It's a busy time for Bachelor Nation: We recently learned that the next Bachelorette is Clare
Crawley a throwback pick that threw the fandom for a loop and Peter Weber's intense Bachelor
season is coming to a close very soon.
But since Peter's season isn't over yet, fans are clinging to any and every possible hint
about his final rose.
There's one clue that may hold extra weight, since it came from a source close to the franchise.
Bachelor host Chris Harrison's girlfriend Lauren Zima, a producer and host at Entertainment
Tonight, posted a since-deleted tweet during the February 24th episode that raised eyebrows.
Zima wrote,
"Peter: 'I know what I have with Hannah Ann: she's someone I will be able to lean on always,
100% through the good and bad times and it is the absolute best feeling in the world.'
...HOW DOES HE NOT PICK HANNAH ANN THEN?!"
Her tweet seemingly confirmed that Peter does not pick Hannah Ann Sluss, but instead chooses
the other remaining contestant, Madison Prewett.
But was it just a poor choice of words?
Zima tried to clarify, tweeting out,
"I deleted [the tweet] because it was confusingly worded on my part.
I meant more along the lines of 'how could he possibly not pick hannah ann after all
this when he is saying they're 100% going to be there for each other forever' -does
that make sense?
Hard to say in written word."
But the damage was done.
Considering Zima's insider status, it's understandable that Bachelor Nation took her initial tweet
as evidence that Peter ends up with Madison.
For weeks, teasers for The Bachelor have hyped up a major shock at the end of the season.
Peter's mom is seen sobbing, telling her son to, quote, "bring her home to us."
Fans speculated that last season's Bachelorette, a.k.a. Peter's ex Hannah Brown, is who his
mom is begging him to go see.
Others believe that it has to be frontrunner Madison, since she already met Weber's parents
very early on.
Madison gave Peter an ultimatum, saying that it'd be difficult for her to stay on the show
if he slept with anyone in the Fantasy Suites.
However, Peter was already "intimate" with at least one other contestant, which he confessed
to Madison during a very uncomfortable convo.
While Madison received a rose in the most recent episode and made it to the final two,
she very well could decide to leave the competition later, especially since another part of the
teaser shows Weber flustered, sitting on a bed after finding out surprising news from
Chris Harrison.
Speaking of Harrison, he's hinted at a different theory about the season's ending.
If you're a fan of spoilers, chances are you're familiar with Steve Carbone, a.k.a. Reality
Steve, the blogger who's built a loyal Bachelor Nation following among those who want to know
how the seasons end beforehand.
Somehow his spoilers are almost always correct.
For the record, this next theory has already been shot down by Reality Steve, but some
fans are holding out hope anyway.
Many fans think Peter might wind up with a Bachelor producer, Julie LaPlaca, at the end
of the season.
While it initially sounds far-fetched, the producer in question was spotted with Weber's
family at a New Year's Eve lunch that his dad shared a pic of on Instagram.
LaPlaca also shared a photo from New Year's Eve in New York City to her own Instagram
and fans believe it's Weber standing right behind her, since it matches the coat he was
spotted wearing that night.
Even Bachelor host Chris Harrison added fuel to the fire when he posted an airport selfie
with Weber and LaPlaca.
In an interview with Access, Harrison addressed the selfie while remaining incredibly vague.
He explained that as a producer, LaPlaca spends time with Weber and travels with him.
"I'll just say this, it's an intimate relationship.
You spend that much time together, we all get close.
That's a resounding yes.
Sometimes those lines get blurred."
While Bachelor Nation will have to wait to see if Peter finds love, there's one person
who already met his match within the franchise.
Or more accurately, because of the franchise.
Romantic sparks started to fly between Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima after she DMed him
following a run-in at a tell-all taping when they were both single.
In summer 2019, Zima opened up about her relationship with Harrison on Season 21 Bachelor Nick Viall's
podcast, saying,
"I sort of feel like I'm reaping the benefits of someone who's worked on this show and learned
how to talk to women for so long.
He is so communicative.
He's so thoughtful.
He's so clear with his feelings and a good listener.
[...] I don't expect Bachelor dates from him, but I will tell you he has taken me on a helicopter."
How sweet is that?
Not only do these two share a love of The Bachelor, but there's another thing they have
in common: getting accused of ruining this season's ending.
But in both cases, these may just be innocent misunderstandings.
Either way, there's one week left of Weber's season, so fans will have all the answers
about that sought-after final rose soon enough.
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