‐ Tonight on "The Bachelor"...
it's a shocking "Women Tell All."
‐ It's just hard to hear yourself being called
a ho, a idiot, or a shady bitch.
‐ All of your favorite women from this season are back.
Katie, Pieper, Serena C., Chelsea, Abigail,
Serena P., Jessenia, MJ, and Victoria...
‐ I'm not toxic.
‐ And you won't believe what they have to say.
‐ I didn't sign up to get my name slandered.
‐ You called her a high‐end escort.
‐ I was angry.
‐ Scores will be settled.
‐ Yes, I was involved in drama,
because I was going through, like, levels of pain.
‐ That's fake as hell.
‐ [huffs]
‐ And Matt returns
to face the women that went home.
‐ I wish that we could've gotten more time to explore.
‐ I care about you still so much.
‐ Is there any part of you
that thinks, "Maybe I made the wrong call"?
♪ ♪
A dramatic new episode of "The Bachelor"
starts right now.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Hello, Bachelor Nation.
I'm Chris Harrison, and welcome
to a very special, very intimate episode
of "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All."
This really has been a wild season
filled with more exhilarating romance,
shocking surprises, and explosive drama
than any of us were prepared for,
especially our Bachelor Matt James.
Matt will join us later right here on this stage,
and, trust me, there is a lot to talk about,
and we'll get an exclusive sneak peek
at how Matt's dramatic journey will end.
You might think you know what's gonna happen.
I don't think you do.
But first, all your favorite women are here
with me tonight, and they are ready
to get into all the heartbreak, all the drama,
and, yes, all the rumors.
♪ ♪
Ladies, welcome.
Good to see you all again.
[laughter] ‐ Hey.
‐ Hi, Chris. ‐ Hi.
[sighs] Everybody's looking good.
Welcome. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Thanks. ‐ Wow.
Katie. Abigail.
Chelsea, going blonde over there.
I love it.
‐ This is my natural color.
[laughter]
‐ We're in the presence of royalty, I see.
Ladies, seriously, thank you for being here.
It's good to see everybody.
You know, it was‐‐
well, we use this word a lot‐‐ unprecedented.
It was a wild season... ‐ Yeah.
‐ On a lot of levels.
We had this amazing Bachelor.
Khaylah, what was it like walking up to Matt that night,
walking in, and seeing all of these women?
‐ It was exhilarating to meet Matt James for the first time.
It was super exciting.
I think I blacked out for a good portion of it.
[laughter]
‐ He was just super easy to talk to,
so he just blew my expectations out of the water right away.
‐ I was so nervous... [laughter]
But my dress made me feel confident,
and I was like, "I'm just gonna walk up here and look amazing."
[laughter]
‐ You pulled it off quite well.
‐ Yes. ‐ You did.
Well, it was absolutely a wild season,
with more tears and controversy than ever before.
Again, we had an amazing Bachelor,
we have an incredible group of women,
so, yeah, there's bound to be drama and competition.
Let's take a look.
[rock music]
‐ Matt is the most gorgeous man I've ever seen.
‐ Matt James is 1,000 on the hot scale.
‐ Yum. Daddy.
‐ Emotions are really high.
All these women are ready to fight for Matt.
‐ Go, go, go, go! ‐ Get her, get her!
‐ I'm here to fight for Matt's heart.
‐ Ah! ‐ Give it to us!
‐ We're going to war.
‐ I would kill a bitch for Matt.
all: Oh! ‐ People are pissed.
‐ You are the freaking arsonist.
‐ If you're being a bitch,
I'm gonna tell you you're being a bitch.
‐ I never want to hear your name or see your face again.
‐ You were rude to me earlier, like, if you want to go there.
‐ With all these women dating him at the same time,
emotions are getting fired up pretty quickly.
♪ ♪
‐ Hi.
Can I steal you for a second? ‐ Hey.
[tense music]
‐ I'm annoyed.
For her to interrupt me was extremely frustrating.
‐ It's disrespectful, 'cause, yeah,
like, I'll interrupt my own group date,
but I would never step outside on another group date.
Sarah is such a calculating little bitch.
Sarah doesn't need Matt.
Sarah needs a Xanax.
‐ I was literally considering leaving, you guys.
‐ You were trying to make him feel bad for you or something.
‐ Like, that's how you're acting,
that you need his attention
and he can't talk to other girls
or you're gonna go home.
‐ Victoria, she's a bit of an abrasive person
in her delivery.
‐ The trash took itself out.
‐ Can you stop? ‐ No, I won't stop, Katie.
I'll do whatever the [bleep] I want.
Katie's disgusting.
[bleep] loser.
I think the girls, they're all fake as [bleep].
I'm literally the best option for him,
and, like, I'm the only one
with a working [bleep] brain in this room.
All the fake bitches can all go home, go home.
Go home, go home, go home. Skedaddle.
‐ There are some more incredible women
that want a shot at falling in love with you.
‐ [laughs]
‐ What? ‐ No!
‐ I wanna vomit right now.
‐ Who the [bleep] are these random‐ass hos
that are coming into the house?
I am Victoria, like the queen,
and so I think I should have that crown, actually.
‐ Oh, really? ‐ Victoria.
‐ Victoria!
‐ Victoria, she's completely disrespectful.
It's hurtful. It is.
It's difficult.
‐ It's all the varsity squad here tonight.
I really appreciate that.
‐ MJ, she's definitely a mean girl.
I mean, she and Victoria
started the divide in the house.
‐ I think I'm owed an apology because right now‐‐
‐ I‐‐I owe you an apology?
You made it uncomfortable for these girls.
That's what you did.
[dramatic music]
‐ I am pissed off.
I've had it.
Y'all wanna see me fight?
[claps] Get your popcorn.
I am furious.
You know what a weak bitch does,
is they tear down other people to make themself look better,
and that's what you did.
‐ You know what, Meredith? ‐ Oh, that's cute.
‐ You preach all the time about weak bitch energy...
‐ You know what? You are so...
‐ Well, weak bitches lie.
♪ ♪
‐ So‐‐wow. Yeah.
There's a lot to get through here,
and I wanna open it up right away.
MJ and Jessenia.
Jessenia, I'm gonna start with you.
Do you still believe that MJ
did lend to the toxicity in the house
and was a mean girl?
‐ I mean, I would say it was just kind of, like,
adding on to making them feel uncomfortable, more so,
but it was the fact that she wouldn't necessarily
own up to it to Matt, and I think that,
moving into the two‐on‐one, it was doubled down, you know?
She continued to deny, and I felt like,
"Okay, well, this is going nowhere, essentially."
‐ Do you‐‐do you wish you'd owned it?
‐ Well, can I say that‐‐ ‐ Or were you kind of hoping
it would just kind of go away? ‐ No. I owned it.
The first time I got to talk to him
was at the two‐on‐one,
and I said that I acknowledged it,
and I apologized,
because I did interject humor into a situation
that I was uncomfortable, and it got taken way too far,
so I would say that those kind of accusations
are a little bit of a stretch,
because I owned it, and I apologized for it.
‐ But, that being said,
you said that MJ was being fake,
and I have an issue with that, because, as her roommate,
I probably spent the most time with her
out of anybody here,
and you may not agree with how she handled things,
or you may not agree with what she said to certain people,
but one thing you cannot say about MJ is that she's fake.
‐ My reaction is based off of the actions
and things that I had seen her say and do.
‐ I will say, Jessenia,
it is hard when someone singles you out,
because I'm not here to tear anybody down.
I think we're all here to lift each other up,
but I do have a strong personality,
and that should not be misconstrued as mean.
‐ If I'm honest, I don't really regret
doing that in any way.
I mean, that's just my character.
I'm gonna tell you like it is,
I'm gonna give you all the answers,
and, I mean, obviously, it was something
that he felt the need to address,
'cause he could've just went back
and talked to you about it another night,
but, instead, he had to do a two‐on‐one.
‐ I‐‐I want to put a pin in this,
'cause I want to move forward.
One of the interesting things this season:
five new women arrived... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And it took a volatile situation
and only turned up the heat.
Ryan, you were one of those new ladies.
What was that like?
And how contentious was it?
‐ I mean, I think, for the five of us that came in,
it was very uncomfortable.
[clicks tongue] Awkward.
It was a lot of disrespect, initially.
The minute Victoria took the tiara
off of Catalina's head, I was like,
"That's a little too far."
It was just‐‐ it was just a rough start.
‐ Mari, what was it like in the house
with Victoria? ‐ Yeah.
I think there are a lot of different sides to Victoria,
and some of those sides can be‐‐
you know, she's a girl's girl, she's funny, she makes jokes,
but when it's at the expense of others,
how far is too far?
I don't think that, you know, for example,
calling other women "disgusting" or a "slore"
is okay in any circumstance.
‐ It's just hard to hear yourself being called a ho
on national television.
You know, and I'm not‐‐ dancers aren't hos.
You know, being a member of the arts community,
we are so much more than that.
We provide entertainment and emotion and just...
you know, it was‐‐it was hurtful.
‐ Do you think you're a super sensitive person, though?
Because I've been getting‐‐
I mean, death threats is a whole nother thing,
but the memes about my eye that was swollen,
the memes about my bra straps,
and, like, I'll wear something with my bra showing.
Like, I'll laugh it off,
and I feel like the extent of your upset‐ness at it is‐‐
like, are you just an emotional person?
‐ I think that anybody can be emotional
in a situation when they're called a ho,
a idiot, or a shady bitch.
So I'm sorry that, you know, that affects me, but‐‐
‐ But even right now, like, with your attitude,
it's kind of a lot. ‐ Because‐‐
because even what you're saying to me.
Like, am I a sensitive person?
Well, you're being sensitive.
I mean, you're getting all this hate and backlash,
but you chose to act the way that you did
and say the things that you did.
So sit in the seat and just take it and own it.
‐ I guess I'm just a little bit puzzled
as to why you're, like,
holding onto this emotional anger right now.
