WEBVTT - Bachelor Countdown Day 8: Grant Ellis

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>with iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>He Everybody's almost Famous podcast. We are here today celebrating,

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<v Speaker 2>as we have been celebrating, the upcoming premiere January twenty seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>of Grant season of the Bachelor, and we have Grant

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<v Speaker 2>with us today.

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<v Speaker 3>Grant, Hello, what's going on?

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<v Speaker 4>Man? How you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so good.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, We're gonna dive into it because we are on

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<v Speaker 2>a time crunch and You've got a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to today, so I'm just gonna jump right in.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that okay?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's cool with me.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So we're gonna start with this. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>happy how the season went? Obviously we sit here now

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready for the premiere. There's a lot to still happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But as you sit here, are you happy of how

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<v Speaker 2>this whole process went on?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really happy. I'm extremely happy with how everything went.

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<v Speaker 5>The whole season was like a big therapy session for me, honestly,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, with my family and the ladies and everything

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<v Speaker 5>that happened. It was it was great and I'm extremely happy.

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<v Speaker 2>A big therapy session. Now, let me push back on

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<v Speaker 2>that a little bit. I've been through this process. I

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<v Speaker 2>get what you're saying. I actually I do one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent understand what you're saying. I'm not coming against you here,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think listeners may hear that and they say, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a dating show, and the lead of this show,

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<v Speaker 2>Who's Ready for Marriage, took you know, the therapy part

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<v Speaker 2>of this as the biggest highlight. I'm sure there's some

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<v Speaker 2>other things that stood out to you outside of just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, working through some stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, of course.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, with me not giving away too much, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>there was some you know, my family was involved, and

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<v Speaker 5>the women were involved, and there were so many.

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<v Speaker 4>Intricate relationships throughout the course of.

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<v Speaker 5>The season that I learned a lot about myself and

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<v Speaker 5>I'm sure that the ladies did too. And in relationships

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<v Speaker 5>and love, I think that you learn about yourself. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>when I say a therapy session, it was me rekindling

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<v Speaker 5>with my dad. It was me learning what really makes

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<v Speaker 5>me me and what really makes.

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<v Speaker 4>These women themselves.

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<v Speaker 5>And then time that all together and involving romance is

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<v Speaker 5>something that is a really cool experience.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a time in our life I think some

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<v Speaker 2>of the most growth can be done. How is that

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<v Speaker 2>different than your time on the Bachelorette. You know, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>that was a I look back on that time too,

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<v Speaker 2>and that you know, had a lot of healing, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of introspection. The leads different, So how did the

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<v Speaker 2>two compare.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's totally different because when you're on the side

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<v Speaker 5>where you're one of the contestants, you're not telling your story.

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<v Speaker 5>You are, honestly you're living through the lens of somebody

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<v Speaker 5>else and you're trying to have a relationship kind of

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<v Speaker 5>on their terms. When you're the lead, everything is happening

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<v Speaker 5>on your terms. But also as a lead, you have

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<v Speaker 5>to be very conscious that these stories are also the

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<v Speaker 5>lady stories, so you have to balance both and there's

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<v Speaker 5>a lot more responsibility on your part. So there's a

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<v Speaker 5>big difference, but also there's some similarities because, like I said,

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<v Speaker 5>it's involving love and that's the that's the common that's

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<v Speaker 5>the common ground.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's kind of a whirlwind, right, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>I think the best leads listen. Well, so how did

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<v Speaker 2>you prepare for this leading up to obviously that first

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<v Speaker 2>night which we're going to watch, As I said January

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seventh, how did you prepare for that evening?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, just honestly.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, luckily, my sister and my mom loved to talk,

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<v Speaker 5>and I've been growing up being a listener, so that's

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<v Speaker 5>something that has been.

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<v Speaker 4>Something I didn't have to prepare for.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, I really care about people, and I

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<v Speaker 5>was you know, I was single for a long time,

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<v Speaker 5>so I know what it takes. And prior to me

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<v Speaker 5>being single, I was in a seven year relationship, so

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<v Speaker 5>I know what it takes for to make a relationship last.

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<v Speaker 4>And a big part of that is listening and understanding.

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<v Speaker 5>So it is a little different and special because there's

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<v Speaker 5>multiple people, but each person has their own story and

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<v Speaker 5>listening to that and finding, like I said, a common

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<v Speaker 5>ground that relates to you is the main thing that

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<v Speaker 5>has to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, during you know, my time, I found it unexpected.

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<v Speaker 2>But one of the biggest gifts was what you just said.

