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Kaitlyn Bristowe has a lesson to teach people about COVID-19… even allowing just one person you trust into your pod can bring the virus into your home.

The 35-year-old former Bachelorette star, who just won the latest season of Dancing With the Stars, has tested positive for coronavirus alongside her boyfriend Jason Tartick.

“Unfortunately, this is our Christmas card this year. We have Covid 😭,” Kaitlyn captioned the below selfie. “Jason and I had been trying to quarantine before seeing family. We thought we were making a responsible decision to have ONE person over, who had been tested daily for work. Negative tests 4 days in a row. The day we saw her, she became positive which we all found out the next day.”

Kaitlyn continued, “Now, like many, we will spend Christmas by ourselves. We just want to let everyone know that we thought we were being safe, but covid is bigger than us. Today, We are thinking of everyone who is spending the holidays alone, anyone who is sick or overcoming something, (as 2020 has taught us to overcome a lot), and all of the healthcare workers who have been away from family, taking care of others for months, and months now. We will be ok!! Be safe and happy holidays!!”

Jason added, “We had a responsible quarantine plan in place so that we could see my family for the holiday. Shame on us, we didn’t stick to the plan. We made an adult decision to allow a friend over during the quarantine time [because] for a project she was working on she was required to be tested and showed 4 negative tests in a row for her work. On her way home Sunday, her Saturday morning test result came in positive.”

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Kaitlyn Bristowe‘s journey on Dancing with the Stars almost came to an early end!

At the beginning of the second episode on Tuesday night (September 22), host Tyra Banks revealed that the 35-year-old Bachelor star had suffered an ankle injury and it was unclear if she would be able to dance.

About halfway through the night, Kaitlyn‘s partner Artem Chigvintsev took to the dance floor to announce that she will be able to dance.

Kaitlyn performed the last dance of the night, a Foxtrot, which earned her and Artem a score of 22 – the best score of the night!

“I tell myself all the time that I’m resilient,” Kaitlyn said after her dance. “This was a dream. I’m happy to do it.”

Find out who was the first celeb sent home on DWTS.

Kaitlyn Bristowe and her boyfriend Jason Tartick are already thinking about expanding their family and they have a name picked out for one of their future kids!

Jason made an appearance on Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti‘s Almost Famous podcast this week and talked about his relationship with Kaitlyn.

“We’re on the same page, 100 percent on the same page,” Jason said about starting a family. “In quarantine, it’s funny, we have one of our kids’ names picked out already. Really normal, right? So, yeah, we’re on the same page.”

Jason also talked about Kaitlyn‘s dedication to her work on Dancing With the Stars and her career.

“She’s such a motivated person, she just wakes up every day and kicks ass. So regardless of what it is she’s doing, she’s gonna do it a thousand percent, just a level that’s so strong,” Jason said. “My point is, if that next chapter is — and will be — us having kids, she’s going to be the most badass mother ever. Knowing her, she’s just so committed to everything she does and passionate.”

Pictured inside: Kaitlyn at the practice studio with partner Artem Chigvintsev on Thursday (September 17) in Los Angeles.

Lady Gaga is a big Dancing with the Stars fan!

The 34-year-old entertainer took to Twitter on Monday (September 14) to send some love to contestant Kaitlyn Bristowe, revealing that her performance made her cry.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lady Gaga

“Is it weird that this made me cry…I love watching people happy and dancing!” Gaga tweeted.

For her performance during the premiere, the 35-year-old The Bachelorette star and her partner Artem Chigvintsev performed to Gaga‘s song “Stupid Love.”

The judges scored them 20 out of 30, the third highest score of the night. You can check out the entire leader board here.

After seeing Gaga‘s tweet, Kaitlyn responded, tweeting, “I’m never going to recover from lady Gaga watching me dance to her song. #dwts.”

Make sure to check out Kaitlyn and Artem‘s DWTS performance!

Kaitlyn Bristowe is opening up on social media.

The 35-year-old Bachelorette alum, who is preparing for her turn on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars, revealed she’s been facing criticism in a vulnerable post on Saturday (September 5).

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kaitlyn Bristowe

“I forgot how mean people are when you go on TV. Just so many ‘She looks so old and plastic comments’ everywhere. You win today trolls. It got to me,” she captioned a post on her Instagram Story.

“I had a good cry, didn’t somehow ruin my eyeliner. I honestly am so tired that anything will set me off right now, plus I am PMSing so great combo,” she said in a follow-up video on her Story.

“But I felt my feelings. I got it out, sometimes I like to be honest on here but not always be ‘woo, happy.’ I had a weak moment, cried it out, felt it all, now poured myself a glass of wine, and remember what’s important in life.”

Kaitlyn was the star of The Bachelorette in 2015 and she got engaged to Shawn Booth during the season finale. They were together until 2018 and she is now in a relationship with Jason Tartick, who was a contestant on The Bachelorette in 2018.

This familiar face may not be returning to DWTS…

If Bachelor producers had their way, Jason Tartick would have proposed to Kaitlyn Bristowe during The Bachelor: Greatest of All Time! this week.

According to him, they had asked him about proposing to Kaitlyn during the show ahead of the episode.

“They actually came to me asking me if I’d like to take this opportunity to propose,” he shared with Entertainment Tonight, but insisted there wasn’t any pressure from them to do it.

Jason adds, “I shot it down after about a day of thinking…We don’t need these stories to align in the same showing.”

He adds that he did confide about the ask to Kaitlyn, who was relieved in didn’t happen then: “I told Kaitlyn after … [and] she’s like, ‘Thank God.’

“I wouldn’t want that to be done either. Sorry, no way,” Kaitlyn added.

While Jason didn’t propose, Kaitlyn DID get asked a very important question. See what it was here!

Kaitlyn and Jason first met when he was a guest on her Off the Vine podcast. He previously appeared on season 14.

Kaitlyn Bristowe has been announced as the first member of the cast of Dancing With the Stars season 29!

The news was revealed while Kaitlyn gave an update on her life during her episode of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons Ever, a new series that recaps the best seasons of the franchise.

Kaitlyn was the star of The Bachelorette in 2015 and she got engaged to Shawn Booth during the season finale. They were together until 2018 and she is now in a relationship with Jason Tartick, who was a contestant on The Bachelorette in 2018.

Host Chris Harrison surprised Kaitlyn with the news during the current update on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons Ever.

“I feel like this is back to the moment where you told me I was the Bachelorette. That is the last thing in the world I thought you were going to say. I thought you were going to ask me to take over your job … I don’t know,” she said while reacting to the news. “Yes yes! I’m so honored to say yes.”

Back in December, the names of some other celebrities being eyed for the upcoming season were revealed.

See the GIF below for Kaitlyn‘s reaction to finding out she is going to be on the show.