Gabby Windey Jokes Moving In with Girlfriend Has Meant Navigating ‘Being on Our Periods Together’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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“It’s been really great because now it’s a deeper level of knowing someone, which I think is the real gift,” Windey, who recently partnered withFlamin’ Hotto encourage Flamin’ Hot Cheetos fans to try one of the brand’s 25+ other spicy “sidechips,” tells PEOPLE. “I was so nervous not to have alone time, but my home is with her.”

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The reality star, who starred alongside co-Bachelorette Rachel Recchia on season 19 of the dating show, says that the biggest challenge for her and Hoffman, 34, being under the same roof has been “ebbing and flowing through our moods.”

Windey and Hoffman love lounging around with their favorite snacks: Flamin’ Hot Doritos for Windey, and Flamin' Hot Funyuns for Hoffman. “We have kind of different palates, but we love to just relax and be disgusting on the couch, which Flamin' Hot is perfect for,” theLong Windedpodcast host says.

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Windey has teamed up with Flamin' Hot for back-to-school season to give spicy lovers a hall pass to cheat on the signature Flamin’ Hot Cheetos with one of the brand’s other snacks. To make that happen, Flamin’ Hot will give away “Burner Phones” that come with a direct connect to Chester Cheetah, who will ensure a selection of Flamin’ Hot sidechips get delivered straight to the winners’ doors. (Interested snackers have until Nov. 8 to enter viaWindey’s InstagramorFlaminHotUniversity.com.)

Whether podcaster and her partner could be having a lazy day or a date night on the town, “we just love each other no matter what,” Windey says. “Seeing each other at every state, all done up and disgusting, no-brushed teeth, it doesn’t matter. We love to just cuddle and be in each other’s arms.”

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They turn everyday tasks into fun moments together, too.

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Ultimately, Windey just enjoys being in Hoffman’s presence more since they’ve come together under the same roof.

“Being together in the same room, doing your other stuff, it’s like you’re not alone, but you’re quiet with each other,” Windey says. “It’s a high level of intimacy that I just love. We’re really good at just appreciating each other.”

source: people.com