{"id":485833,"date":"2026-05-15T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485833\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:34:21","slug":"bachelor-clayton-echard-addresses-if-he-has-any-regrets-from-the-show-im-not-a-liar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485833\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bachelor’ Clayton Echard addresses if he has any regrets from the show: ‘I’m not a liar’"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is part three of a six-part series. Parts one and two are available here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clayton Echard, by his own admission, his honest to a fault, which has led to good and bad outcomes in his life.<\/p>\n

The worst instance was likely his time as \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d on ABC, where he was vilified online as the \u201cWorst Bachelor Ever,\u201d mostly due to what has come to be known as \u201cThe Rose Ceremony from Hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Echard told both Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia that he loved both of them, as well as Susie Evans, who left the show the episode prior (but was later shown to be Echard\u2019s final choice). Echard also confessed to being intimate with both Windey and Recchia during the episode.<\/p>\n

Even with the fallout from fans bashing his approach to the show, Echard told PauseRewind\u2019s Elizabeth Stanton he only has one regret.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I don’t regret anything. I mean, the only thing that I would have regretted is that I felt that I allowed people to place more blame and accountability on me than what I should have taken,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I’ve been pushing back against that recently, and I know it’s rubbed a few people the wrong way, but that’s fine, because I should have never taken 100% accountability for a lot of the stuff that happenedThere were multiple people involved, and I became a pushover.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echard received online hate and harassment, including death threats, as well as judgment that he \u201cshould never find love, I\u2019m a terrible human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just look back at my experience, and I feel very strongly now that all I did was just be honest, you know? And I don’t really think it should have led to me getting death threats and being called a piece of s–t and all this stuff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Echard continued, \u201cSure, you cannot, like my honesty, but what would you have rather had the alternative that I just lied to these women? I knew I could have lied to them, and I had that conversation with the producers, I was like, I have to tell these women, I can’t lie to them. They’re gonna see this anyways. But it’s not even about them seeing it in four months. I don’t want to lie. I’m not a liar. I’ve never been one. So from a moral standpoint, I just was like, this is tough, but I’m in this situation. I’ve fallen in love with three women, and now I have to tell them all you know, because clearly one of them had an issue, so I need to just let the others know. So I only regret the fact that I apologized, I think, more than I needed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hurt the women, and I apologize for hurting them,\u201d he added. \u201cCertainly I’m not taking that back, but I think the criticism was overblown, and that’s where I’m like, I was just apologizing to everybody, and in hindsight, I’m like, \u2018Clayton, you should have just stood your ground and been confident in what you the actions you took, because you didn’t take them in malice, you weren’t malicious in your intent. You meant really well, and that’s, you know, you can still make mistakes and not be a monster.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old has been dating, even in the wake of an unusual paternity scandal covered on the podcast \u201cLove Trapped,\u201d where he was accused of impregnating a woman and forced to clear his name in court.<\/p>\n

Considering his single status, would Echard ever consider going on \u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d in 30 years\u2019 time?<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I hope I’m not single still. I really do want to have a family. And I think, I think, I mean, if it was up to me, I mean, I don’t think I’ll get to 40 [being single]I’m ready at any point with the right person. So I couldn’t even look that far ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, additional appearances on reality television aren\u2019t out of the question for the Arizona-based realtor. \u201cI’d be willing for to go a few more years, but I would say, like past my 40s, I don’t plan on being on reality television,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cReality television is good for challenging you to push you out of your comfort zone. It’s a good life teacher, as I’ve found,\u201d he said. \u201cIt puts you in these foreign environments where the whole point is to create drama, because it’s like, how do you navigate in this environment? Nobody knows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echard has appeared on another reality dating show, Netflix\u2019s \u201cPerfect Match,\u201d which reunited him with Rachel Recchia but they quickly went their separate ways again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t think she they were going to bring in Rachel from \u2018Bachelor.\u2019 I thought I was going to be the only person from Bachelor Nation. So, you know, I got a bad edit again, and whatever. Though it didn’t hurt this time, I just was like, \u2018Look, I’ve already been through this. This time, I don’t care.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind<\/a> for all your pop culture obsessions.<\/p>\n

Part four of the series will be available tomorrow.<\/p>\n