Corinne Olympios is finally ready to talk about her wild and unpredictable turn on The Bachelor back in 2016.
One of the more infamous contestants to ever pop up on the longtime reality TV show, the now 28-year-old kept leading man Nick Viall on his toes all season long with her love for cheesy pasta, her obsession with her nanny, and her knack for napping pretty much every day. Oh, and then there were her aggressive wooing tactics, too; remember her legendary whipped cream/trench combo, y’all?!?!
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Now, the most memorable contestant from season 21 (and one of the best super-villains in show history!) has enough perspective — and time — behind her to open up about what life was really like back then. And ironically enough, she did so to Nick himself! The former Bachelor is hosting a new Patreon series called Nick V Talks Trash TV: A Bachelor And His Exes Tell All, and Corinne popped up this week to discuss her infamy.
Unsurprisingly, the blonde-haired Greek goddess at first didn’t feel so good about her behavior on-air, telling Nick about her initial post-show impressions:
“I acted like a psychopath. I was a completely different human at the time. I tried to do whatever I could to get your attention. Everyone freaked out, but I don’t care because I got my time.”
Whoa!
Even more frustrating from her perspective was how much her on-air relationship with Nick differed from what was actually going on behind the scenes. That included a heartfelt letter she wrote the eligible Bachelor (which producers never gave to him!) and more, right up until her elimination during the season’s hometown dates.
Olympios shared more, revealing:
“I was a little upset because I know what a good wife I will be one day and what a good girlfriend I am. So I felt like that side of me wasn’t shown. I felt like I looked like a bimbo. There were two days where I remember I would not get out of bed. I was like, ‘My life is over. What am I doing? What is this?'”
It’s not all bad, though.
The Miami-born model did note how over time, more women began to come up to her with positive reactions to her role on the otherwise-staid reality TV format, inspiring her to own her actions and be proud of her past:
“So many women have come up to me and been like, ‘You’re a f**king queen. You had balls to do something like that. You make me feel more confident.’ So there you go, something great came out of it.”
Awww!
The former reality TV villain is busy launching her standup comedy career, and reports being in “a solid relationship” with boyfriend Vincent Fratantoni. Looking back, then, it appears all’s well that ends well, as she told Nick at the end of the interview:
“I was just an emotional 24-year-old and I just wanted my time with you and I was a spoiled little bitch. I’m glad it led me to the woman I am today.”
Love it!!!
What do U make of Corinne’s self-awareness here, Perezcious readers?! Not a bad place to fully wrap up her infamous Bachelor days as she moves on with the rest of her life from here, right?!
Sound off with your take on the whole thing down in the comments (below)!!!
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