November 03, 2021 • bachelor insider
‘The Bachelorette’s’ Will Reveals His Shock at Learning It Was Jamie Who Questioned Michelle’s Character
Bachelor Nation is watching Will vie for Michelle Young’s heart on this season of “The Bachelorette,” and he just stopped by the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast to discuss his experience.
The Michigan native talked about the drama he got tied up in with Peter, who was sent home this week. He also opened up about learning it was Jamie who questioned Michelle’s character last week.
Will spoke to co-hosts Becca Kufrin and Tayshia Adams about what that moment was like when the group found out Jamie was the one who told Michelle the men in the house were questioning her character and wondering about a previous relationship with fellow contestant Joe.
Will said, “It was very intense. Jamie started talking in circles and dodged a lot of the questions.”
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But what fans didn’t see was that Will was actually upset and shocked by the revelation, because Jamie was someone he trusted.
“I was very upset because Jamie was one of the guys that tried to little bro me with the Peter situation and tried to help me be the bigger man. … I was upset because Jamie was trying to tell me to do the right thing, but then he went and did all this?! I trusted him. There was a lot going on in my mind and Jamie was a good dude to me,” Will explained.
The Bachelor Nation star said that this information coming to light about Jamie really shook him and made him second-guess his whole experience so far.
Will candidly said, “It made me second-guess everything to find out Jamie was the one who started this rumor about Michelle knowing Joe before. It hit me like a truck.”
He noted that he tried to confront Jamie about why he lied to Michelle, but he ended up walking away because “he was dodging questions and we were talking in circles.”
Will said he couldn’t figure out why Jamie would bring outside drama into the show because they’re already under so much stress trying to get to know Michelle in such a short period of time.
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And when Tayshia and Becca asked Will how he felt watching the show back, he said he learned about a whole new side of Jamie he didn’t realize existed.
Will said, “Watching the episode back, that’s not how Jamie would talk in front of the guys. When he would say things about being one of the best guys there and how he feels like he has a leg up, that’s not how Jamie was with the group.”
He continued, “With the group, Jamie was one of the guys who talked about how great the experience is and how it’s such a great group of men and how he can learn something from each guy to become a better man. That was his whole outlook, so watching his interviews now I realized I don’t know Jamie. I thought I knew Jamie, but there’s two different sides to Jamie and I’m able to see that now.”
To hear more of Will’s conversation with Becca and Tayshia, check out the latest episode of “Bachelor Happy Hour” below.