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Amanda Kloots and Michael Allio

The TalkhostAmanda Kloots, 39, finally met face-to-face with her friendMichael Allio, aBachelorettefan favorite who was on Katie Thurston’s season.

The pair have been Instagram friends for over a year, according to Kloot’s Instagram post on Monday, and met up in Ohio for dinner.

Kloots shared a photo of herself with her arm around Allio, 36, writing, “Finally met this guy in person after being Instagram friends for a year!!” she wrote. “Lots of fried food, drinks, great chats and laughs!”

The mom of one shared a second picture of the dinner on her Instagram story. “Guess who I’m out on the town with?!” she wrote, alongside a selfie of the two.

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Amanda Kloots and Michael Allio

Allio, who is a single father, won the hearts ofBacheloretteviewers when he shared that his wife died of breast cancer. The couple welcomed a son before her death, and Allio leftThe Bacheloretteto be at home with his child.

Kloots' husband, Nick Cordero, died from COVID-19 in 2020.

Allio reposted the picture from Kloots’s Instagram feed with his own caption on Instagram Story. “Just two kids from Akron,” he wrote with a red heart emoji.

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Amanda Kloots and Michael Allio

Kloots just finished a run onDWTSwith partner Alan Bersten in November. She made it all the way to the finale and came in fourth place.

source: people.com