Clayton Echard’s girlfriend Susie Evans admitted she was “upset” because several people were digging into the old “Bachelor” during the season 19 premiere of “Bachelorette” on Monday.
“Clayton handled it better than I did in general. He was upset,” Evans, 28, said on Tuesday’s episode of the podcast “Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe.”
“He can laugh at himself, and I can laugh at Clayton … and I can laugh at myself. But also, my fear is, does this open the floodgates of all hatred and stuff?… But Clayton , without a doubt, it went with the current.… He could laugh ”.
During the first episode of the new season, which stars two female protagonists, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, many of the men roasted 29-year-old Echard to tell both 31-year-old Windey and 26-year-old Recchia , who loved them and slept. with both women during the fantasy suites of season 26 of “The Bachelor” last year.
One contestant bluntly told Echard a “piece of bitch,” a few referred to the double spill during his entrances to the “Bachelor” mansion, and a man even hired a children’s choir to sing “Clayton Sucks.” .
“Do I think this is what should have been shown? I mean, no. I think it was cyberbullying or an attack or it will lead to cyberbullying, “Echard said on the podcast.” And that’s why I’m not a big fan of how this was shown, but it was and … it’s just nature. of the beast “.
Evans initially rejected Erchard’s final rose before he decided to give their relationship another chance. ABC
Echard added that he is willing to “just ignore it” and “let it go” because, even though he had a “mouth” for a season, he is now happy with Evans for “all over this environment”.
As for the child’s heart?
“I’m going to chase these parents,” the former footballer joked.
Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia were called “Bachelorettes” after Echard abandoned them to chase Evans following the fantasy suites. ABC
When the episode aired, Echard received support from many other former Bachelor Nation figures such as Katie Thurston and “Grocery Store” Joe Amabile.
Echard also addressed social media during the premiere, tweeting, “It’s not personal, it’s business.”
Season 19 of “The Bachelorette” airs Mondays at 8pm ET on ABC.