The Bachelor alum Lea Cayanan and her new boyfriend Ricky have taken their relationship to the next level.

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Lea recently took to her Instagram Stories to share that she's moving in with Ricky, a 30-year-old music director and drummer who lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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Lea uploaded a photo of the couple holding up their new keys, and she wrote, "New apartment & new roommate!"

Lea also added a blushing-smile emoji to her post.

The Bachelor in Paradise alum went on to share photos and videos from her moving day, allowing fans a sneak peek into her new place -- including a cute coffee corner in the kitchen that she loves.

The pair's apartment boasts many tall windows, glass doors and a deck.

Even Lea's dog appears to be comfortable in Lea's new space.

"Peanut is loving her new life. I adopted her in college from the middle of nowhere in Washington, and now she's an LA city girllll," Lea gushed, according to BachelorNation.com.

Lea hard launched her relationship with Ricky in early January on the "Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour" podcast co-hosted by Kathy Swarts and Susan Noles.

Lea, who is from Hawaii and "loves reggae music," shared how she met Ricky at a music festival.

"He plays for a few reggae artists, and I was backstage at a festival because I know another band member... and while I was backstage, I met Ricky," Lea revealed at the time.

Lea recalled Ricky being "super quiet" because he's "definitely more reserved" than she is.

"I definitely thought he was really cute, but I think, at the time, I wasn't super -- like, this was before Paradise, actually. And I think before Paradise, I wasn't dating super seriously. I was just enjoying my singleness and figuring out who I was," Lea explained.

"Also, I kind of knew that Paradise is coming up, so I was just kind of like, I didn't want to start anything too crazy. So we kept in touch."

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Lea briefly dated Jonathon Johnson on the beach in Costa Rica but things didn't work out, and so she circled back and texted Ricky once she returned home.

"We went out for dinner and we've been so inseparable ever since," Lea gushed.

When asked what makes Ricky different, Lea called him "such a wonderful human being," who is family-oriented, gentle, very kind, and "so patient" with her.

"You know I can be a handful!" she quipped, before adding, "I know I'm a big personality... and he's just someone who has accepted me 100 percent for who I am and encouraged me."

Lea said Ricky never tried to dull her "sparkle" and that he's actually "brought it out even more."

Lea admitted while it was "a little soon" to talk about getting engaged, "that is the goal" for them.

"He actually asked me -- he was like, 'So when do you want to get engaged?' And I said, 'Probably you can propose next year, like early [2027], so one more year.' I did tell him to save for the ring!" Lea shared.

Lea and Ricky ironically sat next to famous jeweler Neil Lane at The Golden Bachelor: After the Final Rose for Mel Owens' season in November.

The Bachelor in Paradise alum noted that Ricky stole her heart on a date night when she had dressed up like Steve Harvey by wearing a bald cap and a suit.

"He thought it was adorable whereas one might think it's weird!" Lea recalled. "And that's how I knew he was The One; because he kissed me in a bald cap."

Lea playfully concluded, "That's my husband, Kathy!"

Lea found fame when she competed on Joey Graziadei's season of The Bachelor in 2024.

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Joey eliminated Lea during the sixth Rose Ceremony of the season while The Bachelor cast was visiting Montreal.

Joey ended up getting engaged to Kelsey Anderson, and the couple is currently planning their wedding.

Lea, meanwhile, chose to give reality TV dating another shot by appearing on Bachelor in Paradise's tenth season in Summer 2025.

When Lea arrived in Costa Rica, Jonathon was one of the only single men available and so they paired up.

Lea, who was friends with Jonathon prior to the show, definitely had interest in Jonathon, and so he asked her out on a date.

However, Jonathon realized during the date that he and Lea didn't have a spark or romantic connection.

Jonathon and Lea continued to give each other roses so they could stick around longer, but Jonathon finally had to come clean with the bachelorette about how he didn't have feelings for her.

Despite the fact they were missing an attraction, the pair continued to compete together as a team for the potential $500,000 prize -- and they seemed to be compatible.

Lea and Jonathon proved to everyone that they worked well together, which made them both a threat to win the money, and so the Bachelor in Paradise cast ended up voting them out.

Both Jonathon and Lea left Paradise single yet optimistic about finding true love in the real world.

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