♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME TO "AFTER THE
FINAL ROSE."
WE ARE HERE LIVE WITH OUR STUDIO
AUDIENCE.
[APPLAUSE]
A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS.
[APPLAUSE]
AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF YOU,
BACHELOR NATION.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
NOW, WE JUST SAW ONE OF THE MOST
TOUCHING PROPOSALS IN
BACHELORETTE HISTORY, AND I'M
SORRY, BUT ARE MICHELLE AND
NAYTE NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
COUPLE YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR
WHOLE LIFE?
[APPLAUSE]
CRAZY.
SO, WHAT ARE THOSE TWO UP TO
THESE DAYS?
WE WILL FIND OUT VERY SOON, WHEN
THEY JOIN US LIVE ON STAGE FOR
THEIR FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AS
A COUPLE.
[APPLAUSE]
BUT BEFORE THAT, WHO COULD
FORGET ABOUT SWEET, SWEET
BRANDON, WHO PUT HIS WHOLE HEART
ON THE LINE, ONLY TO GET IT
SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES?
BRANDON JOINS US NOW TO FACE
MICHELLE FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE THAT DEVASTATING DAY.
EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME
BRANDON.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HELLO!
>> BRANDON.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> UH...
[LAUGHS]
I'M DOING GOOD.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS ALL
SAW.
YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK I'M SO
THANKFUL FOR MY SUPPORT SYSTEM,
MY FAMILY, AND, YOU KNOW, SOME
OF THE GUYS FROM THE SHOW, WILL
AND DANIEL, HELPING ME OUT,
GETTING ME THROUGH IT, LIFTING
ME UP.
YEAH, I'M DOING GOOD, I'M DOING
GOOD.
>> I MEAN, WE ALL WATCHED HOW
HEARTBREAKING THAT WAS.
I HAD TO WIPE SOME MASCARA FROM
UNDER MY EYE THERE.
I'M NOT EVEN LYING.
IT WAS HARD TO WATCH.
>> IT WAS A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
>> HOW HARD WAS IT FOR YOU TO BE
IN THAT MOMENT THAT THEY?
>> UH, OH, I MEAN, I MEAN, I
THINK JUST GOING IN, I THOUGHT I
WAS SO CERTAIN, AND, YOU KNOW,
ULTIMATELY I JUST WANTED THE
BEST FOR HER.
>> YEAH.
>> I JUST WANTED HER TO BE HAPPY
HAPPY.
I WANTED HER TO TRULY FIND HER
PERSON BECAUSE GOING INTO THIS,
SHE DID EXPRESS THAT SHE WAS
SCARED OF NOT FIGHTING HER
PERSON, SO I'M GLAD THAT SHE
DID.
CONGRATS TO HER AND NAYTE.
YEAH, JUST, IN THAT MOMENT, I
MEAN, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE
WORLD IS OVER.
THIS IS IT.
JUST, DEVASTATED.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE A VERY IN THE
MOMENT PERSON ‐‐
>> I AM.
>> SO YOU ARE PROBABLY FEELING
EVERYTHING.
AND I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST
TOUGH.
YOU REALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO MARRY MICHELLE, DIDN'T
YOU?
>> I DID.
I TRULY DID.
UM, YEAH, THE WORLD HAS A WEIRD
WAY OF WORKING ITSELF OUT, AND
YEAH, SO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE
BIGGEST THING FOR ME WAS COMING
TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SHE
DID FIND HER PERSON, SHE DID
FIND HAPPINESS, AND SO
UNFAITHFUL FOR THAT.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THEY DIDN'T
SHOW THIS BUT YOU LOOKED AT ME
BEFORE YOU WALK DOWN THERE AND
YOU ARE LIKE, "MY WHOLE LIFE IS
ABOUT TO CHANGE."
>> YEAH.
[LAUGHS]
I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE TO BE FOR
THE BETTER.
>> I KNOW, WHEN YOU WALKED UP TO
HER ON THAT BEACH, I MEAN, HOW
SURE WHERE YOU?
>> I MEAN...
I MEAN, TAKE ME BACK.
I WAS SHORTER.
I WAS SURE.
YOU KNOW, IN RELATIONSHIPS,
HAVING NEVER LIKE THAT.
THERE WAS A QUOTE, YOU KNOW,
GOING INTO THIS BEFORE, AND WHEN
I MET MICHELLE, TO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE NEVER HAD,
YOU MUST FIRST DO SOMETHING THAT
YOU'VE NEVER DONE, SO
RELATIONSHIPS, I AM NOT THAT
VULNERABLE.
I DON'T OPEN UP LIKE THAT, OR IT
TAKES ME A WHILE, BUT I MET
MICHELLE.
SHE IS LITERALLY A ONE‐OF‐A‐KIND
PERSON.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, STRENGTH, BEAUTY,
EVERYTHING ABOUT HER, AND I
REALIZED THAT IF I'M GOING TO BE
WITH THIS MOMENT THAT I NEED TO
DO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE,
AND I WAS BEING VULNERABLE FROM
THE START, SHOWING MY HEART,
SHOWING MY EMOTIONS.
YEAH, SO, I MEAN, BEAUTY IN THE
STRUGGLE, I GUESS.
>> PLEASE DON'T EVER STOP BEING
LIKE THAT IN YOUR LIFE.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S ‐‐ YOU
KNOW, AFTER, IT'S HARD.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, CALLED MY
FAMILY RIGHT THEN.
