Katie Thurston is killing former Bachelorette contestant Cody Menk with kindness — and comedy — in her newest social media clapback.
“Bear in mind this man from my season? Me both,” Thurston, 34, quipped by way of her Instagram Story on Wednesday, August 6, sharing a photograph of Menk, 32, throughout his time on her season of The Bachelorette.
Whereas Thurston claimed she couldn't place him, she teased, “However he's nonetheless right here lurking on my web page.”
She cheekily concluded, “Thanks for being a fan,” including a kissing emoji whereas revealing a impolite remark he just lately left on her social media web page.
Thurston shared a screenshot from a message Menk allegedly left on her and Jeff Arcuri's April wedding announcement, the place he commented, “Good couple! Each stable 5s.” Menk additionally included a laughing emoji to additional poke enjoyable on the newlyweds.
Thurston didn't let Menk's comment get to her — or negate her love for Arcuri, 37. In reality, a number of hours later, the previous actuality star reposted a clip from the couple's “Off the Vine” podcast look the place she sang her partner's praises.
When host Kaitlyn Bristowe requested, “What's one thing you're each actually happy with?” Arcuri pointed to his spouse, who's battling stage IV breast most cancers. “I'm happy with how, largely how, she's not solely going by way of this however, like, excelled by way of it,” he mentioned.
Thurston obtained emotional throughout the joint interview, sharing, “He's one thing I'm most happy with. I'll begin crying. Like the best way that he's proven up. He doesn't know the right way to present up for a most cancers affected person, particularly one which's his spouse. He has simply made so many sacrifices. … I'm so, so, so blessed.”
Katie Thurston and Jeff Arcuri are fortunately married — and aren't right here for any criticism that they allegedly rushed their union due to her ongoing most cancers battle. Thurston, 34, reposted a social media consumer's remark about their relationship onto her Instagram Tales on Sunday, Could 11. “I feel Jeff felt responsible and wanted to be […]
Thurston — who married the comic in March after getting engaged in August 2024 — captioned the clip, “I hope you all discover a @jarcuri in your life.”
Followers have been launched to Thurston on season 25 of The Bachelor as she competed for Matt James' coronary heart. She grew to become the present's main girl on season 17 of The Bachelorette, which aired in 2021.
Whereas Menk didn't seem to depart a long-lasting impression on Thurston, he did make a splash along with his limo entrance when he stepped out with a blow-up doll named Sandy.
He teased on the time that the intercourse doll was a “big half” of his life throughout the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. Whereas the gimmick made some viewers cringe, Thurston later informed Us Weekly that it wasn't her worst limo arrival.
“The RV was most likely my least favourite,” she recalled on Us Weekly's “Right here for the Proper Causes” podcast in June 2021, referring to Jeff Caravello exhibiting up in a trailer. “I'll take [Cody's] blow-up doll any day over that RV. That RV was so scary.”
Menk was eradicated throughout week 2 of the courting collection. Thurston finally selected Blake Moynes for her remaining rose, and the pair obtained engaged throughout the season finale. The couple known as it quits in October 2021, and Thurston later dated former season 17 contestant John Hersey. The pair broke up in June 2022.
She discovered The One in Arcuri in 2024, revealing that Could that she was “off the market.” Us confirmed in September 2024 that the pair have been engaged, and the next yr, Thurston introduced her breast most cancers prognosis.
Members of Bachelor Nation have rallied round former lead Katie Thurston as she battles most cancers. “Life replace: I've breast most cancers,” Thurston, 34, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, February 15, revealing how she and fiancé Jeff Arcuri spent their Valentine's Day. “I used my morning to determine insurance coverage for NYC and legal guidelines on preexisting […]
All through her well being points, Arcuri has been by Thurston's aspect, and he or she is remaining optimistic about their future collectively.
“My hope for the long run is that, whether or not it's this yr or subsequent yr, I'll be like, ‘Hey, guys, there's no proof of illness,'” Thurston mentioned throughout her “Off the Vine” podcast look final month.
She famous, “Despite the fact that technically, stage IV is just not curable. Technically, medically, I'll have breast most cancers without end. However with a lot development taking place and the best way that I caught it once I did, I'm very optimistic.”
