Former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky is saying farewell to her life in Nashville.
“A lot of you have been curious if we are staying in Nashville. And I now feel comfortable sharing that we are not,” Fedotowsky, 40, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 19. “Nashville may not be our hometown, but it’s been our home for nearly five years now. Can you believe that?! Almost FIVE YEARS!”
Fedotowsky and husband Kevin Manno relocated to Tennessee from California in 2021, buying what they exclusively told Us Weekly was their “dream” home. (Fedotowsky and Manno, 41, share daughter Molly, 8, and son Riley, 7.)
“It feels like we blinked and suddenly became people who say ‘y’all.’ Molly says it all the time and it’s so cute! I love it!” Fedotowsky recalled on Thursday. “But now the time has come to turn the page and step into a new chapter somewhere else. I’m really proud of us for making the move to Tennessee — proud that we had the courage to try something completely new, to step out of our comfort zone, and to follow a different path.”
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She added, “I’m equally as proud that we’ve taken the time to reflect, to listen to ourselves, and to make another big choice — one rooted in happiness. I guess I just think it takes a lot of courage to make a big leap of faith in life like we did coming here, but then even more courage to follow your heart down a different path.”
Fedotowsky and Manno have not confirmed where they are moving, though the Bachelor Nation alum teased it was in a “new zip code” that hopefully had “less pollen and fewer tornado warnings.”
Despite a readiness to pack up their Nashville life, Fedotowsky and Manno still enjoyed the five-year journey.
“Our time here has been incredibly meaningful,” she said. “We’ve made lifelong friends, learned so much, and grown in ways we didn’t expect. I’m leaving with a full heart and deep gratitude for everything Nashville has given us. But as much as we’ve appreciated so many parts of life here, it’s time for a new adventure [and] new chapter.”
Fedotowsky further stressed that she and Manno still plan to return to Music City “often.”
“Thanks for the memories, Nashville,” she concluded. “We are still here a few more weeks and we plan to enjoy every minute!”
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Fedotowsky previously told Us how she and Manno fixed up the Nashville home to make it their own.
“We found it when it was just a framed house and even though there wasn’t even drywall on the walls yet, we just knew it was the perfect home for us,” she exclusively told Us in 2022. “I chose every light fixture, every piece of hardware and all the little details. Really the only thing I didn’t choose was the layout since that was already set when we found it. So, we really did get the opportunity to make it our dream home, even though we didn’t technically build it.”
