‘The Bachelor’ fans call out Abigail Heringer for her changed appearance, say 'sick of botox and lip fillers'
TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Abigail Heringer recently emphasized the importance of diversity and inclusion in ABC's popular dating show 'The Bachelor', highlighting the significance of showcasing individuals from various cultures, ethnicities, and identities.
On Saturday, March 30, 'The Bachelor' contestant shared a TikTok video addressing diversity within the reality TV franchise. In the video, she highlighted the importance of representation in media and its potential to positively influence viewers by enabling them to see themselves represented on screen.
She advocated for continued efforts to promote diversity in casting and storytelling within the franchise, recognizing the power of inclusivity in shaping narratives and fostering a more inclusive society.
However, what grabbed the viewers' interest was Abigail's appearance. Numerous individuals accused her of receiving Botox and lip fillers on social media.
A Reddit user said, "Wow, I don't follow her so I haven't seen her in a while and she looks so different from how I remembered." Another user added, "I'm so sick of botox and lip fillers changing people." Followed by a user who wrote, "She got botox." A user went on to say, "Lip fillers, botox and veneers."
'The Bachelor' star Abigail Heringer addresses diversity in a TikTok video
In her latest TikTok video, Abigail shared her stance on diversity and inclusion in 'The Bachelor.' She started by saying, "I think it's obvious by now that the Bachelor has a diversity problem and I wanna talk about it."
She further added, "My name is Abigail and I was born deaf and I went through the Bachelor on Matt James season and then I went on to Bachelor in Paradise where I met my now fiance Noah Erb and so I feel like I kind of have a little bit of experience on this topic."
"I think the biggest message with this video is that people like me really just want visibility on these shows and I think there is just so much power in seeing somebody that has a very similar situation upbringing experiences and watching them on your TV and kinda figuring out how they navigate the same experiences that we navigate every single day but where I think the show is missing the mark is they're not letting these storylines or um the minorities of people with disability kinda just naturally share their story," Abigail said.
The 'Bachelor in Paradise' further added, "It's almost coming as tokenizing and that's kinda how I felt after walking away from the experience of basically what tokenizing is when an able bodied person thinks that they're being inclusive and almost going over the top about it and controlling the narrative and then patting themselves on the shoulder that they were being inclusive and that's just not really the best approach when trying to share these stories."
Abigail continued, "And the honest truth is my disability is not your show and tell like let me share my experiences the way that I wanna share them and I understand it's an industry everybody has to make money they have to produce a show but I think I speak for a lot of us that I just think the raw stories from all these people are what we wanna see and what we wanna hear and not the over-produced stuff."
"I think where bachelor is missing the mark is they're just not letting all these stories play out naturally which I get it's a show but it seems like all these other shows like Love Is Blind, Love Island is doing it and they are doing it well," she concluded.
Abigail Heringer was the first hearing-impaired contestant on ‘The Bachelor’
Abigail Heringer made history as the first woman in Bachelor Nation to wear a cochlear implant, a device that helps people with hearing loss hear sounds. In the latest season of the dating show, the fans saw Daisy Kent wearing a cochlear implant.
While having a chat with People magazine, Abigail who starred in Matt James' season said, "I was excited to hear that the current season would have more representation for the hearing loss community."
She added, "I know everyone has a different experience with hearing loss and cochlear implants so I'm interested in learning more about Daisy's story and for the conversations to continue raising awareness for the deaf community."
Are ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ stars Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb still together?
Abigail and Noah first met on 'Bachelor in Paradise' Season 7, where they instantly formed a strong connection. They went on a date and their relationship seemed promising. Their fellow cast members had high hopes for Abigail and Noah, anticipating a happy ending for the couple, however, they broke up on prom night and left the show individually.
Fortunately, after filming concluded, Abigail and Noah rekindled their romance. The season finale showed a montage of updates, revealing that Abigail and Noah realized they still had feelings for each other. The two lovebirds got engaged in August 2023. Noah proposed to Abigail at a beachfront home in La Jolla, San Diego.
