{"id":2292638,"date":"2026-02-21T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2292638"},"modified":"2026-02-21T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:59:13","slug":"first-professor-on-love-is-blind-reveals-students-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/first-professor-on-love-is-blind-reveals-students-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"First professor on &#8216;Love Is Blind,&#8217; reveals students&#8217; reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F02%2Fcrop-38550916.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He\u2019s too cool for school.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn native Vic St. John is the first college professor to ever be cast on \u201cLove Is Blind\u201d \u2014 and he\u2019s getting a crash course in being a reality show star.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio State University public policy professor now has to stay after class for students who want to pose with him for selfies or just give him a fist bump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Vic St. John is the first college professor to star in \u201cLove Is Blind.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dr. Vic St John<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re super excited. They\u2019re doing a good job when we\u2019re in the classroom. But then after class, there\u2019s a comment or two like, \u2018Hey, did I see you on TV?&#8217;\u201d St. John, 34, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone gave me a pound. Another student was like, \u2018Can we take a picture? Me and my mom watch you.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>St. John said it was an adjustment for him to have students learn about his alter ago, since on campus he is more like Clark Kent than Superman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an introvert by design. I typically have a firewall in terms of professionalism and my personal life,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m like, \u2018This firewall\u2019s cut. My students are going to see a different side of me \u2026 a vulnerable side \u2026 sides of me that some of my closest friends may not have seen yet.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Brooklyn native, pictured here at John Jay, earned a PhD in criminal justice. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dr. Vic St John<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>St. John, who grew up in Flatbush, earned a PhD in\u00a0criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and went on to teach there and at Rutgers. <\/p>\n<p>He worked at the New York City Board of Correction as a director of research and analysis before moving to  Columbus in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2025, he began filming this season of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/27\/entertainment\/love-is-blind-star-made-a-jaw-dropping-body-transformation\/\">Love Is Blind<\/a>,\u201d which will air its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUfFAdOBzBc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Season 10<\/a> finale on March 4. He was so committed to finding a wife, he took an unpaid leave of absence from work, \u201cmeaning no salary, no retirement, no health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The newfound reality star proposed to speech-language pathologist\u00a0Christine Hamilton. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the Netlfix series \u2014 where singles <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/18\/entertainment\/love-is-blind-star-losing-her-vision-reveals-best-pickup-line-she-received-after-getting-dumped-on-the-show\/\">date each other through walled-off pods<\/a>, never seeing each other until after they\u2019re engaged \u2014 St. John quickly fell in love with speech-language pathologist\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christinelham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine Hamilton<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before those doors opened [to reveal what she looked like], it was like, \u2018This connection feels right. It feels like it was meant to be,&#8217;\u201d said St. John, who bonded with Hamilton, 31, on everything from shared family struggles to their deep Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it was just like, \u2018Yeah, that\u2019s my person, regardless.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans are heavily invested in their relationship, with one <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chloesfavesss\/status\/2024115477593653617?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X user even calling it<\/a>, \u201cthe best story in the history of \u2018Love is Blind,&#8217;\u201d which shocked St. John since his connection with his fianc\u00e9e was wholesome and drama free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not expecting that sort of reaction. Because I feel like [we were] \u2026 I would use the term \u2018boring\u2019 in the sense that I feel like viewership and the public want more chaos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cMy heart just dropped and I\u2019m like, \u2018You\u2019re so beautiful \u2026 I just want to embrace you and just hold you,&#8217;\u201d St. John said about seeing his fianc\u00e9e for the first time. <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also to his surprise, he has become a fan favorite, gaining <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dr.vicstjohn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20,000 Instagram followers<\/a> since the season premiered last week \u2014 so he\u2019s currently trying to wrap his head around all the love he\u2019s getting from strangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019m actually praying on right now in terms of, alright how do you steward this? Why is this happening and what am I supposed to do with it?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gotten some who\u2019ve said, \u2018I appreciate how you represent black men in terms of your vulnerability, your openness and how you comported yourself.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gotten comments about faith. They\u2019re like, \u2018In a world where we shy away from talking about these things, it can be normalized and it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re holier than thou.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans, including his future mother-in-law, are gushing over his good looks.  <span class=\"credit\">COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others gushed over his good looks, calling him \u201ceye candy,\u201d \u201cfine AF\u201d and \u201cgorgeous\u201d \u2014 and even his future mother-in-law agrees. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU4JPevlSt5\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scene from the show<\/a>, filmed right after she met her future son-in-law, Hamilton\u2019s mom told producers, \u201cI thought he was hot. Can I say that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI died laughing \u2026 I did not see that coming,\u201d St. John said, laughing. \u201cThat was funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s too cool for school. Brooklyn native Vic St. John is the first college professor to ever be cast on \u201cLove Is Blind\u201d \u2014 and he\u2019s getting a crash course in being a reality show star. 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