‘The Bachelor’ Finale: Michelle Young, Nick Viall and Clare Crawley Question How Clayton Echard Handled ‘Rose Ceremony From Hell’
usmagazine.comCalling in the experts! As Clayton Echard’s dramatic conclusion began on the Monday, March 14, episode of The Bachelor, several members of Bachelor Nation appeared live to weigh in on how he handled the end of his journey.Monday’s episode kicked off with Clayton, 28, telling finalists Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey that Susie Evans left after informing the former football player that his sexual past with the other contestants was a deal-breaker.
After very emotional conversations with both women, Clayton convinced both Rachel and Gabby to stay — but not everyone was impressed with how he made that happen.“If I’m being honest, [he’s handling this] not well.
Not well at all,” Clare Crawley told Jesse Palmer. “It’s tough to watch. It’s tough to be on our side of it.
We all know what that feels like. But watching it is excruciating.”Nick Viall added that Clayton “left out the most important thing” when opening up to Rachel and Gabby — he already told Susie he loved her “the most.”“I feel like that would be something that these women would want to hear, especially Gabby when he was trying to convince her not to trust her gut,” the former Bachelor said. “Listen, I think Clayton might have the best intentions, but I think he never took the time to consider the position of power that he’s in as the Bachelor and he never took the time to empathize with these women and what it would be like to be in their shoes and unfortunately I think you’re seeing a guy who is focused on finding love for himself and not finding love with someone else.
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