Spilling the tea…

The Bachelor Mansion has always been a staple within the Bachelor Nation franchise. 

It houses famous spots like the Rose Ceremony room, the pool area, and even the sleeping quarters. And it’s also where some of the show’s most notable moments took place, such as Shrimpgate, Champagnegate, and everything in between.

Now, Bachelor Nation stars Rachel Recchia, Caelynn Bell, Mercedes Northup, Genevieve Parisi, and Annaliese Puccini have all reunited and are spilling their secrets about the iconic Bachelor Mansion. 

In a new episode of the “Almost Famous” podcast, Caelynn revealed that the cast members had to cook almost all of their meals while living in the mansion. 

She said, “I think most people now know that we have to cook all our own meals in the mansion. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, unless it’s a Rose Ceremony and it’s catered. But otherwise, we’re cooking everything ourselves.” 

The Bachelor Nation stars continued, remembering that certain people would usually step up to cook and the producers would help out as well. 

The cast members were also given grocery requests lists, where they could ask for any food items they desired. 

“Someone would go grocery shopping for you essentially,” Caelynn stated, “and it’d show up the next day or that night or that afternoon.”

Rachel chimed in, remembering how she loved the Dino nuggets, and said, “That’s iconic that they let us do that.” 

Caelynn then asked if anyone took souvenirs from the mansion, to which everyone answered no. But one person did take something from “Paradise.”

Mercedes revealed, “You know the little bowls, I just put my jewelry in it… I took two and I felt bad, but I love them now. They’re a good souvenir.” 

The Bachelor Nation stars were also asked if they know anyone who successfully found a way to sneak out of the Bachelor Mansion, and Annaliese answered that she isn’t sure why anyone would want to. 

“The minute I wanted to leave I was like, ‘I wanna leave’ and I left. It was on camera,” she said. “I eliminated myself on ‘The Bachelor’... But I can’t imagine being like, ‘I wanna go’ and then having to sneak that. I feel like if people wanna go, they go.”