Nick Viall Calls Out Chris Harrison’s Claims He Wanted ‘The Bachelor’ Hosting Gig, Says Former Host Should ‘Take More Accountability’

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Throwing shade. Nick Viall reacted in real time to Chris Harrison‘s claims that the season 21 lead wanted to replace the former Bachelor host as the face of the franchise.“So, he said I was gunning for his job?

But he didn’t list me as one of the people who reached out?” the reality star, 42, asked his cohosts on the latest episode of “The Viall Files,” which was posted on Wednesday, January 11.Viall noted he was “really disappointed” to hear what Harrison, 51, had to say about him. “I am not mad — I am just disappointed,” he continued. “I think Chris [should] take more accountability for what [he] did.

And again, I have never been like Chris’ bestie. I am just disappointed. I am pretty sure Sean Lowe would have taken the job if he was offered it.”The Wisconsin native’s response comes days after Harrison alleged that Viall was trying to get his job in the aftermath of his 2021 firing.“I knew about certain cast members who were calling in.

And the funny thing is, the people who were calling in I knew had no chance to get the job,” the TV host shared on his “The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever,” which released two episodes on Monday, January 9.When speaking specifically about Viall, who has admitted in the past that he threw his name out there for the gig, Harrison said: “Nick wasn’t really strongly against me or said anything.