Shawn Booth he realized his biggest pet peeve and his ex-girlfriend Kaitlyn Bristowe he remembers it all too well.
“Easily one of my biggest pet peeves is when you stop your car for someone to let them cross the street and they don’t wave,” Booth, 38, shared. through TikTok on Tuesday, December 30. “Come on, all you have to do is say, ‘Thank you. Appreciate it.'”
the first unmarried The winner explained that if those kind words were spoken, he would simply reply, “‘OK, you’re welcome’. Then we go about our days.”
Booth then asked, “Is it so hard to say thank you?”
As fans sounded in the comments section, Booth is the former Bristoweaged 40, also intervened on the subject.
“Actually, I remember this about firing you,” she replied, giving a little insight into their past relationship.
Although it’s been 10 years The love story of Bristowe and Booth played in season 11 of the bachelorette, some fans are still intrigued by their relationship, breakup and current dynamic.
Fans showed up at Booth on The bachelorette in 2015 where he fought for the Bristowe final rose. (Bristowe, meanwhile, appeared in The Baccalaureate during season 19 before becoming the lead of the spin-off.)
Shawn Booth, Kaitlyn Bristowe.
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesAfter reaching the final with Nick ViallBristowe eventually chose Booth and subsequently proposed during the finale.
After the show, Bristowe and Booth moved to Nashville together, but were in no rush to walk down the aisle.
“We came off the show and we committed and we’ve really been taking things a little at a time,” Booth. explained exclusively Us Weekly in May 2018. “We have our own pace of how we want to take our relationship from the show into the real world and it’s really been an adjustment. But we’ve always been on the same page. We click like that. We’ve been normal and we want to keep that normal.”
Six months later, the couple confirmed they had called off their engagement and split.
Bachelor Nation’s Kaitlyn Bristowe is reflecting on her past romances with exes Shawn Booth and Jason Tartick. “I was with him for three and a half years,” Bristowe, 40, explained of Booth, 38, during the Saturday, Nov. 22 episode of Bobby Bones’ “Bobbycast” podcast. “In the single contract, if you stay longer together (…)
“After three incredible years, we have decided to go our separate ways. This difficult decision comes after thoughtful and respectful consideration.” Bristowe and Booth said in a joint statement in November 2018. “Although we are separating as a couple, we are very committed to remaining friends. We have both evolved as people, which has taken us in different directions, but we hope to continue to support each other in new ways. Due to the nature of how we met, our relationship has always been very public, and we have enjoyed sharing it with all of you, but at this time we ask that please respect our privacy.”
Although Bristowe continued with Bachelor Nation Jason Tartick — who he dated from 2019 to 2023 — She did not shy away from slowly removing the curtain from what happened between her and Booth.
During an episode in April 2025 his “Off the Vine” podcast.Bristowe revealed that she felt Booth was “holding on to the relationship to open her gym” in Tennessee before calling things off.
“I felt used. I didn’t feel loved. I felt like he knew we were better together than he was alone,” she shared. “I’m saying that from my point of view, I’m not saying that I actually did it.”
Booth, who shares son Locks, 2with the girlfriend Audrey “Dre” Josephit has also given insight into his failed relationship with Bristowe over the years.
“I think love is a loose term, like looking back,” Booth said of his three-year relationship with Bristowe during a November 2021 episode of “Austin AF“, podcast. “There was, like, a serious connection. I don’t know if it was true, true love. I guess it wasn’t because we’d still be together if it was.”
Bachelor Nation’s Kaitlyn Bristowe and Ben Higgins opened up about their respective exes, Shawn Booth and Lauren Bushnell, who claimed their relationships weren’t necessarily real. “My feelings were so hurt,” Bristowe said on the “Almost Famous” podcast on Friday, May 3. “I was, like, this was so real to me. It was like one of the (…)
Although Booth and Bristowe have pointed out the faults of their relationship in the press, Bristowe explained in April 2025 that he is “happy” for his ex after he became a father in 2023.
“I feel like I’ve become very calm about the angry thoughts I used to have towards him, and now I have compassion instead of anger,” Bristowe said on her podcast. “And I’ve been very emotional for him, where I really want to hug him and, like, be friends and say, like, ‘You shared with me why this hurt you so much, and you wanted me back, and we were both vindictive, and it was at this point in my life.’ But I’m so happy for him and where he’s at now.”