‘Queen’ Victoria Larson ‘Truly Hates’ the ‘Bachelor’ Producers: I Had the ‘Worst Experience’ on the Show
06.04.2022 - 22:13
/ usmagazine.com
Relinquishing her Bachelor Nation crown? After Victoria Larson appeared on both The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, she gained notoriety as a villain who likened herself to a “queen,” and later, a “goddess.” Now, she’s opening up about what filming was like.
“Doing the show was probably the worst experience of my life and I hate the producers truly,” the ABC personality, 29, captioned a Tuesday, April 5, Instagram Story post after a fan asked about her experience on the show.
She added: “However, I try and look with greater perspective. There are way more significant issues in the world and mine are minuscule in comparison. Focus on my blessings always. … One of my favorite things is when people recognize me and are purposefully rude to me [because] they think I’m an awful person. It’s almost as great as the online trolls.”
Victoria first competed on season 25 of The Bachelor, which was led by Matt James. The Florida resident arrived wearing a tiara and called herself “the queen” throughout the first night, even proclaiming that she hoped the 30-year-old Dancing With the Stars alum was her future king. Victoria was portrayed as a bully throughout the season, consistently mocking the other women. She even snatched Catalina Morales Gómez’s crown off her head amid the Puerto Rico native’s late arrival.
“It was so fun being called queen on set and then after [it] had such negative connotations,” she continued via her Tuesday Story. “But f—k it, who doesn’t love being called queen?”
In a separate slide, she doubled down on her stance of the show’s production team, noting that she “hates” them.
“[Because] they’re manipulative and pick and choose ‘story lines,’” Victoria claimed.
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