MY DAD PICKED ME UP FROM THE
AIRPORT, WE HAD A HEART TO
HEART, AND YEAH, I JUST INC. I'M
SO THANKFUL FOR THE PEOPLE
AROUND ME.
>> YEAH, SUPPORT SYSTEM IS
EVERYTHING.
>> SUPPORT SYSTEM IS EVERYTHING.
>> I WAS STAYING AT THE SAME
HOTEL IN MEXICO.
AND I TOOK A PHOTO OF YOU THAT
NIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
>> [LAUGHS]
OH, WOW.
>> I KNOW, IT WAS LIKE A
BEAUTIFUL SHOT.
FEELING YOUR EMOTIONS COME I'M A
VERY EMPATHETIC PERSON.
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD
THAT NIGHT AFTER MICHELLE HAD
LET YOU GO?
>> WOW.
YEAH, THAT WAS LIKE RIGHT AFTER.
>> I KNOW.
>> I JUST, I COULDN'T STAY
INSIDE, SO I IMMEDIATELY WALKED
TO THE BEACH TO GET ALL MY
THOUGHTS OUT AND EVERYTHING, AND
THE ONLY LOG THERE, SO I JUST
PROPPED UP ON IT.
IF THAT PICTURE ISN'T THE
DEFINITION OF BEAUTY IN THE
STRUGGLE, THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IS, BECAUSE I REALIZED, LIKE,
I'M SITTING THERE, I'M CRYING,
GOING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS, AND
IT IS JUST LIKE A WEIRD WAY OF
GOD TELLING ME, YEAH, LOOK AT
THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNSET.
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.
LIKE, YOU DON'T SEE IT NOW BUT
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.
>> YOU CONSTANTLY WORE YOUR
HEART ON YOUR SLEEP AND YOU ARE
A VERY OPEN PERSON, SO I HAVE TO
ASK, DO YOU STILL LOVE MICHELLE?
>> UM, I WILL ALWAYS, ALWAYS,
ALWAYS LOVE MICHELLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK IT
WOULD BE RESPECTFUL TO LOVE HER
IN THAT MANNER ANYMORE, YOU
KNOW?
I WANT HER AND NAYTE TO TRULY BE
HAPPY.
BUT YEAH, I MEANT WHAT I SAID.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE HER, I WILL
ALWAYS CARE FOR HER, SO.
>> WELL, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WHEN WE COME BACK, BRANDON WILL
SEE MICHELLE FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE SHE BROKE HIS HEART.
DON'T GO AWAY.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK TO "AFTER THE
FINAL ROSE."
I'M HERE WITH BRANDON, WHO WILL
BE SEEING MICHELLE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
I GOT TO ASK, BRANDON, HOW ARE
YOU FEELING?
>> UH, YEAH, HEART IS PUMPING
PRETTY HARD.
I MEAN, EXACTLY HOW YOU WOULD
FEEL AFTER THE LAST GOODBYE THAT
WE JUST HAD.
>> YEAH, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
>> YEAH, SO.
>> HE OR SHE IS.
PLEASE WELCOME OUR BACHELORETTE,
MICHELLE.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI.
I KNOW THERE IS PROBABLY SO MUCH
YOU TWO WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO
EACH OTHER SO I'M GOING TO OPEN
THE FLOOR UP TO THE BOTH OF YOU.
>> OKAY.
YOU LOOK LOVELY.
>> WE MATCH.
>> YEAH, DIDN'T PLAN THAT.
UM...
HONESTLY, I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I PREPARED
FOR THIS MOMENT, YOU KNOW,
THOUGHT ABOUT IT A MILLION TI
TIMES, AND I THINK JUST TO ME,
PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER LISTEN TO
YOU, I'D RATHER HEAR YOUR SIDE,
BECAUSE I MEAN, WHAT I SAW, I
GUESS I HAVE MY OWN VIEWS AND
OPINIONS, BUT I WOULD RATHER
HEAR YOUR SIDE SO I CAN GET THE
WHOLE CLARITY, AND THEN TALK
MOVING FORWARD, SO.
>> YEAH.
>> I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO
KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE DISCONNECT,
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR
MIND.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN ‐‐ OR DIDN'T
SHOW.
>> YEAH.
>> SO, IF, YEAH.
>> THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND COMING
INTO IT, I KNEW THAT I WAS ABLE
TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING, BUT I
WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO
WOULD BE ABLE TO FALL IN LOVE
WITH TWO PEOPLE.
JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT I EVER
THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE.
AND AS THIS WHOLE STORY UNFOLDS,
YOU SEE THAT WHEN YOU ARE GIVING
100%, LIKE I SAID I WAS GOING TO
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IT'S
VERY POSSIBLE, AND IT'S HARD
BECAUSE OF THAT, AND AS THESE
DAYS WERE WINDING DOWN, AND AS I
SHARED MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
WITH YOU, THOSE WERE MY TRUE,
HONEST THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.
I CARED, AND I DO CARE ABOUT
YOUR FEELINGS, I CARE ABOUT YOU
AS A PERSON.
AND MY DECISION TO SHARE THAT I
WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU, I WASN'T
SHARING THAT BECAUSE I ALREADY
HAD MADE A DECISION.
I WAS SHARING THAT BECAUSE IT
WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD BEEN
HOLDING BACK, AND BECAUSE I
DIDN'T THINK I WAS CAPABLE OF
FALLING IN LOVE WITH TWO PEOPLE,
IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO
HONESTLY COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT
THAT, BECAUSE IT'S SCARY AND YOU
ARE DATING IN THE PUBLIC EYE AND
THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT
THINGS.
