“THE AFTERMATH OF BETRAYAL”: Love Is Blind’s Madison DROPS BOMBSHELL About Life After Joe Split, Claiming She’s Single, Heartbroken, and Refusing to Settle for a Man Who Doesn’t Match Her Standards, Hinting He ‘Cheated Her Trust’ Behind the Cameras
Love Is Blind season 9 star Madison Maidenberg is ready to mingle after her breakup from Joe Ferrucci.
“I am single and accepting recommendations,” Madison, 28, wrote via her Instagram Story on Thursday, October 23, after being asked if she was seeing anybody new.
In a follow-up slide, Madison revealed her wish list for a future partner.
“Quality I want: grounding, assured consistent energy,” Madison said, going on to list what she doesn’t want. “Inconsistent, destabilizing [and] confusing.”
Madison got engaged to Joe, 29, sight unseen in the Love Is Blind pods, but their seamless connection faltered in real life. Joe ultimately called off their engagement ahead of their wedding day, claiming Madison just wasn’t The One.
“It seemed Madison was all in and what you would want in a person. I, on the other hand, had some concerns, nervous, scared, anxious. I never saw that coming from Madison,” Joe exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month. “I think it scared me seeing that as well, and I know she wanted to keep on with the experiment, go through, get as much as you can out of it, in the way of, ‘Is this my person?’ More time for discovering that. I think there was a certain breaking point for me where I couldn’t go on any longer.”
Joe hit his “breaking point” while shopping for a wedding tux, abruptly running out of his fitting as Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” played in the background.
“I definitely crashed out. At that certain point, [I’m thinking], ‘Why am I going through these motions if I have in my head that, ultimately, I’m not going to be able to say yes on that wedding day?’” Joe recalled to Us. “It felt a little faulty on my part, and I could have handled it better. That’s the story of my experiment on TV. It just felt disingenuous on my part to even be there, if I didn’t think we had enough time to get there or if I knew this wasn’t my person.”
As for Madison, she eventually realized that Joe wasn’t her perfect match either.
“I want and deserve to be chosen, and in the pods I felt so chosen,” Madison said on an October 16 episode of the “Love to See It” podcast. “I felt so wanted, and I hadn’t felt that literally since [the] reveal. It was kind of, like, ‘Alright, it’s time for me to be real with myself and stop being such a lover girl and really allow the curtain to come down.’ I guess the moment that I felt like it was truly done was when I took my ring off.”
She continued, “I was like, ‘I guess, I shouldn’t be wearing this anymore. This conversation isn’t going to go anywhere else. I’m not going to get any answers to this, and I need to begin my healing journey.’”
Madison further expanded on how she’s moved on from her broken engagement on Thursday.
“I have an incredible therapist,” Madison wrote via her Instagram Story. “I fully recalibrated and got very in touch with my character and learned to trust my intuition to see red flags for what they are. I have an incredible support system, so that has been monumental.”
Madison and Joe will next come face-to-face during the Love Is Blind season 9 reunion, which airs on Netflix Wednesday, October 29, at 9 p.m. ET.
General Hospital’s Rena Sofer Exits as Lois — But the Door Isn’t Closed
Rena Sofer’s emotional farewell as Lois Cerullo left fans reaching for tissues — but GH confirms the fan favorite could still come home again.
Rena Sofer’s latest run as Lois Cerullo came to an emotional end during the October 24 episode of General Hospital. Lois shared a heartfelt farewell with her daughter Brook Lynn before leaving Port Charles once again. The exit marks the conclusion of Sofer’s 2023 return to the long-running ABC soap — though producers confirm this may not be goodbye forever, Soap Opera Digest reported.
Key Takeaways
- Rena Sofer officially wrapped her latest run as Lois Cerullo.
- Her final scenes featured an emotional goodbye with Brook Lynn.
- GH producers say the door remains open for her return.
- Sofer’s run was extended due to strong fan support and reception.
Sofer’s Impact on GH
Sofer first joined General Hospital in 1993 as the vibrant and outspoken Lois Cerullo, a fan favorite who quickly became one half of a daytime super couple alongside Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth). Their chemistry and charm made them one of the defining pairs of the ’90s soap era. Sofer’s portrayal earned her a Daytime Emmy Award in 1995, solidifying her place in GH history.
After leaving in 1996 to start a family with Kurth, Sofer transitioned into primetime television with appearances on Friends, Seinfeld, Just Shoot Me, and 24. She later returned to daytime as Quinn Fuller on The Bold and the Beautiful, where she spent nearly a decade until 2022.
A Return That Fans Welcomed
When Lois returned in 2023, it was a full-circle moment for GH viewers who had long hoped to see her again. Sofer’s comeback was originally slated as a limited run but was extended due to the overwhelmingly positive response. Her storyline placed Lois at the heart of one of the show’s most emotional plots — Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) discovery that Lois had kept secrets about her teenage pregnancy and the son she’d given up.
A Goodbye with a Promise
In her final scenes, Lois revealed she was leaving for Seoul, South Korea, to serve as a tour manager for Blaze (Jacqueline Grace Lopez). Through tears, she assured Brook Lynn, “The second you need me, I will drop everything and come running.” It was a fitting exit for the loyal, big-hearted Lois — and one that left the door wide open for a future return.
Sofer and her husband, director Sanford Bookstaver, recently moved to upstate New York, making regular filming in Los Angeles more challenging. Still, a GH insider confirmed that “the door is always open” for the Emmy-winning actress to reprise the role.
