4 Behind-the-Scenes Realities of Filming ‘The Bachelor’ Franchise

Bachelor Nation continues to bring surprising, juicy moments. On The Bachelor, Grant Ellis charmed with his musical talents, but not everyone was impressed. After sharing his creative process on social media, Grant asked fans to show kindness about his singing skills. Meanwhile, on the latest season of The Bachelorette, Jenn Tran got an unexpected visit from her ex Matt Rossi, who claimed his New Zealand trip was “heavily subsidized.”

In other Bachelor Nation buzz, Ashley Iaconetti spilled the tea about reality TV paychecks, revealing she earned $400 a day during her Bachelor in Paradise days. Finally, Becca Tilley defended Becca Kufrin’s reaction to her then-contestant Colton Underwood’s virginity reveal, calling it graceful and chalking the moment up to unnecessary drama from the show.

• NO. 1: BACHELOR GRANT ELLIS TELLS FANS TO ‘BE NICE’ ABOUT HIS SINGING TALENTS
• NO. 2: JENN TRAN’S EX MATT ROSSI CLAIMS NEW ZEALAND TRIP WAS ‘HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED’
• NO. 3: HOW MUCH WAS ASHLEY IACONETTI PAID FOR EACH DAY ON 'BACHELOR IN PARADISE'?
• NO. 4: BECCA TILLEY DEFENDS HOW BECCA KUFRIN HANDLED COLTON’S VIRGINITY REVEAL 

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists from Us Weekly.