After watching Love Is Blind season two, some fans had questions about contestant Shayne’s health on the show. The real estate agent’s erratic behavior even sparked concerns that he had used drugs during the show. So was Shayne Jansen on drugs?
Hundreds of viewers took to social media to express their concerns about Shayne’s health when the series aired in February 2022. One fan on Twitter wrote: “#loveisblind is shayne ok girl?! 🥴😭,” while another concerned viewer tweeted, “I think Shayne needs to see a doctor. I’m not joking or condescending. Really, I don’t think his reactions can be dismissed as “dramatic”. For him and for the woman who falls in love with him when he doesn’t have episodes he needs medical attention #LoveIsBlind #loveisblind2.” Others speculated whether Shayne’s behavior could be due to him being neurodivergent, with one fan taking to Twitter wrote: “Does Shayne have ADHD because this man hasn’t sat still since they started filming? #LOVEISBLINDreunion #LoveIsBlind.”
For many fans watching around the world, drugs seemed to be the only explanation for Shayne’s jittery behavior on the Netflix dating show. “Does Shayne do coke,” wondered one fan, adding, “He used to inhale his nose really deep sporadically #LoveIsBlind.” Another viewer remarked, “You don’t even have to be on hard drugs to know that Shayne is on this SH*T #LoveIsBlind is.” A third fan expressed the wish for Netflix to offer Shayne more support. “It’s awkward watching Shayne fumbling on the couch. I hope they offered to help him with rehab. #LoveIsBlind #LOVEISBLINDreunion,” the fan shared on Twitter. Over on Instagram, Shayne’s posts were flooded with comments of snowflake emojis fans used to indicate cocaine use.
Almost a month after the Love Is Blind season 2 reunion episode aired on Netflix, Shayne finally decided to address the rumors that he had used drugs during the show. Read on for what he had to say about the allegations regarding his behavior on the show.
Does Shayne do drugs on Love Is Blind?
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During an episode of The Viall Files podcast on March 30, 2022, Shayne shut down rumors that he was using drugs while filming Netflix’s Love Is Blind. The Wisconsin native denied ever being under the influence of drugs during his ‘Love Is Blind’ experience – although he did admit to having used drugs in the past. “I did? Yeah. I didn’t do that on the show,” Shayne said. “I’ve had experience with some of them. Nothing injected into my body, but I think we’ve all had our times in our lives, in which we have done certain things.
He insisted it wouldn’t even have been possible to do drugs given the close eyes the contestants keep on her during filming. “People thought I did cocaine. I’m miked all the time,” he explained. “Anybody would have heard me. It’s crazy to think that I was carrying cocaine and I was snorting lines and doing all these things in the bathroom when I had a mic. They can literally hear you whisper. Every word you say How could they not hear me?
Shayne added that he’s “tired” of people making allegations of drug use under his posts. “I’m not naive to say I’ve never done it in my past, like no, but not on the show, I’m not stupid. I won’t risk everything on the show for that,” he said.
Why is Shayne so nervous on Love Is Blind?
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While Shayne has denied using drugs on Love Is Blind, some viewers still have questions as to why he seemed so jittery on the show. For his part, Shayne opened up about his struggle with “severe ADHD” during his podcast episode with Bachelor alum Nick Viall. “I have severe, severe ADHD, and you’re in this tiny, tiny room for about three hours,” Shayne shared, referencing the Love Is Blind pods at the start of the experience on the show. “It’s less than 30 minutes. It’s about three hours and you have cameras here, cameras here staring at you as you declare your love and talk about all your deep feelings. It’s a very awkward situation, isn’t it? You don’t get used to that.”
He also explained his intense behavior during the finale of the show’s Wedding episode after his former fiancée Natalie Lee rejected him at the altar. “On my wedding day, when I looked like I was coked up, I didn’t sleep for two days because I had no idea what she was going to say at the altar, no idea,” he insisted. “My mother was in town, my whole family was in town. I was so embarrassed my fear went insane.”
Love Is Blind Season 2 is available to stream on Netflix.
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