Thankfully, Jenn Tran rejected her ex Matt Rossi from The Bachelorette. However, Devin Strader was well prepared to quit the entire show if she didn’t snub Matt, and fans don’t blame him at all.
The Bachelorette is in full swing as Jenn builds a bond with contestant Devin Strader. But there was one guy who got in the way – and it was her ex Matt, who she immediately rejected.
Devin almost left the Bachelorette
Devin has admitted that he almost quit The Bachelorette when Matt Rossi, Jenn Tran’s ex, showed up. He said he thought the ex would “take Jenn away” if he stayed in the competition with Devin.
He claimed he still loved her and hoped for a second chance, but Jenn wasn’t having that and told Matt she was ready to move on. Devin had also said that as much as he liked her, he wouldn’t compete with an ex.
“That’s how I really felt,” Devin recalled on The Bachelor Happy Hour podcast. “I’d rather think a lot about what I’m going to say than blurt out words. In that moment, it was pure emotion for me.”
“Don’t blame Devin,” say fans
Viewers who follow Devin and Jenn’s romance can’t blame him for threatening to quit. He said on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, “I’ve played the ex games before. It’s been a recurring theme in my life.”
He added, “I wanted Jenn to have the strength to turn all of this around. I’m giving this woman everything she has to see where things can go,” and his fans are totally on his side.
One fan wrote: “Yeah, if I were him, I would also want my future partner to have his past relationships cleared up before dating me instead of getting dragged into a weird situation from the past.”
Another wrote: “To be honest you can’t blame the guy. He said he thought his ex would take her away from him if he stayed…that’s a trigger factor for people who have been cheated on.”
He experienced a drama with co-stars
Devin had drama with three of his fellow contestants: Thomas, Sam and Aaron. “It was like every time I breathed, I had a reason to take up arms,” Devin revealed on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast.
“Every time I moved or looked away, there was a problem,” he added. Devin felt like they made him look like the villain of the season, but admitted he can be pretty petty at times.
“That’s who I am. I’m going to get under your skin and see how people act when they’re under pressure because I think that says a lot about you,” Devin boasted.
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