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However, Devin’s tactics were unpopular with Jenn’s other bachelors, and he was at the center of the drama throughout the season. The BacheloretteDevin had arguments with Sam McKinney, Aaron Erb and Thomas Nguyen.
When asked if she was bothered by Devin’s controversial attitude towards dating her The BacheloretteJenn recently shared on The Viall Files podcast that she actually liked it and appreciated it.
“No, I didn’t (have a problem with it!),” Jenn admitted to Nick Viall on the August 1 episode of The Viall Files podcast.
“That’s the point of the show, right? It’s about getting as much time as possible and showing that you’re here and you have something to offer and that you care!”
Jenn therefore reiterated: “I had no problem with it.”
Although Devin was called a “bully” on The Bachelorette Not only was Jenn selfish, disrespectful, and arrogant, but she also apparently thought Devin was on the show for the right reasons.
The Bachelorette Bachelor Grant Ellis also defended Devin in an interview last month.
“I think Devin was fixated on Jenn… I feel like Devin (Sam McKinney) and I were the guys who were really fixated,” Grant admitted on a recent episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast.
Grant patted Devin on the back for having the courage to do his own thing and fight for Jenn despite strong reactions.
“I felt like if Devin felt something specific, he would say it and do it that way,” Grant told Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt.
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“If he feels something specific, he will say it and let you know – and that’s just the way I am! So I respected that.”
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Grant said none of the boys are entitled to time with Jenn, so it’s not right for anyone to demand that time or be angry at Devin for taking Jenn away.
On the other side of the coin, The bachelor Former alumni Rachel Recchia and Ben Higgins poked fun at Devin in a July episode of “The Ben & Ashley I: Almost Famous Podcast.”
Ben admitted: “I don’t think he’s right for Jenn.”
And Rachel said Devin reminded her of her ex-fiancé Tino Franco, who cheated on her.
“(Devin) is getting on my nerves,” Rachel said.
“I think there’s something about Devin that really raises red flags for me because he reminds me a lot of Tino and that winning mentality and that ‘that’s my woman.’ So, (that was) Week 2! It gives me that same vibe.”
Rachel said she believes Devin’s confidence is “what really gets under the boys’ skin,” adding, “I think I’m over Thomas and Devin at this point.”
While Rachel is over Devin, Jenn seemed to have a crush on the bachelor just weeks after starting her search for true love.
After enjoying a one-on-one date with Devin in New Zealand, Jenn told The Bachelorette in front of the cameras that Devin could “very well” be her “future fiancé.”
Jenn also gave Devin two superlatives out of all her men on the podcasts “The Viall Files” and “Bachelor Happy Hour” – the “smartest” and the “funniest.”
When asked who she felt most connected to at the end of Episode 4, Jenn Nick replied, “After our one-on-one date, I would probably say Devin.”
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During Jenn and Devin’s one-on-one date in Auckland, they took part in a spiritual ritual with the Maori people. Devin told stories about his childhood, how he would love to have children one day, and how his hardworking and loving mother was always there to support him.
Jenn said of the 28-year-old freight company owner from Houston, Texas, “It’s very appealing that we were able to have this emotional connection and attachment to a lot of things.”
“He was able to empathize with me and build a relationship with me,” she explained, “and it was nice to experience that depth in a conversation with him.”
When asked what an “engaged life” with Devin might look like, Jenn explained on the podcast “The Viall Files”: “We would laugh a lot. We would maybe live in California. His dad lives there… We would hang out together, laugh a lot, and there would be dogs.”
Jenn also said Devin would continue to work as a “truck” in California.
Click here to read episode-by-episode spoilers on how the rest of Jenn’s Bachelorette season unfolds, including who Jenn chooses as her winner and runner-up.
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Elisabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is deputy editor of Reality TV World and has covered the reality TV genre for more than a decade.
