One day before the finale of The Golden Bachelor season 1, an ex-girlfriend of Gerry Turner’s came forward to reveal the truth about his dating life after his wife Toni’s death, which he claimed was virtually non-existent. The scandal changed the way many viewers saw the bachelor and shook up the franchise’s plans for a Golden Bachelorette spinoff. However, Gerry isn’t the only Bachelor Nation star to have lies exposed.

Brad Womack

His ex-girlfriend claimed they dated on and off during both stints as the Bachelor — in 2007 and 2011 — and that he’d even proposed weeks before his second season!

Jed Wyatt

After giving him her final rose in 2019, Hannah Brown found out the singer-songwriter had a girlfriend — and that he’d done the show to help his career!

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Brendan Morais and Pieper James

The former fan favorites became villains for neglecting to reveal they were secretly already coupled up before joining Bachelor in Paradise in 2021.

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Bentley Williams

The contestant infamously bashed Bachelorette Ashley Hebert behind her back in 2011, saying he wasn’t “overly attracted to her,” and he’d “rather swim in pee” than marry her.

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Arie Luyendyk Jr.

While competing for Emily Maynard’s roses in 2012, the race car driver failed to mention he’d had a romance with one of the show’s producers, who was also a friend of hers!

Justin Rego

Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky confronted Justin Rego on camera in 2010 about having a girlfriend, who alleged he’d only gone on the show to get famous.