The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss has explained why the franchise decided to publicly spoil the ending of Bachelor in Paradise by revealing Nick Viall will be the new Bachelor a week before Paradise's finale airs.
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Bachelor in Paradise's finale is set to air next week and Viall is still shown dating -- and getting quite serious with -- fellow cast member Jennifer Saviano. Previews even suggest Viall considers proposing. Due to the circumstances, Viall's Bachelor announcement was a huge spoiler things didn't work out for the couple!
When a fan tweeted at Fleiss Wednesday that she was "honestly still lost" why the network would announce the Bachelor before Bachelor in Paradise is even finished, Fleiss explained producers' decision.
"For casting purposes... Need women who are interested in @viallnicholas28," Fleiss tweeted in reply.
Fleiss' justification for the premature announcment makes sense since Viall was chosen to be the next Bachelor very last minute. The Bachelorette's fan-favorite, Luke Pell, was the frontrunner for the lead role for weeks, and he'd probably attract different women than Viall.
For starters, Viall is 35-years-old and therefore probably looking for a mature woman with life experience. He's also a software salesman and city guy, while Pell, 31, is a farm-loving Texas boy. The two men also have strikingly different looks, personalities and backgrounds.
Pell was absolutely convinced he'd be the next Bachelor. He revealed to Us Weekly he had already checked in to his Los Angeles-bound flight to begin filming the show. His bags were packed and the war veteran admitted he had already agreed to the contracts.
Fleiss apparently has "more official announcements to come," according to his Twitter account, one of which he dubbed "very important."
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