YOU KNOW, YOU DO, YOU SEE PEOPLE
GET RIDICULED FOR FALLING IN
LOVE WITH TWO PEOPLE, AND ‐‐
>> WHICH IS VERY POSSIBLE TO
FALL IN LOVE WITH TWO PEOPLE.
>> WHICH IT IS, AND IT'S NOT AN
EASY THING TO BE IN THIS
POSITION, BUT I HAD ASK YOU GUYS
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST AND
VULNERABLE WITH ME THE ENTIRE
TIME, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
YOU GAVE TO ME FROM THE VERY
START, AND THAT IS WHY MY
FEELINGS COULD GET TO THAT
POINT.
AND, AS I'M FEELING THOSE
FEELINGS, I FELT LIKE IT WOULD
ALSO DO THE RELATIONSHIP TO A
DISSERVICE TO NOT SHARE THEM.
AND NOW, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN
MY DECISION IN THAT MOMENT, AND
STRONG FEELINGS, I AM ALWAYS A
PERSON TO THINK OF SOMEBODY
ELSE, BUT IN THIS UNIQUE
POSITION, I WANTED TO BE
COMPLETELY HONEST WITH WHERE I
WAS AT, AND THAT WAS THAT I WAS
IN LOVE WITH YOU, AND SAYING
THAT, IT WAS HARD AT THAT TIME,
BECAUSE IT'S SCARY.
AND IT'S SCARY WITH ALSO KNOWING
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BREAK
SOMEBODY'S HEART WITH WHO YOU
SAID "I LOVE YOU" TO, AND THAT'S
NOT EASY, EITHER.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I
MEAN, GOING HOME, I WASN'T OKAY,
YOU KNOW?
LIKE, THANK GOD FOR, YOU KNOW,
EVERYONE, BUT I JUST, I PREPARED
MYSELF WATCHING IT BECAUSE I
KNEW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO
WATCH IT, I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO
FACE YOU AT SOME POINT, AND, I
MEAN, HONESTLY, I THANK YOU,
JUST BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN
THAT VULNERABLE IN A
RELATIONSHIP IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
USUALLY I AM RESERVED.
USUALLY I DON'T SHOW EMOTIONS
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S
GOING TO GO YET OR WHERE IT'S
GOING TO LEAD TO.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST TO ME,
IT WAS HARD WATCHING BECAUSE I
WAS SO TRULY IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I WAS BEYOND IN LOVE WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, I WAS IN LOVE WITH
YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYTHING THAT
CAME WITH THAT, AND I DON'T
KNOW, IT'S ‐‐ I COME IN A WAY,
LIKE, ON THE OTHER SIDE, I FELT
A LITTLE BIT OF MY LOVE WAS
OVERLOOKED.
BUT ALSO I DIDN'T KNOW THE FULL
STORY.
YOU KNOW, ONLY KNEW MY PORTION,
ONLY MY PART, AND, YEAH, THAT
LAST DAY WAS TOUGH.
I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO BREAK
MY HEART BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY,
WITH YOU, I KNEW THAT YOU SHOW
YOUR EMOTIONS THROUGH YOUR EYES.
EVERYTHING YOU DO, YOU SHOW IT
THROUGH YOUR EYES, AND WHEN I
WALKED OUT, I SAW THAT, OF
COURSE, YOUR HEART WAS POINTING
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AND
WITH THE B AND EVERYTHING THAT
DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER, BUT
YEAH, I JUST, AT THE END OF THE
DAY, I DO WISH YOU THE BEST.
I WISH YOU GUYS A HAPPY, HAPPY
LIFE TOGETHER, AND, YOU KNOW, I
DO MISS YOUR PARENTS.
I'M SO SORRY.
OKAY.
BUT YEAH, JUST A LITTLE
CONFUSED.
JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED.
I SAW, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU DIDN'T
WANT IT TO BE NAYTE, AND THIS IS
EVERYTHING BEFORE, YOU TELLING
ME EVERYTHING, AND YEAH, YOU CAN
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SHARING
THAT WITH ME BECAUSE THAT IS NOT
EASY, AND BREAKING SOMEONE'S
HEART ISN'T EASY, BUT I JUST
FELT LIKE, YOU REALLY HAD TO
PUSH NAYTE TO THAT POINT, AND IT
WAS JUST KIND OF CONFUSING WHEN
YOU NEVER HAD TO QUESTION ME BUT
YOU HAD TO KEEP QUESTIONING HIM,
BUT AGAIN, LIKE, SOMETIMES WE
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR HEART
IS TELLING US, AND SOMETIMES,
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
WANT, SO I JUST, AT THE END OF
THE DAY, JUST THANK YOU, BECAUSE
YOU GAVE ME STRENGTH, YOU KNOW,
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DID.
YOUR FAMILY GAVE ME A LOT OF
GOOD POINTERS, HOW TO HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE, AND YEAH.
>> THAT'S SWEET.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY NICE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BOTH
BEING HERE, AND I HOPE YOU GOT
ANSWERS AND CLOSURE.
I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY FOR EITHER
ONE OF YOU.
WELL, STILL TO COME, A FEW
HOLIDAY SURPRISES, A SIT DOWN
WITH OUR NEXT BACHELOR, CLAYTON,
AND OF COURSE, NAYTE IS HERE.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING WHEN "AFTER
THE FINAL ROSE" RETURNS.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK, BACHELOR
NATION.
THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME.
EARLIER TONIGHT, WE WATCHED
NAYTE PROPOSED TO THE LOVE OF
HIS LIFE, OUR GIRL MICHELLE
HERE.
SMART GUY, THAT ONE.
SMART GUY.
AND NOW THAT THE SECRET IS OUT,
IT IS TIME FOR THE TWO OF THEM
TO FINALLY BE IN PUBLIC AS AN
ENGAGED COUPLE.
SO LET'S BRING OUT YOUR MAN,
MICHELLE.
EVERYONE PLEASE WELCOME NAYTE.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
>> HI!
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU BOTH LOOK SO GREAT.
YOU ARE KIND OF MATCHING.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
YOU ARE A COUPLE, WE ALL KNOW
IT!
>> FINALLY.
>> FINALLY, WOW, FINALLY.
>> WHAT IS GOING THROUGH YOUR
HEADS RIGHT NOW?
>> I MEAN, KIND OF WHAT WE JUST
JOKED ABOUT, WE ALWAYS JOKED
ABOUT RUNNING AWAY AND WE WERE
ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT LIKE WHEN
YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION, YOU RUN
AWAY AND YOU CAN'T TELL ANYBODY,
SO WE RAN AWAY AND WE WERE LIKE,
NOW WHAT?
WE HAVE TO KEEP IT A SECRET.
SO WE JUST ALWAYS JOKED ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO SCREAM OUT THAT WE
ARE IN LOVE AND ALL THE
DIFFERENT STUFF, BUT HEY, NOW WE
CAN.
>> WE CAN.
>> WE CAN SCREAM AT.
WE ARE ENGAGED.
SPEAK I GOT A F FOR FIANCE, OKA?
[APPLAUSE]
>> I LOVE IT.
MICHELLE, YOU JUST WATCH THAT
BACK WITH NAYTE PROPOSING TO
YOU, WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE IN
THAT MOMENT?
>> I WAS SO NERVOUS.
I JUST REMEMBER LIKE SHAKING,
AND IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY, BUT
IT WAS JUST SO NERVE‐RACKING
BECAUSE I KNEW THAT OUR FEELINGS
WERE ALIGNED BUT I'M GOING TO
KEEP IT INSIDE, MAYBE,
POTENTIALLY, BUT NOT REALLY.
I WASN'T REALLY SURE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE IT
WAS ALL IN THE BAG.
>> WELL, NAYTE, I MEAN, YOU
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU WERE
GETTING INTO COMING ON THE SHOW.
YOU'VE NEVER WATCHED BEFORE.
AT WHAT POINT DID YOU REALIZE,
OH, THIS IS REAL, AND I AM
FALLING IN LOVE?
>> OH, MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT?
AFTER THE ‐‐ AFTER THE
BASKETBALL DATE, THE
CONVERSATION I HAD WITH
MICHELLE, THAT IS WHEN I REALLY
REALIZED, LIKE, I HAVE NEVER MET
ANYBODY LIKE THIS BEFORE, RIGHT,
AND THEN THE BEST WAY I CAN KIND
OF EXPLAIN HOW I KNEW I WAS
FALLING IN LOVE, OUR FIRST ONE
ON ONE ‐‐ YOU KNOW WHEN YOU
LISTEN TO A SONG IN THE FIRST
TIME YOU LISTEN ‐‐ I'M SUPER BAD
WITH ANALOGIES.
MICHELLE KNOWS I AM THE CRAZIEST
WITH ANALOGIES.
YOU KNOW YOU LISTEN TO A SONG
AND THIS IS A GOOD SONG, THEN HE
WAS IN THE SECOND TIME, OKAY,
THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD
SONG, HE WAS INTO ANOTHER TIME,
THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG, BUT
IT TAKES TIME ‐‐ LIKE, IT TAKES
TIME FOR YOU TO REALIZE THAT
THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG,
RIGHT?
MY FIRST ONE‐ON‐ONE WITH
MICHELLE, I WAS LIKE, WHERE ‐‐
IT WASN'T LIKE I HAD TO LISTEN
TO THE SONG EIGHT OR NINE TIMES
FOR ME TO REALIZE IT'S MY
FAVORITE SONG.
IT WAS LIKE, I AM LITERALLY
WITNESSING MYSELF FALL IN LOVE.
AND IT WAS ‐‐ I JUST COULDN'T
BELIEVE IT.
YOU DON'T ‐‐ YOU DON'T REALIZE
THAT SOMETHING IS YOUR FAVORITE
SONG INTO A LISTEN TO IT A
COUPLE TIMES.
MICHELLE, THAT FIRST ONE‐ON‐ONE,
I WAS COGNIZANT AND AWARE EVERY
SECOND THAT TICKED BY I WAS
FALLING IN LOVE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
I WANT TO KNOW NOW, YOU HAVE
SPENT TIME TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY.
IT WAS A STRUGGLE FOR NAYTE TO
OPEN UP.
HAVE YOU CONTINUED TO LET THOSE
GUARDS DOWN?
ARE WE STILL BEING VULNERABLE?
>> OH, YES.
>> AND SHARING OUR EMOTIONS?
>> HE IS MORE VULNERABLE THAN
ME.
>> SHUT UP!
>> HE IS.
