Bachelor Nation Reacts to Clayton Echard’s ‘Historic’ Season 26 Finale: Susie Returns, 2 Bachelorettes and More

Seeing double? After two decades — and more than 40 seasons combined — fans have seen it all on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Wait a minute! Connor Brennan set the record straight on his future with Bachelor Nation, denying any involvement with season 19 of The Bachelorette.

It turns out that Clayton Echard allegedly has had a long history of being a f**kboy!

Susie Evans ended up with Clayton Echard after all during the season finale of The Bachelor, but don’t expect them to get engaged anytime soon.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBachelor Nation got whiplash this week from the season finale of “The Bachelor” Season 26 — which went from breakup to makeup to another breakup and another makeup to a dual breakup, all ultimately for leading man Clayton Echard to end up with contestant Susie Evans, who had actually left the show the week before the finale.If that sounds confusing, it’s because it is.Never, since the two decades its been on-air, has the dating show seen such a change-of-heart from its lead than it did this season: Echard told three women (Evans, Gabby Widney and Rachel Recchia) that he was in love with them, also admitting to sleeping with two of them.After being left alone and single in the final episode, which filmed roughly four months ago, Echard ended up walking away with Evans, despite her turning him down in the shocking finale. And in last night’s “After the Final Rose” episode, instead of a proposal, Evans confirmed she was his girlfriend, accepting Echard’s final rose — but not before he was reamed out by Widney and Recchia on live television with both women calling him selfish, manipulative and thoughtless.

Holding out hope? Clayton Echard did not propose to Susie Evans during the Bachelor season 26 finale, but he had a ring in his pocket just in case.

Susie Evans didn't wait long to get back in touch with Clayton Echard. On Tuesday's finale of , Susie rejected Clayton's offer to leave Iceland together, but the pair patched things up post-show, and appeared happy and in love during a live, in-studio appearance.The morning after their public debut, Susie told ET's Denny Directo that she «pretty much reached out to Clayton immediately» after her initial rejection.«I got my phone back, called my parents, and then I slid into Clayton's DMs,» she recalled.

Sucks to suck, Clayton Echard! But you were so s**tty in your run on the reality TV juggernaut this season, we actually appreciate you for breathing new life into The Bachelorette now!

All’s well that ends well? Clayton Echard and Susie Evans’ Bachelor love story was anything but conventional, but the season 26 couple are now confident in their relationship.

Clayton Echard and Susie Evans shocked everyone when they revealed that they had gotten back together after their emotional breakup in Iceland on the season finale of The Bachelor. The two shared the news on the March 15 After the Final Rose special, which aired alongside The Bachelor finale. Clayton also confirmed he would be packing up and moving to Virginia to be with Susie. Now, they’re dishing on what’s next. “It’s important for us to live our lives alongside each other, and what’s most important is that we take things at our own pace,” Clayton told People. “We haven’t set a timeline for ourselves. We haven’t talked about an engagement, but we’re having fun getting to know each other and enjoying this time.”

Not always rosy. Clayton Echard‘s journey on The Bachelor was full of twists and turns — and his season finale was no different.

Gabby Windeyis the next Bachelorette… and Rachel Recchia is too! During Tuesday’s live finale of Clayton Echard‘s season of “The Bachelor”, the nurse and the flight instructor were announced as the dual leading ladies for the show’s upcoming 19th season.

Haley Kluge Senior DesignerSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the March 15 finale of ABC’s “The Bachelor.”Clayton Echard’s run as “The Bachelor” has been less than smooth. His season’s conclusion was no different.During Monday’s penultimate episode, Clayton attempted to salvage his relationships with finalists Gabby Widney and Rachel Recchia. He confessed that he loved and had slept with them both, which had everyone in hysterics and nearly caused Gabby to self-eliminate.Despite the dramatic rose ceremony, both women stuck around and met Clayton’s family in Iceland.

Relationship redo! Clayton Echard and Susie Evans were reunited on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose on Tuesday, March 15, after their emotional breakup — and revealed they are giving things another try!

Didn’t we almost have it all? After nearly agreeing to give it another shot on part two of The Bachelor finale, Clayton Echard and Susie Evans’ relationship ended on a sour note.