Hannah Brown is opening up about her current relationship with her The Bachelorette runner-up Tyler Cameron and how she'd feel about him becoming the next The Bachelor star.
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One day after Hannah and Tyler reunited onstage at The Bachelorette finale and Hannah asked her runner-up out on a date, Hannah spoke to Entertainment Tonight about what's on the horizon for these two former lovebirds.
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"We saw each other after the show and gave each other hugs and see you later," Hannah shared with ET on Wednesday. "We'll find out when's a good time for both of us to hang out."
The Bachelorette star fell in love with two men on her journey -- both Tyler and Jed Wyatt, whom she broke up with about five weeks ago after he lied about how he went on the show with a girlfriend back home and originally planned to resume their relationship once he returned home.
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According to Jed's now-ex-girlfriend, Nashville-based musician Haley Stevens, Jed repeatedly told her and was just going on the show to get some publicity for his music career and only planned to attempt to make Hannah's top five finalists.
"It's only been two months [since the Final Rose Ceremony taped], so my feelings just don't go away, but also we've both been hurt. I hurt him, I was hurt through that, and I was hurt through the relationship that I had," Hannah told ET.
Hannah therefore suggested reconciling with Tyler right away would result in a complicated relationship. (Tyler previously told People it would be "unhealthy" for them to jump back into a romance right away).
"I think it's really important that if any type of relationship is going to happen for Tyler and I, that we hang out, and just see where we're at, and if that's friends, if it's more, I'm good with that," Hannah said.
"I want to continue to be a part of his life, and I think he wants to be a part of mine. But at what capacity, I don't think we know just yet. But I'm excited to see him and catch up."
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But Hannah's plans could get derailed if Tyler is ultimately offered -- and he accepts -- The Bachelor position for Season 24, which is expected to premiere in January 2020.
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During a Tuesday night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hannah hinted she doesn't want to see Tyler become the next Bachelor, although he's a clear fan-favorite for the role.
"We'll see where the drinks go," Hannah said Jimmy Kimmel. "It's so weird picking the Bachelor from my ex-boyfriends. I think [Peter Weber] is really great, and [Mike Johnson]'s great."
Hannah then elaborated to ET why she's not thrilled about the idea of Tyler handing out roses.
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"I think it would be a little hard to see him as the Bachelor because there's still feelings there, but I would support him in his happiness," Hannah explained.
"I think that the main thing is figuring out what will make both of us happy, and if that's for him to go on and to have the opportunity to be the Bachelor, I would support him in finding his happiness, just like he supported me with Jed."
As for whether Hannah wishes she had chosen Tyler over Jed in the first place, Hannah said, "I feel bad, shoulda, coulda, woulda with a lot of things."
"But I do know that I held back my feelings with [Tyler] for a really long time. And in that moment, I felt everything, but I think I was scared and thought it was a little too late to be able to change my mind and be able to be engaged, but I do know that those feelings for him were real and true, and I can't change it," Hannah told ET.
During the live portion of The Bachelorette finale on Tuesday night, Jed repeatedly apologized to Hannah for his actions and "lacking details" about his relationship with Haley.
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He told Hannah that she had made him a better man and he was sorry for hurting her, her family and Bachelor Nation and insisted he truly loved Hannah -- and still does.
Jed had attempted to downplay the significance of his relationship with Haley when Hannah initially confronted him about it, saying he and Haley were never exclusive -- despite the fact they had vacationed alone together multiple times, she had met his family, he had told her "I love you" many times, and he even texted her "I love you" when he arrived in Los Angeles to begin filming The Bachelorette.
In addition to apologizing for "lacking details" in his explanation of his relationship with Haley, it also seemed Jed was still trying to justify his relationship with Haley and continue to claim he had actually broken-up with her before he went on The Bachelorette.
"Although I felt like I had closure on my part, I can now see that there wasn't on other people's parts," he told by Hannah.
Hannah is now working on mending her heart and moving on.
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