Nearly two decades after hanging out the roses himself, Jesse Palmer wanted to pave his own way as the host of The Bachelor after taking over for Chris Harrison.“I didn’t talk to him, but part of that was me wanting to just really sort of do this and figure this out kind of my way, on my own,” the 43-year-old former quarterback exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 18.When asked about the pressure of taking over for Harrison, Palmer told Us that the “biggest pressure I felt was trying to help” season 26 Bachelor Clayton Echard find love.“That’s the host’s big job at the end of all,” he continued. “‘Am I giving him the right advice when he asks for it?
Am I giving him enough?’ One thing I really wanted to be careful of, I just didn’t wanna be overbearing. I didn’t want to be like the old Bachelor who always would kind of pop his head in at the wrong time and go, you know, ‘Clayton on my season, I would’ve said this, you screwed that up, young whippersnapper!
You need to go ahead and do it this way.’ I didn’t wanna be that guy.”Palmer was the season 5 Bachelor in 2004. After pivoting into a career of sports broadcasting and hosting, ABC announced he would be helping Clayton, 28, look for The One after Harrison, 50, reached an exit settlement with the network. (The Perfect Letter author came under fire in February 2021 after his apparent defense of Matt James’ season 25 winner Rachael Kirkconnell’s past actions at an Old South-themed college party.)“I said to [Clayton] right from the beginning, ‘Hey man, if you ask for advice, I’ll totally be there to give it to you, but this is not about me,’” Palmer told Us. “My journey is different from your journey, different from every other Bachelor that’s ever done this
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