Is there anything more powerful than the bond of female friendship?
Take me to that moment.
You’re at the fire pit with Sarah Hyland.
What is going on in your heads?
Chanse Corbi: It was crazy.
So I knew it was going to be a people vote.
Bella Barbaro: I was at the fire pit too with Chanse.
And I turn and I see Sarah walking in, and I’m like, “Oh my god.
What could possibly be happening right now?”
I had no clue.
I was like, “Are the Islanders going to vote?
Is America going to vote?”
I had no clue.
I don’t know.
But when she said America votes, I felt a ping in my chest.
I was like, “I don’t know.
I have no idea.”
But I’m super grateful for the entire experience, and the whole thing was so surreal.
The fact that Sarah Hyland even said my name was enough for me.
Everyone welcomed all of us there with open arms, and the goodbyes were the most emotional.
Packing our stuff up was like, “can’t believe you’re leaving,” crazy.
It was a whirlwind, but I’m super grateful for the entire experience as a whole.
Chanse, you were with Jared, and Bella, you were with Chazz.
Jared and Kat [Gibson]ended up leaving the island together.
Bella, we can start with you.
Bella: Being coupled up with Chazz, obviously I had the attraction to him.
We connected at Casa Amor.
She’s the absolute sweetest.
[She] deserves the world.
Going into it, I wasn’t that sure of his …
I was watching the episodes and I saw everything with Sereniti [Springs].
We were calling it the love square with what was going on.
We’re here to explore options and see connections.
If someone pulls you for a conversation, be open, talk to them.
You never know."
I’m not jealous.
and “Why are you doing this?”
I was fine with him speaking with Phoebe and Chanse.
It’s the name of the game.
But I definitely do feel bad for the backlash that poor Chazz is getting from America.
He is a great person.
He’s a genuine soul.
What was that like for you?
Chanse: It was definitely a whirlwind experience, to say the least.
I coupled up with Jared from Casa Amor.
So she did kind of swoop him from under me.
But then I spoke to both of them about it.
They apologized, and like Bella said, I don’t mind if you want somebody else.
If you want me, want me.
So that made us closer.
It made us all understand each other more and where we were coming from.
We’re still all good friends.
I even went home with Kat and Jared.
I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Once Jared and Kat got together, I started expanding my horizon a little bit.
I was talking to a lot of the different guys that were single.
I wasn’t in the mode of stepping on people’s toes and ripping relationships apart.
That’s not me.
I did want to get closer to everybody and fuel connections that would last forever.
Do you feel the weight of this public persona now that you have?
Chanse: It’s been lit for me and Bella (laughs).
Coming off of there, everyone’s like, “Justice for Bella and Chanse.”
I’m like, “Thank you.
I’m like, “Thank god you don’t hate me.”
Chanse: Some people are getting really roasted online, but we’re fine.
So that’s nice.
Bella: Glad to say we’re good.
Bella: For me, none at all.
I feel like I put my all into everything.
I was authentically myself.
That’s all I could have ever asked for.
I feel like I went out in a good light.
My time was definitely cut short, but it was meant for me to go at that time.
If I was going to go, it couldn’t have been a better time for me to go.
The connections I’ve made, the people I’ve met, I will know for a lifetime.
I definitely have no regrets about anything.
You two share a close friendship.
What does life look like next for you both?
Are you going to be traveling to get back together or to hang out?
Bella: Yeah, for sure.
Chanse: We’re already planning trips out.
Bella: I texted her, “I need to come see you.”
Literally yesterday, I was like, “I’m coming to LA.
We need to see each other again.”
I love to travel, so I’ll be out visiting Bella, Phoebe.
I know Isaiah’s in Florida.
We got places to go.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
