'The Bachelor': Clayton on Why Gabby and Rachel 'Deserve' to Be the Bachelorette (Exclusive)
etonline.comClayton Echard is delighted by the announcement that both Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia will be the next Bachelorette. The co-Bachelorettes were revealed on Tuesday's season finale of , which saw Clayton have uncomfortable post-split conversations with each of the soon-to-be leading ladies.«I wish the best for them.
I was extremely happy when they announced they were dual Bachelorettes,» Clayton told ET's Denny Directo. «I had a big smile on my face, because they're gonna both get their happy ending as well.
They really do deserve it. They went through a lot, and a lot of it was because the pain I caused.»That pain began during Fantasy Suites week, when Susie Evans left the show after learning that Clayton had been intimate with and was in love with multiple women.Clayton came clean to Gabby and Rachel about the same thing, and convinced them to stay and meet his parents, but ended up breaking up with them when he couldn't get Susie off of his mind. «I owed it to those women to give them as much closure as I could.
There was nothing that I could really say, besides apologize,» Clayton said of his live reunions with each woman. "… I felt terrible and I knew that there was no time for explanation.
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