Kaitlyn Bristowe

First off, this one’s a MUST-listen. I probably am forgetting a ton from the interview but here’s what stood out -

1. Kaitlyn’s parents divorced when she was 18 - and that’s when she started having anxiety about things ending.

2. Her best friend died when she was 19, which, of course, was highly traumatic.

3. She was dating a hockey player who she was deeply in love with in her early to mid 20s. She revealed he looked like Shawn. He was super sad about getting into the NHL and not being good enough throughout their relationship. She basically gave up her dreams and ambitions to follow him to Germany while he played. No one spoke English where she was and she was super isolated, alone, and was acting out. She literally didn’t work for years.

He broke up with her when she was 28 (I believe). She slipped into a deep depression and moved back in with her mom or dad. She was on antidepressants, Valium (she revealed she was suicidal) and in therapy. She got addicted to Valium.

Eventually, she started working at restaurants, starting from the bottom. When her mental health was ok, her friend suggested that she’d apply to the Bachelor - and she thought it was a great idea.

A year later, she got a call…

4. She didn’t take Chris’s season seriously at first and assumed she’d be cut quickly. She joked about it in her ITMs.

She did fall for him (or she thought she did). She had sex with him in the fantasy suites and revealed it was pretty boring because they were both exhausted. She was cut at the next rose ceremony and was shocked.

She told the show therapist that she was heart broken and she told her that she’d be bored out of her mind in Iowa. She immediately realized that she wasn’t actually. heartbroken.

“It was the first time someone was actually honest with me. The producers are not your friends.”

5. She turned down the bachelorette at first. She didn’t like the idea of the double bachelorette. But when she showed up for filming, she realized the guys were for her. She feel in love with Shawn night 1.

6. She was heavily manipulated as the lead. Production actually apologized to her later.

7. The Nick sex sounds were actually from morning sex with either Shawn (more likely) or Ben (less likely).

8. She had sex with Shawn, Nick and Ben. They were the only guys she was actually into - and sex is important to her in a relationship, so she didn’t think it would be a big deal. She knew she was picking Shawn - but if Ben or someone blew her mind, she thought maybe her choice would be different (similar to Clayton).

9. She was heavily sex shamed by the public and was dealing ok - except for the fact that Shawn wouldn’t let go of it. She revealed that he was super emotionally abusive and she started to be in return. She thinks he was triggered because his mom cheated on his dad (though she wasn’t cheating). She realized that they’d have to break up a year before she actually did it and started to be gone more to get used to it.

10. She had 0 interest in dating a BN guy again. She only interviewed Jason because she happened to be in Seattle. Shawn found out about it (they were over already) and called her screaming. Her Uber driver told her to never let someone speak to her like that again. She revealed that Shawn was so much worse than she revealed post-breakup, but she was done with him and didn’t want drama.

11. After meeting Jason, she thought he’d be the perfect bachelor. He thought she’d be the perfect girlfriend. They got together after he sent her a photo of a girl who asked him out. She revealed that he’s the sweetest, most secure man she’s met and she’s still looking for his demons. She’s not in a rush to have kids (she froze her eggs), but said it’ll likely happen in a couple of years.

Overall, I love Kaitlyn. Please listen!

Hi, IM THE GIRL BEHIND THE INSTAGRAM POST WITH KAITLYN BRISTOWE. Did my all caps get your attention? I hope so, because that’s what I was shooting for. Here’s the deal: I am not a troll or a bully. I don’t have a Twitter and I just found out what Reddit was 24 hours ago. I’ve been a OTV podcast listener since day 1, a member of the scrunchie gang, and considered myself a KB supporter. I have a little over a whopping 100 followers on my Instagram. I loved my IG handle up until I started receiving hate messages and needed to change it. SAD!

My private message to Kaitlyn was never intended to hurt her feelings, and I made that clear to her after she expressed that I made her cry. From my standpoint, I was providing constructive criticism although some may believe my delivery to be a bit harsh.

There’s always more to the story. We exchanged additional messages that really did not result into anything. She reiterated that I made her upset and what I said was hurtful. I extended multiple apologies and that my intentions were not to hurt her, and even offered my opinions to what I think would improve her podcast, however unsure how those were perceived. To each their own.

I read every Reddit comment, and thank you to the people who supported where I was coming from.

I’ve seen the posts that she has made. When she went live on IG, she acknowledged my apology. I have not received an apology from her and I do not expect I will. Will I lose sleep over it? No. My daily life will go on, with new podcasts to listen to, amazon scrunchies, and getting used to my new Instagram name.

Take care.

First, Shawn Booth is having a baby. She is not in good terms with Shawn.

Second, Nick Viall is having a baby. Seems like her and Nick are not in good terms.

Third, Jason and her announced their breakup. That’s already difficult as it is.

Last, SM and media being rude and making up their own theories about her due to the breakup and comparing her life to her exes.

I hope she’s able to get a breather after this and she will recover and bounce back again! 💪

What are your thoughts?

Can someone please explain to me what’s going on with kaitlyn on instagram? I haven’t been on social media in 48 hours and she has been getting attacked for something