June 23, 2023 • bachelor insider
Becca Tilley Discusses Moving in with Girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko, Bachelor Nation, and More!
Celebrating Pride!
Bachelor Nation fans first met Becca Tilley on Season 19 of “The Bachelor,” and she returned to our screens for Season 20.
Since her time on the Bachelor Nation shows, Becca has found love off-screen with her girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko.
The two have been together for over five years, and now Becca just sat down with Style Caster for an exclusive interview where she opened up about her relationship, Bachelor Nation, and more.
Becca and Hayley don’t currently live together, but Becca shared with the outlet that they are looking forward to taking that next step.
She said, “Hayley and I don’t officially live together yet — so we’re finally getting to the point where we merge our lives a little bit more.”
The two have a lot to look forward to when moving in together, as quality time is their love language.
Becca said, “My favorite days [are when] we go to the park or the beach, and get our favorite sandwiches. At night, we love playing games, like cards or Mario Kart. If you offer to play games with Hayley, that’s her dream night.”
Becca also discussed how she responded to any negativity after coming out last year.
She said, “A lot of people are like, ‘I don’t get how you can just be with a woman now.’ My response is that you don’t have to get it. It feels like we’re going backwards, [trying to] encourage people not to hate people just trying to exist.”
Becca went on, saying, “I’m hoping that as I feel more comfortable, the stronger I feel in being in the [LGBTQ+] community, [that] I’ll feel empowered to have those conversations. That’s what I hope for, in having a platform whatsoever.”
The Bachelor Nation star also reflected back on when she first started dating Hayley and how Hayley hid her “Bachelor” fandom at first.
Becca said, “[Hayley] said she didn’t [watch me on the show] when we first met. Then I was stalking her on Instagram, as one does after meeting someone, and I scrolled back to when my season was airing. She did this full monologue [where] I’m pretty sure she was reenacting one of my speeches to Chris [Soules], making fun of ‘The Bachelor.’ So I called her out on it!”
Hayley chimed in during the interview, saying, “I [remember] watching her season [of ‘The Bachelor’ and thinking], ‘Oh, my God, she’s so cute, and she has an amazing energy to her!’”
We love how Becca’s time on “The Bachelor” eventually brought these two together and we can’t get enough of their adorable relationship.
Read more of Becca’s interview with Style Caster here.