Love Is Blind season 9 star Joe Ferrucci is speaking out following his shocking split from ex-fiancée Madison Maidenberg, filling in what you didn't see on TV during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. "My connection with Madison in the pods was great. There were a lot of butterflies. It was a very deep connection. We had a lot of laughs," Joe, 29, began. "When you're going into [the pods], there is a little hesitation, and then the more you go forward, you get bought in and it is a pressure cooker situation.