September 23, 2022 • bachelor insider
Natasha Parker & Tia Booth Share Advice for ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Cast as They Watch It Back
Almost “Paradise!”
Season 8 of “Bachelor in Paradise” premieres on Tuesday, September 27, at 8 p.m. on ABC, and we couldn’t be more excited!
Ahead of the highly anticipated season premiere, “Click Bait with Bachelor Nation” co-hosts Natasha Parker and Tia Booth shared some advice for this season’s cast members.
The cast wrapped filming and is gearing up to watch their love stories unfold with millions of Bachelor Nation fans, and it can be nerve-wracking to relive the drama and heartbreak.
Natasha shared her advice, saying, “The show is about to air and it’s a completely different beast than ‘Bachelor.’ I would recommend watching the first episode with friends while it’s light and fun. But give yourself time to watch other episodes by yourself. Don’t feel like you always have to watch it with your friends and/or family. Especially if it’s going to be a rough episode for you; some episodes are heavier than others.”
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Tia also chimed in with some words of wisdom, saying, “If there is any criticism or if you get caught up in DMs, which I’m guilty of too, I read my messages and articles, but just remember, things are so fleeting. Things happen so fast. People can be up in arms about something that you said or did on the beach, but literally in that same episode something else will happen.”
She continued on, noting, “People will move on to that next week. It sometimes feels like the end of the world and you can’t believe it happened; just know that it is short-lived and not forever. You will still have your life after this. It can feel kinda heavy at the moment, but people will forget about it.”
Natasha said that she still receives negative comments from fans about her time in “Paradise,” so she has an approach for how to deal with the haters.
Natasha said, “Don’t be afraid to take the Beyoncé approach. You don’t have to say anything about anything. You don’t owe it to anybody. Now, if you’re offending a whole group of people that’s different, but like if someone is in your DMs saying, ‘How could you?’ Let it be. I still get messages from people telling me I’m ugly and that Pieper is so much prettier than me. I still get messages about that and I’m just like, ‘Girl, bye.’ Who cares!?”
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Tia agreed with Natasha and added, “Don’t take criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from.”
And while Joe wasn’t able to make “Click Bait” this week, Natasha shared some great advice he gave her before last season of “Paradise.”
She said, “Joe is not here today, but some of the best advice he told me is that you can’t feed into the positive and you can’t feed into the negative. The moment someone makes you feel high for saying how great you are, the next moment someone will say you are awful and then you will feel that too. Your family is your family and your friends are your friends. Those are the opinions that really matter.”
And last but not least, Tia added, “Have fun watching it. Laugh at yourself and have a margarita.”
To hear more of Natasha and Tia’s conversation, check out this week’s episode of “Click Bait with Bachelor Nation” below.