Mike Fleiss has always been a hands-on producer.
I was just maniacal about that, he says.
But he still has the shows most important job: Choosing the Bachelor or Bachelorette.
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Now, rose lovers, the evil genius behindThe Bachelorexplains his choice.
Its always a very difficult choice.
And people get angry no matter who we choose.
The only person that we ever chose who didnt seem to piss people off was Juan Pablo!
It was like 100 percent approval for the choice of Juan Pablo.
So its a hard thing to figure.
We like this guy.
The virginity thing is interesting.
When we sat with all the guys that we were considering, Colton just seemed like a star.
When youre in the room with him, youre like, thats a big personality, a big presence.
He just won us over.
And he has grown from the time he was onBachelorette.
I think theBachelor in Paradiseexperience did add to his maturity.
So you met with Blake Horstmann, Jason Tartick, and Colton?We met with those three.
Its a hard decision to make every time.
I think Colton represents the biggest potential for that story to create a lot of drama and romance.
But hes arealvirgin, not just a born-again virgin.
I dont know what a born-again virgin is.
Could I be a born-again virgin?
Anyhow, when fans are angry, they really let you know about it on Twitter.
Do your feelings ever get hurt by the mean tweets?No.
I usually like them.
I know [the fans] all love me anyway.
Deep down, they all love me.
