On Bachelor in Paradise : I LEARNED HOW TO SHARE MY FEELINGS

Being part of Bachelor Nation helped prepare the star to be a good husband

Joe Amabile is forever indebted to Bachelor in Paradise. After all, his second appearance on the hit series led him to wife Serena Pitt in 2021. He says the show also taught him how to get in touch with his emotions. “Before I went on, I was very closed-off in that aspect,” admits “Grocery Joe,” who co-hosts the podcast Bachelor Happy Hour with Serena. “The biggest lesson I learned was how to communicate and to not be scared to talk about your feelings with your partner.” Here, the 37year-old, who recently participated in the TCS New York City Marathon, talks to In Touch’s Fortune Benatar about his fairy-tale wedding (nearly one year after tying the knot in a NYC courtroom, Joe and Serena said “I do” again in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 2), starting a family, and his guilty pleasure.

How did a show like Bachelor in Paradise make you a better communicator?