Ben Higgins has opened up on his time on, The Bachelor revealing that he was far from perfect. This comes on the back of his visit to Matt James on the show.
‘The Bachelorette’ Spoilers: Ben Higgins Reveals The Pressure He Felt During His Time On The Show
When speaking to the Here for the Right Reasons podcast, he said: “I remember walking in New York City; I was on a [PR] tour before for the show. And the sign on the ABC building — they cover the whole side of it with the Bachelor or Bachelorette’s picture.
And I remember it was the first time I saw ‘the perfect Ben’ was written, and I looked at the person next to me, and I go, ‘Wow, they couldn’t set me up for more failure.’ And they couldn’t.” Ben then revealed how he doubted himself as the expectations began to take their toll: “I had massive expectations on who I was, and at that time, I wasn’t even talking about it. But inside, I felt far from perfect.
“I felt far from adequate, like, I didn’t even feel sufficient. And so, in my mind, it was another revelation that’s like, ‘OK, that is who I’m going to be onscreen, but inside, like, is this show even gonna allow people to get to know me? Would the contestants or the people viewing [get to know me]?”
He then questioned how the public would view his time on the show. He added: “And that’s a sad thought because I also knew and I still know that [the show] is a lot of what my story is gonna be. Maybe not forever. I hope, my life story, my legacy is not built on the show, but it has been to this point. And, like, if my legacy is built on something that is not true that [is] an isolating feeling.”
But despite his bad experience, Ben revealed he is giving his advice to others and none more so than Matt: “I get to speak to most Bachelors before they go on. And with Matt, it really stood out to me just how incredible he was as a human. I think my concern is that he’s never been on the show. And it’s intimidating.
“I mean, if you’ve even been on the show before and you walk into it it’s intimidating, like, the lights, the people, the attention, the pulling around the long days, long hours, the multiple conversations, like, we watch it, and we enjoy it, [but] it’s really hard to do it.”
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