‘Bachelor’ Stars Clayton Echard and Susie Evans Reveal Why He Picked Out an Engagement Ring, Future Plans
usmagazine.comHolding out hope? Clayton Echard did not propose to Susie Evans during the Bachelor season 26 finale, but he had a ring in his pocket just in case.“I had the ring with me,” the former football player, 28 exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 16. “It was very conditional with, ‘How is this conversation gonna go?’ To be honest with you, I knew she would show up ‘cause I knew it wasn’t her character not to show up.
But I was very, very certain she was going to say no to me. I kind of anticipated that.”Although Clayton doubted that Susie, 28, would take him back during the final rose ceremony, he wanted to show her the Neil Lane engagement ring he picked out for her to symbolize his intentions.“I wanted her to know that, ‘Hey, I’m for real about this.
I really, really do love you and I would get down on a knee,’ but I was reading the room,” he explained. “I was waiting to see how she came in, and I could tell by her mood and through her words that I’m like, obviously, this will not lead to a proposal.
This is going to lead to the end of the line. I had come to terms with that. It hurt me, but I was like, ‘Whatever she tells you, respect it and be thankful that she showed up.’”Susie broke up with Clayton before he could pop the question during part two of the finale, which aired on Tuesday, March 15.
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