‐ I don't necessarily think I'm holding onto it.
We're here to talk about it and discuss it, you know,
and we're here doing that, so...
‐ But she also has a right
to hold onto that if she wants to.
She was called horrible things on national television.
‐ Thanks, Kit. ‐ Yeah, Victoria.
It's not really fair for you to downplay
her saying that she still is upset about things.
You apologized for them because you knew they were wrong...
‐ Yeah, completely. ‐ So it's not fair for you
to call her sensitive. ‐ No.
I was just asking, are you a sensitive person?
Because I have been called way more horrible things
on the internet, and I brush it off.
‐ I mean, on the internet isn't on national TV.
‐ I was called a bully on TV. ‐ Like...
Okay, but maybe you were.
‐ Ladies, I want to take a quick break.
I know everybody has a lot to say.
We will get to it.
Everyone's gonna have their time,
but we're gonna take a quick time out.
We'll be back.
More of "The Women Tell All" right after this.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
‐ I just would love an apology, because...
‐ You're not gonna get an apology.
‐ You told me to stop
when I wasn't done expressing myself.
‐ Expressing yourself and name‐calling
are two different things.
‐ I can express myself
with name‐calling when I choose to.
‐ If that's how you wanna express yourself,
and you wanna be toxic and rude...
‐ And if‐‐yeah. ‐ Go for it.
‐ And if you wanna express yourself with your dildo
and think you're ready for an engagement,
you can do that.
♪ ♪
‐ Welcome back to what's already become
a very emotional, very heated "Women Tell All."
I want to get back to it.
Katie, you confronted Victoria.
You've watched it back now.
When you hear, "These women are disgraceful,
they're disgusting," what's your take?
‐ I mean, just rewatching it is hard for me, personally.
Um, I know people tolerated it,
and that's just something that I couldn't do.
It does suck to watch it
and hear you call me disgusting over and over again, um...
‐ You know, the name‐calling is completely unacceptable,
but we're all getting backlash
for however we handled anything,
and I think it's important to remember
we all did the best we can do.
Life is a learning experience, as is this journey,
and we're just getting to watch it back.
So, again, I'm just so sorry.
‐ Thank you. Um...
‐ You know, I‐‐I do accept your apology.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I‐‐if that brings you peace,
and me, I'm ready to move on from this...
‐ Completely. ‐ Experience.
Um...
we all went through something really hard,
and I know some of you guys
are experiencing backlash right now,
and that's your own karma.
So I really just want to move on,
and I hope the best for everybody.
‐ I mean, I just didn't appreciate Katie saying
that it's all karma coming back to us.
Like, everyone doesn't deserve
the attacking that they're getting online.
Like, what's going on? ‐ I agree.
I think death threats are unacceptable,
I think body shaming is unacceptable,
but we all said what we said.
No one made you say anything, and some of you can't accept
what it was that you did in the house, because‐‐
‐ What did I do in the house? ‐ You‐‐a‐‐
‐ Why are you lumping everyone together?
‐ I'm‐‐I'm not.
The house actually did have some great women,
and, unfortunately, drama overshadowed it,
where people like Khaylah, who is amazing, went home,
and I do feel bad that some of the drama
took away from some of the great women here,
but I‐‐you are friends with a lot of the girls
who were the problem, and so I‐‐I do see
how you are blind to it, 'cause you said twi‐‐
you said, "Bullying is such a strong word,"
and, "Is the house really toxic?"
‐ It is.
‐ Okay, mean girl [bleep]. What do you wanna call it?
‐ The house was not toxic until you made it toxic
by bringing the situation up to Matt
and then causing the domino effect
that led to every single drama in the house
that you weren't involved in.
‐ You came at Sarah harder than almost anybody...
‐ And I said that to Sarah, and I said that to Matt.
‐ And the next day, you flipped the switch‐‐
excuse me, I'm still speaking. ‐ Yeah. Go ahead.
‐ You flipped the switch the next day,
and you were like, "Oh, because now I know her story,
we should all be nice to her."
‐ Absolutely. It was a reality check for me.
‐ But that's fake as hell. ‐ It's not.
It's called learning. It's called growing.
‐ I would like to know how you felt,
like, bringing up anything in the house
was gonna help or did help your relationship with Matt.
‐ I didn't look at it as a way to‐‐
to help my relationship with him.
I was just being who I believe I am.
I am very outspoken.
You know, I'm gonna speak my mind,
and, for me, it was just kind of like my last straw.
We have to live in this house for up to two months,
and what I was experiencing personally, it sucked,
and so, for me, I felt like I owed it to Matt
and to myself and to the environment
to let him know my opinions.
‐ And I would‐‐if I could.
Like, I'm not gonna shout, like, "Oh, my God.
This is bullying and toxic," if it doesn't affect me.
I'm gonna take, you know, the cues
from the women that it actually affects.
Yes, you can make space for people,
but you have to uplift their voices first.
We owed it, like, a dialogue
before saying, "Oh, it's toxic."
Instead of, like, opening up the floor,
like Chelsea did in that episode
where she said, "Is that bullying?
Is that toxic?" ‐ Thank you.
‐ And, like, people were able to, like, hash it out.
‐ I just think she wanted to do it
to light a flame and start a fire,
because if it really was an issue,
Brittany and Ryan would've had the opportunity to tell Matt.
‐ I don't believe that it was Katie's goal,
in any way, to somehow improve her relationship with Matt.
I do feel that she probably felt like,
"Okay, this is a conversation that needed to be had,"
especially since, at the time, we were aware of a rumor
that was going on that obviously was false,
and so that's something that had to be addressed
and nipped in the bud right away.
‐ Well, ladies, thank you very much.
We have a lot more to talk about,
and we couldn't talk about all the drama
without talking about one woman
who hasn't spoken tonight at all,
and I want to bring you up here.
Brittany, come join me in the hot seat.
‐ You got it, Brit. ‐ [laughs]
[upbeat music]
‐ Hey. Have a seat.
It's good to see you. Thank you.
Um, obviously, you came in late,
and you came in hot, and, immediately,
one of the craziest rumors that I have heard
in the 20 years of doing this show enveloped you,
took over your entire journey, and, in the end,
maybe ruined your chance at finding love on this show.
I wanna talk all about it
and we're gonna take a look back, but first,
we're gonna take a quick break.
We'll be right back.
More of "The Women Tell All" right after this.
Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
I'm here with Brittany.
Out of the five women that came in late,
you were definitely attacked
and surrounded by one of the craziest rumors
I have heard in the history of this show,
and that is, essentially,
that you were a high‐end escort.
Um, a devastating rumor to hear, in general,
much less on network TV.
I wanna hear all about it, but first,
let's take a look back and see what happened.
♪ ♪
‐ There's a new girl that just showed up.
‐ What do you mean, "a new girl"?
‐ What's up, Matt? ‐ How are you doing?
‐ It is so great to finally meet you.
‐ Nice to meet you as well.
‐ My name is Brittany,
I am from Chicago,
but enough of all that.
I want to make up for lost time.
♪ ♪
‐ Is she kissing him?
‐ Ew. Ew, ew, ew. ‐ This isn't fair.
Brittany, we're both from Chicago,
and she's, like, sketchy. ‐ Hey.
‐ So you quarantined and then
just stayed in your room as a backup?
‐ They just wanted to save the best for last.
‐ I know people who know of her.
I almost wanna be like, "Yo, girl,
"like, I know some dirt on you.
Don't mess with me...please."
I'd heard rumors that she is entertaining men for money.
‐ [gasps]
‐ There is a rumor that Brittany may be an escort.
♪ ♪
I actually was getting messages from people in Chicago
that, like, you're an escort and all this stuff.
‐ Wait, you were telling people in the house that?
No, I'm not a escort.
Like, it's just, like, so ridiculous
to even, like, say that.
Like, to have that come out of my mouth, like...
making, like, a conclusion about me
before you, like, even know me, that's‐‐that's [bleep].
In general, like, I can handle my emotions really well,
but, like, right now, I just want to, like, just cry.
Anna had came up to me to apologize,
and she was just like, "You know,
"when you first came here,
"we kind of went around the house
and we were telling everyone that you're an escort,"
and, like, that's not true,
and, like, everyone back at home knows that's not true.
‐ Right.
‐ It sucks, because this is on national TV.
Like, my mom watches this show,
and, like, this could ruin my entire life.
I didn't sign up to be, like, bullied and harassed.
Like, it really hurts.
♪ ♪
[sighs] ‐ You okay?
‐ Um, yeah.
I mean, you know, looking back,
it's just kind of disappointing,
because you see me come in
as this strong, confident, smiley girl,
and in the first 24 hours,
I was just completely tore down.
I've, like, never felt so low like that in my entire life,
and I was completely shocked.
I mean, that was just defeating.
‐ Since going home, what's the impact been?
‐ Um, when I first got back,
like, I didn't even want to be around my family.
Um...
it was, like, really hard to even text my friends back
the first couple weeks.
[laughs] Sorry.
Um... ‐ It's okay.
‐ It's embarrassing,
because, you know, when you Google my name now,
the first 20 results is "The 'Bachelor' Contestant
Brittany Galvin Accused of Being an Escort."
You know?
It's nothing wrong with that industry,
but it's not me.
So after that moment, it was just hard,
because, you know, I didn't sign up to get bullied.
I didn't sign up to get my name slandered.
I came here to find my person, and this is, like,
forever gonna have to be an association to my name,
which is kind of, you know, unfair.
It's just really [bleep]
that I have to constantly defend my name from now on,
and, you know, although I received an apology,
it's just like...
even when the episode aired,
I...you know, she's just kind of had weeks
to reach out to me and say, like, "Hey, look,
like, I just wanna, like, see how you're doing,"
or anything, but I don't know.
I didn't get any of that, so...
‐ You haven't talked since the show at all?
‐ No. ‐ Okay.
Um, obviously, she's here now,
and, Anna, taking all this in,
watching the show back and having time to think,
what is your perspective?
