'The Bachelor' Contestant Greer Blitzer Apologizes Again & Condemns Her Past Defense of Blackface

A giant rumor. Zach Shallcross and Jess Girod both poked fun at speculation that he had reunited with the season 27 contestant instead of being happily engaged to Kaity Biggar.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 27 finale of ABC‘s The Bachelor.

Still going strong? After handing out his final rose, Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar gave an update on their relationship — revealing that they are moving in together in Austin this summer.

Sean Lowe has been a presence on season 27 of The Bachelor since the premiere — and he finished out his duties at the finale on Monday, March 27.

Zach Shallcross' Fantasy Suite week behavior. During the live portion of Monday's season finale of , Ariel spoke out against how Zach handled «sex week,» initially telling her that he would not be intimate with any of his remaining women, but later breaking that promise with Gabi Elnicki.Ariel told host Jesse Palmer that she, like Zach, did not want to have sex during Fantasy Suite week, but was upset that Zach made that decision without speaking to her.«I was on the same page as Zach.

Getting proper closure. Ariel Frenkel reunited with Zach Shallcross during the live finale of The Bachelor on Monday, March 27 — and didn’t hold back when it came to her feelings about fantasy suites.

Zach Shallcross is down to his top two — but will Kaity Biggar or Gabi Elnicki take home the final rose?

Bachelor Nation — including Wells Adams and Sarah Hyland — are having a field day with how Zach Shallcross handled fantasy suites.

Zach Shallcross' final week at the Bachelor won't be without drama. At the conclusion of Monday's dramatic Fantasy Suites episode, fans got a peek at next week's season finale, which will see Zach pick between Kaity and Gabi.In the preview, though, neither woman is particularly pleased with Zach as they prepare to meet his family. Gabi is upset that he confessed they had sex during Fantasy Suites, while Kaity is likewise struggling about the other woman's liaison with the tech executive.«Do you regret the decision that you made with me?» Gabi asks Zach, who quickly replies «No!» Even so, he can't deny that he's confused by the situation.«I know this is not what you want to hear, but I'm so torn.

Zach Shallcross' time in the Fantasy Suite didn't go as planned. On Monday night's episode of , the tech executive traveled to Thailand with his final three women, with the intention that he would not have sex with any of them in the Fantasy Suite.«This is the only thing that feels right and comfortable for me. It can really muddy the situation,» Zach explained to host Jesse Palmer.

What happens in the fantasy suite doesn’t stay in the fantasy suite. After declaring that he wasn’t planning to sleep with any of his finalists, Zach Shallcross admitted to having sex with Gabi Elnicki during his second overnight date.

BreAnna Bell ABC’s “The Bachelor” has earned a victory with its latest season. With a 2.39 rating, the January Season 27 premiere measures as the series’ highest-rated multiplatform telecast in 1 year among the adults 18-49 key demo. That’s its highest rating since Jan. 24, 2022 according to data from Nielsen. Additionally, “The Bachelor” premiere outperformed the show’s prior season average by 3% among the demographic. After 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, Season 27’s opening episode showed a 268% increase among adults 18-49 over its initial Live+Same Day rating of 0.65 rating, marking the show’s biggest-ever delayed-viewing increase. The season premiere also managed to rake in an additional 3.6 million total viewers after 35 days of multiplatform viewing taking the original number from 3.0 million to 6.6 million.

Zach Shallcross‘ final weeks as the Bachelor won’t be smooth sailing. At the conclusion of Tuesday night’s “Women Tell All” episode of “The Bachelor”, fans were treated to a look at the drama ahead during next week’s Fantasy Suites.

Zach Shallcross sat down with his Bachelor season 27 contestants for the Women Tell All, but the biggest takeaways happened before — and after — the lead was on the stage.

Now accepting roses! Charity Lawson has been named the star of season 20 of The Bachelorette.

Zach Shallcross' final weeks as the Bachelor won't be smooth sailing. At the conclusion of Tuesday night's «Women Tell All» episode of fans were treated to a look at the drama ahead during next week's Fantasy Suites.Things start out on a positive note, with Zach telling the cameras he's «so in love,» as Kaity, Gabi and Ariel all profess their deep feelings for the tech executive. It's when Zach implements a no sex rule that things go downhill.«This week is viewed as sex week.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent “The Bachelor” franchise is no stranger to controversy, and after having been embroiled in race-related scandal in recent years, the ABC dating show addressed a contestant controversy head-on in the latest episode. Greer Blitzer is a contestant on the current season of “The Bachelor,” which stars leading man Zach Shallcross. Before the season premiered, Reddit users unearthed former tweets from 2016 where Blitzer defended wearing blackface. The reality star apologized on her own social media in January for the racially insensitive tweets, but the show had not addressed the controversy until now. On Tuesday’s episode of “The Bachelor: Women Tell All,” host Jesse Palmer put Blitzer in the hot seat and asked her address the backlash regarding her “troubling” and “disturbing” posts, in front of a studio audience.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Season 27’s The Bachelor: Women Tell All.

are speaking out amid allegations against one of their own. On Tuesday night's «Women Tell All» episode, Cat accused Anastasia of having a boyfriend while she was vying for Zach Shallcross' heart, something Anastasia denied.Speaking to ET after the shocking accusation, Aly wholeheartedly defended Anastasia.«She's my girl,» Aly said of Anastasia.

Jesse Palmer isn't sugarcoating  franchise's past. In an interview with ET, the host admitted that the show has «done a bad job in the past of addressing series topics and issues.»The acknowledgment comes after a series of racism controversies from the franchise, most recently when the show failed to discuss contestant Erich Schwer's Blackface scandal during the season finale of .When faced with a similar scandal this season — contestant Greer Blitzer defended someone wearing Blackface — Jesse told ET that «we weren't going to miss that opportunity» to discuss the situation during the «Women Tell All» episode.«We knew it was important to have this conversation with Greer and give her space and a place to speak on it, and Greer really wanted to do that as well,» Jesse explained.