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Because they have to pay for all those dresses.
That’s right, amigos. You want to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight? You better buy those damn dresses that make the boys’ jaws drop to the floor like Genie.
Old friend Bekah Martinez recently dished on how going on The Bachelor made her broke because of all the dresses she had to buy.
Per Page Six:
“The Bachelor” fan favorite Bekah Martinez, who appeared on Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season, is opening up about the true cost of participating in the hit franchise.
“My biggest fear was, ‘Where am I going to get all these dresses?’” Martinez, 23, told Glamour. “I was like, ‘This is going to cost me thousands of dollars if I buy all of these.’ Knowing that there’s a potential to go on the show for two months and not make any money during that time — I’m not working, but I still have to pay rent and all my living expenses — there was no way I could spend a few grand on clothes.”
Martinez said she only learned she’d been selected to appear on “The Bachelor” less than two weeks before shooting began, which added more pressure. Producers informed her she needed to bring along eight weeks’ worth of clothing and prepare for all possible weather conditions.
Martinez, who quit her job as a nanny to go on the show, was luckily able to borrow much of her “Bachelor” wardrobe — “about 12 different dresses and a bunch of casual wear from some brands,” she said — and purchased shoes, accessories and other items from Nordstrom Rack.
“I probably spent about $700 or $800 on that stuff, but when I got back to Los Angeles, I was so broke I returned everything that still had tags on,” she said. “Some of the girls who didn’t have the resources to borrow things from showrooms or friends probably spent a significant amount of money — at least a couple thousand, easily. You need a pretty extensive wardrobe.”
But although Martinez didn’t wind up with Luyendyk Jr. and returned home “pretty broke,” she added that her “Bachelor” experience was “one-hundred percent worth it.”
No shitttttt going on The Bachelor was hundo P worth it. Look, you have to spend money to make money. You gotta pay to play. “Oh you spent a few thousand bingo dingos on more dresses than a Katherine Heigl movie? Well your new-found fame to the tune of 425,000 Instagram followers *should* more than pay for itself back.”
I say *should* because after extensively catching up on Bekah’s Instagram happenings over the last few months, I don’t see too many product placements. Not one Fit Tea. Not a single Soul Cycle post. Hell, even I got close (ish) to an Outdoor Voices sponsorship and I haven’t even exploited myself on trashy television (yet).
I’ve only found one a. It’s for thredup, which apparently is like an online thrift store, which is actually pretty on brand for Bekah, if I do say so myself..
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This feels likes its missing a first and last paragraph
That’s because the big boss man Dave edited the OG title which was:
“Contestants on The Bachelor Get To Keep Their Dresses!”
…Because they have to pay for them.
If you say bingo dingo again I’m gonna bingo dingo burn this place to the ground
This needed to be said.
Based on the title of the article, i was thinking more big picture. Like a lawyer or professional going on that show, and then expecting to be taken seriously again after. Gotta think if i was across the table from the chick who got blackout and cried on national TV, i wouldn’t be able to take her seriously.
A former Bachelorette contestant is opposing counsel in several of my cases. The jokes write themselves.
That’s AMAZING, is she any good?
He’s unimpressive to say the least.
Is it the guy who was an AUSA in the SDFL?
Nope.
Better question here is who in the actual fuck would hire one of the washouts from the Bachelorette to be their lawyer?
This is an earnest question: is saying “get blackout” instead of “get blacked out” a thing for a specific part of the country? Here on the west coast, ive only ever heard people use “to black out” as a verb, but I see your version a lot on this site. I personally think using to black out is more versatile, ie you can shorten it to say “dude I was so blacked last night,” which doesn’t have the same ring as “dude I was so black last night,” but I’m open minded.
I either black out or got black out drunk
lol at “i was so black last night”. i usually use black out over blacked out, because i mostly use it as a noun, or a state of being, instead of as a verb. it’s like a place we’re going, not a thing we’re doing. But that’s me.
You’re basically selling your soul for “fame” to be on this show so if you don’t wanna use said “fame” to show a little cleavage/booty to sell some fit tea on social media then that’s a bad financial decision
I always wonder how people tell their bosses they’re quitting their jobs to go on the bachelor… but then again, most of them don’t have real jobs. For the ones who do though… yikes.
i tried out for a reality show once (not the bachelor) and made it as far as in-person/on-camera casting. my boss said he’s put me on “maternity leave” if i made it on the show lol
Never forget the “aspiring dolphin trainer” who showed up dressed as a shark
Not if you win.
Can you really win on the Bachelor though?
“Here’s our winning contestant, Internal_Audit! Tell the winner what they’ve won!”
“Iiiiiiiiiitttttt’s a broken engagement or divorce and an enormously uncomfortable ‘Reunion’ special where the rest of the contestants get to shit on you!”
I hate to come off like a dick, but why didn’t she think about these things beforehand? Of course it’s a shitty financial decision if you don’t have the money to pay your rent and bills. Then again if you’re rolling in Daddy’s money…