Bachelor, Bachelorette Contestants' Shady Quotes About the Lead

The shade is real! Some Bachelor Nation contestants do not hold back when things go wrong with their respective Bachelors and Bachelorettes. From Hannah Ann Sluss telling off ex-fiancé Peter Weber to Victoria Larson swearing off all guys named Matt following her elimination from Matt James’ season, there have been some seriously salty moments.

Season 23 contestant Sydney Lotuaco admitted Bachelor Colton Underwood had “favorites” during an appearance on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast in March 2021.

The Bachelor Live On Stage star noted this may have contributed to four contestants self-eliminating during his season, including Cassie Randolph, who went on to win the season. She and Colton dated for one year before they split in May 2019.

“You could definitely see that he had some favorites, for sure, and I felt he is very conscious of, like, how he’s going to be portrayed,” the dancer, who broke things off with the former football player during week 6, explained. “Which is a great thing to do as a lead, like, you’re protecting yourself in a way, and I think because of that, a lot of the relationships didn’t move forward. He was just being so cognizant of that. People left for their own reasons, but I think that had a lot to do with it.”

Colton had the most contestants self-eliminate in Bachelor history, but it’s common for at least one or two people to bow out of the competition. During season 25, three women — Sarah Trott, Kit Keenan and Serena Pitt — decided to take themselves out of the running for Matt’s final rose. Bachelor Peter’s runner-up, Madison Prewett, sent herself home before the final rose ceremony, leaving winner Hannah Ann in the clear to get engaged. However, she and Peter split shortly after the finale.

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Season 18 lead Juan Pablo Galavis seemed to be one of the most polarizing Bachelors in the franchise. Andi Dorfman and Sharleen Joynt, who were in the top six, both self-eliminated after spending one-on-one time with the Venezuelan stud.

Sharleen had her second one-on-one date during week 7, and she decided to leave the show shortly after because her feelings for the reality star weren’t there. Andi talked about her doubts with JP after their fantasy suite date. Their conversation erupted, and the contestant was happy to walk off the season.

See what Andi has said about Juan Pablo since their uncoupling and more shady quotes from contestants about their respective leads below!

Andi Dorfman

Although the Georgia native admitted she’ll “never tell what exactly happened” with Juan Pablo in the fantasy suite, she gave a little insight into her decision to leave the next morning.
“I’ll say this: I feel like that time was not utilized to get to know me,” she said during an appearance on The Bachelor: Greatest Seasons Ever in 2020. “And having done the fantasy suites myself, that’s such a good time to get to know somebody, and it was pretty clear that was not of interest.”

Hannah Ann Sluss

Hannah Ann did not hold back when she and Peter came face-to-face during season 24’s After the Final Rose following their complicated split.
“Words are powerful. Either you don’t think about what you say or you don’t understand the impact your words have on people,” the model said. “The most hurtful part is that you didn’t respect me enough to just have that open conversation with me.”

Madison Prewett

Peter and Madi briefly rekindled their romance following season 24 but quickly fizzled out. The pilot shocked fans when he began dating contestant Kelley Flanagan shortly after his season finale. Madi later claimed Peter’s timeline with the women from his season was a bit fuzzy.
“He was, like, calling me and texting me being like, ‘I miss you, let’s get back together,’” Madi said on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast in 2020. “You were telling me how much you loved me and wanted to get back together and now you’re with the one person that was my best friend … It just feels a little hurtful.”

Sydney Lotuaco

Sydney admitted she had a “very surface-level” relationship with Colton before she decided to leave the season.
“I still wanted to be there, I still wanted to try,” she explained on Us Weekly’s podcast. “I had gotten to my wit’s end at that point. [I was] very dramatic and going through my emotions a lot those last few days.”

Victoria Larson

“Queen” Victoria Larson was crowned the “villain” on Matt’s season. She had an equally dramatic exit after being eliminated during a rose ceremony.
“You think I’m gonna go hug him goodbye? No. And he just stared at me. Like, how dare you? He is not my king, and I am still a queen. Matt is a jester. The fact that, like, he chose Katie over me, ugh,” she said during her exit interview. “Yeah, Matt, I feel sorry for you with your choices. I would be very surprised if the girls are, like, okay that I left. The whole house is gonna feel like s—t that I’m gone. Like, I brought so many people joy. Whatever. Matt’s not the guy for me. I’m never dating another Matt as long as I live. Ever. I hate that name now.”

Clare Crawley

Clare and Juan Pablo had a messy breakup on the show. At one point during the season, the leading man whispered something to her during a helicopter ride, which was not captured on the microphone, that greatly offended her.
“He chose to tell me something that no woman wants to hear,” she said at the time. “That he doesn’t know me and some sexual thing I don’t want to repeat. It was insulting and it was offensive.”