Former Bachelor contestant Litia Garr is weighing in on ex Grant Ellis’ celibacy journey.
When asked on the Wednesday, October 29, episode of iHeartRadio’s “Almost Famous” podcast whether she heard that Grant, 31, is today abstaining from sex, Litia, also 31, replied, “I did. I heard that. Yeah, good for him.”
“Power to him,” Litia continued. “Good luck on that.”
Grant, who ended season 29 of The Bachelor engaged to Juliana Pasquarosa after calling it quits with runner-up Litia, confirmed via social media on October 12 that he is celibate. (Grant and Juliana announced their split in June.)
“Me being the most recent Bachelor, I feel like I have a little authority in the dating space being that the show is about dating,” he explained. “I think finding something serious — finding something that’s worth pursuing — is really hard, especially out here in L.A. and major cities like New York.”
It’s been two months since Litia Garr made waves on the season 29 finale of The Bachelor — something that had a bigger effect on her than she expected. “It has definitely been a whirlwind with everyone’s opinions on all the stuff that has happened,” Litia, 31, recently told Us Weekly during an exclusive interview. […]
Grant noted that being celibate can be “hard,” but he believes it’s the right decision for him.
“I’m a man. I definitely have my urges, my desires, and I’m just being fully transparent. I have messed up in the past,” he said before explaining that he is inspired by his religion on this journey. “Mainly it’s because of my faith. … God knows the desires of your heart and he knows what makes you happy. The same God that knows how to make you happy, He would know how to give you a partner without having to test drive things.”
Weeks later, Grant explained that he’s been in two relationships in his life — which he said he put his “all into.”
“I want it to be meaningful and I want it to last, so I’m trying the best I can to withhold until I find my right person,” Grant shared on the Friday, October 24, episode of PodcastOne’s “When Reality Hits” podcast. “I’m doing my best, and I want my next relationship to be the one. If you’re not it, I’m just not gonna.”
“When we do have sex, it will be great,” he continued with a laugh. “I’m very good, but I’m waiting.”
Litia, for her part, opened up on The Bachelor about her religion — which she later exclusively told Us Weekly that there are “so many” misconceptions about dating someone in the Mormon faith.
“One misconception was, ‘Litia wants to have kids because she’s been conditioned and she’s been this, this and this.’ I’m like, if I was subscribing to every stereotype that exists about my religion, I would’ve been married at 20, I’d have four kids. I never would’ve done so many other things,” she explained in May. “They just kind of assume that I’m not capable of critical thinking because I subscribe to organized religion and ’cause I’m a Christian and all of that.”
Litia shared that there is a lot of “speculation about specific choices people make in their sex lives” or how to navigate topics that aren’t “in line with our religion.”
“I can only speak for myself and my own experience, but church is for people who want peace,” she said. “Religion is for people who are seeking a greater purpose and who want to feel connected to a community and who wanna feel supported. And that is especially for people that made mistakes or that made choices that they regretted, they absolutely need peace. It’s not for perfect people.”
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