Love Is Blind's Nick D. on comparisons to Henry Cavill and Travis Kelce

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In Nick D.'s defense, the seventh season of the Netflix hit, which began streaming on Wednesday, October 2, was likely filmed before the end of the sixth season earlier this year. However, Us weekly I couldn't help but ask the former college football kicker about the comments he'd made about his appearance on dates Hannah Jiles.

“I know you were a cheerleader in high school and dated the quarterback,” Nick D. said to Hannah in episode 1.

“Do you know what I was thinking last night? I will be yours Taylor Swift And you could be mine Travis Kelce“, she replied.

“Oh my God, I look a little better than Travis, but…” Nick D. explained. “I think you look a little better than Taylor anyway. That would be so fun, we could be a cute little soccer couple.”

As they continued to chat about celebrity crushes, Nick D. mentioned the name Beyonce And Scarlett Johansson – and Hannah said Henry Cavill.

“Superman, right? “I kind of look like him,” replied Nick D. “The less athletic version of him, so to speak.”

During a joint interview with costar Tyler FrancisNick D. learned that his comments had been edited.

“So I'm going to change the Henry Cavill (comparison) to JJ RedickBasketball player,” he said Us. “And then he looks better than Travis? I just like making jokes. …But I look better than him. I'm sticking with it.” (Kelce hasn't yet responded to being named in the new season, but the famous tight end confirmed earlier this year that he's looking at LiB, so stay tuned!)

When Us asked Tyler if he agreed, he laughed and said, “No comment.”

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Nick D. will likely be a controversial contestant in season seven Love is blind Airs. During another conversation with Hannah, he asked about the swimsuits she packed for the cast's trip to Mexico, which later led her to question their connection.

“I'm afraid the reason you like me so much is because you think I'm hot. You're like, 'What bikinis are you going to wear?' I can't wait to see that.' It’s like, “Why? Can't wait to see my body? What if my body doesn't feel good?'” Hannah told him. “I feel like you think I'm that Victoria's Secret model.”

On the show, Nick D. denied trying to fish out information about Hannah's appearance, claiming to Us that he was there to fall in love sight unseen.

“If I had, I wouldn’t have done it,” he said Us when asked about Hannah's appearance and especially the swimsuit comment. “Maybe I was a little tipsy, maybe I had a little too much to drink. I like style. I think it's cool to talk about clothes, and that's why I asked questions like, “What are you wearing?” Because he's something I care about and I didn't look at it from the perspective of his looks. Just like, ‘Okay, what brands does she wear? What kind of clothes, just something you can identify with.”

The first six episodes of Love is blind Season 7 is currently streaming.