Ashley and Jared Defend Michael A. and Danielle Amid ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Backlash: He Didn’t ‘Feel It’ With Sierra

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Consider Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon official shippers of Michael Allio and Danielle Maltby.

While some Bachelor in Paradise fans are questioning the single dad’s new connection after he broke things off with Sierra Jackson, the couple are on board.“I’m for Danielle and Michael.

I think at the end of the day, Sierra is a fantastic person and I love her so much. From what we gathered when we were down on the beach, it was more so that Michael, maybe, didn’t feel it with Sierra,” Jared told Us Weekly exclusively on Tuesday, October 18. “It was more about his connection with Sierra than it was, ‘He’s not ready for a relationship.’”Ashley agreed. “And initially, like, before we got to talk to Michael about that, I was like, ‘Oh, I guess he’s leaving too because he’s probably realizing that this is not for him.’ But then the next day, we talked to him, and he was like, ‘No, it’s not that.

It’s just that I knew that that wasn’t going to be a long-term thing,’” she said.The Bachelor season 21 alum arrived during the Monday, October 17, episode, and many fans questioned the timing since she walked onto the beach just as Michael prepared to say his goodbyes ahead of the rose ceremony.“Danielle coming down — it’s like, ‘Guys, this is a TV show!’ There are people making decisions,” Ashley continued. “And they will protect the people that we wanna see there and [who] we wanna see their story line continue to evolve.