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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Exclusive sneak peek
“I’m falling in love with all three of these women,” Clayton is shown saying in an exclusive sneak peek of Tuesday’s episode.
He tells Suzie that he’s in love with her.
Rachel and Clayton are seen riding a helicopter together before he tells Rachel that he loves her as well.
He then tells Gabby that he’s in love with her.
“I am in love with each of you,” Clayton says in what seems to be a rose ceremony.
“And I also was intimate with both of you.”
Teddi’s bombshell
Teddi dropped the bombshell that Clayton’s brother reached out to Teddi via social media after she left Clayton’s season.
However, Clayton tweeted a response to Teddi’s bombshell that one of his brothers slid into her DMs after she left the show, saying that both of his brothers denied the claim.
Aaron Clancy
Shanae accused Genevieve of going home and hooking up with Aaron Clancy from Katie Thurston‘s season.
While Shanae claims she was upset over being sent home from Clayton’s season, Genevieve had no problem at all jumping into Aaron’s bed.
Shanae is in the crowd
The season’s “villain” Shanae Ankney attended the Women Tell All special on Monday, where she doubled down on the things she said throughout the show's filming.
The women begged her to apologize for her insults and lies, and she refused to take accountability.
“I’m very glad that America got to see everything that you are. You have manipulated every person here,” Genevieve said to her.
Serene’s post-elimination Instagram post
After she did not receive a rose from Clayton last week, Serene opened up about her experience on The Bachelor using social media.
“I didn’t leave this with my person—at first I thought I left empty-handed,” she wrote.
“I left having learned how to give myself grace and let go of things not meant for me.
“I’m still learning and growing, but I know it’s still out there for me- a person who will see all of me, my experiences, my scars (and my sunshine too) and it’ll be exactly what he’s been waiting for.
“I can’t wait to meet him,” Serene concluded.
Some fans slam Clayton for playing ‘victim’
In the replies of a that showed Clayton Echard saying he’s “broken” in an episode of the series, fans were not sympathetic to the reality star.
“There is something about Clayton that rubs me the wrong way. I started the season giving him a chance but the more I watch, the weirder I feel about him. I am not one to say anything but with him I’m breaking my rule,” one person wrote.
“It just strains credibility that Clayton is going to say he is in love with three women, sleep with at least two of them, and then be the victim, saying someone is playing him?” another fan tweeted.
Who was eliminated last week?
Serene Russell appeared to have a strong connection with Clayton since the beginning of the season when the Oklahoma school teacher bonded with the bachelor over their love for kids.
Before the rose ceremony, Serene said, “I’m not falling in love anymore, I am in love … Clayton is my person. I’d be absolutely shattered if I had to go home tonight.”
Her fears became reality when their relationship came to an abrupt end and she was left standing without a rose.
Clayton offered to walk her out and before getting in the car, Serene wanted to know why he was sending her home.
“It wasn’t something you said,” Clayton told her. “… I had to look back and reflect and say, where do I stand with my heart? And I chose to have stronger connections.”
Serene got in the car saying she had “nothing else to say to him.”
Gabby Windey’s record-breaking award
Gabby Windey, 31, is a cheerleader for NFL’s Denver Broncos, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, she showed her passion extends beyond the field.
When the pandemic closed stadiums and hospitals were in dire need of staff, Windey, who had been dancing since the age of 12, focused her energy to save lives.
She had been a nurse for three years when she was hired to be a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos in 2016.
During the pandemic, Windey put the majority of her focus into her nursing job and worked 12 hours or more.
The result of her efforts was winning the Pop Warner Humanitarian Award in 2020– alongside the Cleveland Chiefs lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – making her the first woman to receive the award.
Typically, only NFL players receive the award.
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.
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.
Was Clayton eliminated from The Bachelorette?
Echard was not given a rose during the sixth rose ceremony that aired on November 23, 2021.
Producers revealed that some of Michelle’s students would be planning the dates that week, and Echard scored the one-on-one.
When Young sent Echard home at the rose ceremony, she told the producers, “Something is missing for me.”
