They’ve been one of the crucial stunning success tales to return out of The Problem, however are Paulie Calafiore and Cara Maria Sorbello nonetheless collectively? After years of ups and downs, it appears to be like like one in every of actuality TV’s most poisonous {couples} might formally be over, and a minimum of one in every of them may very well be shifting on with one other actuality star.
Are Paulie and Cara nonetheless collectively from The Problem?
Whereas Paulie and Cara haven’t formally revealed their relationship standing (and nonetheless observe one another on Instagram), Paulie appeared to have confirmed their cut up on Netflix’s actuality relationship present, Pop the Balloon. “My identify is Paulie. I’m 36 years previous. I’m backwards and forwards between Montana and Florida. I’m initially from Jersey, so I’ve acquired a bit little bit of spice to me. Let’s press that a bit bit,” Paulie mentioned on Pop the Balloon as he launched himself to a number of ladies.
Whereas Paulie didn’t identify Cara, Paulie did reference a previous relationship that ended a few yr in the past. “My final relationship had lots of historical past, however I’ve spent the final yr engaged on myself in remedy to ensure the following king or queen that comes into my life will help me transfer the empire that I’m constructing as a result of I’m an entrepreneur and a inventive in the actual property area,” he mentioned.
Paulie went on to disclose his crimson flags, which can counsel what went incorrect in his relationship with Cara. “One thing by way of jealousy, possessiveness, management, lots of that stuff. Communication is essential with me. I really feel like there ought to by no means be something incorrect so long as you may talk completely, confidently, and it’s best to be capable to be susceptible and categorical your emotions. So long as you’ll be able to susceptible and be like, ‘Hey, I’m feeling any such method and I’m simply letting you already know,’ we will have a have dialog about it. However don’t masks it with arguments after which it comes out later like, ‘Really, I used to be feeling this manner and that’s why I began that argument,’” he mentioned.
Together with starring on Pop the Balloon, Paulie additionally sparked hypothesis that he cut up from Cara after he made a shock look through the Vanderpump Villa Season 2 reunion, the place he kissed solid member Aidan McHugh. Paulie and Aidan met on Vanderpump Villa Season 2 when Paulie and Cara, who have been nonetheless collectively on the time, have been company at Lisa Vanderpump‘s Castello Rosato. Aidan and Paulie (whom Aidan nicknamed the “Crop High Daddy” had considerably of a bromance on the episode, although nothing romantic occurred between them till the Vanderpump Villa Season 2 reunion when Paulie shocked Aidan on stage and gave him a kiss.
“Good to see you, buddy,” Paulie mentioned as he lifted Aidan up. “The place’s my crop prime?” Aidan requested Paulie. The scene continued with Aidan confronting Paulie for not responding to him. “Maintain up. I texted you, canine,” Aidan mentioned, to which Paulie responded, “You DM’d me.” Aidan then replied, “I DM’d you and I texted you.” That’s when Paulie interrupted Aidan and requested him, “Are you going to argue with me or are we going to kiss and make up?” The scene continued with Paulie and Aidan making out on the reunion stage. Earlier than Paulie left the reunion, nonetheless, Aidan made plans to see him once more.
“So are we going to the Eiffel Tower?” Aidan requested Paulie, who responded, “You wanna go to Paris?” Aidan replied, “Let’s catch a flight,” to which Paulie mentioned again, “Simply textual content me.” “Anybody gonna inform Cara Marie 🥺,” a consumer feedback on Vanderpump Villa‘s TikTok video of the clip. One other consumer wrote, “cara within the again simply as shook as us!!” On the time of writing, each Paulie and Aidan nonetheless observe one another on Instagram.
Paulie and Cara met on The Problem: Last Reckoning in 2018 whereas Paulie was nonetheless in a relationship with Bachelor Nation alum Danielle Maltby. The 2 cut up that very same yr when Cara discovered that Paulie had been speaking to each her and Danielle on the identical time.
They reunited months later and went on to star on a number of Problem seasons earlier than their rumored breakup in 2025. As for when Paulie and Cara broke up, if the couple cut up, it possible occurred in late 2024, on condition that they have been nonetheless collectively once they filmed Vanderpump Villa Season 2. The season, based on star Stassi Schroeder, filmed in the summertime of 2024.