Only a few weeks are left until the most dramatic season finale of The Bachelor ever airs. (Trust us: This time it might actually be true.) So far, it's pretty obvious Lauren B. has won over Arie in a way we never saw coming—or truthfully, could understand. Nothing against Becca or Kendall, but there's something different about Arie the minute he's around the 25-year-old tech sales rep from Virginia. Even Bibiana, who lasted on the show for only a few weeks—picked up on the connection.
"In our group date setting, he was different with her," Bibiana tells us. "He was saving the Paris date for Lauren. You’ve never really seen Arie nervous about girls liking him until Lauren comes around, and then [in the hometowns] he’s legit freaking out." But…their dates are just so, well, boring. What are we not seeing that Arie clearly is? We needed answers, so we asked Arie himself at the "Women Tell All" taping (which airs next Sunday) to spill on that—and more. Careful: Some light spoilers ahead.
Glamour: Plenty of things that happen on The Bachelor aren't shown, whether it's because of editing or time constraints. What in particular were you surprised didn't air?
Arie Luyendyk Jr.: Where do I start? On some of the dates, there were some really cute moments that I’ll always remember that weren’t on TV. That’s normal because they have to edit it and make it entertaining, so a lot of the time the drama wins over the romance. I think in the latter part of the show you see more romance.
Glamour: Which brings me to your recent dates with Lauren B., which look boring as hell.
AL: [Laughs.] Correct.
Glamour: What are we not seeing there? You two say you have this deep connection, but we’re watching this thinking, Huh?
AL: [Laughs.] Well, you'll see in the bloopers [that will air as part of the "Women Tell All" special] that there's a moment we’re covered in pigeons. We took polaroid pictures all around Paris. There were a lot of cute moments. The way the Bachelor dates are shown, it is really a summary of the date. There were awkward moments on that date, maybe some more than on other dates.
Glamour: Even you said, “She’s hard to read.”
AL: In the beginning, yeah. I think she had trouble opening up in front of the camera and being herself, so that is why she got that second date in a row. I thought, Hey, there could be something really amazing here. I need to see if I can bring that out of her and see her personality. I feel like she’s a little uncomfortable on camera, so let’s have another date.
Glamour: Did you ever ask her why she signed up for this show if she doesn’t feel comfortable on camera? [Laughs]
AL: It’s hard. I mean, no one really knows how they’re going to act or react when they’re in front of cameras. For some people, like myself, those cameras sort of melt away after the first few days. Some people are uncomfortable the entire time. I think that’s just something that you’ll never really understand until you’re in it.
Glamour: You walked away from her during dinner in Italy when she said she was falling in love with you, and then you walked away at the dinner table at her parents' house….
_AL: I know!
Glamour: I’m like, "Why does he keep walking away when he’s with Lauren?!"
AL: [Laughs.]
Glamour: I mean, we know why you walked away at the dinner table at her parents house because it was getting a bit uncomfortable—or maybe the producers needed you to film something—but why did you get up and walk away during dinner in Italy?
AL: I think there’s this unspoken rule that the Bachelor isn’t allowed to express how he feels. Watching previous seasons back, I didn’t know what I could or couldn’t divulge in that moment. So I feel like that was sort of a pivotal moment for me, because it was the first time I was having these strong feelings in this environment. I wanted more than anything to just tell her how I felt. Some editing was done there….
Glamour: So you talked to someone—perhaps a producer—to ask permission for what you could say?
AL: Yes. Correct. And you know, I think my nerves got the best of me too with her. I was always a little bit more shy or nervous around her just because I felt my feelings were further along than hers, which is an awkward position to be in as the Bachelor. [Laughs.] You have all these relationships where people are so ready to fall, and then you have some people who you’re trying to read and see where they’re at. For me, it was a little anxiety and also questioning what I could and couldn’t say in that moment.
Glamour: Last question for you about Lauren. She says in the hometown dates that you guys are so alike. How so?
AL: Oh, we are very alike. I think we’re very alike in the way that…our perception on things, our mannerisms, the things that we say. I think on the dates you’re not seeing a lot of our personality, so it’s hard because you’re not seeing our entire relationship. That’s going to play out in the time to come for sure.
Glamour: Early on when Becca had her one-on-one shopping spree date, the women in the house remark that you’re totally going to marry her. Now that we know she's one of the final three contestants, what is it about her that makes you think she could be your future partner?
AL: Since our first date, she’s the type of person that feels like she’s at a point in her life where she’s ready to get married. She’s gone through a lot of difficult things with her family, so I feel like she’s very mature for her age. She just has a great perspective on life. She’s the type of person that listens very well. After that first date I knew she was just so easy to talk to, so it made our relationship progress in a very natural way.
Glamour: Finally, we have to talk about Krystal. Things get contentious at the "Women Tell All" taping. What's your opinion of her now?
AL: It’s just difficult because as the Bachelor you’re only seeing it through your experience on the show. But for me, watching it back, I’m seeing a whole other side. Now I’m feeling what the viewers were feeling in that I was fooled in a way by her. It's frustrating to watch it back. I don’t want her to receive any sort of hate through social media—that is something that I feel very strongly about. People should keep their opinions to themselves in a way, but I stood up for her up until this point. But after watching clips [where Krystal uses some strong language about Arie and the women], I was like, The gloves are off.
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