‐ Nothing I can say can justify what I did.
Honestly, there is no reason, ever,
to take down another woman, um,
without ever thinking of the consequences,
especially in that moment.
It was awful,
and I am still, like‐‐ after watching the aftermath,
I am 100 times more sorry, just because I know
I'm getting, like, a little glimmer of it,
and I can't even imagine what it's like to be you,
and, like, it just sucks that I did that to someone else.
It just was, like, this ball that kept rolling,
and everything in the situation I did was wrong.
I'm sorry. [laughs]
This all sucks.
‐ You know, even after I got home,
I just continued to hear things about what you were spreading
to, like, even people in this room about me,
and I don't know.
I just really hope that this is genuine,
because it was just, like, hard for me to believe
when you've had, you know,
X amount of time to, like, reach out to me.
So... ‐ Yeah.
I...
I think everything that I've ever said
came from anger, and I, like I said,
am sincerely trying to work on that.
I don't want to be an angry person anymore
who lashes out, um...
‐ I'd like to know what your motive was
behind the rumor.
I mean, I know you said it was out of anger,
but was there some kind of goal?
Were you trying to get her sent home?
Were you trying to get the rest of the house
to turn against her?
What was the point?
‐ Honestly, like I said before,
I can't justify anything.
I was insecure, and I lashed out.
It all stemmed from my own insecurities.
I was insecure about myself,
I was insecure about my time with Matt,
and I was insecure even being, like,
next to these amazing women in the house.
There wasn't a motive.
I know that sounds stupid, but‐‐
‐ But who were the people that, like, told you messages?
'Cause where are you getting these concepts from
that you're casting judgment?
‐ Um, I did receive messages
from people who knew your ex‐boyfriends
and people who went to school with you,
and, like, Chicago's a small town.
‐ But, I mean, like, is it your place
to bring it into the house? ‐ No.
Completely. It wasn't.
Um, and I know that what I said
can't be unsaid, and the damage can't be undone,
but I would like to help repair some of that damage.
I just want you to know that I am 100% sincere
when I say, like, I am so, so sorry for that.
‐ I appreciate it.
Like, I don't want‐‐ like, that's the thing,
is just, even when everything happened,
like, I don't want people to destroy your life as well,
because that's not my intention at all,
and there's just been times in my life
where I have said or done stuff
that's really hurtful towards the people around me,
and I wish I could take it back.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ So, you know,
I do sympathize with Anna for that,
and I do accept your apology,
but what I want people to take away from this
is just, like, words can really affect you.
I don't want people to feel bad for me,
and I don't want Anna to get hated on, you know?
I just‐‐people make mistakes,
and then I also want to address, you know,
people that are, um, in the sex working industry.
It's just like, don't let somebody
tear you down for that.
Um, I believe that everyone deserves love,
and nobody's life is worth more or means less
based on occupation.
‐ I appreciate you being here.
I'm sorry that that light you had was put out
and you didn't get to enjoy the same experience
that a lot of these ladies did,
so, Brittany, thank you so much for opening up.
It means a lot for you to be here‐‐
for all of you to be here‐‐ tonight,
and we have so much more to come, so stick around.
"The Women Tell All" continues right after this.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
‐ Welcome back.
We are here with some of your favorite women
from Matt James' epic season.
Matt's gonna be out here shortly
to face all of these women, but, before that,
I know there was a lot of drama this season,
and I thought we might wanna lighten things up
just a little bit and give you a peek
at some of the most outrageous moments
that Bachelor Nation never got to see.
[light laughter] ‐ Gosh.
‐ Are y'all ready for this?
I don't think you are. ‐ No.
‐ Um...
one date that actually didn't make air,
which is really rare,
was called, "What's in the Box?"
‐ Oh, God. [laughter]
‐ And you ladies got to find out
what was in the box.
Let's take a look.
‐ "Ring shopping can be intimidating
"and a bit scary.
"I dare you to pick a ring
out of one of these ring boxes."
Where are the ring boxes? ‐ Where?
[dramatic music]
‐ Ooh! [laughter]
‐ [gasps] What is it?
‐ Killer Amazon cockroaches.
‐ Ahh! ‐ [sighs] Kay.
Wow. This is disgusting.
[gasps]
[bleep].
Oh, God, please.
Okay, I got it.
[women cheering, laughing]
‐ We got the ring. ‐ Okay.
‐ Okay, go, go, go. ‐ Fire crickets.
‐ Oh, my God! ‐ I'm about to cry.
‐ No, you got it, you got it, you got it.
‐ How did you find yours so quick?
[women shrieking]
[laughter]
‐ Flesh eating worms?
‐ [laughing] ‐ Ready?
Three, two, one. Reach in.
Oh! ‐ Oh!
‐ Putting your hand in a bowl of worms...
[retching] Ugh.
[women yelping] Oh, my God.
I can't do this.
Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
‐ [laughs] ‐ Ew.
[laughter]
‐ MJ, how bad was it?
‐ You know what was funny is that me and Chelsea
were just the set of two, so I was like,
"Don't worry. I'll‐‐I'll go twice."
‐ Yeah. ‐ Wrong choice.
[laughter] Absolutely wrong choice,
and you don't think it's real...
until you feel something crawl up your hand
because you can't see it.
Oh... my life shifted really quick.
[laughter] ‐ Who had the worst experience?
Jessenia, you didn't seem to love it.
‐ No, not at all. ‐ [laughs]
‐ I mean, if anything, I thought,
"Okay, power through it.
"End goal. You know what?
They're more scared of you than you are of them."
So I went for it.
‐ [laughs]
The next date Bachelor Nation didn't see,
we had a‐‐a bunch of amazing women
eat, like, a stack of pancakes and try and chug a keg of beer.
‐ Dry pancakes. ‐ I'm not sure why
we thought that was gonna go well,
but as you'll see, it didn't. ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Let's go!
This is a race for love!
Now, ladies, I need every bite completed.
‐ Oh.
‐ I need syrup all over these pancakes.
Tons of syrup, please.
‐ Ah!
‐ [muffled] This is really hard.
‐ They have to be the most dense pancakes
I have ever had in my life.
I'm, like, choking on them.
[gags] ‐ There's no rules right now.
You just gotta‐‐ ‐ There's no rules.
‐ However you can get it down, you gotta get it down.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh! ‐ Whoa!
‐ We have a cheater, pumpkin eater.
‐ Victoria, I saw that.
I saw you dump some pancakes on the ground.
‐ I'm not eating that.
There's literally no rules.
‐ Except you gotta eat it.
‐ On to the next station!
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
Every last drop. Nothing spills.
‐ [spits] [beer splashes]
‐ Oh! ‐ Whoa!
‐ I'm so sorry. So sorry.
‐ Victoria, I'm gonna have to ask you to pause.
‐ Victoria's pouring out her beer onto the ground.
Where's the ref? Like, time. Here. Hello?
‐ I start cheating, I'm gonna finish cheating.
‐ [belches]
[laughter]
‐ Was it Abigail?
[laughter]
‐ I couldn't‐‐ I almost, like...
[laughter] ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Victoria, this is the one time
I will say I don't mind you cheating.
That was probably the way to go.
‐ Yeah. [laughter]
‐ Um, I don't think those were pancakes.
I think that was cement. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Pretty much. ‐ Seriously.
‐ Um, one other date that, well,
Bachelor Nation didn't get to see...
was Hide and Seek,
and one girl in particular had a really tough time.
Let's take a look.
all: 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
Ready or not, here we come!
[playful music]
‐ Matt!
[voice echoes]
‐ Matt!
The winner of this is gonna get some time,
so I gotta find him first.
Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God!
‐ [whispers] They're coming.
‐ Ahh! ‐ [laughing]
[bird screeches]
‐ Yeah, this is the most romantic date ever.
How will I even know if somebody else finds him?
‐ What the heck is this? ‐ Aww.
‐ This sounds better than running around in the cold.
[wind whistling]
‐ I have no concept of time. [women laugh]
‐ [laughing] Oh, my God.
‐ You found me.
You're allowed‐‐ ‐ Get in here.
[wind whistling]
‐ Kay, I get it.
He's a great hider.
‐ Thank you.
‐ Pieper, where were you looking?
‐ Everywhere. [laughter]
all: Kit.
‐ I can't wait to see how pissed she is.
‐ She's gonna be pissed.
‐ Matt!
[laughter]
‐ Oh, my God, yes.
‐ You're a city slicker. What are you gonna do?
‐ I don't do the woods, guys. [laughter]
I've never been in that situation before.
‐ It was‐‐it was very apparent.
‐ Yeah.
[laughs] Oh, my gosh.
I was struggling on that...
[laughter] For sure.
Um, I definitely felt, um,
very out of my element on that date.
[laughter]
‐ How long were you all in the hot tub
before Kit shows up?
‐ Hours.
[laughter] ‐ Years, actually.
[laughter]
‐ They were wrinkled up and pruny...
‐ Yeah, we were pruny!
‐ By the time I got there.
‐ It was, like, a good 30 minutes, at least,
before she came. ‐ One of my favorite comments.
"I have no concept of time." [laughter]
I don't know how that applied in that situation,
but I absolutely love it, and I just...
‐ Because I had been out there for hours.
I had been out there for hours, searching.
‐ You were out there. It was "The Bachelor."
You came home, and it was already
"The Bachelorette" season.
That's how long you were gone. ‐ It was heartbreaking.
‐ Um, the boxing date.
Fighters, you gotta have your protein,
and you gotta get ready for the fight.
‐ Oh, God. [laughter]
‐ Bachelor Nation didn't get to see this.
‐ Here we go. ‐ Oh, yeah.
‐ Rocky Balboa, eat your heart out, man.
Let's take a look.
‐ Oh, God. ‐ Ugh.
‐ What is it?
‐ Raw eggs? ‐ Raw eggs?
‐ Oh, my God. ‐ I'm already gonna throw up.
