The Bachelor's Maria Georgas has finally revealed whether she'd say "yes" to starring on The Bachelorette's 21st season, if given the opportunity.

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Ever since Maria, 29, was eliminated from Joey Graziadei's The Bachelor season after hometown dates, Bachelor Nation has been loudly and passionately rooting for her to become the next The Bachelorette star.

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It was even apparent on The Bachelor: The Women Tell All special, which aired Monday night on ABC, that Maria was the audience's favorite contestant. Members of the audience chanted her name and had signs written for her.

So after The Women Tell All taping, Maria was asked if she'd accept the job of handing out roses herself on The Bachelorette.

"That would be a crazy experience. I mean, I would be stupid to say no," Maria shared with Us Weekly.

But Maria admitted it's wild to even think about potentially being the franchise's leading lady this year.

"It is crazy to think that I was even considered and people want to see me in that position," Maria said.

"I've never once thought about it, like, to even think I would get the chance... But yeah, I mean, even being told that I should -- I don't know. I don't know! It is a lot."

Maria noted that she's "very appreciative of people wanting to see" more of her on reality TV.

"It's been very nice to hear," she gushed to the magazine.

She added, "[Fan support] is blowing my fricking mind. I didn't expect it to be as overwhelming as it has been and I just appreciate them so much."

Maria suggested that the love she felt for Joey while filming The Bachelor certainly won't hold her back from trying to find the man of her dreams going forward.

"I think, looking back, watching it has been my closure and everything played out exactly how it should have played out," Maria said.

"I think our relationship ran its course and, yeah, it got to a point where I was pulling stunts, trying to leave and we were just all over the place."

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Maria nearly quit The Bachelor competition twice, and she chickened out when it came to telling Joey, "I love you" during her hometown date.

Maria waited until right before the Final 3 Rose Ceremony to express her true feelings to Joey, and it appeared to rub Rachel Nance the wrong way. (Joey ended up giving out roses to Rachel, Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson that evening).

Maria, however, believes that telling Joey she was "falling in love" with him prior to the Rose Ceremony was "the right time" to be vulnerable.

"I don't want to look at it as a regret," Maria noted.

"I said what I said and I don't regret it because I didn't want to leave with any regrets and I would've regretted not saying it. And, maybe, it was the bad timing, but it is what it is and I'm happy how things have played out, for sure."

Maria -- who was able to squash her beef with Sydney Gordon, Lea Cayanan and Jess Edwards at The Women Tell All -- even has support from some The Bachelor alums to star on The Bachelorette later this year.

Season 20 The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson wrote on one of Maria's Instagram photos, "It's giving main character, comedian, real, hot, yup I'm invested!"

And Demi Burnett called Maria a "queen" and an "icon" on social media, adding, "I am afraid of how much I love you."

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Maria previously told E! News that she's "always wanted" to be on The Bachelorette but never thought it would happen for her.

Although Maria nearly exited The Bachelor process prematurely and found herself "overwhelmed" by the fact Joey was dating other women, Maria would also be open to doing The Bachelor again.

"Maybe the second time I'd do it better," Maria told E! News earlier this month.

"And I would get my head in the game. Well, actually, I'd get out of my head. That's probably what I would do better for the next time."

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