The Shocking Secret About The Bachelor Rose Ceremony You Weren't Supposed To Know
Fans of The Bachelor know the most anxiety-inducing moments of the season are the rose ceremonies. After all, watching the elusive bachelor give a rose to his potential partner is enough for audience members to get into a frenzy. It's the moment every fan is waiting for. So, it's sorry to say the rose ceremonies aren't always real and genuine.
For example, according to the Daily Mail, rose ceremonies aren't a few short minutes. They actually go on for hours, sometimes lasting until the next morning. An insider to the outlet said that girls have fainted from dehydration and exhaustion while waiting during the ceremony. "The contestants would be berated if they weren't enthusiastic about filming a scene and would have to re-shoot it many times until it was 'perfect'," the insider told the Daily Mail. "The girls were clearly drained during this scene, but producers told them that they weren't allowed to go to bed until they lifted their energy."
Sorry for Bachelor Nation, but the untold truth is the rose ceremonies aren't all that great.
The producers control the rose ceremony
Not only are all the rose ceremonies hours-long, but they're also not really genuine. Unfortunately, production is in charge of the rose ceremonies, according to Bustle. The outlet also reports that the producers choose the order of who gets the rose to maximize drama and effect.
Additionally, while producers don't have much pull in the bachelor's decision in rose ceremonies, they still expect certain contestants not to make it very far, via Cosmopolitan. Some contestants are cast as filler girls instead of actual competing partners. "I think that, normally, if there's 25 girls to begin with, the producers have at least 10 they expect to go right off the bat," a former contestant told the outlet (when comparing The Bachelor with Lifetime's UnREAL).
Unfortunately, the rose ceremony is (sort of) fake. But, that's okay. Fans should still love it anyway as it's still an important moment in the show. Plus, while the screen time and some of the contestants might not be genuine, at least the roses are real (via Women's Health)!