'The Bachelorette': Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo and More Alums Weigh in on Season With 2 Leads (Exclusive)

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. ET spoke to Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo, Mike Johnson, Joe Amabile, Tia Booth, and Natasha Parker — each of whom are co-hosts for an official podcast on Bachelor Nation — and they had varying opinions about the decision to cast two leads on the next season of the show.Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman recently told ET that she found the dual casting of Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey to be «a little sexist,» while fellow franchise lead JoJo Fletcher said that she thinks it'll be «incredible» for the women to have a friend with them for their journey.Kufrin, who co-hosts with Michelle Young, said she «can definitely understand both points of view» and considers herself to be «in the middle» of the debate.«It would be so nice going through this season with a girlfriend who completely understands what you're going through in that moment,» she told ET. «It's something that no lead has been able to experience before, so I think it's going to give us a new, fresh perspective and definitely make for a very intriguing season overall.»Though she's looking forward to watching it play out, Kufrin said that she hopes the show «doesn't pit these women against one another.»«There's already enough drama on the show itself, with the contestants, that I would hate to see any drama between the women,» she said. «It's going to be tough because when there's two, there's always going to be this underlying level of competition, between the men vying for these women and vice versa.

Maybe they are vying for the same guy, I don't know.»«I also don't want viewers to pick favorites and be like, 'This one's the best and this one sucks.' I don't want that dynamic,» Kufrin added. «I truly just want everyone to embrace two different love stories and.