YOU PUT SOMEBODY IN A POSITION
WHERE THEY HAVE TO ‐‐ WHERE THEY
ARE TRYING TO BE VULNERABLE,
RIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, FALL
IN LOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN
YOU STICK PRODUCERS AND CAMERAS,
IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE OFF,
BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, HE REALLY
WAS CHALLENGING HIMSELF, AND
THAT'S THE THING, LOVE DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THIS PERFECT,
INTENSE, MAGICAL STORY THAT GOES
FROM START TO END WITH NO SPEED
BUMPS, LIKE, YOU KNOW?
THE CONVERSATIONS HE HAD WITH MY
FAMILY, IT SHOWED THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THINGS, AND
THAT IS WHAT I WANTED.
WITH HIM AND I, HE IS SO
VULNERABLE AND GIVES SO MANY
WORDS OF AFFIRMATION.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CHECK
MYSELF AND BE LIKE, OKAY, WHAT
CAN I DO FOR HIM THAT IS
ROMANTIC?
HE REALLY IS.
>> WE LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
THAT DESERVES A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
PROUD OF YOU, NAYTE.
[APPLAUSE]
THAT IS REALLY SWEET.
WHAT GOT YOU BOTH THROUGH THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS?
BECAUSE I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY
BEEN IN THE POSITION OF THE
HIDING OUT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO
SHARE IT, AND LIKE YOU SAID, YOU
WANTED TO RUN, BUT NOW WE WANT
TO RUN TO THE WORLD AND SHARE
IT.
WHAT GOT YOU THROUGH THOSE TWO
MONTHS OF FILMING AND AIRING AND
ALL OF THAT?
>> I THINK WHAT'S SO HARD IS
THAT YOU GO THROUGH THIS
EXPERIENCE AND YOU HAVE THESE
MAGICAL MOMENTS, AND YOU LEAVE,
LIKE, IN LOVE, BUT THEN YOU
SPEND SO MUCH MORE TIME
TOGETHER.
YOU GET TO TEXT, FACETIME, TALK
TO EACH OTHER'S FAMILIES COME
AND GET SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER,
AND HE HAS TO ALSO WATCH ALL
THESE OTHER STORIES UNFOLD, SO
NAYTE HAS TO WATCH, YOU KNOW,
HAD TO WATCH ME SAYING "I LOVE
YOU," AND HE HAD TO BE
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THAT.
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS WE
COMMUNICATE THROUGH EVERYTHING,
AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
THIS PERFECT COMMUNICATION BUT
WE BOTH KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
STICK IN IT.
WE ARE GOING TO NOT LET GO.
WE ARE GOING TO HOLD ON, AND
THAT IS THE BIGGEST PART.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE
UNCOMFORTABLE EMOTIONS, AND WE
DEFINITELY HAD THEM.
>> THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED IN
RELATIONSHIPS, I DON'T CARE HOW
CONFIDENT YOU ARE.
THAT IS HARD TO GO THROUGH.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT WAS NOT
ALWAYS EASY WITH MICHELLE'S
PARENTS.
MICHELLE'S MOM WAS PRETTY TOUGH
ON YOU.
AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW THINGS
ARE NOW, BUT ‐‐
[APPLAUSE]
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE YOUR WORD
FOR IT BECAUSE WE HAVE
MICHELLE'S PARENTS HERE TONIGHT.
LaVONNE AND EPHRAIM, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I NEED TO KNOW, WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF NAYTE NOW?
>> OH, WE ARE IN LOVE WITH NA
NAYTE.
ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH NAYTE.
YOU KNOW, MICHELLE, I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE'S TOLD YOU, BUT SHE
SHARED ONE OF THE TEXTS THAT YOU
SENT HER, AND I WON'T SAY ‐‐
[LAUGHTER]
BUT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS SO HEARTWARMING.
IT WAS SO ‐‐ IT MADE ME CRY, OH,
WHAT A SURPRISE.
IT'S TRUE.
>> NAYTE'S MOM, I HEARD YOU TWO
ARE BESTIES.
>> OH, WE ARE BUDS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WE TALKED AFTER EACH EPISODE.
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD WATCH WITH
FRIENDS AND SO ON THE NIGHT OF,
AND THEN THE NEXT NIGHT, THE
NEXT NIGHT, WATCH IT BY
OURSELVES, AND THEN TALKING,
COMPARE NOTES.
[LAUGHTER]
>> OH, MY GOSH.
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
LOOK AT THAT.
SO SWEET.
I AM SO STINKING HAPPY FOR ALL
OF YOU.
LET'S GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR EVERYONE.
[APPLAUSE]
OKAY, WELL, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK,
BUT DON'T WORRY, BACHELOR
NATION, WE HAVE MORE WITH THESE
LOVEBIRDS WHEN WE RETURN.
IN FACT, WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG, I
WOULD SAY HUGE SURPRISE, FOR THE
TURTLE OF YOU.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR FACES.
TRUST ME, BACHELOR NATION, YOU
DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT.
[APPLAUSE]
♪
[APPLAUSE]
[INDISTINCT YELLING]
>> HE WAS REALLY GOING FOR IT.
WELCOME BACK TO "AFTER THE
FINAL ROSE."
WE ARE HERE LIVE WITH NEWLY
ENGAGED MICHELLE AND NAYTE.
[APPLAUSE]
NAYTE, HOW GOOD DOES THIS FEEL?
>> IT FEELS AMAZING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN, YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SEEING EACH
OTHER, TEXTING, A LOT OF
FACETIME, BUT NOW THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO BE OUT IN THE PUBLIC,
BRING OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TOGETHER, CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN.
I'M HAPPY.
[APPLAUSE]
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, SO
I'M EXCITED FOR THIS.
