Age of Attraction’s Pfeifer Finally Reveals Why She Skipped the Season 1 Reunion
Age of Attraction star Pfeifer Hill, 23, ditched the Season 1 reunion, telling fans in an April 1 Instagram video she’s staying true to herself and won’t do appearances that don’t feel right.
Pfeifer Hill did not show up for the big Age of Attraction reunion, and she laid out exactly why. Short version: she wants to control when and where she talks about the show, and a podcast she didn’t choose wasn’t it.
Why Pfeifer skipped the reunion
In an Instagram video posted Wednesday, April 1, the 23-year-old said she’s sticking to what feels authentic to her. She didn’t want her first real debrief about the show to happen on someone else’s platform.
"I want to tell my story on my own terms."
She also made it clear this wasn’t some backhanded swipe at the reunion’s hosts or the cast. The special ran on Nick Viall and Natalie Joy’s Viall Files podcast the same day, and most of the season 1 crew turned up. Pfeifer says her choice wasn’t about Nick, Natalie, or their show. She says the timing overlapped with a trip to Japan she took with her new boyfriend.
She framed it as a values thing: different people make different calls, and hers was to wait for a setup that actually feels like her.
What went down without her
At the reunion, Derrick Fleming — the 43-year-old single dad Pfeifer left the show with — confirmed they’ve broken up. He told Us Weekly that they ended things on good terms, distance was a real hurdle once the cameras were off, and outside voices can complicate these post-show relationships. They still talk, and he’s grateful for the experience.
So… is there drama?
According to Pfeifer, no. She says she and Derrick ended amicably and she isn’t beefing with anyone in the cast. She basically wants to leave things peaceful and move on — protect your peace, etc.
Quick refresher on the show
Age of Attraction is Netflix ’s dating experiment where singles connect without knowing each other’s ages. Pfeifer was one of the season 1 standouts, ultimately choosing Derrick — and the show played up their 20-year age gap as part of the premise.
Where things stand now
Age of Attraction is streaming on Netflix, and it’s already been renewed for season 2.