Although Bibiana Julian has another shot at finding love on the Winter Games, she’s still talking about Bachelor Arie Luyendyk and it’s not at all positive.
Bibiana Julian didn’t make a connection with Arie Luyendyk during the brief time she spent on The Bachelor. Although she appeared to be distraught when she didn’t get to spend time with him while taping the show, she doesn’t have anything nice to say about him now.
The 30-year-old executive assistant admits she didn’t watch the Bachelor before she joined Arie’s season. After filming the show, she decided to watch a previous season (Ben Higgins). Comparing the two guys, she now implies pursuing Arie was a mistake.
So, why did Bibiana cry during Arie’s season? Why did she get so upset at Krystal for stealing time with Arie? Maybe it was producer-created drama, but it appeared that she wanted a shot at the final rose.
Victimized? Really, Bibiana?
Then again, we can’t believe everything we see on reality TV. But drama aside, Bibiana seems disappointed her experience wasn’t what she expected. During a recent Almost Famous podcast, she said she didn’t get a “good” Bachelor and said she feels “victimized.”
That’s a harsh thing to say, but it’s the word she used.
"“I personally feel victimized that I didn’t get such a good Bachelor!”"
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, victimize means “to make a victim of” or “to subject to deception or fraud or cheat.”
You be the judge if Bibiana is overdoing it when it comes to bashing Arie.
“I went back and I watched some of your season, Ben,” Bibiana told Ben Higgins during the Almost Famous podcast. “Just kind of, like, as a refresher. And you were such a good Bachelor!”
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Bibiana praised Ben for doing a good job of connecting with the ladies on his season. Something she seems to hint that Arie wasn’t all that good at.
“I feel like you just knew how to navigate your conversations, and even just saying goodbye to the women, you had much more to say, much more personal,” Bibiana said. “You really took the time to listen. You navigated conversations very well throughout the dates.”
We wouldn’t go so far to say that Bibiana was “victimized.” Would she feel that same if Arie kept her around and proposed to her during the final rose ceremony?
We’re not defending Arie because we think he’s a pretty lackluster Bachelor.
But seriously … victimized? Get over it. No one forced you to go on the show, Bibiana.