Maria Georgas, Joey Graziadei.
Disney (2)Maria George reveals what you didn’t see Joey Graziadei‘s season of The bachelor — and offered a major update on her dating life — while appearing on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
Maria, 29, became Bachelor Nation’s most popular member during her appearance on the ABC reality show, something she “dreamed of” doing.
“I always wanted to be on the show,” she told the podcast host Alex Cooper during the Wednesday, April 1 episode. “I thought, ‘One day I’ll be on the show.’ I would always buy things in hope [of getting on].”
However, after filming the show, Maria didn’t know “how it would turn out on TV.”
While some roses stand the test of time, others wither before the Neil Lane engagement ring can be resized. The Bachelor premiered on ABC in March 2002, with Alex Michel being named the most desirable bachelor in the world. More than 20 women fought for his heart and one of the most successful reality TV franchises was born. […]
“In the house I felt like I was being unfairly accused of things and people were just misunderstanding me,” she said. “The fact that it was an honest edit, I can say, showed exactly who I am.”
Mary found herself in contradiction to this Sydney Gordon all season long. Sydney, 28, accused Maria of belittling her fellow contestant Madina AlamInsecurities about their age led to an argument between the women. After Sydney called Maria a bully, the two were chosen for a one-on-one date. Joey, also 28, eliminated Sydney and kept Maria in the race. She made it to his final four and was sent home, following her hometowns.
After her elimination, Bachelor fans were convinced that Maria would become the next Bachelorette – a role she turned down.
Keep scrolling to see the biggest surprises from Maria’s “Call Her Daddy” interview:
The Nick Viall connection
Maria admitted that she and Viall, 43, had a surprising connection that dates back to 2017, the year he starred The bachelor.
“Nothing has ever happened between Nick and I, but it’s always been a friendship,” she explained. “He helped me through breakups. He was a good friend to me at times and it was great. But I remember, and I never really understood it, until he was actually on the show and he said to me, “I imagine you’re the bad guy.” He says, “You’re going to move on.” You’re going to be the one be a villain.’ And I asked myself: Why me?”
She added: “I didn’t go in there and try to upset people. But I remember him saying, “People are going to come after you no matter what.” I can just see it. You’ll be the bad guy.’ It was just funny because after I finished filming, there was [were] Rumors about me being a villain.”
Her feud with Sydney
During her conversation with Nick about her past, Maria theorized that their connection may have played a role in the Sydney drama. (Nick is friends with Ashley Iaconetti, who is also friends with Sydney.)
“I remember someone sent me a photo of Nick and Sydney together,” she recalls. “Part of me thought, ‘Was this all planned?’ Because I knew I was innocent, hand in hand with God. When this all started and then I imagined dealing with this at home and then coming out and seeing that she’s friends with Nick, I thought, ‘There’s a conspiracy.'”
She added: “I thought, ‘There’s something strange about all of this.’ Because it was too close to home.”
Which the show didn’t air
Speaking further about the drama in Sydney, Maria claimed the pair had made amends before the bullying allegations were made.
Courtesy of Maria Georgas/Instagram Maria Georgas has been making waves since she first stepped out of the limo on Season 28 of The Bachelor. When Joey Graziadei was introduced to Maria, she gave him a miniature Canadian flag in honor of her homeland. Maria grew up in Ontario, Canada. Her parents separated when she […]
“She hugged me before the group date and said, ‘Maria, I want to say it again, I’m sorry I took something out of context.’ It wasn’t shown,” she recalls. “We embraced it. We were good. Later that night she said, “I feel bullied by you.” You hugged me earlier that day. …It was crazy. But because I know she’s a good person deep down, I think she just brought out the worst in that environment.”
There is no bad blood between the two women now. Maria called Sydney “an amazing woman.”
Discovering that her ex is cheating on her – and becoming friends with the other woman
Maria recalled an eight-month relationship, which included three months of living together. Although the timing of their short-lived romance was a bit off, the story was about Maria discovering that her ex was unfaithful.
She had a “strange feeling” and lied to the security guard at the front desk of her apartment building, telling him that her purse had disappeared. Instead, Maria discovered that her boyfriend was “having girls show up at his house at 3 a.m. while I was out.” To make the drama worse, Maria eventually befriended the girl – and kissed her during a night out.
“We batted it away. Love her. “The sweetest damn girl,” Maria said. “To this day, I’m not mad at her. In fact, I’m best friends with her.”
Her relationship with Joey
Maria said she honestly wasn’t sure if her relationship with Joey would have lasted in the real world.
“We had so much fun together as friends. We liked the same movies, had the same jokes and obviously we liked each other,” she said, praising him and his fiancée Kelsey Anderson. “I don’t know if I could have given him exactly what he wanted all along. I don’t know. But I think we were good friends.”
Your relationships now
The ABC star said she was “so single” at the moment after thinking about her Bachelor Experience.
“In my hometowns, I completely let my walls down, and then I got sent home and thought, ‘Okay, this is why I’m protecting myself,'” she said. “I’ve gotten used to being disappointed by men – and it has nothing to do with Joey when I speak like that, he was just doing his part on the show and he had stronger feelings for other women. That’s fine, but I just feel like I’m almost sabotaging myself by protecting myself.”
Decline the main offer of “The Bachelorette.”
Marisa admitted that the Bachelorette role “was mine until I said it wasn’t.” When things became “overwhelming,” she turned down the gig.
Some Bachelor Nation couples take a different approach. The Bachelor franchise has been running dating services since 2002. In 2003, Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter became the first Bachelor Nation couple to walk down the aisle. The two, who met while filming the first season of “The Bachelorette,” celebrated their 19th marriage anniversary in December 2022. Thank you! […]
“It was set in stone. I was there,” she explained. “When everyone around me was so supportive of me in this position and everyone wanted this for me, I took a second. I ask myself, ‘Why am I not happy?’ Why am I not excited about this?’ I just realized it’s just not my time where I thought, ‘With all due respect, I have to decline. I have to take a step back.'”
Maria went on to say she was “not in the right mood” to be the Bachelorette and clapped back Wells Adams, who claimed otherwise. During an episode of his podcast “Your Favorite Things” last month, the said Bachelor in paradise The bartender claimed Maria had “expectations” of playing the lead role.
“I really wanted to get rid of it,” she shared. “I have to do what is best for me. It was so disheartening to hear from someone who knows this process, who knows what it has done to us – not what it did to us – but who knows how intense it is. You have to be fully committed [he] I know how mentally and physically stressful it can be to say something like that. … You don’t know me.”