Clay Harbor Defends Cousin Andrew Spencer’s Decision Not to Rejoin Katie Thurston’s Season of ‘The Bachelorette’

Long-distance relationships aren’t always full of roses — and no one knows that better than former Bachelorette Tayshia Adams.

Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark found it hard to be away from each other when she was filming Katie Thurston‘s season of “The Bachelorette”.

Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark found it hard to be away from each other when she was filming Katie Thurston's season of .During a recent appearance on , the 30-year-old former Bachelorette told host Ashley Iaconetti about the challenges of being separated from her fiancé while she and Kaitlyn Bristowe were hosting the dating series.«It was kind of like we needed to remember why we were with each other,» Tayshia said of how she and Zac felt after Katie's season wrapped filming.

As one of the only people with a front row seat for season 17 of The Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe is giving more insight into Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo’s messy split.

Team Greg! Connor Brennan defended his fellow Bachelorette contestant Greg Grippo after Katie Thurston hinted that the finalist gaslighted her ahead of their breakup.

Andrew Spencer is taking ownership of his past offensive treats.

A post shared by so you want to talk about… (@soyouwanttotalkabout)Just prior to the post, Greg, who Katie admitted was her frontrunner, abruptly quit the show after saying he was in love with her. Katie did not return the sentiment because she said she wanted to save those words for last remaining man, which very well may have been Greg. Greg, 28, was visibly displeased with Katie's reaction to his love confession.

Katie Thurston isn't letting the critics get to her.

Katie Thurston is not letting the haters burst her bubble!

Katie Thurston is standing up for herself.

You can’t bring Katie Thurston, 30, down! The Bachelorette posted a sultry photo, where she posed in gorgeous black lingerie on Friday July 30. Check out the sultry photo on her Instagram here! Unfortunately, a few haters piled on and criticized Katie for sharing the revealing photo, but the reality star had hilarious and snarky responses that immediately shut the critics down.

Knowing her worth! Katie Thurston took to social media to hit back at critics who didn’t support her posing lingerie.

From one woman to another! Katie Thurston‘s season of The Bachelorette hasn’t finished airing yet, but she’s already dispensing advice to incoming lead Michelle Young.

Katie Thurston is excited for Michelle Young's journey to find love. ET spoke with the current Bachelorette at the taping for her special, and she revealed the advice she's given to the upcoming franchise lead.«I've spoken to her as much as I can because I know it's any day now they're gonna take her phone away,» Katie said of Michelle, whose season will start filming later this summer.

In addition to breaking down the biggest revelations from Katie Thurston’s The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons,” we’re discussing the biggest headlines from Bachelor Nation.

Justin Glaze isn’t the only season 17 Bachelorette contestant apologizing for his past tweets. Andrew Spencer, who finished in fifth place on Katie Thurston’s season, broke his silence on his social media activity at the recent Men Tell All taping.

Bachelor Nation is set to watch season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise and Michelle Young’s season 18 of The Bachelorette before another man starts handing out roses on The Bachelor … but that doesn’t mean Katie Thurston and her season 17 contestants aren’t already campaigning for the season 26 lead.

Heartbreak hotel. Andrew Spencer revealed how it really felt saying goodbye to Katie Thurston after being cut from The Bachelorette ahead of hometowns.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the July 26 “Men Tell All” episode of “The Bachelorette.”On the heels of Andrew Spencer’s emotional departure, another man said goodbye to Katie Thurston during “The Bachelorette.”Widower and single dad Michael Allio was one of Katie’s final four going into hometowns.

The great debate. Katie Thurston, who has been repeatedly criticized for her style choices, received a fair share of hate for her outfit on the Monday, July 19, episode of The Bachelorette.