Every Time ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Bachelorette’ Contestants Called Out Producers

Bachelor Nation members have a love-hate relationship with producers, with Kelley Flanagan, Melissa Rycroft, Colton Underwood and more who have feuded with producers over the years.

Colton, the season 23 Bachelor, wrote in his 2020 book, The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV, that he felt betrayed by producers when they called his frontrunner Cassie Randolph’s dad and invited him to Thailand during the final weeks of filming.

“It made me feel like production was working against me and trying to help Cassie break up with me,” he wrote.

During Peter Weber’s season of the show, fans learned that he briefly met Kelley before filming began. While they had a spark, the pilot sent her packing before hometown dates on season 24, which aired in 2020. Kelley later alleged that production prevented her from forming a relationship with Peter.

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