Kristen and Luke Reveal a Major Twist in Their Living Situation: "Here We Go…" (EXCLUSIVE)
Luke revealed the change in his and Kristen's living situation plans after showing off fresh updates to their new rental home on The Valley Season 2, Episode 6.
"Personally, I'd like to stay in this house until we buy our forever home. That's my goal," the podcast co-host said on The Valley After Show. "We're not 100 percent on the same page because there are days that Kristen hates the house we're in. But it's becoming our space. I'd like to be there until we're talking about school for our daughter."
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As for where he envisions their "forever home" being located, Luke joked, "I hope a long ways from here," prompting castmate Danny Booko to suggest they, instead, consider relocating to — where else — but Santa Clarita, where he and Nia Sanchez Booko just closed on a new home. Luke replied that if he and Kristen were to purchase a house "any where in this area," it actually would be "up by" the Bookos.
Separately, Kristen chimed in to confirm that Luke had "suddenly" been talking about relocating to the Santa Clarita area — again, if they buy a house in California. She also floated a theory as to why her fiancé had warmed to the idea of remaining in the L.A. area, despite him looking for homes in other faraway cities such as Nashville.
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"I think as long as he knows that I'm willing to, like, get out of here, for periods of time, whether it's to go to Colorado for a month or a few weeks there and not just these little weekend trips and we're stuck in this house, then we've made it," she explained to Nia, who also tried to sell her on the idea, touting the area's great schools and abundance of chain restaurants.
Plus, one of Luke's "closest friends" there was also planning to buy a house in Santa Clarita. Kristen added, "I was like, here we go. Here we go."
In The Valley's May 20 episode, Kristen shared that she and Luke were "so excited to be moving into this beautiful house," which came complete with a swimming pool and three bedrooms. Though she had planned to reserve one as a guest room for visiting family and friends, the James Mae T-shirt designer hoped, at the time, she'd get the opportunity to turn the third bedroom into a nursery — which they've since done, of course.
"But Luke and I are only renting this house," she cautioned. "We're still unsure of where we even want to lay our roots permanently."
As Luke put it in a confessional, though, "This house is the first step in my big plan for our future."
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Having already revealed his proposal plan to Danny, Luke took his friend with him to shop for Kristen's engagement ring in the episode, which was filmed in summer 2024. When pressed about an engagement timeline, Luke divulged, "The only thing I know for sure is I plan this year, at some point this year."
As the Season 2 trailer already gave away, Luke will be popping the question on The Valley in the not-so-distant future. While revealing to a producer when he knew she was "the one," he gushed, "Kristen is the love of my life, and this ring is gonna show that."
Get more intel in the above After Show clip, and don't miss why Kristen and Luke put their wedding plans on hold, post-filming.
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