Removing constant blinking in an interview - anyone know how?

Edit: Thank you all for your suggestions. At this point, the best solution is VO over b-roll clips, so I’ll go with that. I work for a company, so no day/hourly rate - just salary and have a bunch of projects in the queue to get done. Also, this person seemed extremely twitchy and nervous in general, so even if I did have time for a reshoot, I’m betting I’d either get more of the same or some crazy eyes as they tried their hardest not to blink. Thanks all!

An interviewee blinks incessantly (about once per every 1-2 seconds) and they do not want the footage released the way it is now (and I don’t have time to record the interview again). Does anyone know of a way to remove the constant blinking so it looks more natural?

So far, I’ve tried using some AI tools (like Runway’s inpainting tool, but it looks monstrous, and Caption’s eye tracking tool, which didn’t do anything).

I don’t want to spend a ton of time on it since, like I said, it’s for social media. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. If not, at this point I think I’ll just have to use the VO on its own. Thanks.