Spilling the tea...

On Season 10 of “Bachelor in Paradise,” Bachelor Nation watched fan favorites chase love (and a $500,000 prize) under the Costa Rican sun. But the drama didn’t stay on the beach. 

From fiery confrontations to online shade, the sparks continued to ignite. And one most notably was between Allyshia Gupta and Kat Izzo, as Allyshia accused Kat of messaging a secret boyfriend and being rude while in “Paradise.”  

This week, they joined “Paradise Unplugged” with their fellow “BIP” stars for a reunion podcast, where the two hashed out their beef and addressed the claims about Kat. 

“Let’s address that,” Kat said. “So when did I sneak something in? And if we think that this show… wouldn’t take that time to show me playing on that iPad or laptop? I’m saying in general, they weren’t trying to hide anything, so it’s like, where was that? That’s not a fair assumption to make that I was out here texting this man consistently and I know for a fact that that is not what he said and I know for a fact that he did not say we were in a relationship. I don’t know what else was said as far as getting back together. I know he confirmed that we were possibly seeing each other before because yes, I was dating before ‘Paradise.’ I’m allowed to do that. I’m going on a dating show, right? But to say that I had a relationship or that I was consistently talking to somebody is not true. Period.”

Allyshia then replied, “But when there’s $500,000 on the line and we’re about to vote… we were [thinking about money]. That’s the only reason that we really wanted to run back and say it because we didn’t want people who had bad intentions to win.” 

Kat explained how the situation made her feel, stating, “You took it upon yourself to speak so publicly about someone else’s situation without having a conversation with me at all… You felt so comfortable speaking about a situation, not only a situation, but my character, someone else’s situation, without having a conversation with me first or at least for me, feeling like you took the time to get to know me.”

The two then revealed where they currently stand with each other as Kat apologized to Allyshia after she shared that she felt like Kat was rude to her.

Kat said, “I’m sorry that is the experience that you had. I’m not gonna discredit your opinion. You can feel however you feel about me. I will say… people who are close to me and know who I am would not even say those things. So if you think that I’m rude, whatever. I actually don’t care. But for you to take it to the level that you did and put such an emphasis on my character… I have a profession, I have a career, I have a family. You didn’t put any of that into any account. You’re allowed to have an opinion, but you’re also so wrong about so many things and it’s crazy to have an opinion about something without having a conversation with that person or at least fact-checking yourself… You be who you wanna be, you do what you wanna do… but I’m done with this… If I ever made you feel like it wasn’t a safe environment, I’m sorry. That’s never my intention. Ever.”

Allyshia responded, “Thank you for apologizing and I will say, I apologize as well if anything came across on my end that felt combative or like it was an attack to you because it really wasn’t. I felt like I was speaking my truth and I was kind of catching strays for doing so and that was just my experience. But I definitely believe in turning the cheek and giving everybody a second chance, so I’d love to squash this and move forward with you, Kat, I really would.”

Hear the rest of the “BIP” reunion in the full episode of “Bachelor Happy Hour” below!