‘Bachelor’ Matt James Says He Felt Pressure To Choose A Black Contestant After Criticism Of Rachel Lindsay
etcanada.comMatt James felt the weight of his role as the first Black man to star on “The Bachelor”. On Thursday, James appeared on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” where the host asked him about feeling pressure about who’d he choose on the final episode. “I’ve talked to Rachel Lindsay a lot about her time on the show and her experience,” Cohen said, referencing the first Black Bachelorette, who ultimately chose Bryan Abasolo to be her fiancé and now husband. “I wonder if you can talk to me a little bit about the pressure on you to choose a Black girl at the end of the season?” “That was definitely a lot of pressure I put on myself initially,” James admitted. “When I got there, being the first Black Bachelor, people are going to be looking to
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