Bikini model Gia Allemand was in the final three in last season’s The Bachelor and although she didn’t receive the final rose from hunky pilot Jake Pavelka, her time on the show did bring her love. In an exclusive new interview with RadarOnline.com, Gia dishes about her NHL star boyfriend, the ring he gave her, and how her reality TV stint brought them back together.

Gia and hockey player Chris Campoli met through friends three years ago, but split up after he got traded from The New York Islanders to the Ottawa Senators and was forced to leave Gia in New York.

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”It caused a lot of strain on our relationship and we ended up breaking up and I had a hard time dating...so I went on The Bachelor,” Gia said.
However, after the show, the couple rekindled their romance.

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