‐ Really? ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Get those eggs, and start chuggin'!
‐ [bleep]. ‐ Wait.
‐ I'll start us off, y'all. ‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Come on. What are you, wimps?
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ I'm claiming I'm vegan right now.
Okay, eggs? It's my biggest fear.
I'm like, "Pull through. Whatever you do, do not puke."
‐ Chug, chug, go! ‐ [laughing]
‐ Good! ‐ Hey!
‐ Crack them eggs!
[cracks, plops]
‐ Pretend it's tequila.
[sweeping orchestral music]
‐ Ugh. ‐ Whoo, yes!
[cheers and applause]
‐ There you go.
There we go, Pieper. ‐ Whoo!
Yes! You can do it!
‐ Good job!
I'm, like, gonna avoid that raw egg,
and I was like‐‐ shot over the shoulder.
‐ Come on!
‐ Everybody did it already? ‐ Don't be a wimp.
‐ Come on, Katie! You got it, Katie!
‐ I'm gonna throw up before‐‐
‐ Chug, chug, chug.
‐ Plug your nose, plug your nose, plug your nose.
‐ You got it. ‐ Katie, you can do it.
Katie, you can do it. ‐ You can do it.
You can do it. ‐ It's just a shot.
‐ Whoo! All right!
‐ [gagging, coughing]
[laughter]
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Katie, a little reversal of fortune there.
‐ Oh, jeez, I was hoping that wasn't ever gonna air.
[laughter]
‐ Are you kidding? [laughing]
I love how all of you, even now, MJ...
‐ Mm. ‐ By the way, MJ,
eggs are your wor‐‐ biggest fear?
[laughter]
‐ Birds, but it's‐‐there's‐‐ all‐encompassing.
I just don't like them, you know?
There's things you don't have to, like‐‐
‐ You and Kaitlyn Bristowe.
That's a very interesting fear.
‐ You just don't have to like them.
You know, there are certain things‐‐
you can have boundaries, and, like,
I don't like those things.
‐ Which fear came first, the chicken or the egg?
‐ That's a great question. [laughter]
We don't know. We're still finding out.
[laughter] ‐ Well, look.
There was a lot of drama this season,
but, as you can see, we also had a good time as well.
Coming up,
Katie is going to be joining me in the hot seat
to talk about her memorable entrance,
tearful exit, and everything in between.
All that and more
when "The Bachelor: The Women Tell All" returns.
♪ ♪
‐ So get your back foot on the board.
There you go. ‐ All right.
‐ You ready? ‐ Yeah.
[upbeat music]
[laughs] Why am I so scared?
I think I can go a little faster.
‐ A little faster? ‐ Oh.
Look at that. Oh, this actually feels nice.
‐ It feels nice, right?
You're gonna have to, like, really get into it.
‐ [bleep], this is a hill.
[both laughing]
Oh, my gosh.
[laughing]
♪ ♪
‐ Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
She stepped out of the limo
with a, well, special gift for Matt
that sent shockwaves through Bachelor Nation.
From that night on, though,
she was the gift that kept on giving.
‐ [laughs]
‐ Katie, come on down and join me.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Good to see you. ‐ Hi.
‐ Hello.
‐ [muffled speech] ‐ Have a seat.
♪ ♪
You know, you showed up with a‐‐a magic wand,
but you definitely captured Matt's attention...
‐ Yes. ‐ And it wasn't just that.
You guys had a great connection.
I wanna talk all about it,
but first, let's take a look back.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
‐ Hi. [laughs]
‐ You look incredible.
‐ I'm Katie! Let's just hug.
‐ Hi, Katie. I'm Matt. ‐ Hi.
[laughing] Nice to meet you.
‐ Nice to meet you too.
‐ So I brought something from home...
‐ Okay. ‐ That's really special to me,
and I thought I'd share it with you,
hoping to pass the torch to you.
[both laughing] [vibrator buzzing]
‐ A vibrator? ‐ Stop.
‐ Vibrator? No! She did not.
‐ After seeing how you look and knowing that
the Fantasy Suite is so far away,
I actually might need it
just for, like, a little bit longer.
[both laughing]
Matt is just exactly what I'm looking for.
I mean, he's‐‐he's funny.
He's kind. He's genuine.
I'm dedicated to fully exploring
a relationship with him.
‐ I just want you to know
that everything you're doing is not going unnoticed.
‐ Thank you.
‐ And I really love having you here.
‐ I appreciate it. I'm happy to be here.
‐ She's smart.
She's funny. She's incredible.
‐ Hi! ‐ Hi. [laughs]
Katie's someone who has piqued my interest since night one.
‐ But there was something I wanted to do.
‐ Yes?
[romantic music]
She owns who she is and what she's looking for,
and I think that's super attractive.
I love hanging out with you.
Like, I enjoy our conversation because it's not fluff,
and the thing I respect most about you
is you're yourself,
and you don't care what other people think.
‐ I'm here to be me, and if Matt wants me,
then that's all I can ask for.
Oh. ‐ You look great.
‐ Mm.
Our connection is very strong,
and I can really see an engagement at the end of this,
and it's crazy to say out loud,
but I'm, like, emotional thinking about it,
'cause...
it really has exceeded what I expected.
I'm very hopeful that, you know,
my love story is your love story
and a forever kind of love.
♪ ♪
‐ You've been honest with me,
and I owe the same honesty to you.
I can't give you this rose tonight.
[solemn music]
I just haven't had those feelings that I need to have
in finding a wife in this process.
♪ ♪
‐ [quietly] Kay.
‐ Can I walk you out?
‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
[engine starts]
I just didn't see that coming at all.
♪ ♪
I'm shocked.
I just felt, like, the blood drain from my face.
I don't regret being myself.
It just sucks that it wasn't enough.
♪ ♪
I am who I am, and there's someone out there
who wants that.
♪ ♪
‐ That was the first time you've seen that, huh?
‐ [sniffs] Yeah, I hadn't seen that.
[sniffles]
[sighs]
‐ When you watch that, where do you go
that makes you so emotional?
‐ I mean,
going through this was the hardest thing I've ever done,
and the one thing that kept me going through it all was Matt
and our connection,
and I genuinely was so confident,
and I really thought he was going to meet my family,
because I‐‐I wasn't paying attention...
[breathes deeply]
To the other relationships in the house,
and, um,
I know my personality is a lot, uh, to handle...
[laughs] And for him
to be accepting of it, that's what you want, you know?
And I‐‐I feel like I've settled so many times in the past
or compromised my personality
to fit the needs of a guy I was with,
and‐‐and this was just the first time
I didn't have to do that, and it was just so easy,
which is why I was just so shocked
that he sent me home, 'cause I just‐‐
I just didn't see it coming.
‐ What will those feelings be like
when he comes out here tonight?
Do you feel like you got closure?
Is there something you wanna say?
‐ I mean, watching it, I get it.
I get where he's at
and‐‐and why he made the decision he did.
It sucks, because timing's everything,
and when I watch the show back,
and I see his date with Michelle or with Rachael,
I don't know that I actually stood a chance
timing‐wise, you know?
It looked like he was already getting there
with other women.
‐ So what did this do to you?
Where are you in all this now?
‐ It's hard, because I'm now 30 years old,
and you start questioning, like, why am I still single,
you know, and‐‐and this past year,
through the pandemic, has been the first time
I've just really embraced exactly who I am.
And there is part of me that's like,
"Is it me?" You know?
Is‐‐is there really someone who wants me for me, you know?
And Matt was the first person
I was able to be 110% myself with,
and‐‐and it didn't work out,
so that's tough, but...
I just have to remain hopeful
that my person's still out there.
‐ Do you feel like you know what you truly want now?
‐ Oh, yeah.
I mean, at the end of the day,
we all just want to be loved, you know?
And I never wanna stop pursuing love,
and I do feel like
I'm in the prime version of who I am,
and I'm the most confident I've ever been,
and, you know, I'm just missing my person.
‐ Well, I truly appreciate you being here.
One thing I honestly have always appreciated about you,
you wear your heart on your sleeve,
and you are undeniably always just you.
Truly, thank you very much.
Matt will be out here a little bit later,
and I have a feeling that you have some questions,
you wanna talk to him, and hopefully,
you will get the closure you need here tonight.
We're also gonna take a sneak peek
at his time with his final three women:
Michelle, Bri, and Rachael.
It's an ending that will truly
leave Bachelor Nation talking and shocked.
It's all coming up when "The Women Tell All" returns.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
‐ So how old were you when you had your first kiss?
‐ I was in seventh grade, and I was dating
this girl on the cheerleading team at my school,
and one of my best friends, Josh, he's like,
"Yo, are you gonna do it tonight?"
I'm like, "Yeah, I'ma do it."
My heart's pounding, and I'm like,
I have no idea what I'm doing.
I see them start kissing in the front.
I'm like, "All right, that's my cue,"
so I go in for the kiss,
and when I tell you
I bit her lip harder than I've bitten anything in my life‐‐
she was bleeding.
Her lip was gushing blood. ‐ Oh, my God.
Now I'm scared to kiss you again.
[both laughing]
[laughter]
‐ Welcome back, Bachelor Nation.
This next woman captured the First Impression Rose
as well as America's heart, but in the end,
things did not work out for her and Matt.
So what happened? Well, let's find out.
Abigail, come down and join me.
[mellow music]
[women snapping fingers]
Wow, at least you got snaps. ‐ [laughs]
‐ That's like the new applause here in, uh, 2021.
‐ I know.
‐ Have a seat.
Um, thank you so much for coming down and talking.
We have so much to talk about.
Your journey on the show, you and Matt,
but first, let's take a look back.
‐ Hi. ‐ How's it going?
‐ Good. How are you?
‐ I'm doing well.
‐ I'm Abigail. ‐ I'm Matt.
‐ Matt, nice to meet you.
So there's something a little bit different about me.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And that is I'm deaf. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ So I'm gonna be reading your lips a lot tonight.
