Sydney Lotuaco has spoken on the pressures that she faced due to her Asian roots during her time on The Bachelor.
‘The Bachelor’ Spoilers: Sydney Lotuaco Reveals The Pressure She Felt Because Of Her Asian Roots
In an appearance on the Here for the Right Reasons podcast, Sydney stated how it had gotten lonely at times. She said: “I am the Asian woman for the season, I will be representing that card…And it puts a lot more pressure on me to not have anything go wrong.” Sydney went further by calling out the show for not being diverse enough.
While they have made some progress, as highlighted by the first male black lead (Matt James) and the soon to be first female black lead (Michelle Young)— there is still more that needs to be done. She added: “It’s very skewed, and that’s really sad to see…The production team definitely needed more diversity too. I just feel like we still have a long way to go in a lot of ways, and I think this franchise is huge, and they can really make some good changes from it.”
It is important to note that the show has been criticised for not being authentic enough. There have been too many cases where relationships have ended badly post-show, and there is a feeling that the audience has also become disconnected from it all. The reason why Matt had done so well was he was relatable, until the latter stages of the show.
Sydney continued: “You want to be able to relate to the people that you’re working with and all those things. And even for, like, a young girl or boy watching the show, they can see, ‘Oh, that person looks like me, and they’re falling in love. And that means I can have that too.”
So will Sydney return to the franchise? Well, for the time being, it seems she is happy to watch it as a fan. And who would blame her? There are plenty of talking points that have emerged. She noted: “I’m really curious to see what’s going to happen with the franchise, and I’ve seen a lot on social media, like, very mixed reviews on it.”
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