Bachelor In Paradise’s Jessenia Implies Andrew Romance Was More Serious Than the Cameras Let On: ‘It Is What It Is’
15.11.2022 - 20:59
/ usmagazine.com
Calling out the edit. Jessenia Cruz understands why viewers felt she overreacted to Andrew Spencer dumping her on Bachelor in Paradise season 8.
“Jessenia I’m sorry, but we didn’t get to see ANY footage of you and Andrew, so we have no idea what your relationship was like #BachelorInParadise,” one fan wrote via Twitter during the Monday, November 14, episode of the ABC reality show.
The former Miss El Paso, 29, said that she understood the complaint. “Which is why I won’t blame the viewers if they don’t get it,” she replied. “Providing zero context or backstory for y’all truly makes this entire scenario so random. It is what it is.”
On Monday’s episode, viewers saw Andrew, 26, go on a date with new arrival Ency Abedin — despite previously accepting two roses from Jessenia.
“It makes me upset. I really like Andrew and I’ve been patient with him. We’ve been making really great strides, and now he’s going on a date,” the Bachelor season 25 alum said. “I invested a lot in him, so where’s our conversation to see where this is going instead of just him going on a date?”
Eventually, Andrew sat down with her to say that he wanted to break up. He claimed he needed to find happiness, and Jessenia deserves “a little bit more than what I’ve been able to give.”
The former pageant queen was blindsided as she felt things were going great. “It sucks thinking I’m on the same page with someone. We’ve all had a rough few days, but I thought we had at least gained enough ground to figure things out instead of him going on a date,” she explained. “We’re close to the end of Paradise so that honestly makes no sense to me. I really thought I had a safe space with Andrew, so I think that’s what hurts the most about it all.”
Andrew, for his part, had