Second time’s the charm?

Age of Attraction’s John, 27, and Leah, 41, spotted out after his split from Theresa

Second time's the charm?

By Shania Russell

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April 1, 2026 4:51 p.m. ET

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John Merril, Leah Woolfolk, and Theresa Demaria on 'Age of Attraction'. Credit:

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If at first you don't succeed, try another pairing?

*Age of Attraction*'s John Merill and Leah Woolfolk may be doing just that, after walking away from the relationships they forged on the Netflix reality dating show. The duo, who were both part of separate couples when the show was filmed, have been spotted getting cozy during a recent night out.

On Wednesday, TMZ obtained footage of Leah and John closely conversing, with Leah holding a bouquet of flowers.

The publicly flirty moment comes a week after the* Age of Attraction* aired its season finale, at last unveiling the relationship status of the age-gap couples.

Leah, who was 41 at the time of filming, pursued a relationship with 26-year-old Chris, but the couple ultimately called it quits during their commitment ceremony. Chris argued that their 15-year age gap was too much to overcome and added "unnecessary pressure" to the relationship.

Chris Dahlan and Leah Woolfolk on 'Age of Attraction'.

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In a later confessional, Leah lamented his decision to not fight for her, stating, "I wasn't going to beg someone to choose me."

As for the age difference? "I also can't turn a boy into a man," she added.

The end of Theresa and John's story was even more dramatic. The show's breakout couple faced an uphill battle when it came to making peace with their 27-year age gap — Theresa was 54 at the time of filming and John 27 — but ultimately committed to pursuing a relationship and walked away from the show as a couple.

But while doing press for the show in March, the duo confirmed their breakup to ** in separate interviews. Interestingly, they each cited different reasons for the split.

John insisted that age was indeed a factor, explaining, "[Theresa] just felt weird vibes when we were going out. We [dated] for, like, six months after the show, and she just couldn't take the... I figure, you know, you make a big deal out of [the age gap], it's a big deal. I felt the whole time that age wasn't a big deal unless she made it a big deal. It got to us.”

John Merrill and Theresa Demaria on 'Age of Attraction'.

But Theresa said it came down to the distance. "Long distance is really, really hard on a relationship, regardless of age or anything," she told EW. "So that was certainly a challenge for us. We had some communication issues. There were some things that came up — some miscommunications."

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Theresa also shared that the former couple are on good terms now, after experiencing a tough breakup.

"John and I are in a really, really good place right now," she said. "We did go a period of time where we didn't talk. But around the holidays, we started to talk again and we're in a really great place, both very supportive of each other who knows what could happen."

The multigenerational daters are set to reunite for an April 1 reunion special *The Viall Files *podcast, which will put John, Theresa, Leah, Chris and more in the same room, to air out their grievances and reflect on the show's age-blind dating concept.

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