- Hey guys.
I'm Peter.
Here with Buzzfeed to answer all of your burning questions.
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Why did you originally join the cast of the Bachelorette?
So I'd actually, I'm 28 now,
and the first time I ever tried to get on the show
was I was 22 or 23,
I was living in Orange County
and my mom thought I should go out for an audition
they were having casting calls in Costa Mesa.
And I went out, did a quick 10 minute interview,
never heard anything.
Just forgot about it.
And then fast forward now
to Becca's season I remember.
I put in another questionnaire thing online.
Didn't hear anything from that
but fast forward a year from there
I ended up getting a call from a producer
for Hannah's season.
And it was funny,
in the same weekend the producer
actually DM'ed me on Instragram.
And I thought they were related, they weren't.
And so it kinda just was something that was
meant to be I guess.
What was going through your head
when the champagne incident happened with Kelsey?
WTF, I legit had no idea what was going on.
I remember I was sitting there with Hannah Anne,
and you know Kelsey comes up to us
and she starts, you know, obviously she's visibly upset
and I'm just like, freaking out like what's going on.
And we find out that Hannah Anne
inadvertently took her bottle.
You know it ended up just being a mistake.
It wasn't on purpose.
And I guess cool little thing is
they didn't show this but I remember then
trying to make Kelsey feel better
when we went eventually to go have our conversation
and then champagne exploded in her face.
I took the rest of the champagne
and I poured it all over my face.
And then like I remember
just like trying to make the moment a little bit better.
But it was kind of a weird thing
but thank God champagne gate's in the past.
Watching back your season,
do you notice anyone's personality's different
from what was shown to you in person?
I think that the Alayah stuff comes to mind right away.
You know, you see
you know I obviously felt very strongly for her
and it was tough for me to let her go in the first time.
I didn't necessarily wanna let her go
and obviously I saw,
I was influenced a lot for sure
from some of the women early on
about their opinions of her
and I struggled with that.
Like how much do I listen to them
and how much do I trust my own heart.
You know follow my heart there.
I don't wanna say Alayah was a different person
than what I thought she was.
'Cause I know that she was involved
with some drama and involved with
there was some conversations I saw of her
I was kinda like she really,
you gotta go and say that
and you gotta kind of spread that
when I'm literally sticking my neck out on the line for you
like no other right now and taking all of this heat.
Do you regret sending Alayah home
or how that entire situation played out?
Would you have done anything differently?
Yeah, I do.
I definitely regret sending her home.
Again it's tough.
And I, you know,
you could go back in time do things differently
but you could also say that about anything in life
so it's not just being the Bachelor
and what would you regret.
It was tough, weird, complicated situation for me
and I had so many people that were so against her
in the house and it was just such a toxic environment.
It's like you have to make this decision in the moment
even though I didn't necessary wanna make it
but for the greater good.
And that's honestly why I did what I did.
You know do I regret that?
Yeah, I do.
I'll be honest.
How did you feel with the drama
that took place that caused you to cancel cocktail parties?
The only bit of drama,
'cause the one in Costa Rica I did that on.
I knew what I wanted to do
and there was no reason in delaying the inevitable.
And being on this side of it
there is a part of just like sympathy,
you don't wanna have to put someone through
a cocktail party and have a conversation with someone
that you already know you're sending home.
I just, it's tough.
It's a weird position to be in.
But there was the one, the pool party,
yeah that I canceled.
And that just, I was taking so much from everyone.
And it was tough and I was kind of just overwhelmed.
And I didn't like was I hearing about people.
Saying what they were saying about Alayah
and I just kind of needed to kinda just go
take a deep breath and decompress.
And obviously it caused drama but
it is what it is.
Watching your season back so far
is there anything you regret
or wish you did differently.
Of course I wish I did things differently.
You know I think anyone going through this
kind of experience would have that.
But you know I just know
and I can feel confident,
in the moment I was making every decision
based on my heart and what I thought was the right decision.
And it's so easy for people to judge and make
all these comments on what I should and shouldn't have done
but I know nothing going around.
Like I know nothing about what's going on
except for my interactions with everyone
in that moment.
