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Will Christina Mandrell stir drama? 'The Bachelor' fans believe single mom will get 'villain edit'

'The Bachelor' star Christina Mandrell appears to be a villain in the upcoming episode but fans think otherwise

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: As we prepare for 'The Bachelor' 2023 episode 3 on ABC next week, it seems quite evident that there will be more turmoil. Over the first two episodes, some fissures began to appear, and Zach Shallcross will have to determine whether he can manage everything that comes with being the main man. Everything will most likely escalate over the next several episodes.

Christina Mandrell, in particular, appears to be attracting a lot of interest as a potential villain... or at least an edited version of one. Is it true that the single mother of one intimidates a lot of other women? On a show like this, perspectives might differ and heightened emotions are unavoidable.

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Does Christina intimidate other women on the show?

Christina may not believe she is intimidating, but she is the first person to receive a one-on-one date. That always makes you a large target, and as a result, you probably need to be a little more hyper-aware of some of your surroundings than you would otherwise be. Given that Brianna Thorbourne was the one who was concerned about Christina in Week 2, this may happen again. To put it gently, viewers are bracing themselves for it.

'The Bachelor' contestant lightening up her soon-to-be-iconic moment

On 'The Bachelor', it appears that ladies crashing on stairwells is likely to become the norm. And, while we're watching for the drama, it can't be easy for sobbing ladies to contort their bodies over a difficult set of steps. Christina, 27 years old, has already experienced her tearful staircase moment in Season 27.

Fortunately, she's quite hilarious about it. She did a light replica of the soon-to-be-famous moment in an Instagram post on January 21, and it certainly seems less gut-wrenching in the harsh light of day.

'I don’t like these edits of Christina looking like the villain'

As soon as fans got hold of the preview of the upcoming episode, they took to social media to share, "So they're going to try and show Christina's fake villain side." Another person added, "So, Christina is going to be the villain of the show. I didn’t see that coming, but I still don’t like Brianna." Trying to defend her, a fan wrote, "I don’t like these edits of Christina looking like the villain next week… she’s our girl." Confused fans wrote, "I actually started liking christina and then seeing how she’s turned into a villain next episode.. bffr."

What may lead to the tension among the group, according to a fan is, "My prediction for next week is that everyone is still very insecure that Christina met his family and all the things she is saying is likely taken out of context bc they are so insecure or these are strategically placed edits and a whole new villain will be exposed." Fans who believe in her wrote, "Christina perfectly dodging all the attempted scenarios to make her seem like the villain." Blaming the most on producers, a fan wrote, "Have a hard time thinking christina is the villain irl after this episode. seems producers picked her as a convenient choice because she appears to actually be self aware and willing to accept when she’s wrong, but maybe i’ll be eating my words next week." Another person added, "Producers didn’t anticipate we were gonna like Christina. I think they wanted to make her a villain but she’s truly a girls’ girl."

Let us wait for the further release to see how things play out for Christina. 'The Bachelor' 2023 airs Mondays at 8 PM on ABC.

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