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Matt James on the Pressure He Felt as the First Black 'Bachelor' (Exclusive)

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04.01.2021 - 21:50

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Matt James would take the helm as the first Black Bachelor in June, and though he was new to the show, he still felt the pressure. «I felt a lot, I'm not going to lie,» he told ET's Lauren Zima on Monday. «But the more conversations I had with Chris [Harrison] — he helped me realize that I only speak for myself, and my experience was my own, and when someone has an opinion, whether they're white or Black, that's their opinion.

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