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<v Speaker 2>Hearing so many different people's stories, it opens up you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of have this worldview education and in just

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<v Speaker 2>a few months because you have all these different stories

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<v Speaker 2>that are true coming at you. So how did you

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<v Speaker 2>handle that? How did you compartmentalize and process as relationships grew?

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<v Speaker 2>And then also obviously the breakups are a big part

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<v Speaker 2>of this. And so how did you hear these stories

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<v Speaker 2>that are from the depths of people's souls and then

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<v Speaker 2>know that maybe that same week you're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>say goodbye to them.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that was the hardest part, saying goodbye after hearing

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<v Speaker 5>what people have been through and their stories and how

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<v Speaker 5>it kind of affected them. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 5>everybody has a story, and when you're dating for marriage,

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<v Speaker 5>you have to find what fits you best. So in

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<v Speaker 5>the back of my mind, I knew that it wasn't personal.

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<v Speaker 5>It wasn't something that you know, just because this person

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<v Speaker 5>didn't make it that they weren't good enough. It's just

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<v Speaker 5>I'm one person and I'm looking for a relationship with

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<v Speaker 5>one person. So at the end of that, I think that,

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<v Speaker 5>like I said, even the ladies that I got sent home,

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<v Speaker 5>they learned about themselves and you know, just just by

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<v Speaker 5>talking about you know, being just by being in this experience.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, just I handled it and navigated through it,

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<v Speaker 5>just knowing that this is what it takes for me

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<v Speaker 5>to find my person.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of you finding your person, the rumors have been

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<v Speaker 2>swirling and even the host of the show, Jesse Palmer,

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<v Speaker 2>has teased this a little bit. You know again, I

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<v Speaker 2>know you're not going to tell me how this ends

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<v Speaker 2>and who you ended up with or if you ended

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<v Speaker 2>up with anybody, or whatever however this played out. But

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<v Speaker 2>the word used to describe the end of your season

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<v Speaker 2>was that you were indecisive. That isn't exactly the word

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<v Speaker 2>I would want to be put on me as the

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<v Speaker 2>season starts. So can you elaborate on that? Explain that

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<v Speaker 2>and what does he mean by that?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's a big word.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm very decisive in what I do, and when it

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<v Speaker 5>comes to the matters of the heart, emotion is involved.

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<v Speaker 4>So not that I was indecisive.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that the woman and the ladies that were

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<v Speaker 5>presented during the season were so wonderful and they brought

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<v Speaker 5>so many things to the table that as time went on,

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<v Speaker 5>it became increasingly.

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<v Speaker 4>Difficult to send some of these women home.

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<v Speaker 5>So in the end, right, I made the decision that

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<v Speaker 5>was best for me, and there was no indecisiveness. It's

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<v Speaker 5>just that when you're dealing with the lack of time,

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<v Speaker 5>plus multiple people that you're dating, plus the stakes of

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<v Speaker 5>the show, you need to take a beat and take

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<v Speaker 5>a little more time to make a decision.

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<v Speaker 2>You know I'm going to ask this question because it's

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<v Speaker 2>the sword I fell on, and I really don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how yours ends. You know, obviously I was known for

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<v Speaker 2>saying I love you to multiple people.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a big issue at the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Could you claim or say to me, did you fall

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<v Speaker 2>in love with multiple people in this process?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>I think that, especially when you're dating multiple people, it

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<v Speaker 5>is very possible to develop feelings and to fall in

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<v Speaker 5>love with multiple people. Now, when you say it, you

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<v Speaker 5>have to mean it, and I know that that's something

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<v Speaker 5>that most people aren't really gonna understand. Right, It's not

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<v Speaker 5>every day that you fall in love with or that

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<v Speaker 5>you date multiple people. So and there's different levels to love,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, there's different there's different levels to love. You

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<v Speaker 5>can love somebody and know that they're not for you.

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<v Speaker 5>But when you spend you know, intricate moments and you

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<v Speaker 5>have memories and you go on these extravagant dates, you

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<v Speaker 5>do fall And that's something that the audience maybe they

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<v Speaker 5>will maybe they won't understand. But at the end of

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<v Speaker 5>the day, choosing who's for you requires several different factors.

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<v Speaker 5>It's they have to fit your lifestyle, they have to

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<v Speaker 5>fit what you're looking for and you could still love

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<v Speaker 5>somebody and not be with them.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so the answer that I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you would say, yes, you fell in love with multiple people,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have to choose kind of who is best

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<v Speaker 2>for you in the end, and that's a whole different

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<v Speaker 2>type of consideration. Now, going off of that a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>there also are rumors out there that your season maybe

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<v Speaker 2>does an end unlike any season we've ever seen before,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe the process to the ending is unlike anything

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen before.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you say if that's true or not.