‐ Okay. ‐ But thankfully,
you have really beautiful lips. ‐ [laughs]
‐ So I'm not complaining.
Matt and I had such a good spark
right away on the first night.
I was just like, "I don't even know how to talk to you.
Like, you're so good‐looking."
‐ Abigail, will you accept this rose?
‐ Oh, my God, I will! ‐ [laughs]
‐ It was amazing getting that First Impression Rose.
He definitely has a way to, like,
make you feel special.
I'm so giddy about it.
Okay, so I was thinking.
I should, like, give you, like,
a little signal, you know?
Like, I'll just, like, fix my earring...
‐ Okay, I like that. ‐ And, like, that'll be like
me, like, blowing you, like, a little kiss or something.
‐ I'll do it back. I'll just do something,
like, low‐key. ‐ Okay.
There's a huge part of me
that I need to talk about,
but it's scary to open the door
to being vulnerable and possibly rejected.
You know, if I were to have a family,
there is a really strong possibility, you know, that...
my kids would be deaf.
‐ Can I tell you something?
The things that you're seeing as a barrier
and a roadblock, those are things
that I look at you and I admire about you
and are encouraging to me
about what a future with you would look like.
‐ I'm, like, on cloud nine right now.
I can't stop smiling.
I literally have to, like, hide my face
'cause I feel like I look really geeky
when I smile that hard.
Matt makes me feel so amazing.
Every time I talk to him, it seems like
we're progressing our relationship.
‐ I wanna reiterate to you every time we're together
that I'm present,
and I look forward to seeing you every night.
‐ Aww, stop it. ‐ [laughing]
‐ Like, I just keep getting more excited.
I haven't felt like this for somebody
in such a short amount of time.
I would be lucky
to be his wife at the end of this.
It makes me really excited for what's to come.
I can see the possibility of a future with you.
I just wanna know, like,
can you see that possibility with me?
‐ Being honest with you and following my heart,
my heart's pulling me in another direction.
[somber music]
I apologize.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm just shocked.
♪ ♪
For him to say he doesn't see it, um...
[engine starts]
It's just kind of eating me alive right now.
♪ ♪
[sniffs]
That's not fun to watch. [laughs]
‐ Yeah. Yeah. It is always awkward to watch.
How surprised were you that night?
'Cause from the outside looking in,
you had that immediate spark night one,
you got the First Impression Rose,
and he just always kind of wanted to be near you,
um, so it did seem like you guys had that chemistry.
‐ Yeah, no, I definitely felt it,
and he just gave me so much assurance
every time I was with him, and we started off so strong...
‐ Yeah. ‐ I kind of came in saying,
you know, I don't believe in love at first sight,
and just having the first night go the way it did,
I think that's the closest I've ever come
to that kind of feeling.
‐ Were you ready to fall in love with this guy?
‐ Um, I was on my way to falling in love.
He had all the qualities I was looking for,
and all the conversations that we had, um,
he responded really well to all of them.
And I told him, I said, you know,
"Hopefully, we would get more time,
but I feel really confident bringing you around my family."
‐ Yeah. ‐ "I think they're‐‐
"you're everything that they would hope
that I would bring home."
I just kind of have a big what‐if.
If we had that much attraction with how little time we had,
you know, what if we had a whole day together?
Could I have been up there with kind of the frontrunners?
Um...you know, it's just‐‐yeah.
It's just a lot of questions, for sure.
‐ You had a very honest,
vulnerable conversation with Matt
about having children... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And the fact that there is a chance
that your children might be deaf.
‐ Yeah. Um, so, by that point,
Hometowns were coming around the corner,
and so I wanted to be as fair with him‐‐
'cause I think it wouldn't be fair to him
if I went through this entire journey
and kind of held on to all my insecurities
and not giving him that whole transparency.
‐ Well, I know there were a lot of challenges,
but I love that you are here,
and I love that you were brave enough to do this.
And I know it has had a massive impact
on the deaf community.
‐ Yeah, it's been incredible.
Um, I was really scared, um, kind of,
when I decided to come on just because
I think people kind of view the hearing community
and then the Deaf community with a capital D
as kind of black and white,
and I'm kind of that gray space in the middle...
‐ Yeah. ‐ That hasn't had
a lot of light shone on.
I was born profoundly deaf, so it means I have no hearing.
So if I take my cochlear implant off,
I can't hear anything,
but I'm also not a member
of the Deaf community with a capital D
because I don't use sign language.
‐ Okay.
‐ I'm able to communicate vocally.
So I had no idea how people were gonna receive me,
but, no, the response has been incredible.
I've had so many people reach out and say, you know,
"Thank you for sharing your story.
I have a very similar one."
Um...yeah.
I just‐‐I've been blown away.
‐ I wanna pull some up, some of these comments.
I don't know if you've seen all these or not,
but these are some of the tweets
that I saw about you.
All caps. ‐ [laughing]
‐ "Yes, Abigail! First impression!
Deaf contestant! I am screaming!"
[laughter]
And one more.
"Abigail, my daughter is seven and bilaterally implanted.
"Seeing the representation
"and you not being afraid to be who you are
makes my heart so happy."
‐ Oh, my God.
I have just gotten so many messages like this,
of people just saying, like, "Thank you so much
for showing this in a romantic light,"
just because disability isn't always romanticized.
Um...yeah.
It's been‐‐ it's been incredible.
‐ I know you were actually here looking for love,
and that's what it was all about.
And to that end, where are you now?
‐ [sighs]
Yeah, so I know things didn't work out with Matt and I,
but that's not to say
I didn't leave, you know, with nothing.
I think, you know, I met an incredible group of women.
I learned a lot about myself.
Yeah, I think it's like what Katie said.
Like, I think I'm just a much better version of myself
that I'm really excited to be able to share
with whoever wants to share that with me.
‐ All right, Abigail, thank you so much.
When we return,
it's gonna be Pieper's turn to join me in the hot seat,
and still to come,
Matt will join us to relive his journey
and come face‐to‐face, well,
with all his ex‐girlfriends for the first time.
Not awkward at all.
What burning questions do they have for him,
and what does he have to say?
We'll find out.
That, plus a preview
of the decisive final days of Matt's journey.
Oh, and I almost forgot.
We got bloopers.
[laughter] That's all coming up.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
‐ Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
It's already been an emotional evening,
and I have a feeling there is more to come.
This next woman truly did wear her heart on her sleeve,
but Matt said goodbye to her just before Hometowns,
leaving Bachelor Nation stunned.
Pieper, why don't you come up and join me?
♪ ♪
Good to see you. ‐ Good to see you.
‐ Have a seat.
♪ ♪
Um, yeah, you know, I think if there was
a "shocking goodbye" scale this year,
yours was definitely one of them.
I think people thought you were gonna cruise
right through into Hometowns, and maybe you thought the same.
I wanna get your opinion after we take a look.
[soft music]
‐ Well, hello. ‐ Well, hello, there.
‐ Hi. ‐ How are you?
‐ I'm better now. ‐ My name's Pieper.
My dad always wanted my sisters and I
to keep our last name, which is James...
‐ Wow.
‐ So I am very happy to be meeting you,
because you've already taken my last name.
‐ I like that.
‐ Matt's, like, everything
that I have imagined he is.
I mean, this is my guy. [laughing]
Surprise! ‐ Oh, man.
[camera shutter clicks]
‐ Pieper is incredible.
She's beautiful, and I love being around her.
Bob to the right, and then bob to the left.
'Cause I'ma go‐‐ ‐ I don't know why‐‐
I'm, like, leaning into the punch.
[laughter]
‐ I have very high hopes for our relationship
and where it can go
and what life would look like with her.
She's someone who I can see myself going the distance with.
‐ I don't want to be afraid of expressing feelings anymore,
so, Matt, I am falling in love with you.
[sweeping music]
[lever clanks] This is amazing!
[laughs]
[both laughing]
I do see a future with Matt.
[balloon pops] ‐ [laughing]
‐ Being able to blossom in that together
is gonna be a beautiful love story.
♪ ♪
I'm on the highest of highs right now.
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs]
[soft suspenseful music]
Michelle.
♪ ♪
[somber music]
♪ ♪
‐ [sniffs]
[crying]
The fact that I put myself out there
and it still wasn't‐‐
it was exactly what I thought it was gonna be.
♪ ♪
I put my weakness and my happiness on the table,
and for literally nothing.
[sniffs]
For a big waste of time.
[sniffs]
This is not me.
I am not someone who just blindly follows...
[crying]
Feelings and emotions.
Like... [scoffs]
♪ ♪
I really should've stuck to that,
because... [sniffs]
[laughs]
It's better than feeling like your entire soul
was stomped on.
♪ ♪
I should've frickin' known.
♪ ♪
[crying]
‐ Yeah. ‐ [laughs]
That's a lot. ‐ Yeah.
What goes through your head when you're watching that?
‐ Um, I think that I'm just as shocked now,
rewatching it, as I was in the moment,
because I‐‐I didn't see it coming,
and I did that to myself,
because I was so hyper‐focused on that relationship,
I wasn't paying attention to the other women,
and think I kind of blindsided myself in that.
It was really hard, because one of the last
conversations I had with Matt was, like, about my family
and meeting them, and he asked me about my dad,
and we had this whole conversation,
and then, for that to kind of turn around
and be like, "But just kidding, that's‐‐
that's not what's next," that was really hard.
‐ When you got in the limo,
when you were leaving,
you said, "I don't even care anymore."
Do you really feel that way?
‐ Um, I...
I think it was the shock... ‐ Yeah.
‐ Honestly.
Um, I obviously‐‐obviously really cared, you know.
The tears are real, so I think it was just me
trying to deflect and be like, "I'm fine."
‐ Well, you went so far as to say,
"I'm falling in love with you."
Were you in love with Matt?
‐ Yeah, I was‐‐I was definitely in love with Matt.
