'The Bachelor': How Kaity Played a Role in Gabi's Decision Not to Self-Eliminate

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. During the season 27 finale of the show, Gabi had a «gut feeling» that Zach Shallcross wouldn't pick her in the end but decided to stay until the last day regardless and suffer through an awkward final rose ceremony.Her decision to stick it out, Gabi revealed on the Click Bait with Bachelor Nation podcast, had everything to do with the woman who did ultimately get Zach's final rose, Kaity Biggar.For Gabi, the drama started during Fantasy Suite week when Zach broke his self-imposed, no-sex rule with her, and then confessed as much to Kaity.

At the rose ceremony that followed, in which Ariel Frenkel was sent home, Gabi became sure that she wouldn't be Zach's final pick.«In that rose ceremony when he was only speaking to Kaity and he wasn't making eye contact with me, it was a really isolating feeling,» she said on the podcast, which is presented by Wondery. «In that moment I knew it was not me because anyone who loved me and wanted it to be me wouldn't speak of something that was a special moment in that way.»«I understand he was speaking about his parameters and the mistake he made by setting that parameter, however, there was a level of, like, 'These words are really mean.

Why are you saying these words? They're so mean,'» Gabi added. «I knew it was not me.»Even so, Gabi continued on the journey and even met Zach's family.«When I met his family I felt so much love, but I think I was craving my family so badly,» she explained. «I just wanted to be home with the people that I love.