I give myself a lot of self grace for that.
And I don't beat myself up at all.
I know I could have put my foot down a lot more
in a lot of certain situations.
But I am also the person that I just I love to give people
the benefit of the doubt.
I wanna see the good in people.
And it's a quality of proud of myself for having
but in this specific situation,
definitely kind of bit me.
And it is what it is.
What's it like watching this show like
verse actually experiencing it.
It's tough.
I'll be completely honest.
There's a lot of things that I don't know about.
Or I don't see when we're filming.
All I know is the interactions I have with the women
on those one on one times or in a group date.
And you know watching back now
a couple of these episodes and just seeing
behind the scene, not behind the scenes,
but just you know the interactions with everyone
in the house when I'm not there.
It's been tough to see a lot of those
conversations and them kind of fighting with each other.
I didn't like that.
I'm excited still though for what's to come
for everyone watching.
And a lot of that kind of cattiness drama,
I think subsides a little bit.
And it gets really good.
- [Producer] Is it interesting watching you kiss people?
- I like to kiss a lot of people.
Jesus.
I mean I can't hide it.
I mean like everyone's seen it.
All of America has seen it.
I'm a very passionate person.
That will never change.
And you know if I'm feeling it
I show my affection.
And you know, that's I guess physical touch.
Definitely a love language of mine, for sure.
Which do you prefer?
Being a contestant on the Bachelorette
or being the Bachelor.
That's the easiest question ever.
Being that batchelor for sure.
No, I definitely loved being the Bachelor for sure
a lot more than the Bachelorette.
The Bachelorette was awesome,
but I've never really had that huge kind of personality.
So you know, group dates it was always
a little weird for me.
You know I didn't want to have to try to hard to stick out.
So I was kind of battle with that.
But being the Bachelor,
you know, you're very lucky to have a lot of
amazing women there trying to pursue a relationship
with you as well.
And I don't know.
I just felt that role was a lot better for me
than the other one.
What was your first impression of Hannah B?
You know what?
So I remember the first time I ever saw Hannah B,
was I was sitting on my bed.
And watching her season on the Bachelor with Colton.
And it was their date.
Their first one on one date.
I remember it was her birthday.
And it's so funny,
fast forward a year,
I had a really crazy date with her on her birthday.
But that's besides the point.
And I remember watching her
and she got super awkward you know, with her toast,
and what not.
And uncomfortable.
But I remember relating to her so much
'cause I'm like I have always said like
I can be a very shy person and kind of be awkward.
It was weird in some moments,
it just if I kind of get in a funk or what not
and so her kind of freezing up in that moment
I have 100% been there.
And I just remember being like,
I get that girl.
Like I've been there.
And had like a attraction to her from the get go.
Right there I guess.
Little did I know
that I would ever date her and have this crazy story
later on the fold.
But that was my first impression.
What has been your favorite date
on your season in the Bachelor?
So I was actually super lucky,
I got to my first date with Madison,
my one on one was just impactful,
just beautiful dates.
Being able to share that moment with my family
in such a beautiful moment and very close to my family.
She killed it.
It could have been a big, big moment for someone,
too big, and it wasn't for her.
So that was a great memory.
My favorite group date,
is actually in Santiago, Chile,
we all get to go film our own telenovela.
El Amor de Pedro.
You guys will see what that means.
But it's a cool date that takes me back to my roots
and how I kind of learned Spanish with my grandmother
and just meant a lot.
What has been the most awkward, funny,
or memorable moment so far?
Okay well,
so the most awkward moment for sure was
when I had to watch myself talk
about the possibility of Chase Rice performing
at a possible future wedding with myself and Victoria F,
before I ever knew that Victoria F dated Chase Rice.
That was probably one of the most cringe-worthy moments
for me watching that back.
I'm like dude you look like such an idiot right now.
It is what it is.
It's kind of funny now to laugh about it.
It's awkward to watch me dance.
I don't know why I look like so kind of weird
with some of the dance moves I've done.
But you know that's just me having fun.
And losing it and you know I'm goofy I'm a dork
so I'll own it for sure.
So what was your most exciting date at your season?