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<v Speaker 4>Listen to answer to that.

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<v Speaker 5>I think every season is unique, but there's definitely unique

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<v Speaker 5>factors in my season.

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>If I haven't seen I haven't seen all the seasons,

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<v Speaker 5>but I do know that it's very unique and that

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<v Speaker 5>it's exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>It's exciting, oh my, exciting for the viewer, exciting for you,

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<v Speaker 2>exciting for all of us.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I don't know how the viewers are going to

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<v Speaker 5>take it, honestly, that some people might watch it and

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<v Speaker 5>fall asleep.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>What I know is exciting for me, and I know

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<v Speaker 5>that my personally, my personality comes out the ladies' personalities

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<v Speaker 5>comes out. You know, there's Lamas and there's Rise, and

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<v Speaker 5>there's there's everything going on. It's it's it's it's a

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<v Speaker 5>melting pot.

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<v Speaker 2>In a kind of our closing minutes here. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you have been promoted, and I don't think it's arguable

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<v Speaker 2>as an extremely handsome bachelor who is ready for love,

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<v Speaker 2>but your journey to become the Bachelor is unique. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't get to know a lot about you on

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<v Speaker 2>The Bachelor apt and then they announced you as the Bachelor,

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<v Speaker 2>and rumors start to spread that you were no longer

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<v Speaker 2>the Bachelor. This went all across news networks. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if you're filming at the time, so if you

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<v Speaker 2>even saw this, but how did you how did that

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<v Speaker 2>affect you hearing because I'm sure you did of these

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<v Speaker 2>rumors that you are no longer going to be leading

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<v Speaker 2>the show.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Honestly, when I was filming, I didn't even know that.

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<v Speaker 4>I found out when I came back.

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<v Speaker 5>So when when I got back and saw those rumors,

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<v Speaker 5>I was like, well, I mean, don't I don't know

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<v Speaker 5>what that was about. But when I was filming, I

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<v Speaker 5>was like really locked into the journey and I didn't

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<v Speaker 5>find out until I got back.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, with every rumor there's always a little

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<v Speaker 2>sense of truth. So where would did these have even

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<v Speaker 2>come from? Do you have any idea?

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<v Speaker 4>I definitely do.

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<v Speaker 5>I think I was on Instagram one day and I

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<v Speaker 5>took a picture and I had a ring on my

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<v Speaker 5>finger that I got at H and M.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think that, you know, people picked that up.

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<v Speaker 5>As me being already engaged, and they took that and

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<v Speaker 5>ran with it, and clearly it was false. And you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I think that, you know, everything comes to light eventually,

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<v Speaker 5>so that's just what that was.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't even know guys wore rings once we got engaged.

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<v Speaker 2>That must be something new.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just like, I don't know what's going on. I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know what's going on. Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, as I mentioned, we didn't get to see a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of you on the Bachelor ad. We've got to

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<v Speaker 2>see the promos. Obviously, your journey's going to start here

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<v Speaker 2>around the corner. I think it's only fair to you

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<v Speaker 2>and to the listeners of the show for you to

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<v Speaker 2>a few minutes to kind of help them get acquainted

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<v Speaker 2>with you. I've seen, you know, the first episode. We

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<v Speaker 2>do get to see a little bit more about of you.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think one of the concerns going into the

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<v Speaker 2>season is people just don't know who you are yet.

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<v Speaker 2>They haven't invested, you know, emotionally into yet.

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<v Speaker 3>So can you help them do that?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, of course.

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<v Speaker 5>So I'm somebody who has been through life circumstances as

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<v Speaker 5>everybody has, that has shaped me into the man I

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<v Speaker 5>am today. There's been some struggle, there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of happiness, there's been a lot of pain.

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<v Speaker 4>But the one thing that.

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<v Speaker 5>I could say is that I'm ready for my happiness

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm ready for.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm ready to heal. And I think that I've.

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<v Speaker 5>Done the work and all I'm missing is somebody that

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<v Speaker 5>I could help grow and that could help me grow.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think that in life that's something that's really important.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, I definitely I'm the season. I'm vulnerable, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>open about my life. Experience is about what I'm looking for.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think that the cast of women that came

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<v Speaker 5>were on the same time that I was on and

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<v Speaker 5>it just made for a really great story. And I'm

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<v Speaker 5>excited and I hope that everybody's excited to watch also.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm very excited for it.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to help out the show here with my

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<v Speaker 2>final two questions in any way I can, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to get you answering these questions before the show airs,

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<v Speaker 2>because things change once the show airs, and it's not editing.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just how you react to it.

