Love After Lockup: Everything to Know About Scott's Lip

Summary Love After Lockup's Scott Bradshaw's swollen upper lip led to speculation about what happened to him.

Viewers guessed everything from medical conditions to plastic surgery for the reason for Scott's swollen lip, but he revealed the truth.

Scott clarified that his swollen lip was due to a food preservative allergy that happened during filming.

Love After Lockup season 3 star Scott Bradshaw's decision to uproot his quiet life in upstate New York and move to Mississippi to be with convicted felon Lindsey Downs didn't make sense to fans, but the swelling of his upper lip confused them even more. Scott uprooted his life for Lindsey, who went to prison for driving over 100 miles per hour to avoid police while she was in possession of a substantial amount of methamphetamines. However, they broke up after the show.

During Love After Lockup season 3, Scott, a businessman in his 50s, had a very swollen, puffy upper lip. Many viewers speculated about what could've caused Scott's lip condition, thinking that it could be the result of everything from a medical condition to plastic surgery. Scott set the record straight about what exactly happened to his upper lip.

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Love After Lockup Fans Speculated About Scott Bradshaw's Swollen Lip

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In a Reddit thread, Redditor cyn824 wondered about why Scott's lip was swollen. They wrote, "What exactly is the deal there? It looks painful?!" Several Love After Lockup fans replied with speculation about what could be the problem with Scott's lip. Redditor Forward-Coffee-2150 wrote, "I always thought it was a vascular birthmark. Like a port wine stain birthmark," while Redditor gaflgurl2000 stated, "He had cleft lip." 4TheLoveOfBasicCable added, "I don’t know the answer to this question but I always assumed he got some living room lip injections for the show."

Redditor LovelyWuTang wrote that they knew that some Love After Lockup viewers thought that maybe Scott had "teeth issues which makes sense," but they never read anything conclusive about it. They added that they wouldn't sign up to be on a reality TV show while they "very obviously had something going on unless the show was specifically to follow my journey as I work through it." Redditor DuePhysics120 took a lighter approach and joked that Scott's swollen lips were "after effects from kissing Lindsey’s a**…"

Love After Lockup's Scott Bradshaw's Lip Swelled After An Allergic Reaction

It turns out that all of the rumors about Scott's lip were wrong. According to Soap Dirt, Scott addressed the situation with his lip on social media in 2020. He wrote that he doesn't have lip fillers, cancer, or a cleft palate, which were a few of the theories created by Love After Lockup viewers. According to Scott, he is allergic to certain "food preservatives," and, "this flare-up coincided with filming" Love After Lockup season 3. He didn’t specify what he ate specifically, or what food preservatives caused this. However, it’s clear that it was a temporary reaction and not something permanent due to a condition.

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What Is A Food Preservative Allergy?

According to the FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), food preservatives are added to food to prevent them from spoiling due to bacteria, molds, and yeasts. They can be found in fruit sauces and jellies, beverages, baked goods, cured meats, oils, margarines, cereals, dressings, snack foods, and processed fruits and vegetables. Food preservatives such as nitrates and nitrites can cause hives, itching, and anaphylaxis, while sulfites can trigger asthma exacerbations, anaphylaxis, and hives. Scott's swollen lip could've been caused by preservatives in many different foods, so it must be very difficult for him to avoid reactions.

Some Love After Lockup Fans Don't Believe Scott Had An Allergic Reaction

Even after Scott's explanation about his lip being swollen due to an allergic reaction, some Love After Lockup fans in the Reddit thread still had doubts. Redditor Whole-Breadfruit7640 wrote, "He said after filming that he had an allergic reaction the whole time they were filming. I feel like that’s a really long time to have an allergic reaction, but I’m no doctor." In response to Scott's denial that he had a cleft palate, Redditor the_endverse said, "This was what a lot of us thought when it aired. But he claims it was an 'allergy.' Someone needs to track down a photo of him and see if his 'allergy' is still around."

Stories of the couples that appear on Love After Lockup are already confusing enough. For Scott and Lindsey, the mystery behind what was wrong with his lip just added to the overall strangeness of their relationship. It's a relief to find out that there was nothing seriously wrong with Scott's lip, given that he seemed to be a fairly nice guy who cared for Lindsey's daughter and helped out her mom when needed. Hopefully, Scott can avoid his allergy triggers in the future.

Love After Lockup airs on WE tv.

Sources: cyn824/Reddit, Soap Dirt, FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education)