TVOS 18 - Connect on Watch Each Time

After upgrading to TVOS 18 on my Apple TV's, the Fitness app would not connect to my Apple Watch. Said it was offline. I unpaired and repaired the Watch which solved that issue. I can now "connect" on the Watch when prompted by the TVOS Fitness app. Unfortunately, it forces me to select myself and "connect" on the Watch each time the app is opened after closing. In the past it would just ask "Who's working out?" and show my Apple Watch/iPhone, etc. I would stay "signed in" between sessions.

Is anyone else experiencing this behavior? If so, is there a setting I'm missing to stay signed in? It seems as if having to "connect" via the Watch each time is a step backwards. Thanks in advance. My apologies if this has been asked before. I looked, but did not see anything.