'The Bachelor' host Chris Harrison: Kelsey Poe is kind of a spoiled brat, Ashley Iaconetti is immature and obsessed with herself

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison doesn't have great things to say about the girls who are getting the most air time right now on the show.


Kelsey Poe, Ashley Iaconetti, Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe have emerged as either nineteenth-season frontrunners or potential villains, and Harrison has an opinion on each of them.

Poe went on a group date with Chris Soules to a lake, where they ended up camping overnight. While all the bachelorettes appeared to have a blast, Poe complained about the "dingy pond" and how it was a "hell hole." She admitted she must've been losing weight in her face because of all the time she spent fake smiling.

"She may be a brat," Harrison told TV Guide of Poe.

"She didn't love the camping, she didn't love being around other women -- maybe this just isn't for her. A lot of people come on the show and find out it's not for them and Kelsey, I think, is a bit spoiled and used to getting her way. For people like that, this is not a good environment. She's definitely one of those girls who's one way around the girls and another around Chris."


Bristowe is the exact opposite in Harrison's mind.

She and Soules are "the easiest couple to watch, and she makes him feel laid-back and relaxed. And in this environment -- well, in every environment -- that's what a guy wants," the host said. "When they're together, there's no drama and he doesn't have to think about any problems. That's a rare thing for being in this situation. She's kind of the anti-Kelsey."

Iaconetti revealed to Soules she's a virgin after a lot of indirect references. She became obsessed with whether the news turned the Bachelor off and has gotten emotional every time she worries about not getting time with him or things don't go her way.

"Ashley is obsessed with Ashley. Nobody else really cares, and I hate to break this to her, [but] the fact that she's a virgin isn't a huge thing. There are other virgins in the world. Her reasoning would probably be interesting to find out... but she's really caught up in the fact that she's a virgin. It's amazingly ironic that in the same sentence she says she doesn't care about it and it's not a big deal. It begs the question: Why are you [acting like] this?" Harrison told TV Guide.

"It's like something she can't wait to get rid of, so she holds it over people's heads. It just shows she's young and immature. She doesn't know how to handle her sexuality yet and she's not comfortable in her own skin. Over time on the show, you're exposed as who you are, and Ashley is being exposed as young and naive. The juxtaposition you have between her breaking down over the whole thing and then having Becca go, 'Oh by the way, me too,' shows the difference between a woman and a young girl."


After Iaconetti told the Bachelor about her virginity status, she cried that Soules didn't make a move on her.

"The fact that she would tell him she's a virgin and then freak out that he didn't try to jump her bones is beyond anybody's realm of comprehension. So, it's another huge red flag about how young she is and doesn't know what she wants in life," Harrison added.

As for Nilsson, she got used to being the frontrunner right away thanks to receiving Soules' first-impression rose and the first kiss of the season.

"Britt took such an early lead, and then Kaitlyn came around. So, now you'll see [Jade Roper] and some others get attention which, by the way, Britt doesn't like at all," he said.

"She basically called him out for dating other women. He likes Britt a lot, but she's making it difficult to like her. She is not happy with the surroundings and she really set him off because she kind of questioned his morals and sincerity. He was really taken aback by it."


Harrison also teased next week's episode, which boasts some major drama.

"Next week we hit the road, and you're seeing now the emergence of several women, good and bad. Kelsey will definitely be divisive and a controversial figure going forward," he explained.

"She has an incredibly tough story as a widow. So, it's hard to attack someone like that, and Chris is protective of her because of that. But she uses it to her favor. It's a pivotal point where Chris knows everyone and is really starting to have his favorites. Some of them are rising quickly and others are fading."






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