November 29, 2021 • bachelor insider
This Week in Bachelor Nation History: Tayshia Adams Goes on NSFW Art Group Date with Her Men
Bachelor Nation fans first met Tayshia Adams on Season 23 of “The Bachelor,” and she later appeared on Season 6 of “Bachelor in Paradise” before stepping into the leading role as the Bachelorette for Season 16.
And this week in Bachelor Nation history, she went on an NSFW art date with a group of the men from her season. Tayshia invited Riley, Ivan, Blake, Bennett, Spencer, Demar, Brendan, Noah, Ed, and Ben to take part in an art date where they were painting nude models and making sculptures out of clay.
Tayshia was excited about the out-of-the-box date idea, saying, “They might see something they’re not used to, but I hope they embrace it! I think being super creative is attractive and I’m definitely looking for a man who can put themselves out there. So I’m putting them in a little bit of an awkward situation and seeing what they make out of it!”
When the men first walked in, they all thought they’d have to get naked for the date, with Blake hilariously saying, “This is going to be the third time I’m getting naked on this journey and I’m not down today!”
Luckily, they didn’t have to drop their clothes — they just had to get into “sketching the human form during a romantic embrace!”
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Once the guys realized they weren’t the ones having to pose nude, they were excited. Tayshia said she couldn’t wait to “see what the guys come up with!”
While the date was mostly fun and full of sexual innuendos, drama did heat up between Bennett and Noah, starting with Bennett trying to snag the seat next to Tayshia from Noah.
The two took jabs back and forth back at each other throughout the date, with Bennett stealing the seat and saying he “claimed his rightful throne” and Noah saying he tried “not to make it a big deal, even though I really wanted to tell him off.”
Once the nude model portion of the date was over, the men experimented with clay and made everything from a heart to a pepperoni pizza to an infinity symbol.
Fans didn’t get a chance to see what Blake made because it was blurred out with a black box, but Spencer let everybody know that he made a penis, saying, “It’s just such a Blake move.”
And while the sexual, silly part of the date was fun, the men also opened up in more serious self-portraits and shared artwork about themselves.
Tayshia hoped this would help them break down their walls, and many of the men did dig deep.
While presenting his piece, Ben even stripped down and let his guard (and his clothes) down to show Tayshia that what you see “is just a small part of who I am.”
This paid off because he ended up receiving the group date rose and said, “The feeling that I have with Tayshia is just continuing to grow and be more intense and it’s incredible.”
Tayshia said she was so thankful that the guys were comfortable enough to let their guards down on this fun and special date.
To celebrate this date airing one year ago this week, take a scroll down memory lane to look back at Tayshia’s season as the Bachelorette.