>> MICHELLE, WE ALWAYS HEARD YOU
TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO FEEL
SEEN.
I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE I AM
PROTECTIVE OF YOU BUT EVERYONE
NEEDS TO KNOW IF NAYTE MAKES YOU
FEEL SEEN.
>> OH, YES.
NAYTE IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE.
[LAUGHS]
BUT, I MEAN, I REALLY CAN SAY
THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN WITH
SOMEBODY WHO MAKES ME FEEL SO
BEAUTIFUL, TRULY, THOUGH, INSIDE
AND OUT, AND HE IS SO
THOUGHTFUL.
HE'S ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT ME,
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY IN A WAY
THAT HE MAKES SURE I KNOW IT'S
GOING TO LAST, AND IT'S NOT JUST
HERE AND NOW.
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT
SURPRISE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT
EARLIER, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A
LOOK BACK AT YOUR LOVE STORY,
WOULDN'T YOU?
>> LET'S DO IT.
♪
>> OH, WOW.
>> HELLO.
>> MY NAME IS BABATUNDE OBAFEMI
ROBERT NATHANIEL OLUKOYA.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
THAT'S A NAME.
>> MY FRIENDS CALL ME NAYTE.
>> NAYTE WALKING OUT OF THAT
LIMO, THERE WAS, LIKE, THIS
INSTANT CHEMISTRY.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT LOVE IS,
LIKE, ALWAYS EVOLVING?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> WE CONNECT ON SO MANY
DIFFERENT LEVELS.
WE CAN HAVE INTELLECTUAL
CONVERSATIONS, BUT IT'S
SPONTANEOUS AND IT'S THRILLING.
>> GO!
>> THE MOMENT I'M WITH NAYTE,
THERE'S INSTANT KINETIC ENERGY.
NAYTE IS JUST FIREWORKS AND
SMILES.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE, LIKE, HAVE
THE PERFECT FOUNDATION SET.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE BALANCE EACH
OTHER, HONESTLY.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN
TRUST ME?
>> I DO.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M ON A CLOUD
RIGHT NOW.
I'M BEYOND HAPPY THAT I MET
MICHELLE AND THAT WE ACTUALLY
HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL BETWEEN
US.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A CONNECTION.
THERE'S A FOUNDATION THAT HAS
BEEN BUILT.
>> I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW
THAT.
>> IT'S SO EASY TO PICTURE
SHARING LIFE TOGETHER.
NEVER LOVED ANYBODY AS MUCH AS I
LOVE MICHELLE.
>> HERE I AM, FALLING IN LOVE
WITH YOU.
>> LIFE WITH NAYTE IS NEVER
BORING.
>> OH, MY GOD, IS THAT MY DOG?
>> WOW!
>> THERE IS JUST SOMETHING SO
SPECIAL ABOUT OUR CONNECTION AND
OUR CHEMISTRY.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS
WHAT A SOULMATE FEELS LIKE.
I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS MAN.
>> I'M THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE
WORLD RIGHT NOW.
[LAUGHTER]
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> HOW SWEET WAS THAT?
>> SO SWEET.
>> MICHELLE, YOU LIVE IN
MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS.
YOU ARE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE TWO OF YOU?
>> OH, I'M MOVING TO MINNESOTA.
>> NO HESITATION.
>> MINNESOTA, OKAY.
SOON?
LIKE, WHEN?
>> VERY SOON.
>> TOMORROW?
>> LET'S CALL IT A COUPLE
MONTHS, A FEW MONTHS, VERY SOON.
WE ARE NOT WAITING.
THERE IS NO REASON TO WAIT WITH
MICHELLE.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> YOU ARE ALL‐IN.
>> I'M EXCITED, I'M EXCITED.
OUR FAMILIES, LIKE WE ALREADY
SAID, OUR MOMS ARE ALREADY
BESTIES.
HOUR FLIGHT.
THE NOTIFICATIONS ARE CRAZY.
EVERY SINGLE TIME ANOTHER HOUSE.
>> I THINK I SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY
WHEN I SAY, JUST SO FREAKING
HAPPY FOR BOTH OF YOU.
SO HAPPY, IN FACT, THAT SIMPLY
CELEBRATING YOUR LOVE HERE
TONIGHT ISN'T ENOUGH.
IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AFTER
ALL.
PAULIE?
PAULIE CLAUS?
COME OUT HERE.
GOT YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> GINGERBREAD HOUSE.
NOT JUST A GINGERBREAD HOUSE, I
THINK.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE?
LO!
>> THAT RIGHT THERE IS FROM US
AND THE BACHELOR FAMILY, AND
THAT IS ‐‐ I'M GOING TO CRY.
A DOWN PAYMENT ON YOUR FIRST
HOME TOGETHER.
[APPLAUSE]
>> $200,000.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE HAPPINESS IN
THE WORLD.
[APPLAUSE]
THE SURPRISES AREN'T OVER.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL SIT DOWN
WITH THE NEXT BACHELOR, CLAYTON,
AND WHAT I HAVE IN STORE FOR HIM
JUST MIGHT SHOCK YOU AND HIM.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
DON'T GO AWAY!
♪
>> BABY, COME HERE.
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> WELCOME BACK TO "AFTER THE
FINAL ROSE."
WE ARE HERE WITH OUR LIVE
AUDIENCE, AND TONIGHT REALLY HAS
BEEN A ROLLER COASTER OF
EMOTIONS, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU,
THE DRAMA IS NOT OVER YET.
