dpBachelor in Paradise’s Joe Amabile is sharing a health update with his many fans.
“So a little medical update. I didn’t share my Prenuvo results because they ended up finding a lesion in my brain so then I had to go get a brain MRI and there was a blueberry size lesion in my brain that looks to be a glioma, which is a tumor. So I now need to get brain surgery next week to get it removed and get it tested,” Amabile, 40, shared in a Monday, July 13, Instagram video, adding in text over the clip, “(Surgery is in two weeks … my bad).”
He continued, “And then we’re going to go from there. So it’s been a wild couple weeks. I definitely wasn’t expecting this. I think it’s one of those things where you’re like, ‘Oh, something like this will never happen to me.’ And here I am.”
Amabile explained that he is being told “it’s really early stages,” adding that he hopes “they are able to get it all” and promised to keep his followers updated.
Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt were a match made in Paradise after finding love and getting engaged on Bachelor in Paradise season 7. While Amabile and Pitt were head-over-heels for each other early on, things got rocky after Amabile’s ex-girlfriend Kendall Long arrived on the beach. Long left soon after when she realized that Amabile […]
“This past month has been a lot of ups and downs to say the least. After multiple scans and MRIs I have what looks to be an early stage brain tumor. In two weeks I’ll be undergoing a craniotomy to have it removed — yeah brain surgery — @memorialsloankettering,” he captioned the clip. “I’m doing my best to stay positive during this time and am lucky to have a lot of support from family and friends ❤️.”
He continued, “I’ve gone back and forth about what I wanted to share on social media but ultimately this is now part of my life now, so might as well. Onto a new journey.”
Amabile received support from his former Dancing With the Stars partner, Jenna Johnson, and several Bachelor Nation alumni in the comments section.
“Omg Joe! Sending you all the love and support ✨🙏🏼,” Johnson wrote, while Bachelorette’s Zac Clark added, “Love you bro. You are a great friend to me and many others. You are going to get through this and then help a lot of people. Keep going.”
Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt are inching closer to saying “I Do” for a second time. “Wedding prep 🍝,” Pitt, 25, captioned an Instagram pic on Thursday, August 31, of the couple eating pasta in Charleston, South Carolina. The Bachelor in Paradise season 7 alums previously revealed their intentions to hold a destination wedding in […]
Jason Tartick also wrote, “Sending prayers and love man.”
Bachelor Nation met Amabile when he appeared as a contestant on Becca Kufrin’s season 14 of The Bachelorette in 2018. After being eliminated, he headed to season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise and began dating Kendall Long. The pair went their separate ways in 2020 and Amabile returned the following year to Bachelor in Paradise season 7, where he got engaged to Serena Pitt. The couple tied the knot in October 2022.
