'The Bachelor' Sneak Peek: The Women's 'Fight' for Time With Matt James Gets Physical (Exclusive)

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Ben Higgins wants Matt James to find his happily ever after on The Bachelor. That said, the former lead is not loving season 25 so far.

Bachelor contestants in the middle of ‘ season.“It was good to throw them in the mix. It wasn’t just to shake things up,” Mills told Variety during an interview published on Monday, January 25, noting that they got “a record number of submissions” after James, 29, was announced as the season 15 lead.“We couldn’t fit everyone in night one, and we had some really interesting girls,” the exec added.

Matt James' season of took to Instagram on Tuesday to speak out on body-shaming comments front one of Matt's friends.

Matt James' journey, producers are throwing new women into the mix. Last week's episode of the ABC dating show saw the drama-filled departure of one of Matt's frontrunners, Sarah, but before Matt has too much time to think about it, five new women will join the show. This week's episode will see whether tensions in the house relax without Sarah in it, but with two «physical» group dates, we're not sure that's possible. ET will be live blogging along the way.

Matt James‘ time on “The Bachelor” is about to get a lot more exciting!

Matt James' time on is about to get a lot more exciting!On an all-new episode airing Monday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.

Warning: This article may contain spoilers for Season 25 of “The Bachelor.” “The Bachelor” Matt James may have just confirmed who wins his season — on Spotify.The leading man was caught listening to and “liked” a playlist on Spotify made by contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, Vulture reports. The 29-year-old must have forgotten that his activity on the site is public.

No worries here! Matt James’ Bachelor premiere had the lowest ratings in franchise history, but ABC executive Rob Mills thinks it will pick up.

Well, that went downhill fast. Sarah eliminated herself during the Monday, January 18, episode of The Bachelor amid doubts about her relationship with Matt James and more issues.

Monday's episode of after a rollercoaster episode that fans didn't see coming. Sarah, who connected with Matt James on one of the first one-on-one dates of the season last week, left the show after sharing she felt compelled to be home with her dad, who has ALS and could have just «weeks» to live. But that wasn't all that led to her decision.

ended on a cliffhanger, with Sarah's health seemingly hanging in the balance. The contestant, who earned a rose on her one-on-one date with Matt James, suddenly dropped from the rose ceremony, telling the medic she was having trouble seeing.

based purely on some next-level sleuthing. But before we get to that, please note:Kay, if you've come this far I'm going to assume you're cool with potentially being spoiled.

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—and by that I mean he dropped a YouTube video of them getting waxed with some friends. Like, the video description is literally "we got waxed and we got wrecked."In said video, Tyler explains "I saw 40-Year-Old Virgin and that looked painful, and that's what I was going for," before proceeding to lie down, look at his melting wax in pure horror, whisper "oh f*ck" to himself, and then scream hysterically.

Matt James and Tyler Cameron are trying to put themselves in women's shoes. In a video posted to Cameron's YouTube channel, the franchise stars and two of their pals have a spa day, complete with manicures, facials, and a bikini wax.«We've done our nails.

Matt James is getting candid about his past and insecurities on. The 29-year-old emotionally opened up about his absent father on Monday's episode of the ABC dating show, but as he recently told ET's Lauren Zima, there's more vulnerability ahead.

, and apparently it's already time for the women to start «spiraling out of control.» That's what in store for viewers on Monday's episode, according to ABC. This week's episode will see Matt James connect withone of the frontrunners from his premiere, Bri, on a romantic one-on-one date, before embarking on the largest group date in history, with 18 women.

, the former LAPD liaison — whose position was permanently cut — is finding himself questioning his new path: finally becoming a NCIS agent.

Hannah Brown, and departed after sharing her first-ever kiss with Colton.«It shakes things up a lot,» Matt told ET on Monday about the upcoming additions to his cast, though he wouldn't give any hints about how things played out. «You've got to tune in for that.