Reality TV Star of the Week: Rachel Nance breaks down after 'The Bachelor' Season 28 star fails to grab spot in Joey Graziadei's top 2 women
AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA: 'The Bachelor' Season 28 contestant Rachel Nance was eliminated ahead of the finale after Joey Graziadei awarded his Fantasy Suite date roses to Kelsey Anderson and Daisy Kent.
However, Rachel was left disappointed and heartbroken after the elimination. Although Rachel failed to grab a spot in Joey's top two women, she did manage to be the reality TV star of the week.
After eliminating Rachel, Joey admitted, "You did everything I could ask and the worst thing I could do was keep you here if I wasn’t still able to get to the point of expressing the feelings of falling in love."
Joey explained to Rachel when he walked her out, "I know I have love for you. I know I will always have love for you. I just wasn’t able to fully get there."
However, the ABC show star confessed to the cameras, "I'm sad I had my heart broken again. The fact that he couldn't love me back, it obviously hurts, because I wanted it so bad."
She elaborated, "I'll always have love for Joey. Joey is a great guy. I think it hurts more because he didn’t do anything wrong, so naturally I'm thinking it's something that I did because I didn’t allow myself to be open enough from the beginning…I just really wanted it to be he and I at the end."
Joey and Rachel reunited during 'The Bachelor: Women Tell All'. During the session, Rachel reflected on the online hate and described the time since Hometown Week as "an emotional roller coaster."
She broke down in tears and shared that she had "been getting a lot of hateful messages as soon as the episode aired, a lot of racist comments towards me" just because she received the rose.
'The Bachelor' Season 28 star Rachel Nance quips about Joey Graziadei sending her home
After the emotional week, 'The Bachelor' Season 28 alum Rachel Nance joked about her elimination.
She took to her social media and shared a video poking fun at how she was booted from the ABC show. In the video, Rachel mouthed, "She's no longer with us? So, she's not on the team at all? That's correct."
Alongside the video, Rachel wrote in the caption, "Joey telling production he will be sending me home." The reality star accompanied the TikTok video with a playful string of laughing emojis.
Will Rachel Nance join 'Bachelor in Paradise'?
Rachel Nance has created a huge supportive fanbase following her appearance in 'The Bachelor' Season 28. Now the fans want the reality star to give another shot at love in the ABC show's spin-offs. Rachel was recently asked if she was open to joining 'Bachelor in Paradise' or 'The Bachelorette' in the future.
In a recent interview with Us Weekly, Rachel suggested that she is most likely to consider joining 'The Bachelorette' or 'Bachelor in Paradise'.
She called 'The Bachelor' "a very interesting way of dating," but she "wouldn't do it again." When she was asked about the other franchises, Rachel noted, "I am open to whatever feels right in the moment. As of right now, I'm enjoying everything settling down."
Rachel added, "I'm enjoying seeing the way things are unfolding, and it’s looking amazing for my future." She elaborated, "So we’ll see what the future holds, but until then, I’m just going to go home, back to Hawaii and relax on the beach."
