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'The Bachelor' Season 28 fans furious as Joey Graziadei axes Edwina Dorbor for Lea Cayanan

'The Bachelor' Season 28 contestant Lea Cayanan started as a 'sweetheart' but quickly became the new villain after Sydney's departure

AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA: 'The Bachelor' Season 28 star Edwina Dorbor was recently eliminated after the ABC show's International trip to Malta. During the fourth rose ceremony, Joey Graziadei awarded his last rose to Lea Cayanan, leading to the elimination of Edwina and Allison Hollinger.

Edwina, heartbroken by the elimination, claimed a strong connection with Joey and expressed sadness as she saw him as a potential husband. In a confessional, Edwina shared, "I'm proud that I'm leaving knowing that I gave it 100%." However, viewers were left furious over Edwina's elimination, suggesting that Joey should have sent Lea home. Lea appeared to become the ABC show's new villain after Sydney Gordon's elimination. She continued Sydney's feud with Maria and attempted to manipulate other women against her.

The social media users appeared to be frustrated with Lea's drama and wanted her to be eliminated instead of Edwina. An X user tweeted, "Joey should’ve given Edwina a serious chance. The drama with Sydney and Maria (and now Lea) really took from her." Another person added, "Joey sent home Edwina and kept Lea???? JUSTICE FOR MY QUEEN EDWINA."

Another critic noted, "Lea stole Edwina’s rose! Guess she isn’t a girl’s girl with high standards after all." Another internet user penned, "Edwina was so joyful in the house and in all the group dates. Instead we're stuck with the ones who are determined to be unhappy and make others miserable in the process."

Another social media user wrote, "Please Edwina being gone is still paining me in my chest like I can’t focus on this episode." Another viewer said, "Annoyed because I didn’t think Edwina was gonna go rose ceremony 4, I thought she would go in 5 and Madina would go in 4…maybe she’s going next."

Edwina Dorbor reflects on Maria and Sydney's feud

'The Bachelor' Season 28 star Edwina Dorbor appeared to be on team Maria amid her feud with Sydney Gordon. The reality star recently reflected on Maria and Sydney's drama, sparked after the latter called the former "bully". During an Instagram Q and A session, a fan asked Edwina about the way Maria and Sydney's feud has been edited. The follower inquired, "Are they portraying this Sydney Maria stuff correctly or are we missing stuff... Cuz wth is Sydney so tore up about."

Edwina made it clear that the way Sydney was portrayed on the ABC show was accurate to what happened on 'The Bachelor' season 28. She responded, "Lol it looks pretty accurate to me." In the latest season, Maria was initially crowned as the villain, but things gradually shifted as Sydney's behavior became more aggressive toward her competitor.

'The Bachelor' Season 28 star Lea Cayanan dubbed as 'mean' girl

'The Bachelor' Season 28 contestant Lea Cayanan started as a 'sweetheart' but quickly became the new villain after Sydney's departure. Lea targeted Maria and accused Madina Alam of favoring Maria. She reached out to Joey, adding fuel to the bullying claims, and expressed satisfaction when Maria tearfully wanted to leave. However, her game plans led to a backlash on social media, with comments labeling her a 'mean' girl.

A social media user commented, "You had us fooled with the mystery card sacrifice….brutal to watch the last 5 mins of this ep." Another person added, "Lea’s a mean girl button." Another critic noted, "Just another mean girl following in Sydney’s footsteps. Both of u never left high school."

Another internet user said, "What is your issue with Maria??? We saw that evil side eye tonight! Wtf did she do to you?? Be for real!!" Another follower stated, "Wish you had you envelope now? Gaslighting at its finest with you mean girlies."

'The Bachelor' Season 28 releases new episodes every Monday at 8 pm ET on ABC.