Bachelor 2022 LIVE- Clayton slammed for ‘GASLIGHTING’ Susie after his ‘disgusting’ behavior to her in the Fantasy Suites
THE Bachelor's Fantasy Suites episode turned out to be an explosive mess as Clayton sent one woman home after she expressed her disappointment in his intimacy with the other women.
Contestant Susie Evans said that she would not be able to move forward with the show if Clayton Echard was intimate with another woman — or other WOMEN — in the Fantasy Suites.
Susie's statement came as Clayton slept with both Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey in their respective fantasy suites.
After he confessed his sexual relationships with Rachel and Gabby as well as his feelings of love for both of them, Susie said that she had hoped that he wouldn't have done that.
Clayton exploded and escalated the situation by saying that Susie should have warned him about this "dealbreaker," gaslighting her into apologizing.
Clayton Echard's journey to find love is nearing the finish line, with the season finale airing next Monday on ABC at 8pm ET.
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Two-drink rule on The Bachelor
Following a sexual misbehavior issue involving past competitors Corinne Olympios and Demario Jackson, ABC instituted a two-drink-per-hour restriction to keep the cast from being too tipsy.
Former participant Wells Adams told , "There was a binder with everyone’s picture on it and the rule was you can only have two drinks an hour."
"That was either two beers an hour, two mixed drinks an hour, two shots an hour."
The second way applicants can apply is via casting call.
Fans can find more information on when and where casting calls are held on .
In-person applicants are asked to fill out a more detailed form with questions about why their past relationships ended, why they want to find love on television, and what they find most attractive, physically and personality-wise, in a future spouse.
Former contestants have also revealed that some casting is done through social media and casting directors have reached out on Instagram.
It’s important to have an open account where producers can access potential candidates the platform.
How to join The Bachelor
There are two ways to apply to be on The Bachelor or Bachelorette.
Firstly, there is an online application that can be completed at .
The questions on the form for each show are basic, asking for name, age, height, what your occupation is, and if you have been married before or have children.
There is also a question about why you want to be on The Bachelor or Bachelorette. It asks applicants to submit their social media handles and whether or not they know someone else who they think would be good for the show.
How much time do contestants spend with the Bachelor?
With just two months to film the entire season, it has also been reported that contestants do not spend much time with the Bachelor.
Former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky told that she only spent around 72 hours with her winner, Roberto Martinez, over a few dates on the show. They broke up eventually.
How to watch past seasons
If you want to watch old episodes, there are a few ways to do so.
Fans can stream past seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette on Hulu, YouTube TV, fuboTV, and DIRECTV Stream.
Where is this season being filmed?
According to Steve Carbone, the creator of RealitySteve, Bachelor Clayton Echard was seen at the Galveston Pleasure Pier in Texas with a woman.
Carbone follows The Bachelor closely and continuously produces updates – and spoilers – on the filming of The Bachelor.
Clayton Echard admitted in an explosive teaser trailer for the upcoming season that he had sex and fell in love with each of the top two finalists
This contestant dated a previous bachelor
Gabby Windey dated previous Bachelor contestant Dean Unglert, 30, who appeared in season 13 of The Bachelorette.
He was eliminated in week eight but later returned on Bachelor in Paradise for the fourth and sixth seasons.
Unglert had only kind things to say when the producers of The Bachelor asked about his ex-girlfriend.
Windey and Unglert dated when they were 19 years old and Unglert said she was the "second love of his life."
On his podcast, Unglert said he told producers, "Oh, she’s great. If she gets selected for the show, she’ll either win the show or she’ll be the next Bachelorette.’ And I firmly believe that."
Colton Underwood on time on The Bachelor
On Monday's episode of Watch What Happens Live, former Bachelor Colton Underwood to accept his sexuality and hinted that his time on The Bachelor in 2019 was partially an attempt to make himself straight.
The 30-year-old said to Andy Cohen that he used Instagram to "look without getting caught" while in the closet and that he was always afraid that if people viewed his Explore tab on the social media platform, they would find out his reality.
He said: “All of the cover-ups and praying, and trying self-conversion therapy on myself by becoming The Bachelor, I pretty much tried everything to be straight, and it didn’t work.
“I just love being gay now.”
There's no eating on dinner dates
In an interview with , former Bachelor Sean Lowe also said that food on dinner dates is not eaten.
"Nobody eats, and that's primarily because nobody wants to watch you eat and the mikes will pick up the chewing.
"So between the two date portions, they would bring us to a hotel, where you can shower and change and get ready—and it's during that time that you can eat."
Bachelorettes bring their own wardrobe
Jillian Harris, a former Bachelorette, that, save from a few things here and there, the women must bring their own clothes to the set of The Bachelorette.
She said: "I remember when I went on the show we got goodie bags filled with some stuff that they wanted us to wear but half of it didn't even fit. And that was it!!!
"The girls do have to bring all of their own clothing and of course, they want to be wearing the best clothes EVER to be seen on TV in!!!
"I had re-mortgaged my house and I spent something like $8,000 on clothing."
