On the latest episode of MTV's "Catfish," Nev Schulman and guest host, YouTube star Todrick Hall, helped Devan find out the truth behind the girl he was hoping to build a future with - but with each red flag that popped up, his love story with a girl named "Rylan" quickly turned into a classic catfish tale.
Devan emailed Schulman and Hall with the urgent subject line, "Help Me Find Her." The 21-year-old college student's online love story started with a message on the dating app "Meet Me." He came across "Rylan," a 23-year-old living in the Austin area. After messaging back and forth, the two exchanged numbers. Devan and "Rylan" spoke almost exclusively for a year and a half. Things got so serious that he invited her move in with him.
Schulman and Hall flew out to Canyon, Texas to meet with Devan and find out more about the mysterious "Rylan."
"I really do feel like I am," Devan replied honestly when asked if he was in love with her. "I never felt it before, I never said it to anyone and meant it. I was always pretty shy. The internet made it easier, breaking the ice."
Devan explained that he tried to meet up with "Rylan" over the course of their relationship, but things never went as planned. She also refused to Skype with Devan.
Hall helped Schulman conduct his catfish investigation. A Facebook and reverse phone number search brought back little results, but a reverse image search brought Schulman and Hall to a girl named Savannah who appeared to be engaged or married. After messaging Savannah on Facebook and Instagram, they brought back their findings to Devan.
"I'm dumbfounded, it's not fun when you're lied to," Devan said. "I honestly don't believe it. I want to believe her, but I cant."
Savannah agreed to Skype with Schulman, Hall and Devan. She explained that she knew of a former neighbor named Michele who was using her photos on a fake online profile. Savannah never heard of Devan.
Schulman reached out to "Rylan," who agreed to meet Devan after some persuasion. Schulman, Devan and Hall flew out to Austin meet with her.
When they showed up at "Rylan's" friend's house, she was reluctant to come outside. She invited Schulman inside and revealed that her real name is Michele. Schulman convinced her to face Devan outside, and she started crying while she tried to explain herself.
"The only thing that wasn't true was my name and who I was," she explained to Devan, and tried to tell him her feelings for him were real.
But when the two met again the next day, he admitted that his feelings had changed.
"I do want to be there for you still," Devan told her. "I lost the little romantic part of it, but I still want to be your friend."
Watch a clip from the episode below.
