'The Ultimatum's Sandy on Comparisons to 'Love Is Blind's Jessica: "The Biggest Compliment Ever" (EXCLUSIVE)

If you watch enough reality TV, chances are you'll come across a few reality TV personality doppelgangers at some point! And, guess what? That's exactly what happened when fans tuned in to Season 3 of The Ultimatum on Netflix. Many viewers quickly noticed how much Sandy Gallagher looks like Jessica Vestal from Season 6 of Love Is Blind (and Season 2 of Perfect Match). And once you see them side by side, the resemblance is undeniable!

Maybe the producers cast a lookalike to stir up some buzz and get viewers comparing the shows — or it's simply just a wild coincidence! Either way, viewers can't stop talking about how much Sandy and Jessica resemble each other.

Fortunately, Distractify recently caught up with Sandy to get her thoughts on the iconic comparison. Here's what she had to say!

Sandy from The Ultimatum joins the show because her longtime boyfriend Nick, who is a bit older than her, is ready to settle down while she isn't. Jessica went on Love Is Blind as a single mom ready to find a spouse to bring into her family. The women have nothing to do with each other, and they don't even live in the same state — but they look a lot alike.

Viewers have been quick to point out the comparison, and Sandy told Distractify that she considers it "the biggest compliment ever."

"[Jess is] the most beautiful, perfect, angelic, human," she said. "It's funny because I would actually get that [a lot] … when Love Is Blind first came out, a lot of my friends were like, ‘Oh my gosh, you have a twin on the TV. This girl looks like you.'"

Sandy even admitted she didn’t expect the comparison, telling us, "I didn't think people would even think about that with me, genuinely! It is interesting, but yeah, that's a compliment in my eyes. She's the most beautiful thing. I just feel bad that she's getting dragged into all of this. I'm like, 'I'm so sorry.'"

She also revealed that she's spoken with Jessica, who offered some helpful advice: "She's gone through a similar experience — different than my experience, but it just [is similar in the way of] having her whole life on TV," she explained.

Jess's advice? "You gotta take care of yourself first, protect yourself because no matter what happens, people always are going to have their opinions. The world [and] the Internet can be really loud and crazy, and through all of this, we just have to remember who we are first and foremost."

On Dec. 4, 2024, one user on Reddit posted a side-by-side image of Sandy and Jessica and wrote, "Are these two long-lost twins?" They added, "I legit thought this was Jess from Perfect Match [and Love Is Blind] until they said this was Sandy."

Another user commented on the thread, "Omg yes I was thinking this!!! Certain shots they look IDENTICAL." Others agreed that the two women look so much alike that they confused Sandy for Jessica at first when they started watching The Ultimatum.

The biggest difference between Jessica and Sandy, aside from the fact that they are very much different people entirely, is the fact that they went on different shows. The Ultimatum takes couples who are at difficult points in their relationships and gives them trial marriages with new people to decide if they want to be with their original partners long-term.

Love Is Blind casts single people who want to meet their future spouse, sight unseen, and who are ready to get married now.

But both shows have huge fan bases on Netflix, and a lot of time, the same viewers tune in to each new season of both of them as they premiere on the streaming platform. It was only natural for crossover fans to see the similarities between Sandy and Jessica, even if the women are not, in fact, twins.

The Ultimatum and Love Is Blind are now streaming on Netflix.