JOINING US NOW IS A MAN WHO
REALLY DOES NEED AN INTRODUCTION
BECAUSE HONESTLY NO ONE KNOWS
WHO HE IS.
PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEXT
BACHELOR, CLAYTON.
[APPLAUSE]
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> DOING GOOD, DOING GREAT.
[APPLAUSE]
>> CLAYTON, YOU LOOK GREAT.
>> NO BOOS OR ANYTHING.
>> ALL CHEERS.
I HAD TO TALK EVERYBODY INTO
THAT BUT WE DID IT, GUYS.
[LAUGHS]
SPEAK ALL RIGHT.
>> I'M JUST KIDDING.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M DOING WELL.
THIS WHOLE THING IS STILL SUCH A
SHOCK TO ME.
I STILL THINK SECURITY IS WHEN
TO COME AROUND I JUST CARRY ME
OFF.
>> THE FRAUD POLICE.
I FEEL THE SAME WAY BEING HERE.
>> I'M DOING REALLY WELL,
HONESTLY.
I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE AND
SO EXCITED FOR MICHELLE END.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
GETTING TO KNOW BOTH OF THEM, I
THINK NOTHING BUT THE WORLD OF
THE TWO OF THEM.
I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THEIR LIVES.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GET A SNEAK
PEEK OF YOUR LOVE STORY LATER
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, KIND OF
WANT TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN
THE ROOM.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MIXED
REACTIONS TO YOU BEING ANNOUNCED
>> YEAH.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
YEAH.
>> I THOUGHT THERE IS NOTHING
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HITTING YOUR
HATERS FACE ON, THAT IS WHAT I
DO.
>> YEAH?
>> FACING YOUR HATERS HAD ON.
DID THAT MAKE SENSE?
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
PICKING UP ON AND PUTTING DOWN.
>> YEAH.
>> HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO.
I PULLED A FEW OF THE MORE
INTERESTING COMMENTS ABOUT YOU.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TOO,
LIKE, TAKE A PAGE OUT OF
JIMMY KIMMEL'S BOOK AND READ
THEM.
[LAUGHTER]
ARE GOING TO READ THEM.
ARE YOU READY?
>> LET'S SEE HOW GOOD I AM AT
HANDLING THIS.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> [LAUGHS]
"THEY FOUND 30 WOMEN DESPERATE
ENOUGH TO DATE THIS GUY.
WHERE?"
#QuarantineGoggles.
>> THAT'S MEAN.
>> I HAVE A GREAT PERSONALITY.
I PROMISE YOU, THE QUARANTINE
GOGGLES.
>> LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
[LAUGHS]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
"ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE
BLUE, CLAYTON IS THE BACHELR,
AND I JUST PUKED IN MY MOUTH.
#ICanStillTasteA ."
>> DOESN'T EVEN RHYME.
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME AFTER
ME, MAKE IT RHYME.
>> DEFINITELY NOT THE POET OF
OUR GENERATION.
>> I'M FEELING GOOD.
>> LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> OKAY, HOLD ON.
I KIND OF WANTED THIS, TOO.
"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOR
NANI TO BE THE BACHELOR.
#SantosAux.
"LISTEN, THERE IS NOTHING SAYING
HE CANNOT BE AROUND THE WORLD.
>> IT'S DO A COUPLE MORE.
>> I'M IN IT RIGHT NOW.
>> I HOPE CLAYTON USES
PROTECTION IN THE FANCY SUITES
COME OTHERWISE NINE MONTHS LATER
THERE ACCORDING TO BE A LOT OF
BABY SHREKS RUNNING AROUND."
>> I JUST WATCHED "SHREK" LAST
NIGHT.
>> HE ENDS UP TURNING INTO
SOMETHING MORE FEELING.
>> I SEE IT IN YOUR FUTURE.
>> "I CARE MORE ABOUT PANINI THE
HORSE THAN CLAYTON."
>> HE WAS PRETTY CUTE.
>> PANINI GOT MORE FACE TIME
THEN I DID.
>> SO THAT IS A FAIR TWEET.
LET'S DO ONE MORE JUST BECAUSE
I'M FEELING NAUGHTY TONIGHT.
>> "HEY, @BacheloretteABC, YOU
HEARD US ABOUT THE MASKS, NOW
HEAR US ABOUT CLAYTON.
WE DON'T WANT HIM.
#ListenToThePeople.
">> THAT IS UNREASONABLE.
>> AT LEAST THIS ROOM DOES.
>> BRING IT IN.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> PHENOMENAL HUG, BY THE WAY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE TO SAY?
YEAH, CLAYTON, CLAYTON!
[CROWD CHANTING "CLAYTON"]
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS FUN TO BE IN ON THE
JOKE.
I KNOW YOU, SO I KNOW YOU ARE
SELF‐DEPRECATING AND I KNOW YOU
CANNOT LAUGH AT THIS AND I ALSO
KNOW AMERICA IS GOING TO FALL IN
LOVE WITH YOU ONCE THEY WATCH
YOU.
>> YOU KNOW, I MEAN, LISTEN, I
READ EVERYTHING ‐‐
>> DON'T DO THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
>> FOR THAT, HONESTLY, THAT WAS
PRETTY PG, FROM SOME OF THE
THINGS I'VE READ.
>> A LITTLE WALK IN THE PARK FOR
YOU.
>> IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY.
LISTEN, I REALLY HOPE THAT JUST
PEOPLE DO GIVE ME A SHOT.
>> THEY WILL.