But when she said goodbye to Echard, she said, “You are this amazing, wonderful person and you are enough.
“Without a doubt, there is going to be the right time and place for that relationship. I truly believe that.”
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.
Hometown date recap: Rachel Recchia
The final hometown date brought Clayton to Clermont, Florida to meet Rachel Recchia’s family.
They went to the great outdoors to take a ride in a clear canoe and it was during that time when Rachel warned Clayton that her father didn’t like anyone she dated.
This was proven true when her father later told him, “People always have to prove themselves to me that they’re good people.”
Before ending the night, Rachel told Clayton, “If I was falling for you before, I’m falling for you even harder now.”
Hometown date recap: Serene Russell
Heading over to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for his third hometown date, Clayton met with Serene Russell’s family.
They started the date by traversing an 80foot high obstacle course followed by a walk down to the pond.
Serene told Clayton she’d always been cautious about introducing men to her family because her parents divorced when she was young.
Toward the end of the evening, Serene’s brother asked Clayton if he was in love with his sister and Clayton responded he “isn’t there yet.” However, at the end of the date, Serene told Clayton she is in love with him.
Hometown date recap: Gabby Windey
The second hometown date took Clayton to Denver, Colorado to meet Gabby Windey’s family.
Before meeting the family, the pair went for a hike and ended up at a hot tub in the middle of the woods.
Gabby revealed her father wouldn’t be meeting him because his girlfriend has cancer and he was fearful of the risk of Covid.
Clayton did meet Gabby’s aunt and grandfather who wanted proof that this relationship is a sure thing.
“I don’t give a damn about anything else,” Gabby’s grandfather told her.
“If it isn’t for life, I’m going to be pissed. I’ll come back and haunt you.”
Her father did make an appearance at the end of the date as he drove up in his car and cried from the driveway.
Before the evening ended, Gabby told Clayton she was falling in love with him.
Hometown date recap: Susie Evans
On last week’s episode of The Bachelor, Clayton found himself visiting the girl’s hometowns.
He first headed to Poquoson, Virginia with Susie Evans where they visited a martial arts studio and Susie revealed she used to have body image issues before she started jiu-jitsu, but now she thinks of her body “as a weapon.”
They went to the beach for a picnic before meeting her family and Susie told Clayton meeting her father was a big deal because he had battled and overcome organ failure.
Her father appeared to approve of Clayton and said, “If Susie loves you, then we’ll love you.”
But when Susie’s mom asked Clayton if he was in love with her daughter, he only said he thinks he could get to that point.
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.
Colton Underwood’s final rose
Former Bachelor star Colton Underwood recently got engaged to political strategist Jordan C. Brown.
The engagement comes less than a year after Underwood came out as gay in April of last year.
No stylists on the show
It has also been rumored that contestants are responsible for doing their own hair, makeup, and wardrobe selections.
The show only provides a stylist for the premiere episode and for the final two contestants for the finale.
Is Clayton single?
Fans are speculating that Clayton Echard is now single as he posted a cryptic social media post on Monday.
He captioned the post: "Looking back at my past and future."
Who is Rachel Recchia?
Rachel Recchia, 25, is one of this season’s final four contestants.
She took Clayton Echard to her hometown of Orlando last week, where he met her tough Italian father.
Rachel works as a commercial pilot and flight instructor.
Who is Susie Evans?
The 28-year-old pageant winner is from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was crowned Miss Virginia USA in 2020.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree in 2014 from Lindenwood University where she majored in cinema arts with a minor in communications.
She is the founder and owner of Susie Evans Media and is a community volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Who is Gabby Windey?
Gabriela Windey, known as Gabby, is in Clayton Echard’s final three.
Windey, 31, is a cheerleader for NFL’s Denver Broncos, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, she returned to her post-graduate career of being an ICU nurse.
Windey dated previous Bachelor contestant Dean Unglert, 30, who appeared in season 13 of The Bachelorette.
Unglert had only kind things to say when the producers of The Bachelor asked about his ex-girlfriend.
Who is hosting The Bachelor, continued
This won’t be 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”