This Woman Spilled "Bachelor" Secrets From Her Own Experience, And It's Eye-Opening

"I definitely think producers manipulate the story to get the reaction they want, which is exactly what they did to me."

Meet Kimberly Vick, who was a contestant on Jake Pavelka's season of _The Bachelor. _She recently went viral on TikTok after talking about her experience with production back in 2009.

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In her TikTok, she explains that during her time on the show, the Bachelor would call a few names during the rose ceremony, leave for a bit, come back and call a few more names, leave again...and this would continue all through the night. By morning, the women were exhausted and expected to do exit interviews.

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"I was 23 and didn’t know a ton about the show at the time, but it sounded amazing," Kimberly told BuzzFeed. "I felt like I was at my prime, like there was a 100% chance I would make it to the end (according to producers). It was a five month–long casting process. So leaving night one felt like a bullet."

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"Overall, being on the show was fun and memorable, but also painful. It’s something not a lot of people get to say they’ve done, but I do wish it had ended differently," Kimberly shared. "I definitely think producers manipulate the story to get the reaction they want, which is exactly what they did to me. In 2009, a lot of The Bachelor 'secrets' weren’t common knowledge. I didn’t know that telling them my past would then get used against me. So when it was, I felt betrayed."

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"In my experience, the producers would ask me questions about the other girls and what I thought about them. Like, 'what did you think about how she did that?' Or, 'what did you think about her introduction? Isn’t her dress too revealing?' I never felt comfortable answering those questions, so I wouldn’t. They would also set up conversations that we would have with each other. For example, they made me ask, 'has anyone joined the mile high club?'"

When looking back at her experience, Kimberly also said, "The main word I can remember using was journey. We couldn’t say process, otherwise they'd make us stop and redo that sound byte. I remember having to stop a lot during interviews because I would sound unsure of myself, or like I wasn’t saying the right thing. Then none of it got used anyway!"

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"Like I told the producers, everything happens for a reason," Kimberly concluded. "I feel like my time there was what was meant to happen. I’m happy with how things worked out for me, and I definitely think it helped me grow and realize things are not always as they seem."