>> BECAUSE MY JOURNEY IS
AUTHENTIC, AND I REALLY DID GIVE
MY VERY BEST, AND I THINK PEOPLE
WILL SEE THAT.
>> THEY WILL.
I PROMISE, THEY WILL.
I WILL BE WATCHING WITH POPCORN
AND WINE.
UNTIL THEN, BACHELOR NAYTE TEN,
HERE ISTHE SNEAK PEEK YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING FOR.
AND IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT
TO EXPECT, YOU DON'T WANT TO.
>> TWENTY‐SIX!
>> Announcer: "THE BACHELOR"
IS BACK JANUARY 3RD.
CLAYTON ECHARD IS ON AN EPIC,
WORLDWIDE JOURNEY...
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> Announcer: TO FIND THE LOVE
OF HIS LIFE.
>> A MIDWEST BOY FROM MISSOURI
THAT JUST WANTS TO FIND MY
PERSON.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MARRIED AND
HAVE KIDS.
AND I BELIEVE, MORE THAN
ANYTHING, THAT MY FUTURE WIFE IS
HERE.
>> BRING ON THE WOMEN!
>> CLAYTON IS, LIKE, THE WHOLE
PACKAGE.
HE'S BIG, HE'S STRONG, HE HAS
MUSCLES.
>> HE IS SO HANDSOME!
>> HE IS LOOKING FOR A WIFE.
HE IS LOOKING FOR LONG‐TERM.
HE'S HUSBAND MATERIAL.
FATHER MATERIAL.
>> CLAYTON IS EVERYTHING YOU
WANT IN A MAN.
>> GET OVER HERE, BIG BOY!
>> TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD
WITH THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN.
HOW MUCH LUCKIER CAN ONE MAN
GET?
>> HE'S JUST SO WHOLESOME AND
GENUINE.
>> I JUST, LIKE, WANT TO BE
HERE, LIKE, WITH YOU.
>> YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE
NUMBER ONE MAN IN MY LIFE.
>> THESE WOMEN ARE PHENOMENAL.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
>> THEY ALL ARE PERFECT IN THEIR
OWN WAYS.
I KNOW THE ONE'S IN HERE.
I KNOW SHE IS.
>> THIS IS THE MAN I'M GOING TO
SPEND MY LIFE WITH.
>> I AM FALLING IN LOVE!
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!
>> I DEFINITELY HAVE TO DO WHAT
I HAVE TO DO TO FIGHT FOR
CLAYTON.
>> CLAWS ARE COMING OUT, GLOVES
COMING OFF.
>> THAT'S MY MAN.
>> I NEED TO QUIT TRYING TO MAKE
LOVE SEEM RATIONAL BECAUSE IT'S
NOT.
>> YOU'RE FAKE.
YOU'RE TWO‐FACED.
I'M DONE.
>> SHUT UP.
LIKE, HUSH.
>> I COULD SEE MYSELF MARRYING A
LOT OF THE WOMEN HERE, SO
THERE'S GOING TO BE BROKEN
HEARTS AT THE END OF THIS.
>> DON'T POINT YOUR FINGER AT
ME.
>> SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.
THIS IS [BLEEP].
>> I HEARD YOU WAS TALKING
[BLEEP].
>> WELL, YOU'RE STILL A LIAR.
>> KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR
[BLEEP] MOUTH.
>> I CAME HERE FOR LOVE.
AND I FOUND IT.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT COULD
HAPPEN, BUT...
I'M IN LOVE WITH THREE WOMEN.
>> I COULDN'T BE MORE SURE THAT
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
>> I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
AND I HAVE BEEN.
[LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S NO LONGER ABOUT ME
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU.
>> WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS NOT
GOING TO BE EASY TO HEAR.
BUT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENED, I WANT TO BE FULLY
TRANSPARENT.
I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER, AND I AM
IN LOVE WITH EACH OF YOU.
AND I ALSO WAS INTIMATE WITH
BOTH OF YOU.
[CRYING]
>> I'M JUST SO IN LOVE WITH HIM.
AND HE'S IN LOVE WITH ALL THREE
OF US?
HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?
[CRYING]
>> WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME ON
TV?
I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING.
[CRYING]
>> I PROMISE YOU, THIS IS GOING
TO HAUNT YOU.
>> I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
I HAD NO IDEA THIS IS WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
[CRYING]
>> I'VE NEVER FELT PAIN LIKE
THIS BEFORE.
[CRYING]
>> EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A
REASON, AND WHAT'S MEANT TO BE
WILL BE.
IT'S A LONG SHOT, BUT THERE'S
STILL A CHANCE.
THERE'S HOPE HERE IN THIS RING.
♪
[APPLAUSE]
>> I HAVE NEVER FELT SHORTER,
AND THAT WAS CRAZY.
I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH IT ALL
UNFOLD JANUARY 3RD.
WHAT A NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
MICHELLE AND NAYTE, WE LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILIES FOR
BEING HERE.
PAULIE CLAUS, CRUSHED IT,
CRUSHED IT.
KAITLYN, GOOD JOB, GIRLFRIEND.
HANG IN THERE, BUDDY, YOU ARE
GOING TO BE OKAY.
TO OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE AND TO
YOU, BACHELOR NATION AND, FROM
ALL OF US HERE AT
"THE BACHELORETTE," I AM KAITLYN
BRISTOWE.
HAVE A WONDERFUL, SAFE HOLIDAY
SEASON.
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
[APPLAUSE]
♪