I think, by the time that I got to my one‐on‐one,
I told Matt that I was falling in love with him,
but I think by that point, I was in love with him,
and I think that, for me, the easiest thing to vocalize
was, "Oh, I'm falling in love with you,"
'cause that still kept that‐‐that one wall up,
the, "Oh, I'm not there yet, so, like,
you can't have all of my happiness," but...
I was 100% in.
‐ And in the one‐on‐one, he said he could be free
with his emotions and his feelings as well.
Do you feel like he was?
‐ I‐‐I trusted that he was in the moment.
I don't know‐‐you know, obviously, hindsight's 20/20,
so looking back on all of his experiences,
I don't know if... ‐ Yeah.
‐ He was 100% honest with me in how he was feeling,
because, I mean, we saw it.
There was the date where he told me how he felt about me
and said that we were on the same page,
and I think that we were in completely different books
at that point, but...
Matt has this amazing ability
to make everybody feel really special,
and I think, you know, all the women here
can relate to that,
and, in the moment, I really went for it,
but everything that I thought was wrong,
and I was absolutely heartbroken, soul‐crushed,
whatever, but yeah.
‐ Okay, so was it worth it?
Are you glad you did it?
‐ I'm‐‐yeah.
I wasn't glad at the time,
but I'm definitely glad that I did it,
because I feel like I've grown as a person.
I know what I want.
I will never settle again.
I think that was a different form of self‐sabotage.
Um...you know.
I'm‐‐I'm proud of myself for doing it.
‐ You often said you felt stupid
expressing yourself like that.
‐ I did‐‐I did feel stupid,
but I feel like I have a better vocabulary now...
‐ Yeah. ‐ In order to do that.
‐ That's a good thing.
Well, I appreciate you opening up,
and thank you for joining us here tonight, Pieper.
‐ Thanks. [laughs]
‐ Coming up, Matt will be here
to face the women from his season
for the very first time.
Wonder how that's gonna go.
But before that, we're gonna hear from the woman
who seemed to be falling in love with Matt,
only to break up with him, leaving him devastated.
I'm talking, of course, about Serena P.
We're gonna hear from her when we come back.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
‐ I'm gonna make another toast...
‐ Okay. ‐ And this is to
unconventional living and breaking the norm.
‐ Oh, I love that. [glasses clink]
♪ ♪
‐ The feelings that I'm already having for you,
like, throughout this experience is, like,
they're real.
♪ ♪
[donkey braying]
‐ There's a donkey.
[both laughing]
Hey, buddy, you're really killing the mood.
[laughter]
‐ Welcome back to a very special
"Women Tell All."
All your favorite women are here with me tonight,
and in a moment, Matt will be out here.
He's gonna talk to everybody,
face everybody that he said goodbye to,
and that's gonna be interesting,
but before we get to that,
there's one woman I need to speak with,
and she's gonna come up and join me,
because she said goodbye to Matt.
Serena P., come up and join me in the hot seat.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Well, good to see you.
Thank you. Have a seat.
♪ ♪
Um, a lot of tough goodbyes,
and we have had people leave the show before,
but usually it's long before Hometowns,
it's long before we get to these overnight dates,
and, you know, I'll be honest.
There was a point in time I thought you were the one.
I thought you really were.
‐ And there was so many times I‐‐I thought
it could be him and I too, if I'm being honest.
I mean, there was a very large part of this journey
that I saw it being Matt and I at the end,
and I was so hopeful for that for us.
‐ At the end, you chose to leave and say goodbye.
I wanna talk about how that happened and why
after we take a look.
[soft music]
‐ So my name's Serena... ‐ Okay.
‐ And I heard that you're very tall...
‐ I am. ‐ And I'm only 5'2",
so I brought a little something...
‐ [laughing] ‐ To help me get on your level.
‐ I like that. I like that. ‐ Yeah?
Seeing Matt for the first time was crazy.
He looked so handsome.
I mean, I think it's completely undeniable.
Chess was very romantic.
back in the day. ‐ Okay.
You can go first. ‐ Thank you.
From the beginning,
I think it was very obvious
that we clicked right off the bat.
We just have so much fun together.
‐ I just can't help but smile when I'm around you.
‐ We got each other's sense of humor,
and I think that's a huge part of a relationship for me,
is being able to have fun with someone.
You're gonna dip it in the maple syrup?
‐ Yeah.
‐ He is, like, the best guy
I've ever been with.
Oh! ‐ Dang it!
‐ If this all goes well,
I could be engaged to this man at the end of this.
[romantic music]
[squeals]
I am falling for you.
♪ ♪
‐ Serena's someone I really care about.
I just start smiling,
'cause I think of how she makes me feel
when I'm around her.
Hey! [both laughing]
She's gorgeous.
Always has a positive attitude.
She's smart.
‐ I didn't think I could still do this.
‐ She's funny.
Having never been in love,
it's gotta be something similar
to how I feel when I'm around Serena.
[both laughing]
It's a good feeling,
and I don't wanna lose that.
[camera shutter clicks]
Like, I could see her being my wife.
‐ [laughing] Hi.
I'm excited for Matt to meet my family.
Hi.
I think it'll all be great.
I'm just anxious.
‐ How you doing? ‐ Good.
‐ You know, what if they don't like him?
‐ Matt is, like, everything I would want...
‐ Yeah. ‐ For you.
Um, there's just something missing.
You don't seem smitten,
and the one thing I worry about
is you get engaged, and you're like,
"I messed up."
♪ ♪
‐ I think I'm just struggling to, like,
trust my feelings, and I just, like,
don't want to make the wrong decision.
♪ ♪
I do have this pit in my stomach sometimes
with Matt‐‐like, a lack of certainty
in Matt and my relationship
and my ability to make the right decision.
It just comes down to the fact
that I don't think that you're my person.
♪ ♪
I've thought about it so much,
and I've just been, like, emotionally torn up over it.
♪ ♪
‐ I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know what to say.
I just want what's best for you,
and if that's not gonna be me,
I can't make you happy and be all those things for you,
then, like, that stinks.
‐ It was a really hard realization to come to,
and I'm still coming to terms with it.
♪ ♪
‐ It's just hitting me that
that's the last time I'm gonna see him.
It's hard to not wonder if I'm making a mistake.
♪ ♪
[sniffling]
Sorry.
‐ I see you trying to compose yourself
and fight back whatever it is you're feeling.
‐ Yeah, um‐‐ ‐ What is that?
‐ Um, that's obviously the first time...
that I'm watching that back, and...
[breathes shakily]
It just brings me back to how I was feeling
in that moment,
and I think I'm just kind of re‐feeling all of those things
all at once.
‐ It all seemed to change when you saw your family.
Is that fair?
‐ Going into Hometowns,
I know I felt so good about our relationship.
I really was falling in love with him,
and I really just wanted that reassurance from my family,
and I‐‐I was so hopeful that that was gonna be the day,
you know, I was gonna see him with my family,
and I was gonna talk to them,
and they did see how amazing Matt was...
‐ Right. ‐ And they saw our chemistry,
but I was hoping that hearing them
just kind of reaffirm
everything I already knew about Matt
was gonna be what helped it click.
‐ You were hoping they'd come in and be like,
"Oh, my God, you look so in love..."
‐ Yeah. ‐ "And I see this,"
and you're like, "Yes," and‐‐ but, instead, it was not that.
It was... ‐ Yeah.
‐ "Don't make a mistake."
‐ I think that, at that point,
I really needed to reflect on where I was at
and where that relationship was going.
‐ It was heartbreaking watching you talk to your mom.
What was that conversation like for you?
‐ [sighs]
Talking to my mom...
it brought clarity.
It just wasn't the clarity I was hoping to get that day...
‐ Yeah.
‐ Because there was this feeling in my gut
that I was really scared to trust
because I don't think I wanted to,
because I really wanted it to work out with Matt and I.
But talking to my mom, I mean, all of those feelings
just kind of boiled over onto the surface.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I mean, I‐‐I wasn't
sitting there, 100% that Matt is my person,
and he is the man I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with,
and they could tell something, for me, was off,
and that seed of doubt really grew from hearing that.
‐ I mean, as I watched that back with everybody,
I sense conflict,
and I don't know if that's fair or not.
Is there any part of you that is conflicted
or thinks at all, "Maybe I made the wrong call"?
‐ I mea‐‐ [laughs]
It was super difficult.
I mean, I'm getting emotional even talking about it.
I...
I care about him still so much,
and the last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt him,
and...
losing him was one thing,
but knowing I could be hurting him in the process
was just the cherry on top of it all,
in regards to me feeling hurt and guilty.
As much as it was really hard, though,
I would've been doing him a disservice by staying...
‐ Yeah.
‐ Because as much as I deserve to be 100% on someone,
he deserves to be with someone who's 100% on him,
and I couldn't give him that,
and he had three other amazing women there
who he deserved to explore those relationships,
'cause I was confident that they could give him that.
I hope that he's doing well.
I mean, I truly only wish the best for him...
‐ Yeah.
‐ And I know that breakup was hard on both of us,
but I just hope he's happy.
‐ The end of the day,
you made a strong, brave decision,
and I respect it, and I know Matt did too,
however hard, and thank you.
I respect you sitting here
and going through this again with me
and sharing all of this,
and, you know, Matt will be out here in just a few minutes.
We're gonna see what happens between the two of you
when he sees you for the first time
since you said goodbye to him,
and, yes, of course,
we will lighten it up a little bit,
and we will have bloopers, so stick around.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
Well, we have been waiting all night for this moment,
and the moment is now upon us.
Ladies and gentlemen, Matt James, come on out.
[twangy rock music]
There he is.
[laughter, indistinct chatter]
Good to see you. Come on!
‐ [laughing]
‐ James Harden in the building.
‐ James Harden in the... ‐ [laughing]
‐ They're already giving you a hard time on the beard.
‐ Getting killed.
‐ The beard.
[laughter]
Bold choice.
What's the thinking behind the beard?
‐ You know, I feel like
I came out of this a little bit wiser, you know?
