Ashley and Jared Reveal Why Criticism of Their 'BiP' Appearance Made Them Feel Like 'Failures' (Exclusive)
etonline.comAshley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon's appearance left them feeling like failures. ET spoke with the Bachelor Nation favorites following their appearance on season 8 of the reality show, and they revealed why criticism of their guest-starring roles was hard to swallow.«It makes us feel like failures because the show took a chance with us, and we didn't ask for them to, but the fact that they wanted to means the world to us,» Jared told ET. "… Honestly, I thought we'd go down there and… it would be quick little scenes and they would show us on the date and it would be fast and quick and, 'Oh, so cute,' and then move on.«That's not what happened, though, as the series opted to showcase Jared and Ashley's romantic date, rather than keep the focus on this year's singles, a decision that has been the basis of much of the criticism online.»We're quite honored that they thought our footage was good enough to show in its entirety.
But also what makes us sad is if you guys don't like the farting jokes and stuff like that, I totally get that. It's not really jokes, it's real life.
Like, real life as of, like, 15 minutes ago," Ashley joked. «But we are kind of sad that we heard a lot of people are fast forwarding through our date scene, which actually was very meaningful to us.
I think it would be relatable to a lot of people in serious committed relationships.»While the pair is secure in their relationship — they tied the knot in 2019 and welcomed their son, Dawson, in January -- neither Jared nor Ashley denied that the critiques do sting.«We kind of explain it like this.
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