13 Times Bachelors Or Bachelorettes Regretted Their First Impression Rose
Becca Gave The Rose To Garrett, Who Liked Offensive Content On Instagram
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On Bachelorette Becca Kufrin's season, she kicked things off by giving the first impression rose to Garrett Yrigoyen — a seemingly sweet guy who "loves fly fishing, hiking and snowshoeing." After the episode aired, however, the news broke that Garrett had liked some seriously offensive content via his Instagram account, including transphobic memes and posts making fun of the Parkland shooting survivors. Yeah, probably not first impression rose material.
He later apologized, saying, "I have learned an extremely valuable lesson and am taking steps to grow, become more educated, and be a better version of myself." As for Becca, she added, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinions... It's difficult for people to say certain things about any of these guys, and so I would really just hope that they watch the entire journey and get to know them for who they really are."
Arie Gave The Rose To Chelsea, Who Became A Villain For A While
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On the first episode of Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s season of The Bachelor, contestant Chelsea Roy pulled a move that left him wanting more, but left her fellow contestants seething with rage. Arie had more than 25 women vying for his attention that night, and most of them tried to be respectful of each other's time. Most, that is, except Chelsea. The woman touting "Mama don't play" pulled Arie away from conversations with other women not once but twice, cementing her status as the season's cutthroat villain (at least for that episode).
Instead of considering this attitude aggressive, Arie found Chelsea attractive and rewarded her tenacity with the coveted first impression rose. His attraction was apparently limited to that initial influence, though, as he ended up sending her home soon thereafter.
Juan Pablo Gave The Rose To Sharleen, Who Talked About How Dumb He Was Behind His Back
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Possibly the most controversial Bachelor in the show's history, Juan Pablo Galavis Guinand seemed to get everything wrong from the start. After meeting more than 20 potential wives, the former pro soccer player singled out Sharleen Joynt for the first impression rose. Sharleen, a fan favorite, was an obvious choice: beautiful, educated, well-spoken, and an opera singer. Her one flaw? Hating on Juan Pablo — and his intelligence level — behind his back all the time.
In interviews, Sharleen made it known that even though she found Juan Pablo attractive, she didn't find him intellectually stimulating in the least ("he misunderstood me so we would just start making out"). Eventually, she left the show — and Juan Pablo — in pursuit of someone smarter.
Jillian Gave The Rose To David, Who Got Drunk And Aggressive
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When Jillian Harris gave her first impression rose to David Good, she thought she may have found The One. Over the following weeks, however, David proved to be anything but good for her. The cameras caught his heavy drinking habit, which caused him to lash out and get aggressive towards his fellow contestants, at one point even admitting, "We had been in the house together for almost a month and it came to a head. I said, 'I want to kill Juan,' but that doesn’t mean I want to kill Juan."
Eventually, there was a point at which David went in for a kiss and Jillian turned her head away, indicating to #BachelorNation at large she'd had enough of David's antics.
Ali Gave The Rose To Roberto, Who Eventually Broke Her Heart
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Ali Fedotowsky's season of The Bachelorette appeared to be a real-life fairy tale, starting with her first impression rose. She gave it to Roberto Martinez, and the two seemed to be a perfect match from the start. Although her season had its fair share of drama, it was obvious to fans that she and Roberto shared something special, and the two ended up getting engaged on the final episode.
But 18 months after the cameras stopped rolling, the two called it quits when Roberto's temper proved too hot for Ali to handle. A friend revealed to People magazine, "He’d be really good and sweet in public, but their fights could be explosive."
Ashley Gave The Rose To Ryan, Who Wouldn't Take No For An Answer
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Bachelorette Ashley Hebert liked Ryan Park as soon as his stepped out of the limo, and she presented him with her first impression rose at the end of the night. But unfortunately for Ryan, that first rose caused him to cling to false hope for a little too long. After Ashley broke it off with Ryan before the hometown dates, he was devastated. He left to go back home, only to show up in Fiji to surprise Ashley when she had whittled the competition down to her final two men. She still wasn't feeling it, and Ryan went home rejected again.