I had gone through a lot with all these women,
so I feel like this is, uh... ‐ [chuckles]
‐ It's like... ‐ I like it.
‐ You like it? ‐ Yeah, I do.
‐ I like it. ‐ 10/10.
‐ Ladies, what do we think?
‐ Whoo! ‐ 10/10.
‐ Yeah. [laughter]
‐ Jessenia's all over it.
[laughter]
Um, how you doing?
How is this?
‐ Um, it's different, you know?
I've never had to address this many women at one time
that I used to‐‐ to have a relationship with,
however long or short that was,
so, uh, I was super nervous heading into tonight,
and especially with how, uh,
some of that time ended with some of the women here.
I was definitely looking forward to getting back
and having a chance to‐‐ to hear everybody out.
‐ A lot of firsts this season,
a lot of things that were different,
and‐‐and again, a guy who's never been
through this process before, and so, that first night,
what was your approach?
I know you're a very thoughtful guy.
What was your plan, and did that hold up?
[both laugh]
‐ Um... [clears throat]
I think it's safe to say
that nothing ever goes as planned.
There's nothing that can prepare you
for when you're thrown out there
and, um, someone's holding a big vibrator
in front of you, so, uh... [laughter]
It's, uh‐‐again,
nothing could really prepare me for that moment,
but when the women would come in a pizza truck,
come in a truck from North Carolina,
you know, they gave me energy throughout the night,
so I felt like I was less nervous
as they got out of the limo and we headed inside.
‐ One thing I always have to remind Bachelor Nation about:
you're not privy to everything that happens.
You don't get to see all the conversations.
You're not watching everything that's going on in the house,
and you're watching it back.
Are you surprised at the level of drama
and what was going on,
and are you surprised by what you've seen?
‐ I'm a little surprised.
You know, I would expect a‐‐
a‐‐a certain amount of that to be taking place
just because there's multiple people
trying to date one person, so, uh,
I‐‐I just tried to be empathetic to the women
and what they were going through
because I hadn't gone through it,
so I couldn't say, "You know what?
I wouldn't have acted differently in their position."
There's a million different factors
that you have to‐‐ to take into account,
so I try not to hold them to an unrealistic standard,
and I just try to be as realistic as possible.
‐ You know, some of the women actually came to you,
and they were talking to you about women
that you had a connection with,
and women you saw a possibility with,
so how much did that make you question everything?
How much did that shake you?
‐ It's difficult, because
when new information is brought to you,
you can only act on what you know,
so, uh, you've gotta take action, in some cases,
and you've gotta not beat yourself up
for not seeing something,
I mean, especially when you hear something
that just completely catches you off guard,
like, uh, my conversation with Jessenia.
Like, I was‐‐the last person's name I was expecting to hear
was MJ's, and, um, it led to a two‐on‐one.
That's never how you wanna see someone's time come to an end
that you are having a great connection with.
‐ Is there anything you wanted to say to MJ?
‐ Yeah, um,
I wish that we could've gotten more time to explore
what that relationship could've looked like,
but at the end of the day,
um, I'm dealing with‐‐ with these things
as they come at me, and, um, I just had to‐‐
to make that decision for myself.
‐ Yeah. It's always tough, you know.
I think, at the end of the day,
like, we're all doing the best we can at the time,
and there's a lot of emotions involved,
and, I think, the‐‐ like, we can all look back
and say, "No one's mad.
"It's all a learning experience,
and you did a great job."
‐ I know you saw a lot of us put our best foot forward
around you, and then you also saw
not the best parts of ourselves.
I hope that watching us doesn't...
make you see us in a bad light.
‐ Yeah. ‐ As, like, bad people...
‐ Yeah. ‐ Or being mean.
‐ [clears throat] Well, I'll s‐‐
I'll be the first one to say that I am not a perfect person,
so I'm no one to sit up here and judge
how any of you all decided to handle yourselves
and‐‐and deal with that emotion in real time,
and having a better relationship with you all
than the rest of everyone who's tuned in and watching you,
I know the type of people that you are, so‐‐
which are good people, you know?
My conversation with Anna‐‐
like, my heart went out to you watching that,
'cause I know that, before our conversation,
Brittany had broke down, and, um,
when I had first met Brittany, she was just bubbly,
full of energy, just spunky,
and seeing and feeling your remorse in that conversation,
I knew that that wasn't your character
and who you were, um, and it was just a lapse in judgment.
What a lot of us are understanding
is that there comes a point in time
where you have to be accountable for things,
and, as tough as that is, like,
better now, I feel like, than down the road.
But, yeah, no, to answer your question, Serena,
I don't think you're a bad person.
I don't think anybody here is a bad person,
'cause I know y'all's heart.
Victoria, I know your heart.
‐ Victoria, is there anything you want to say to Matt?
‐ Um, I am really grateful
and, like, so grateful for the experience,
and I have learned a lot, so I'm grateful for you.
Um...
like, it's been hard watching the show back,
because, yes, I was involved in drama,
and that was a really hard learning experience
because I do feel like I could've...
had a shot at more of a romance.
With my exit,
it kind of just hurt my feelings
how I saw you said, um, like, I need to self‐reflect,
and, "I have no words for her," because...
[crying]
I felt like I had done my best to open up,
and I just have, like, tremendous fear of rejection,
so that was why my exit was just a little dramatic.
I was going through, like,
just levels of pain at that time.
‐ Yeah.
When people ask me about you,
I have nothing but good things to say about you,
and, um... ‐ And I did appreciate it.
‐ I know that‐‐again,
I've never been in‐‐ in your situation,
uh, not only from being on the other side of the rose,
but just your life experiences,
so I apologize if you felt offended that night.
‐ No, it's okay. Thank you.
I really was so grateful for you,
like, at the beginning of the show airing
because that seriously helped me through so much.
‐ I've told people, I said,
"I feel like I dropped the ball on our relationship,"
because there was a lot more there
that, um, I felt like I could've done for you
that I didn't get the chance to.
‐ Um, another tough goodbye...
was with Katie, and we talked earlier.
I know she was emotional.
Katie, what do you want to say to Matt?
‐ Uh, I was caught off guard when I, uh, was sent home,
and I guess all I'm trying to say is,
I didn't have a chance to say
what a real goodbye would've been.
Um, I just wanna thank you
for how you've handled the situation
and how accepting you were of everything that is me,
um, and just making me feel welcome.
‐ The‐‐the first interaction that we had,
your playful and fun side really broke the ice for me
that first night and allowed me
to open up to the rest of the group,
and just how strong you were
throughout the entire journey when‐‐
in the face of adversity,
you were courageous, you know?
So I appreciate you for that.
‐ Thank you.
‐ Well, I had the women ask you a bunch of questions.
Now it's my turn.
There was one reoccurring issue
America had with your journey as the Bachelor.
You know, I think it was the fact
that you always‐‐ and I mean always‐‐
had your eyes on these ladies.
[laughter] ‐ Oh...
‐ Let's‐‐let's take a look.
[laughter and chatter]
‐ [sighs]
‐ Hey. how are you? ‐ Hi.
[sensual music]
‐ Stop!
‐ Matt has every quality
that I would want in a partner,
and he is a good kisser...
[laughs]
But there is one thing
I've never experienced before.
♪ ♪
[laughter] ‐ No!
[quirky music]
‐ Some of the women have been giving me a hard time
about kissing with my eyes open...
♪ ♪
But eye contact's a really big thing for me.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
I don't have the best eyesight,
but when you're right there
and you're just, like, glancing over her face,
it's just like, "Wow, you're gorgeous."
[laughter]
‐ [laughing]
‐ Oh, my. ‐ Wow.
‐ Be honest.
Did you know that you did this
coming into being the Bachelor?
‐ [sighs]
To be honest with you... ‐ Yeah.
‐ I didn't know that that was, like‐‐
I didn't know that was, like, a no‐no.
Like, I didn't know that you were supposed
to have your eyes closed. Like...
‐ So this was an eye‐opening experience for you.
[laughter] ‐ This is news to me.
‐ Okay.
‐ But when I'm watching it back,
I'm like, "That's kind of weird."
[laughter] So I'm, like, reflec‐‐
I'm doing self‐reflection, like,
I should probably start kissing with my eyes closed.
‐ Um, I hate‐‐ I hate to kiss and dish here,
but what was that like?
Is anyone brave enough to talk about it?
What was it like? [laughter]
‐ There was one time where I did take a peek,
and I was like, "Oh, okay." [laughter]
‐ And, Pieper, I think that happened to you too,
where you kind of opened your eyes like...
‐ Well, I think‐‐ I opened my eyes,
and it was shocking to have someone staring at me,
but I think I brought it up to you...
‐ You did. ‐ And, um, I think it's funny
you've gone this long without anyone saying anything.
[laughing] ‐ Yeah, I had no idea.
‐ Ladies, can we just take a brief poll?
Eyes closed, yeah?
‐ Yes. ‐ Yes, please.
[laughter] ‐ Okay.
‐ Always. ‐ Try it.
‐ All right, well, if you will,
stick around.
I know some of these ladies still want to talk to you,
and I promise we have bloopers,
and you're in a lot of 'em. ‐ [laughs]
Yeah, I can't imagine. ‐ So we'll be back.
More of "The Women Tell All" right after this.
♪ ♪
‐ Welcome back to "The Women Tell All."
I am here with Matt, um,
facing the women for the first time
since he said goodbye in Pennsylvania.
Um, I know you were new to all this,
but it was a pretty amazing ride.
‐ I, um‐‐I learned a lot about myself,
uh, mostly through my time with you all,
and it's something that I'm gonna take with me,
and I hope that you all have things
that you learned about yourselves
that we'll take with you going forward
so that we're better people from it
and be a‐‐a strong part of our story going forward.
So... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Um, there's a few more women
I definitely want to bring into this.
Abigail, did you have anything you want to say to Matt?
‐ No, I just want to say thank you
for the entire experience.
