Who is Tori from The Challenge dating

Viewers of The Challenge have seen Jordan Wiseley involved in many showmances and reality TV relationships that continued off the show. Now, it appears he may be in another.

The 31-year-old was previously engaged to fellow Challenge cast member Tori Deal, who originally appeared on MTV’s dating show, Are You The One? 4.

However, things didn’t work out, and Jordan and Tori both moved on, with a bit of messiness along the way, including cheating rumors that Tori addressed.

Jordan’s had other hookups related to The Challenge, including time spent with champions Sarah Rice and Laurel Stucky. There was also his aired scene on spinoff The Challenge: All Stars 3 featuring his close friend and former Real World castmate Nia Moore.

Fast forward to the present day, and Jordan may be dating a Love Island star with connections to another castmate from The Challenge.

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This report will contain minor spoilers regarding cast members recently involved in filming for MTV’s The Challenge Season 38.

Jordan reveals he’s potentially dating Love Islander

Taking to his Instagram on Sunday, Jordan Wiseley may have surprised fans as he shared a photo featuring some serious displays of affection with a new woman.

He and the mystery woman are enjoying a kiss in several playful pics at what appears to be a lounge or restaurant with some comfy chairs.

Jordan added Los Angeles, California, as the location for his carousel post.

All he wrote in his IG caption was “*future ex-wife,” and he tagged the mystery woman in his photo series.

Jordan’s tag indicates that he’s locking lips and having fun with Elly Steffen, a cast member from Love Island Season 3. Based on details from a Love Island Wiki profile page, Elly is a 23-year-old Neuroscience Graduate and model originally from Chicago, Illinois.

Her appearance during the Love Island season was brief, as Elly entered on Day 32 and was with K-Ci Maultsby briefly. However, she got dumped on Day 34, which was a bit before the dating show’s final took place.

Along with Jordan’s post above, Elly shared a photo on her Instagram Story suggesting the two are potentially dating.

“You put the yee to my haw,” Elly wrote on the slide along with a cowboy emoji and tags for Jordan and Hollywood, California.

Love Islander has Challenge connections

Season 3 of Love Island featured a few other individuals that recently popped up on CBS’ The Challenge: USA spinoff. They include Shannon St. Clair, Javonny Vega, Cinco Holland, and Cashay Proudfoot.

While Jordan wasn’t part of that show and may not have met any of them, one of his recent castmates from MTV’s The Challenge was part of Love Island 3.

Based on online spoilers for Season 38 of the competition series, Jordan is amongst the cast members for the upcoming MTV Challenge season.

One of the upcoming Challenge season’s new rookies is Olivia Kaiser, who appeared on Love Island Season 3 with Elly Steffen.

Late Saturday evening in California, Olivia shared an Instagram Story slide showing her and Elly hanging out this weekend.

Elly arrived at the Love Island villa just ahead of the final but got dumped on Day 34. Olivia was there until the final on Day 40, and was one of the season’s winners, along with Korey Gandy.

Whether or not Jordan and Elly are officially dating right now is unconfirmed. At the moment, it’s all speculation, but the photo evidence on Jordan’s Instagram post seems pretty clear that he and Elly were enjoying one another’s company in California.

The Challenge Season 38 is TBA for MTV. The Challenge: All Stars 3 episodes are available on Paramount Plus.

Tori Deal and Jordan Wiseley were engaged for 1 year. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 2018. They were engaged on 13th Aug 2019 but later separated in Nov 2020.

He, at the time, had started a passionate relationship with Michele, but when she was eliminated, Emanuel had moved on. He ended up moving on with Tori, and as time went on, he shared several intimate moments, thus strengthening their bond over time. In Episode 11 of The Challenge, Tori and Emanuel spent their time goofing around the pool and enjoying one another’s company. She told the cameras, “My connection with Emanuel is sexually attracted to one another."

Fans were taken by surprise when things began heating up between ‘The Challenge: Spies, Lies, and Allies‘ contestants Tori Deal and Emanuel Neagu. With Tori recovering from the 2020 split from her ex-fiance, Jordan Wiseley, and Emanuel fresh off a steamy romance with eliminated contestant Michele Fitzgerald, their connection seemed quite unlikely initially. However, the two appear to be extremely comfortable and smitten with each other, making fans question whether Tori and Emanuel are still together. Well, we come bearing answers!

What Happened Between Tori Deal and Emanuel Neagu?

Tori Deal was engaged to MTV star Jordan Wiseley, who proposed when the pair were competing in ‘The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2.’ Although they seemed happy initially, trouble soon crept up, and there were speculations about a split. Jordan and Tori confirmed the split in November 2020 and stated that they are still on amicable terms. Following the split, Tori claimed that she was looking to make new connections on ‘The Challenge: Spies, Lies, and Allies’ and insisted that she was there to enjoy her time.

Meanwhile, Emanuel Neagu was smitten with Michele Fitzgerald from the start. The two were quick to take to each other and soon started a passionate relationship, much to everyone’s amazement. Emanuel and Michele showed great chemistry and shared plenty of intimate moments leading to speculations that they might last. However, once Michele was eliminated from the show, Emanuel quickly moved on and soon got together with Tori Deal.

Michele even expressed her disappointment at Emanuel moving on, stating the development made her “super upset.” She further wished that she were aware of it on her own instead of hearing it from others. Although Tori and Emanuel found themselves in a controversy surrounding their relationship, they did not let such matters bother them. Instead, they went on to share several intimate moments, strengthening their bond with time.

Are Tori Deal and Emanuel Neagu Together?

Unfortunately, both Tori and Emanuel prefer to keep their relationship under wraps, and thus, the current status of their relationship is unknown. Upon being inquired about the controversy encompassing their bond, Tori said on the show, “My connection with Emanuel is sexually attracted to one another. I think we’re both really goofy and we have a lot of fun together.” At the same time, Emanuel, too, mentioned that they share a unique connection and praised Tori’s beauty, smartness, and dynamicity.

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With the couple’s love and commitment towards one another on full display on ‘The Challenge,’ no amount of controversy could deny the chemistry they share. Although Emanuel is now eliminated from the competition, he and Tori prefer privacy and haven’t talked about their relationship in public. The pair don’t have any pictures together on social media, although Tori flirts with Emanuel in his comments and has even called him her “love bug.”

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Additionally, in a December 2021 interview on the official podcast of ‘The Challenge,’ Tori revealed that she and Emanuel talk all the time. Hence, even though it seems like Tori and Emanuel might still be together, the lack of an official confirmation makes their current status unclear.

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