10 Shocking Behind The Scenes Facts About "The Bachelor"
10 Shocking Behind The Scenes Facts About "The Bachelor"
It was just announced that Arie Luyendyk Jr. will be season 22's newest bachelor! A race care driver turned real estate agent? Sign me up! As we await the rest of the cast reveal, here are some surprising behind the scenes facts about "The Bachelor!"
It was just announced that Arie Luyendyk Jr. will be season 22's newest bachelor! A race care driver turned real estate agent? Sign me up! As we await the rest of the cast reveal, here are some surprising behind the scenes facts about "The Bachelor!"
Contestants must refer to their time on the show as "a journey"
You may notice contestants saying the word journey a lot. This is because producers will stop and refilm segments where they describe their time as a "process " and make them use the word journey instead.
Condoms are not provided
Condoms are not provided in fantasy suites or on Bachelor in Paradise. One contestant said she was asked whether she was on birth control in her audition.
Women do their own makeup
Women have to do their own makeup. The crew only does their styling for the first and last episodes.
You're getting engaged to someone you've only known for 72 hours
Former Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky says you probably spend only 72 hours with the final person you may be "engaged" to. And 12 of those hours are spent "sleeping" in the fantasy suite. It's hard to get to know someone in that time frame, when put in those terms, it is pretty crazy.
No one actually eats
During the one on one dinner dates, notice how no one actually eats. The sounds of eating would get picked up too easily by the microphones.
Women buy their own dresses
The women are required to buy their own dresses. One contestant spent $8000 on clothes just for the show!
Women would bring their own vibrators
One contestant claimed many of the women would bring vibrators on the show. Nuff said.
The final four are chosen in advance
The episodes are heavily influenced by producers and directors. The final four are picked out in advance. Jesse Csincsak says he was told to pick out four people he wanted to get to know better and those were the final four.
Some couples use fantasy suite time to "just talk"
Some couples use their fantasy suite time to just talk. It's so hard to get to know each other without cameras around, so it's the perfect moment to have a heart to heart.
Couples have serious discussions
Contestant Ben Higgins says that couples do discuss serious things like finances, religion and relocation. But those kinds of convos just aren't shown on tv.