Tyler Cameronis lucky in love!

WhileappearingonWatch What Happens LiveTuesday, the 28-year-old formerBachelorettecontestant opened up his relationship with modelCamila Kendra, revealing that the two are “very in love.”

Cohen, 53, then pressed Cameron for more details about his romance, asking the reality star who was the first to say “I love you” in the relationship. Blushing, Cameron explained the sentiment came from Kendra, who was sitting in the audience, first.

“She said ‘I love you’ and then I came later,” he said. “… It was at a moment of pure love, like, it just came out. You know what I mean? It was not the way I expected it, but it was beautiful.”

Camila Kendra and Tyler Cameron.Paul Morigi/Getty Images

Camila Kendra and Tyler Cameron

Cameron famously competed forHannah Brown’s heart onThe Bachelorettein 2019, where he became the runner-up on the hit ABC show.

Back in January, Cameron and Kendra were first spotted together unloading a car in New York City. Months later in May, the pair werephotographed holding handswhile walking around the Big Apple once more, where they both dressed casually for the lowkey occasion.

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A month prior, Cameron’s pal Matt James teased his relationship statuswhile speaking to PEOPLEabout whether either of them will appear onBachelor in Paradisethis summer. “There is a negative chance Tyler’s on [Bachelor in Paradise] as well,” James said at the time. “I’m not going to speak to his relationship status but I think we’re good on that.”

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During his late-night guest appearance onWWHL, Cameron also revealed that he and Kendra met when he “slid into her DMs.”

“She asked me if I was from L.A., I was like, ‘No, I’m Florida,’ and she’s like, ‘I’m in Florida,'” the reality star explained. “She was an hour away, we met and that’s how it happened.”

Cameron went on to call the couple’s first date “the best date I’ve ever had.”

“We went to a restaurant and we sat there, we just talked for hours,” he said. “We couldn’t even look at the menu, so I just told them, like, ‘Bring whatever.’ We just talked, hung out. We sat there for four hours, I had a great night.”

source: people.com