The extravagant wedding will be filled with love from those who truly know and care for them.
While Grant popped the question, the pair have plans to redo the proposal closer to their wedding day. As for when that wedding could actually be, Grant did not have an answer for Us.
“We’ve been taking our relationship just day by day, honestly. She is a person that has a lot of support with family and friends. She’s spending a lot of time with them and with me,” he explained. “We’re just now getting into taking things slow, moving together now.”
As he gears up for wedding planning with Juliana, Grant showed up to support the Los Angeles community and pal JD Slajchert — who he also noted as someone who leads with love — at the Bringing the Beach to Beverly Hills to Rebuild Malibu event.
“I think showing support for LA and showing support for the community is big, and to have somebody spearhead an event like this and kind of show me what LA is about,” he noted. “I’m from Houston. So it is been really important to do that and to give back. And that’s what this is all about and that’s what JD is all about. So it’s a really big thing for me.”
Grant explained that the couple have plans to team up with JD to raise awareness about addiction, which is something near and dear to their heart.
“We’ve both been through that and with JD’s help and his philanthropy, we’re going to do a lot,” he said. “So this is the first of many endeavors that we’re going to go on. Look forward to it.”
