Reality Star of the Week: Sydney Gordon winds up as The Bachelor's mean girl after bullying allegations
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sydney Gordon is one of 32 women fighting for tennis star Joey Graziadei's heart on the newest season of ABC's hit reality TV show, 'The Bachelor'. From her initial meeting with Joey in week one, she attempted to connect by mentioning that she is from the same state as the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
It may be too early to say, but if her involvement in the brawl between Maria Georgas and Madina Alam is any indicator, she may be establishing herself as this season's villain—or at least a drama-inducing contestant.
Before this week's Rose Ceremony, Joey was confronted with new knowledge - or drama - about two of the women. Maria and Sydney clashed while in the mansion.
Sydney emerged as the season's villain after she embarked on a mission to portray Maria as a "mean girl" and bully. However, Maria has done nothing wrong.
When Madina expressed anxiety about being older than Joey, Maria advised another participant that Madina should accept her age because she is a lovely lady. However, Sydney overheard the exchange and perceived it as Maria disparaging Madina behind her back.
Maria attempted to reconcile Madina and Sydney throughout the last two episodes of 'The Bachelor' Season 28. Madina seems to agree that they should put an end to the feud, but Sydney is unrelenting.
She told Joey that Maria was a bully, and he confronted her about it.
Sydney sat down with Joey at the pool party before the Rose Ceremony and complained about being "bullied" by Maria. Joey approached Maria aside and noticed that she was taken aback by the charges.
The celebration finished early because he needed to consider the judgments he would have to make while distributing the roses. During the ceremony, Maria and Sydney received the final two roses, in that sequence.
Following the episode, the producers showed a double date with Maria and Sydney, as well as more of their drama in the following weeks.
Who is Sydney Gordon on 'The Bachelor' Season 28?
Sydney is a 28-year-old antique boutique owner from Newport, Rhode Island. According to her ABC description, she now has her ideal career and a busy life, but she's ready to meet her "forever person."
She aspires to leave 'The Bachelor' Season 28 engaged to Joey since he meets several of her dating criteria. Sydney would schedule a same-day foreign flight and then leave.
She wants to meet a man who is as adventurous as she is. Sydney has also lived and worked in Thailand as an English teacher.
Did Sydney Gordon get eliminated from 'The Bachelor' Season 28?
According to Reality Steve, Joey eliminates Sydney on his two-on-one date with Maria in Malta. As a result, they didn't get engaged.
Reality Steve acknowledged that Joey preferred Maria to Sydney, therefore, he opted to say goodbye to her. Joey revealed on the third episode of 'The Bachelor' Season 28 that he believed Maria's conversation with him seemed more genuine than Sydney's.
Is Sydney Gordon a producer's plant in 'The Bachelor' Season 28?
Sydney caused a stir when she accused Maria of dismissing Madina's concerns about her age, and she's probably a production plant. Sydney caused significant controversy during Episode 2 when she overheard Maria discussing Madina's statements about being the oldest participant on the show and how it would damage her relationship with Joey.
Although Maria was suggesting that Madina should be proud of her age since she is a beautiful lady, Sydney informed Madina that Maria was rejecting her feelings.
Although Maria informed Sydney of her genuine intentions, the trailers for 'The Bachelor' Season 28, Episode 3 show that Sydney will not be dropping this matter. She and Maria are seen bickering again, and Sydney appears to make it her goal to inform Joey what occurred.
As the issue progresses, it becomes clear that Sydney may be planted by production, introduced to the program to create drama for a variety of reasons.