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32 women who will be fighting for Matt James' heart. But according to Chris Harrison, they're only some of the contestants who will appear on his season. «There are 32 women… that's how many arrive on Night One. That's not how many we'll end up with,» he tells ET's Lauren Zima. «A record number of women applied for Matt James… [it was] the biggest response we've had, and we wanted to give as many women as possible the chance to find love,» Chris explains.

Chris Harrison revealed that the Bachelor showrunners had to slow down their filming process with newcomer Matt James as the season 25 lead.“It was really funny,” Harrison, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the new season of The Bachelor. “There were some times where he would just — we’d be talking a thousand miles an hour and he would just stop and say, ‘Guys, I don’t know what you’re saying.’”The Bachelor Nation host recalled James telling him, “I’ve never done [this].

announced the 32 women who will be fighting for Matt James' heart — but according to Chris Harrison, they're only some of the contestants who will appear on his season. «There are 32 women… that's how many arrive on Night One. That's not how many we'll end up with,» he tells ET's Lauren Zima. «Beyond, [it was] the biggest response we've had, and we wanted to give as many women as possible the chance to find love,» Chris explains.

Matt James admits in the first teaser for the upcoming season of The Bachelor that he’s never been in love before — and according to Chris Harrison, the revelation is just the beginning for the season 25 lead.“It’s not that he hasn’t said ‘I love you’ before. I think the problem with him is he realized being the Bachelor, he had never fully understood what it means.

Chris Harrison isn't holding back. During his virtual visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday, the Bachelor franchise host reminisced about his 18-year stint on the hit ABC series, host Kelly Clarkson was curious to hear if he's had the urge to "scream" at any Bachelor Nation contestants in the past.  "Gosh, I don't know if there's anyone on the show that I haven't wanted to do that," he joked.