No stylists on the show
It has also been claimed that contestants are responsible for doing their own hair, makeup, and selecting their wardrobes.
The show only provides a stylist for the premiere episode and for the final two contestants for the finale.
No access to the outside
During the two months that the show films, contestants do not have access to their phones or internet.
Contestants must make arrangements to take care of their finances while they are gone.
Bachelorette has a higher success rate
Despite having nine fewer seasons than the Bachelor, the Bachelorette has a higher success rate.
Five couples still remain (including the most recent, Michelle and Nayte) of the Bachelorette’s 18 winning pairs.
Of the Bachelor’s 25 winning pairs, only two couples are still together.
Can couples keep the ring?
Winning couples who become engaged by the end of the Bachelor season can keep the engagement ring for free… as long as they don’t break up.
Couples who call it quits within two years of becoming engaged on the show must return the ring.
Who was the latest Bachelorette?
The Bachelorette Season 18 featured Michelle Young.
On the Bachelorette finale, Michelle chose between Brandon and Nayte.
Nayte and Michelle got engaged at the end of the season’s final episode.
The famous roses
Season 16 contestant Courtney Robertson confirmed that the roses used in the rose ceremonies are in fact, real.
However, the rest of the roses in the mansion and in the front gardens are reportedly fake.
What are the fantasy suites?
The remaining three contestants on the hit reality show are given the opportunity to spend the night with the bachelor or bachelorette in the fantasy suites episode in a luxurious private bedroom.
There are no cameras in the fantasy suites, but the microphones usually stay on.
Clayton Echard’s ‘body dysmorphia,’ continued
Though he had to overcome various mental obstacles to get to where he is now, Clayton insisted he is in a “better place” now.
“I’m at a better place where I’m okay with it now because I’ve had enough people say like, ‘hey, you look like you’re in good shape.’
“But all it takes is three comments back to back to back to say, ‘you look kind of fat,’ and that’s all it takes. All of a sudden it puts you right back into that negative mindset.
“That’s kind of the power of body dysmorphia and the fear of it is like, you never truly get rid of it.”
When asked what he has done to work on his struggle with body dysmorphia, the Missouri native said that in addition to exercise and healthy eating, it has taken a lot of mental work.
Clayton Echard’s ‘body dysmorphia’
Bachelor Clayton Echard revealed his “body dysmorphia” made him “scared of looking fat on TV” which led to a “dark spiral” while viewing the show.
The former football player opened up about the pressures of the cameras “adding 10 pounds” on a show that is known for displaying their contestants shirtless on a regular basis.
On the Talking It Out podcast hosted by Bachelor Nation’s Mike Johnson and Dr. Bryan Abasolo – who is married to Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay – the ex-athlete expressed his concern for how he would look while filming.
The 28-year-old told his buddies: “I remember that was a big thought I had – the camera adds 10 lbs. So I’m going to be honest with you – I was kind of scared. I was like, here, we’re going to find out right now how I look on camera, I have no idea.
“And I was afraid that it was going to put me in a little dark spiral, like, you look fat.”
He added: “You can never shake that body dysmorphia — it’s always there.”
Palmer's thoughts on this season, continued
Palmer also who he believes are the final two women.
“If I was somebody watching up to this point, I would say Susie and Rachel are probably a little bit more ahead of where he is with Gabby, but it is tough to say because things are changing so quickly.
He added: "He’s having a lot of revelations.”
Palmer on this season
Palmer : “We know he falls in love with all three women, which is still very hard to wrap our brains around.
"When I was the Bachelor, I never came close to being in that position. I wouldn’t allow myself to be in that position.
"This is certainly not any place that Clayton, I think, expected himself to be in, but he’s here and has to navigate that.”
Host Jesse Palmer's thoughts on this season
Going into The Bachelor Fantasy Suites, Clayton Echard is in the worst conceivable situation.
Echard's top three ladies are Susie Evans, Rachel Recchia, and Gabby Windey, and the previews show him telling all three of them that he loves them.
So, how does Jesse Palmer ? Under no circumstances, the host assured , would he ever find himself in Clayton's shoes.
Is host Jesse Palmer married?
According to People, Palmer got married to Emely Fardo in secret.
Palmer, 42, and Fardo, 35, married in an intimate ceremony on June 5, 2020, over a year after they became engaged.
According to , they previously postponed and then canceled their wedding in Provence, France, owing to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.
Their wedding took place at a close friend's house in Connecticut.
Who is hosting The Bachelor, continued
This isn’t Palmer’s first time hosting an ABC show as he hosted the network’s series The Proposal.
Ahead of the season, Palmer posted a picture of Echard and himself.
He wrote: “Getting ready for tomorrow’s Rose Parade with my guy @claytonechard.
“Obviously we’ve been practicing our pose symmetry… #WereOnAFloat”
Who is hosting The Bachelor?
Jesse Palmer is hosting season 26 of The Bachelor for the first time.
He is a former NFL quarterback and worked as a college football analyst for ESPN.
Plus, he was the lead of The Bachelor season five.