If Bachelor Nation is a cult, then host Chris Harrison is our Dear Leader.
(Let us never forget that one awful, Harrison-less rose ceremony during Jillians season ofThe Bachelorette.)
Night one is a little bit like preparing for a marathon or a triathlon.
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My only tradition at this point is to drink my tea and venture to stay awake.
Theyll text me and say, Be here in five minutes…
So I come back out and it usually happens about an hour and a half later [laughs].
I know going into a scene what were trying to get.
Producers want certain things.
Mike and I remain friends because we do have that respect for each other.
Fan backlash is inevitable about any new Bachelor.
I understand it, I appreciate it, and I am fine defending it.
Thats why we chose Colton.
They would have been good Bachelors, just very different.
Night one is a difficult night.
Its not my favorite night.
The hardest thing in television is starting, in getting going.
You have to introduce everybody, there are certain things that you just cant skip.
Night one is never going to be an absolute home run.
[The Bachelor] is not quite into the flow yet, hes trying to feel his way.
They get to be these Bachelor robots and you say these phrases that youre taught year after year.
My goal is to never have them say those things to me.
When you talk to me, I want it to be real.
I call it the Soundbite Syndrome.
Occasionally Ill just whisper to them, Cut the bulls and just talk to me.
