Frankinship's 'Survivor 44' Showmance Is Over, but Their Romance Is Still on Fire

The 'Survivor 44' showmance between Frannie and Matt has come to an finish after Matt was once voted out. But is Frankinship still together?

Spoiler alert: This article accommodates minor spoilers for Survivor 44, Episode 7.

There's various cutthroat competition on Survivor, but on occasion contestants on the CBS truth collection will shape authentic bonds. Past seasons have noticed no longer simply alliances for the sake of the sport, but genuine friendships or even the occasional fact TV romance!

The latter hasn't took place in a long time — but that's about to change in Survivor 44.

The chemistry between two Survivor 44 contestants, Matt Blankinship and Frannie Marin within the Soka tribe, aka #Frankinship, used to be undeniable from the get-go. The romantic subplot of Season 44 was once afoot ... till they have been fated to a Shakespearean finishing.

Before the season, host Jeff Probst discussed the Survivor 44 showmance we now call Mannie or Frankinship. Read on for Jeff's ideas on Frannie and Matt's love connection and to look if they're still together after Matt was despatched home.

The 'Survivor 44' showmance is between Frannie Marin and Matt Blankinship.

After the Survivor Forty four premiere aired on March 1, CBS wasted no time teasing the prospective showmance. 23-year-old Frannie, a research coordinator from Cambridge, Mass., instantly stuck the eye of 27-year-old Matt, a instrument engineer, who recently lives in San Francisco, Calif.

Though the two live on opposite facets of the rustic, they developed a handy guide a rough rapport upon their arrival in Fiji, where Survivor Forty four was filmed. The season's 2nd episode identify, "Two Dorky Magnets," a quote coined by way of the sit-out queen Claire Rafson, is even a connection with Frannie and Matt's showmance.

Ahead of the season, Jeff even gushed about the showmance to TV Insider. He targeted on how Frannie and Matt have the primary in-game connection in years.

"[It's] our first showmance in a very long time," he enthused. "I won’t say anything other than if it lasted, it would make me very happy.”

Are Frannie and Matt still together from 'Survivor 44'? Yes, they are!

The big question on all our minds now is if Frannie and Matt are still together after Episode 7. In the episode, the two are forced onto separate beaches after Frannie wins the individual immunity challenge, and Matt has to fight for his life without his shot-in-the-dark or fake idol.

Heidi even uses her Control the Vote advantage to save Matt, but he goes home anyway. On his way out, he adorably says, "I’m happy with you, Frannie, for profitable lately.”

In Episode 5, Matt confesses, "Right now, my blind spot is Frannie because I like her a lot … I feel like there’s a little spark between us.” Matt hasn't been shy about his crush on Frannie or about his major breakup before going on Survivor. This does, however, feel like Frannie's first time sharing her true feelings.

"I don’t now not have a weigh down on Matt," she says in a confessional. "When this game is over, me and Matt are gonna move out for Ethiopian food in combination and no matter occurs occurs. Matt’s any individual I would date in actual existence and if it involves that after this recreation is over then I might be as happy as punch."

As she giggles, the producer remarks, "I see you blushing a bit bit!" which is a rare deviation from Survivor's normal talking-head format.

Although we're all upset that Matt was voted out, the bright side is that he can update us on his relationship status during his exit interviews. We know that he spoke at least with Mike Bloom and Rob Cesternino, two of Survivor's most popular pundits, and Mike took to Twitter to update all of us before sharing the full interview.

Without an old-school reunion, Matt could give Mike all of the tea right after his vote-out. "Just completed talking with Matt and excited to verify that Frankinship is FULL SPEED AHEAD!" Mike revealed. "He says he and Frannie have gone to Ethiopian meals and past, and are more than pleased." What is beyond?! We're all eager to find out.

Even regardless that #Frankinship didn't out survive the contest, we're ecstatic that it survived in the real world.

Survivor airs Wednesdays at Eight p.m. EST on CBS.

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