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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Netflix’s Canadian ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star Cindy Seni is engaged—but not to anyone from the show
Description: The Toronto-raised social media professional Cindy Seni gained fame by appearing on Netflix’s popular Jewish Matchmaking reality TV series to find a husband. Instead, she found the man who is now her basheret all on her own. In fact, Seni met him last summer, when filming was already underway for the eight-part dating show.
Their meet-cute happened through her day job with an organization that helps wounded Israeli soldiers, Brothers for Life.
The pair have been dating secretly for about 10 months, all while Seni, now 29, went on arranged dates with her potential Netflix suitor. She also led the show’s...