The Bachelor host Jesse Palmer has revealed that Zach Shallcross' season of The Bachelor was the "most emotional show" he's been a part of.
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Jesse has only hosted a few The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise seasons in total, but saying Zach's season was "the most emotional" yet is a big statement to make considering Clayton Echard and his bachelorettes nearly drowned in tears on Season 26 of the series.
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"It's really all about the love story and romance and a little bit less about the drama, I think," Jesse, 44, told Us Weekly on Saturday at a Bachelor in Paradise Tastemaker event in Hollywood, CA.
"The women are really into Zach. Zach's so emotionally mature and he's a guy that's not afraid to wear his emotion on his sleeve. He's very, very intentional. This is easily the most emotional show that I've hosted in the franchise."
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Zach's season began filming in late September, and Jesse teased how Zach's bachelorettes have been extremely invested in the process.
"It's gonna be emotionally charged," Jesse teased of the show's early 2023 season.
"But it's because everybody really wants this. It's a [totally] different vibe than I've [ever] had hosting any of the other shows."
Jesse said Zach has "already been through a lot" but he's "doing amazing" in The Bachelor role, adding, "I can't wait for people to see his journey."
In fact, Jesse said he is "10,000 percent" sure the 26-year-old tech executive from Anaheim Hills, CA, will have a happy ending.
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ABC has yet to unveil Zach's official cast of bachelorettes, although the network had released 32 potential cast members in September.
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Before filming began on September 26, Zach was introduced to five bachelorettes on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose for Season 19, one of whom -- Brianna, a 24-year-old entrepreneur from Jersey City, NJ -- received a special First Impression Rose from America, who had voted for her as their favorite entrance among the five women.
In a departure from the show's traditional early January debut date, Season 27 of The Bachelor will not premiere on ABC until Monday, January 23, 2023 -- about three weeks later than The Bachelor has historically begun airing on the network.
Zach fell hard and fast for Rachel Recchia on The Bachelorette's nineteenth season.
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He said he had pictured the flight instructor as "the future Mrs. Shallcross" and gushed to the cameras about how he was madly in love with her.
But Zach was thrown for a loop in his Fantasy Suite with Rachel, who allegedly became guarded and skeptical of whether Zach was ready to get engaged given his age. (He was 25 at the time he taped The Bachelorette, but Rachel is only four months older).
Zach said Rachel's concern "came out of nowhere" and "was bullsh-t."
Feeling shocked and brokenhearted, Zach said his relationship with Rachel had done "a 180" and she was "inauthentic" and totally unlike herself in the Fantasy Suite.
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Once Zach confronted Rachel about their awkward date and how it was clear he wasn't going to be her person, he self-eliminated at the Final 3 Rose Ceremony. He essentially beat Rachel to the punch before she could deny him a rose.
"One of the things I fell in love with was she made me feel, like, special. And I cared for her and I question if any of that was real or if that was just an act," Zach lamented in a confessional.
Zach apologized to Rachel on The Bachelorette finale for letting her feel like he had questioned her character.
Zach claimed that was never his intent, and Rachel also apologized for dragging Zach through an overnight date when clarity struck her only hours into it.
On The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose, Zach said he was "absolutely" prepared to give love another shot after Rachel crushed his heart.
Zach told Jesse that he spent time with his family after The Bachelorette, regrouped and centered himself.
"I really needed to take some time away and reflect and heal that broken heart, but really, what I learned from that experience was that I didn't change how ready I was," Zach shared.
"I am now more ready. That was almost fuel to the fire. I am ready to find my person and my best friend, and that breakup didn't deter it... I really want to walk away from this with someone for the rest of my life."
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