Nayte Olukoya is speaking out after his split!
08.06.2022 - 17:07 / perezhilton.com
Becca Kufrin is laying it all out there! TBH, she just did that last month when she flipped the script and asked her man to marry her — and now she’s defending the decision all over again!
The 32-year-old former Bachelorette is speaking up about her non-traditional proposal to now-fiancé Thomas Jacobs, where she was the one to get down on one knee and pop the proverbial question about marriage and happily ever after.
In a new chat with fellow former Bachelorette Michelle Young on their Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, the Minnesota-born reality TV alum opened up about her decision to be the one to move things toward wedding bells with Jacobs.
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Slamming the traditional view of having the man propose marriage, Kufrin explained to Young that she heard all kinds of accusations about supposedly being “desperate” because she was the one who asked!
Kufrin revealed more about the negative reaction to her proposal, saying:
Exactly!!!
And thankfully, it sounds like Jacobs didn’t feel any sort of negativity about Becca’s unexpected proposal. She claimed he was “so appreciative” of the moment and “did not feel offended” over the role reversal.
In fact, Jacobs himself chimed in on the new podcast episode, too. Full of hope and love for his other half, the 29-year-old real estate broker explained how he reacted to the life-changing question:
Awww!
The duo have a lot in store for the future, too. For one, the former ABC television personalities plan to combine their current last names with a hyphen for when they have kids. They haven’t decided on the name order yet, but they know full well the meaning behind the decision.
Becca explained:
Jacobs backed
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. ET spoke to Becca Kufrin, Bryan Abasolo, Mike Johnson, Joe Amabile, Tia Booth, and Natasha Parker — each of whom are co-hosts for an official podcast on Bachelor Nation — and they had varying opinions about the decision to cast two leads on the next season of the show.Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman recently told ET that she found the dual casting of Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey to be «a little sexist,» while fellow franchise lead JoJo Fletcher said that she thinks it'll be «incredible» for the women to have a friend with them for their journey.Kufrin, who co-hosts with Michelle Young, said she «can definitely understand both points of view» and considers herself to be «in the middle» of the debate.«It would be so nice going through this season with a girlfriend who completely understands what you're going through in that moment,» she told ET. «It's something that no lead has been able to experience before, so I think it's going to give us a new, fresh perspective and definitely make for a very intriguing season overall.»Though she's looking forward to watching it play out, Kufrin said that she hopes the show «doesn't pit these women against one another.»«There's already enough drama on the show itself, with the contestants, that I would hate to see any drama between the women,» she said. «It's going to be tough because when there's two, there's always going to be this underlying level of competition, between the men vying for these women and vice versa.
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Becca Kufrin is calling out all the comments about her proposal to now fiancé, Thomas Jacobs.
Becca Kufrin is not here for criticism of her decision to propose to Thomas Jacobs. A month after the former Bachelorette revealed she proposed to her beau, Kufrin bashed social media users who don't support a woman proposing to a man.«We've received so much love from people, but I've also seen comments where people are like, 'She's desperate. I would never allow the woman to propose to the man.
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