Um, I think we had a really good time together,
but it just wasn't in the cards for us.
I just have nothing but good things
to say about our experience,
and hopefully you felt the same way about it.
‐ I appreciate that.
‐ Pieper, um,
you didn't really have much to say when you left,
'cause I know you were shocked,
but I wanna give you a chance to speak.
‐ Yeah, um, I am so grateful for our time together.
I'm so grateful that you were able
to pull me into a new comfort zone, honestly,
to be able to express my feelings.
So, I mean, just for, like, the sense of closure,
what kind of...
led‐‐led to me‐‐to me going?
‐ It wasn't something where it's like,
"All right, tonight's the night that, like,
I've gotta have this conversation with Pieper."
You can't really control
how your relationships progress with people,
and that's probably what I would allude to,
just my relationship progressing
that much further along with other women at that time,
which is a hard conversation to have with somebody
where it's like, "You know, it's not you, it's me."
It's like, who wants to hear that?
And, like, that was just the reality
of‐‐of our situation.
It didn't make it any easier, but, um,
to have strung it out any longer
wouldn't have been fair to you, so I just felt like,
instead of bringing your family out there
and knowing that I was on the fence about where we stood,
uh, I just thought that it was the best time
to have that conversation.
‐ Serena, um‐‐
obviously, Matt, this was, I know,
a devastating breakup for you when she said goodbye.
What‐‐what are your thoughts seeing Serena tonight?
‐ Um...
Hi. ‐ Hi.
‐ Uh, I was happy that‐‐
you know, that she had come to that conclusion
and that she was gonna be closer to finding someone
that she was compatible with, if it wasn't me,
but, um, it‐‐it was hard.
‐ Yeah, it‐‐it was really hard for me too,
and I felt being honest with you
was the most respectful thing that I could do.
I truly feel like I would've been doing you a disservice
staying and not letting you explore relationships
with women who could give you 110% certainty
in what they had with you,
and I hope that you're really happy
and you've found exactly what you were looking for.
‐ Thank you.
‐ Um, look, there was a lot of drama this season,
but at the end of the day,
after watching all this back and going through it,
we had a lot of fun,
and things usually go as planned...
‐ Right. ‐ But not always.
‐ Right. ‐ [laughs]
‐ Come on, Bachelor Nation.
I'm not gonna leave you hanging.
You know I got 'em for you: bloopers.
Let's roll 'em.
[excited chatter, laughter]
‐ Ready? ‐ Yeah.
Wanna do it for this one?
Oh, they're running away from us.
Come here, buddy.
[animals bleating] [laughter]
I'm gonna go for this one. ‐ All right.
Let's go for this one. ‐ Right here.
[playful music]
Hey, buddy.
[donkey braying quietly]
‐ [laughs] ‐ Got rejected.
Thank you. [laughter]
That's rude.
[laughter]
‐ Oh, my gosh.
To love. No, I'm just kidding.
Um... [laughter]
[clears throat]
To meeting your families.
[stifled laughter]
‐ [snorts]
[laughter]
‐ I don't know. [overlapping chatter]
‐ Can we get Bri a napkin?
‐ [laughing] Why did you...
‐ Or a towel?
[laughter]
A big towel. A beach towel.
‐ Oh, champagne. Let me hold your champagne.
‐ I'm‐‐ [loud buzzing]
There's a massive bug right there.
[buzzing] ‐ Oh!
Whew.
‐ [shrieks]
‐ 'Cause we are all dating Matt...
[buzzing] And we also rely on each other.
You know what I mean?
Like, to be there for‐‐for one another.
[both laughing] Get it.
‐ Ah! Sorry. ‐ Get it.
‐ Today is my Nemacolin fake Canada Hometown!
[buzzing] Ooh!
Did you see that?
‐ Ah! She's back.
Coming for you, but she's back for me!
‐ Ahh!
[laughing] It was in my vagina.
‐ Go away! [laughter]
‐ It's a huge‐‐ ‐ It's a dragonfly.
‐ Is it? ‐ Oh, my God.
Stop. Stop yelling. ‐ Is it on me?
Is it on me? ‐ I'm scared.
‐ Oh, don't‐‐ those are poisonous.
‐ Stop‐‐what? ‐ I'm just kidding.
‐ Oh, my God!
‐ [laughing]
‐ Can I have one of these?
‐ All the guys that did something hot on my season...
‐ I'm hungry. ‐ Hiccupped like that.
‐ They did? ‐ All of 'em.
‐ Okay. Not bad. ‐ It was the weirdest thing.
‐ [sighs] That was hot.
‐ [coughs] Those are spicy!
[coughing] ‐ [laughs]
‐ There's spice on those.
What the [bleep]?
There's spice already on those.
‐ When you breathe, it's hot still.
‐ I'm not kidding.
What's...
‐ [sighs] My nose.
‐ Tayshia, don't eat one of those.
‐ I think Serena P. had said it the best way.
She's just like, "Matt's really good at car‐‐carme‐‐"
Oh, my gosh, I can't even say it.
Car‐mental... ‐ Compartmentalizing.
[laughter]
‐ Matt is really good at car‐‐ I'm not even gonna...
[laughter]
Okay, whatever.
‐ The queen is... [laughs]
Back and better than ever.
[laughter]
[fabric rips] ‐ Ooh!
[laughter]
[thuds]
[laughter]
[thuds] ‐ Ooh!
[laughter]
‐ Ahh! [equipment crashes]
‐ Are you okay? [laughter]
‐ I'm myself. Like, I'm‐‐
[equipment crashes] I don't want you‐‐
Damn it, Doug.
[playful boink]
‐ Oh, I'm sorry.
‐ Ah, [bleep].
‐ [laughing]
‐ Oh. [laughing]
[bike bell dings]
♪ ♪
‐ Damn. In the rain.
In the puddle. Oh, no.
all: Ooh! ‐ Oh, my God.
[laughter] ‐ It was so bad.
‐ That's why you don't ride in the rain!
[sensual music]
♪ ♪
Oh, God.
♪ ♪
‐ No.
Ahh...
[women gasp] ‐ Oh!
[laughter]
‐ Matt, I don't understand.
Matt, why couldn't you‐‐ why couldn't you stand up?
Explain that to America. I don't get it.
‐ Oh, man. Oh.
[laughter]
‐ Um, a‐‐a great time, though.
[laughter]
Um, but I appreciate getting to know you,
our talks, the entire thing, and going through this with you
has been, uh, quite the experience.
‐ It was‐‐it was incredible.
‐ And, ladies, thank you so much for being here.
It know, again, it was another arduous task
to get in this bubble and be here today
to go through everything.
Um, truly appreciative of all of you
and taking your time to do this,
so it's good to see all of you again.
And of course, Bachelor Nation,
man, we miss you.
Man, I miss having a studio audience.
Oh, it's so good when you got that energy.
Soon.
Hopefully, soon, we'll all be together again,
but please join us Monday, March 15th
for what promises to be one of the most dramatic
and emotional season finales in Bachelor history.
Trust me, you have no idea what's coming.
Will Matt find love?
Will he leave Pennsylvania engaged?
Don't answer that. [laughter]
But I do have an exclusive sneak peek.
Here it is.
For everyone who's been a part of this one,
good night, everybody.
[dramatic music]
Next week, Matt's journey to find love continues.
‐ These women are incredible.
I'm about to make
one of the most important decisions of my life.
‐ I will tell you that I am in love with you.
‐ To find love...
‐ I'm head over heels for you.
‐ To find a wife...
‐ I am so in love with you.
‐ To leave this thing engaged...
♪ ♪
I don't‐‐ I don't know what I'ma do.
♪ ♪
Don't look down. ‐ Whoo!
‐ This week is Fantasy Suites,
and I'm really excited to get to know Matt
in a more intimate setting.
♪ ♪
‐ Every time I see you, I can't breathe.
Feels like my heart is gonna explode.
‐ I don't think I could've asked for a better experience.
♪ ♪
‐ [crying]
I'm in love with Matt,
and he's with another woman right now.
This is torture.
[sniffling]
I can't do this anymore.
[crying]
♪ ♪
‐ There's still a lot of fear
based on what I've seen in my family in the past.
When I needed you, you weren't there.
‐ Do you know what I went through with your mom?
‐ I don't want you to make excuses.
‐ Nobody's perfect, son.
‐ I don't want to make those same mistakes
that caused my family to be torn apart.
‐ Feelings come and go.
You know, people fall in and out of love,
and love is not the end‐all, be‐all.
‐ [crying]
I feel like everything that I was working towards
is starting to crumble.
I don't know how to go on.
How do you go on from there?
‐ [crying]
‐ You okay? ‐ No.
[laughs, sniffs] ‐ [sighs]
‐ No. I'm not.
‐ I'm sorry, Matt. I'm very sorry.
♪ ♪
‐ Yeah.
‐ You know if you can do this anymore?
‐ To be honest with you, I don't know, Chris.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
[sniffles]
♪ ♪
‐ The drama continues next week
on "The Bachelor."
Well, Victoria's reign as queen
was literally punctuated by a single word
that literally seemed
to show up literally everywhere.
[laughter]
‐ Ugh.
‐ Literally, there's no one in here
he can marry besides me.
Like, I'm literally the best option for him.
Matt and I will end up together at the end of it, literally.
Literally. Literally.
Literally, just go. Like, literally.
Why are you waiting? ‐ I...
‐ If I say "literally" again, you have to go.
Literally.
Literally, what is this squirrel...
So, literally, the whole day,
I'm like, "How the [bleep] is squirrels about Fall?"
All the girls love me.
They literally clap for me and call me queen
when I walk in a room.
Literally.
I literally don't even know your name.
I need, like, a five‐minute break, literally.
I'm literally so nice to all these girls.
I don't even want to do this interview.
Like, I'm literally so pissed off.
This is literally, literally, too much.
Literally, I have no‐‐ nothing else to say.
♪ ♪