‘Bachelor’ Star Colton Underwood Explains How Trying to Outsmart Producers ‘Backfired’ – And Why He Jumped That Fence

“I was like, OK. So I don’t have the control I thought I had,” Underwood tells “This American Life”

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If you’ve ever wondered just how much control producers have over the results of “THE Bachelor,” you may want to sit down — because Season 23 star Colton Underwood is spilling the tea.

In an interview with “This American Life,” Underwood revealed the real reason he jumped that famous fence, and how trying to outsmart the “Bachelor” producers nearly cost him the woman of his dreams.

It all started at the beginning of his season, when producers asked him to rank the 20 contestants based on who he liked the most.

“They always asked to rank the girls,” Underwood said.

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