These two 'Love is Blind' contestants have actually known each other for over a decade

Forget “The Bachelor” — nowadays, all anyone can talk or think about is “Love Is Blind".

During an Instagram Q&A, contestant Jessica Batten — who paired up with Mark Cuevas but eventually left him at the altar.

— revealed a shocking bit of information that nobody saw coming.

Evidently, she and fellow contestant Kelly Chase — who also didn’t end up with her fiancé Kenny Barnes — have been friends for a decade.

Even though they hardly interacted on the show.

“I’ve known Kel for 10 years,” Batten said in response to a fan’s question about their relationship.

Apparently they are so close that they even have nicknames for each other.

In a Q&A of her own, Chase confirmed that the two have been friends for a long time.

“Jessica and I actually met probably like 10 or 11 years ago from an ex-boyfriend’s same social circle,”