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<v Speaker 2>The first is, was there ever a moment that you

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to walk off this show that you were so upset, angry,

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<v Speaker 2>confused that you're just like, I want to get out

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<v Speaker 2>of here.

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<v Speaker 3>I had it. I wanted to when I was a bachelor.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously it's a little hard to do and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really know how I would do it, but I had

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<v Speaker 2>those moments.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you ever have one?

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<v Speaker 5>There was definitely a moment where I was frustrated with

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<v Speaker 5>certain a situation that happened. I didn't want to walk off.

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to find out what was going on. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>there was definitely. You're not in control of everything that happens.

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<v Speaker 5>You're not in control of what is said when you're

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<v Speaker 5>not around, you're not in control of you don't hear everything,

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<v Speaker 5>and you're not in control of all the situations. But

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<v Speaker 5>that's in life, you know. So I think that I

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<v Speaker 5>was frustrated at one point, but I didn't want to leave.

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to find out what was causing the commotion.

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<v Speaker 3>You're a stronger man than me. You didn't want to leave.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to dig in.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to do good.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wanted to get out of there. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the big question that so many viewers have

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<v Speaker 2>an interest in if we ever do a Q and A.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the number one question that you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>get now for the next X amount of years of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. As you sit here today, the show hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>ator on television yet, but you've been through it. What's

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest misconception that viewers may have about how the

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<v Speaker 2>show is produced? You know, how the you know, secret

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<v Speaker 2>sauce is made. You've been the lead, You've seen it

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<v Speaker 2>all outside of maybe all the production rooms. But for

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<v Speaker 2>the viewer, what's the biggest misconception.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that the misconception that a lot of people

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<v Speaker 5>have is that the lead doesn't have as much control

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<v Speaker 5>over the choices that they make during the season.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that they do have control.

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<v Speaker 5>Now, what's done on the back end they don't have

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<v Speaker 5>control over. But how you carry yourself, the decisions you make,

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<v Speaker 5>the choices you make are are on you. Now, there's

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<v Speaker 5>a time element that makes it a little more difficult.

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<v Speaker 5>But throughout the course of the of the journey, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the decisions you make, they they mean a lot. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>that's what I would say that the people people think

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<v Speaker 5>that there's a lot of.

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<v Speaker 4>How am I gonna word that?

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<v Speaker 5>The producers have a big role on the choices you make,

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<v Speaker 5>but ultimately you make your decisions.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, good owning decisions. I love that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's that's the best leads, right, you just

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<v Speaker 2>own it good or bad, which means brings me to

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<v Speaker 2>my final question. We sit here today, we're obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in this moment of excitement, you're doing this whole media circuit.

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<v Speaker 2>The show's about to air, Grant, are you excited for

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<v Speaker 2>this to air? Are you nervous for it to air?

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<v Speaker 2>Or is there something that happens this season that you're like, goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to change the way people see me.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you feeling as we get you know, come

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<v Speaker 2>to this this moment where for the next few months

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<v Speaker 2>of your life you are going to be the Bachelor

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<v Speaker 2>on television.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think that I'm excited, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 5>that I'm happy with the way I carried myself I

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<v Speaker 5>know that the situations on the show, they're difficult to navigate,

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<v Speaker 5>but I think I did a decent job and I

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<v Speaker 5>think that I was honest to myself and however anybody

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<v Speaker 5>views me, I know that I did my best. So

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<v Speaker 5>that's really all I could That's all I could say,

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<v Speaker 5>That's all I could ask for, and now it's up

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<v Speaker 5>for the people to decide.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I truly hope Grant, this is a season you

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<v Speaker 2>walk away from with all the growth that you've done

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<v Speaker 2>and all the growth that we're going to see with

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<v Speaker 2>a beautiful love story, which is going to be my

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<v Speaker 2>last question for you, which is everybody's last question probably

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<v Speaker 2>for you. Are you happy, Grant?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I'm extremely happy.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, I'm extremely happy with the way things went,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think that it's something that you know, the

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<v Speaker 5>audience is going to see and I can't wait for

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<v Speaker 5>the premiere.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go. Well, the premiere is going to be January

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<v Speaker 3>twenty seventh on ABC. This has been.

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<v Speaker 2>Your most recent Bachelor, the one that is going to

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<v Speaker 2>take over our screens and have a lot of really

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<v Speaker 2>unbuttoned dressher videos and pictures. Goodness, they love showing that tattoo.

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<v Speaker 3>Grant.

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<v Speaker 2>We wish you the best here at the Almost Famous Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't wait to talk to you again. Good luck with

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<v Speaker 2>the season, and we hope you find love.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, man, I appreciate that.

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