Most exciting date on my season I would say was
in Cleveland, Ohio.
I got to take Victoria F on an all around awesome date.
I'm a huge adrenaline junkie and I got to take her flying.
On Lake Eerie.
Take her West there, we flew to Cedar Point.
Just the two of us.
And we had the entire Cedar Point amusement park
rented out just for the two of us.
We got to pick whatever ride we wanted to go on
and just go to it and just ride it as many times
as we wanted.
I had the time of my life.
And then had the most awkward time of my life
with Chase Rice and her.
But we'll forget that part.
Aside from yourself,
who from Hannah B's season would you have wanted
to see as the next Bachelor?
Dustin.
Dustin Kendricks.
100%.
He was my homie.
He knows what he wants.
He's a very mature dude.
A good dude.
Good to the heart dude.
I'd love to see him have a chance.
Never to late.
So, Dustin, Bachelor, 2020.
Yeah, there you go.
Oh I guess it's 2021.
Which of the fellow suitors from Hannah B's season
do you keep in touch with?
Well obviously Dustin.
Tyler.
Dylan.
Devin.
Garret.
I mean we all have like a group chat
so we're always kind of keeping in touch
whether we see each other or not.
I mean just keeping the communication going.
It's kind of a cool brotherhood
that I think we'll always have
for life, really.
What did you learn from Hannah B's season
of the Bachelorette that helped you
on your season of the Bachelor.
I think one thing that I just told all the women
from that first night was to
and I remember Hannah said this her first night
and again I pretty much copied it
almost word for word because I loved it.
Just be so raw and so vulnerable with me
from the very beginning.
And I know this is a weird situation,
it's uncomfortable at times,
but don't hold back at all.
And I know one thing I did was I held back with Hannah.
And then I was probably like that last person
you know to ever express to her how I truly felt.
And I always kind of like punch myself for doing that.
I wish I didn't.
And so I remember trying to just pass that lesson along
right away to the women that don't make my same mistake.
And I feel like the women probably took that
a little bit too much to heart.
Because they let me hear it every single second they could.
And hey I guess I asked for it.
I can't complain.
Before being on the Bachelor and the Bachelorette,
what was your opinion of the franchise?
I've always been a huge fan of the show.
The first season I ever watched
was Jake Pavelka's season.
He was the other pilot.
I think about like 10 years ago.
And I remember watching it my freshman year of college.
With one of my best friends, Tenley at the time.
Tenley was a girl that I wish Jake had picked.
I was a huge Tenley fan on the show.
And ever since then,
I've always been that romantic.
That I love love and especially this show,
what it stood for and just kind of giving everyone
a chance to follow along on these love stories.
And live vicariously through them.
There's a reason that so many people love this show
and what it stands for.
And yeah, I just have always been a fan.
And I'll always be a fan.
What's your process when it comes to navigating
all your feelings in relationships as the Bachelor.
There is no way to prepare for being the Bachelor.
At all.
You think you can come into it
and you know you prepared,
oh I'm gonna do it this way or that way.
And you just can't.
And you date that many women
with that many different personalities
and it's like almost next to impossible
to do this perfectly.
And I didn't even wanna do it perfectly.
Like I keep saying I was totally okay with making mistakes.
That's part of my process going through this.
I wanted the women to know that it's okay for you
to make mistakes too.
And don't feel like you ever have to be perfect.
'Cause I'm gonna make so many.
And everyone's already seen that.
But you know what it's all good.
What has been the hardest part of being the Bachelor?
Well you guys are about to see.
I obviously took this extremely seriously.
And I keep saying that this experience
kinda almost worked too well for me.
You know obviously out of 30 women
I'm not gonna be insanely invested in all 30.
I tried my best to give everyone a change
but any human being is drawn
to only so many people.
Now, when it really starts to get real
it gets really, really hard for me.
And to let go of relationships
that I necessarily wasn't ready to let go of yet
but I had to because the time called for it.
Was tough.
And I sucked at breaking up.
I felt every emotion.
Literally every single emotion
all the way until the very end.
That's just the type of person that I am.
And I can't really change that.
And just the end of it gets super real for me.
That was tough.
And that
is all your questions.
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