Hunter Fieri Jokes He’s ‘Really Feeling the Love’ After Pickleball Challenge With Fiancée Tara Bernstein Goes Awry

Hunter Fieri is very supportive of his fiancée, professional pickleball player Tara Bernstein, regularly posting her on social media and even joining her to play her beloved sport.

But after their latest hilarious turn on the court, maybe he’ll start cheering her on from the sidelines instead.

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It all started when the 28-year-old son of Food Network star Guy Fieri showed up to the pickleball court dressed in an inflatable squirrel costume for Halloween.

In a video posted to Instagram on Oct. 31, Bernstein turns to the camera and explains that she’s going to be “practicing dinking with Hunter the squirrel, let’s see how this goes.”

Dinking typically involves hitting the ball over the net towards your opponent so that they can then return the ball, but as seen in the video, the squirrel costume made things more difficult than usual.

Instead of returning the hit, Hunter took the ball straight to the chest, immediately lifting his arms up in surprise and proclaiming “we didn’t even start!”

Bernstein covered her face with her hand in laughter, and Hunter walked away from the court. However, his frustration was short-lived, as the next shot showed him hugging Bernstein while still in the inflatable costume.

He commented on the video on Instagram, writing “We didn’t even start dinking yet I got bagged off the start, really feelin the love babe 😂❤️,” to which Bernstein replied “hahah you’re the best that was so funny😂❤️.”

Friends and fans jumped into the comments to give their opinions as well, writing that Bernstein “Nailed him lol,” and proclaiming, “😂 I’m dying laughing 🤣.” “The way the pickleball ricocheted off 😂😂😂,” teased another commenter.

The couple is slated to get married in June 2025, but no word on whether or not they have inflatable squirrel costumes on their wedding registry.

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