50 secrets only true Bachelor fanatics know
By Sundi Rose
![THE BACHELOR -"Episode 2108" - Corinne, Rachel, Raven and Vanessa are left in Bimini, still shocked that Nick sent Kristina home before the rose ceremony. They wonder if they still will get a coveted hometown date from the unpredictable Bachelor. But with the stakes being so high, Nick will go on an emotionally charged journey to visit these final four women's hometowns. Raven meets him in Hoxie, Arkansas, and cute couple have some great, sexy fun, but Raven's father reveals some serious news. Then, it is on to Dallas where Rachel and Nick confront the challenges that might meet an interracial couple. Corinne is waiting in Miami where her father waits with some tough questions. Finally, Nick travels to Montreal to reunite with Vanessa. Although her special needs adult students give him a big thumbs up, things don't go quite so well with her big Italian family, especially after her father drops a bomb about Nick that has Vanessa questioning their relationship. Just as Nick gets ready to make the gut-wrenching decision to send one woman home, he gets a surprise visitor, who could change everything, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Drew Cason)RAVEN, NICK VIALL THE BACHELOR -"Episode 2108" - Corinne, Rachel, Raven and Vanessa are left in Bimini, still shocked that Nick sent Kristina home before the rose ceremony. They wonder if they still will get a coveted hometown date from the unpredictable Bachelor. But with the stakes being so high, Nick will go on an emotionally charged journey to visit these final four women's hometowns. Raven meets him in Hoxie, Arkansas, and cute couple have some great, sexy fun, but Raven's father reveals some serious news. Then, it is on to Dallas where Rachel and Nick confront the challenges that might meet an interracial couple. Corinne is waiting in Miami where her father waits with some tough questions. Finally, Nick travels to Montreal to reunite with Vanessa. Although her special needs adult students give him a big thumbs up, things don't go quite so well with her big Italian family, especially after her father drops a bomb about Nick that has Vanessa questioning their relationship. Just as Nick gets ready to make the gut-wrenching decision to send one woman home, he gets a surprise visitor, who could change everything, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Drew Cason)RAVEN, NICK VIALL](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/843f285c8b3452dfd3cff61311cd0a3d1ed5a7fca8f610519c3cecbdd2a05bbb.jpg)
3. Not Every Contestant Are There To Find True Love
This is not breaking news, especially since the show has grown into the pop culture juggernaut it is today. Here’s a shocker: not everybody comes on the show to find love. Some folks have ulterior motives like fame and notoriety. Whether they just want to get famous or use it for more opportunity, not everybody cares about making that connection.
This has come up time after time, as contestants and fans alike speculate who is there “for the right reasons.” Leslie Hughes admits that some of the other contestants on Sean Lowe’s season didn’t come to fall in love with him.
She maintains, “I don’t think everyone was attracted to Sean. I know a few had been in relationships and they broke up at the time of the show, so… there’s all kinds of motives.”
When pressed to say what these motives might be, she says, “To get in front of America.” said. She also remarks about the competitive structure of the show. She suggests some women hoped to parlay their on The Bachelor into a career. “But you can’t compete for love,” Hughes argued. “Either someone is into you or they’re not.”
Leslie isn’t totally jaded, thank goodness. She still believes in “the process” and thinks it could work if you want it to. We like to believe that too, since there are a handful of couples that defied the odds and are still together.