Matt James' time as theBacheloris wrapping up after a whirlwind season.
In a new promo for Monday’sWomen Tell Allspecial, the eliminated contestants come face-to-face with Matt, 29.
“I care about you still so much,” says Serena Pitt, who bowed out of the competition after hometown datesduring the most recent episode.
“I really thought I was going to meet your family,” addsKatie Thurston. “Is it me?”
Later in the clip, Matt’s three remaining contestants — Michelle Young,Rachael KirkconnellandBri Springs— all profess their love for the lead, leaving him wondering, “Is love enough?”
“I’m ready to make that commitment,” Matt says. “What’s the right thing to do?”
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Matt’s season ofThe Bachelorhas recently been embroiled in controversy after frontrunner Rachael was called out for old social media posts which saw her dressed in Native American attire in costume and attending an antebellum plantation-themed college party in 2018. She has sinceapologized.
Longtime hostChris Harrison, 49, addressed the situation during an interview withRachel Lindsay, the first Black Bachelorette, onExtra. During their14-minute, unedited conversation,he said people should have “a little grace, a little understanding, a little compassion” in the wake of the resurfaced photos and questioned the “lens” of 2021 compared to 2018.
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In a statement earlier this weekaddressing the controversy, Matt, the franchise’s first Black Bachelor, said that the situation has been “devastating and heartbreaking, to put it bluntly.”
Continuing, he said the moment had pushed him “to reevaluate and process what my experience onThe Bachelorrepresents, not just for me, but for all of the contestants of color, especially the Black contestants of this season and seasons past, and for you, the viewers at home.”
The Bachelor: Women Tell Allairs Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
