March 01, 2021 • bachelor insider
'Click Bait': Pieper James Opens Up About Her Experience Competing for Matt James' Heart
“Bachelor” Season 25 star Pieper James is set to join Tayshia Adams, Joe Amabile, and Natasha Parker on this week’s edition of “Click Bait with Bachelor Nation.”
The standout contestant will sit down with the podcast co-hosts to discuss her experience competing for Matt James’ heart. Pieper — who was sent home during Week 7 — previously spoke about her time on the show with “Bachelor Happy Hour” co-hosts Rachel Lindsay and Becca Kufrin.
During her February 9 chat with the former Bachelorettes, Pieper reflected on her undeniable chemistry with the handsome lead before he called it quits on their relationship. As viewers will recall, Matt memorably crashed Pieper’s interview during a farm-themed group date earlier this season — and then pulled her in for a passionate kiss.
“I just saw him running over and I was just joking around, like, ‘Come join my interview,’” Pieper recounted. “And then [the kiss] was obviously a happy surprise.”
The Oregon native then explained why Matt’s unexpected smooch felt particularly meaningful.
“It was kind of just nice to have that moment away from everybody because, as you guys know, group dates are so hard to find your moment and be seen — but without being overtly annoying,” she told Rachel and Becca. “So that was really cute to kind of get that validation of, like, ‘I see you. Let’s take this moment and really capitalize on it.’ So that was really special.”
Find out what else Pieper has to say about her “Bachelor” journey when the next episode of “Click Bait with Bachelor Nation” hits streaming platforms on Thursday. In the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
