The Bachelor's Madison Prewett made her reality TV debut on Peter Weber's season of the hit
dating show, and she immediately stood out from the rest as a frontrunner for Peter's
heart.
But there's more to the former pageant girl than what's been shown on TV.
Here are some things you may not know about Madison from The Bachelor.
While her run on Peter's season might technically have served as her primetime television debut,
The Bachelor wasn't the first nationally televised show on which Madison appeared.
According to AL.com, Madison's actual television debut happened when she took home a significant
chunk of change on the long-running daytime game show The Price Is Right.
The episode, which aired in April 2018, featured an incredibly excited Madison winning $8,000
in a game of "Put It in the Bag."
Madison told the publication that she and her mom bought tickets for the show on a whim,
but ended up arriving at The Price Is Right set later than their scheduled time.
However, the two women were allowed to attend a later taping, a turn of events Madison is
convinced was fate.
She explained,
"We just had this weird feeling that something was going to happen...That one of us was going
to get called up."
Apparently, this girl has some killer instincts.
While Madison was a frontrunner from the first episode of the season, a mysterious Instagram
comment caused some fans to believe she had created an Instagram fan account for herself
in order to seem like even more of a fan favorite.
The social media saga began in January 2020 when fans noticed Madison had left a comment
under a photo she'd posted from her first date with Peter, writing,
"Beautiful date, Madi.
You are so genuine and real."
According to Cosmopolitan, fans immediately began to speculate that the contestant had
mistakenly failed to log into her rumored fan account to leave the comment.
Later, a friend of Madison's responded to the comment, writing,
"Oops.
Thought I wrote that comment about being real [and] genuine from my account, but was logged
into Madi's from when she got back from filming."
Moments later, Madison replied with a laugh, adding,
"You're good.
It happens.
I love youuuu."
However, according to a fan account, it was Madison's sister who left the "genuine and
real" comment.
Unfortunately, it seems as though fans may never uncover the "genuine and real" truth
of the matter.
On the very first episode of the season, viewers were treated to glimpses inside the lives
of some of the women competing for the pilot's heart.
One of those women was Madison, who immediately made it clear she was ready to shoot her shot,
literally.
Madison's Bachelor intro video featured the contestant showing off her tremendous basketball
skills on the court, shooting and scoring hoops alongside her father, Auburn University's
director of basketball operations.
She also took the opportunity to show off her basketball championship rings, revealing
that she and her high school basketball team won not just one, but four state championships.
According to AL.com, Madison was even a three-time All-State honoree for her performance on the
court.
While Madison's prime playing days may be behind her now, she proved yet again on her
hometown date with Peter that she's got mad skills on the court.
According to Madison's official ABC bio, her big dream in life is:
"To travel the world and spread love through missionary work."
And while this particular dream didn't come up in conversation with Peter on the show,
Madison has apparently long dreamed of helping others through faith-based missionary work.
According to Cosmopolitan, Madison went to seminary school at Highlands College, which
bills itself as:
"A Biblical higher education institution that exists to supply the church with leaders to
fulfill the Great Commission."
In a since-deleted YouTube video transcribed by the magazine, Madison opened up about her
experience at Highlands and plans for the future, saying,
"About three months ago, the Lord just spoke to me and I had this revelation and realized
in that moment what my God-given purpose was, and that's ministry...In any way, shape, or
form, I know that [ministry] is what the Lord has called me to do."
According to her official ABC bio, Madison currently works as a foster parent recruiter,
but she doesn't plan on doing that forever.
Instead, she intends to open an orphanage in the future.
In a since-removed video on her YouTube channel, the contestant even featured a montage chronicling
her missionary work with Ugandan children.
Clearly, Madison is one to turn her thoughts into actions.
As any Bachelor fan knows, Peter's season was fraught with drama from the very beginning.
From the admittedly laughable "Champagne-gate" fight between contestants Kelsey and Hannah
Ann to the rivalry between contestants Sydney and Alayah, the women competing for Peter's
heart simply couldn't seem to get along.
However, Madison is one contestant who somehow managed to stay out of the house drama and
remain well-liked among the other women.
While it's impossible to know for sure, there's a good chance Madison's experience growing
up with two sisters equipped her with the skills necessary to live in close quarters
with her fellow Bachelor contestants and remain cool, calm, and collected.
According to Madison's father's staff directory bio on the Auburn Tigers website, the Alabama
native has two sisters, Mallory and Mary.
And according to Madison's Instagram, her siblings are two of the most significant and
special people in her life, as well as her favorite people to pose with for pictures.
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