Joey Graziadei’s season ofThe Bachelorwas nothing short of a fairytale. He was the knight in shining armor. What really stood out about him was his ability to be very intentional with his words. Throughout the whole season, the only girl he ever said “I love you” to wasKelsey Anderson, who he ended up proposing to. It’s no surprise the two are still together. He kept the details of what happened in the fantasy suites private, as any respectful man would. You could tell his intentions were pure as gold.
We’re only two episodes into this season ofThe Bachelor, and things are already taking a drastically different turn. In his short time as a leading man, it’s already become glaringly obvious thatGrant Ellisis only on the show for one reason - to promote his music career.Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this happen in the Bachelor franchise.
Grant Ellis Is Only ‘The Bachelor’ To Promote His Music
Let’s take it back to the very beginning — his entry onJenn Tran’s season ofThe Bachelorette.He got out of the limo and sang and beatboxed a song he wrote for her. That didn’t raise too many alarm bells. Fans thought, okay, he has musical talent and wrote a song for her. How cute! Nobody saw too many red flags during his time in Jenn’s season, but once this season began, things went south. Just days before his season ofThe Bachelorwas supposed to premiere, Grant released his first single, “Party Girl.” The song is about a girl who likes to party and how it affects her boyfriend. But it is a very convenient time to release a song. To make things a little weirder, the cover art for the song is him standing outside the limo onThe Bachelorpremiere night. With these obvious marketing schemes,he is clearly using his position asThe Bachelorto boost his music career.
Let’s fast-forward tothe second episodeof this season.Not one, but two of his dates centered around Grant singing.Alexe Godin, who won the first impression rose, got to go on a one-on-one date with Grant. The two went to an abandoned mall, which was a little odd in and of itself. It was giving almost apocalyptic vibes. What happened to the romance? And to the budget? Grant starts serenading Alexe with a song he supposedly came up with on the spot,but we all know it was prepared beforehand. Then, the group date ended up being a rap competition where the ladies had to perform. In Grant fashion, of course, he had to perform once again for the ladies and to crowds of people at the competition.The whole episode was catered more to promoting his music career than actually getting to know the ladies.
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This Isn’t The First Time We’ve Seen This Happen In The Bachelor Franchise
AsTaylor Swiftonce said, it seems like we’ve seen this film before…and we didn’t like the ending. OnHannah Brown’s season ofThe Bachelorette,Jed Wyatt, the guy Hannah ended up picking at the end, pulled out his guitar at any chance he got. Early in Season 15, the Nashville-based singer actuallyadmitted to Hannah that he joined the show to further his music career.However, he followed the bombshell with the whole “I’ve changed” act, saying, “I want to be with you. Now that I see who you are, that’s all I want.” Hannah appreciated his honesty, but it certainly was not honesty.
Jed’s ex-girlfriend,Haley Stevens, spoke out about her past with him, saying the two were together when he went on the show and thatthe move was strictly for his career.She claimed that their relationship was so deep that he told her he loved her. This revelation led to Hannah and Jed’s quick demise, but oddly enough, Hannah’s brotherPatrick Brownis now married to Jed’s ex, Haley, with a baby on the way. Weird how love always finds its way. Regardless,it was obvious Jed was on the season to promote his music. Just like Grant, he would pull out his guitar and sing whenever he could. Let’s just hope we don’t get any ex-girlfriends coming out of the woodwork like in Hannah’s season.
Grant is already showing signs that he may be on a “Jed Wyatt” path.Taking into consideration the timing that his single dropped, the cover art, and the dates that were bombarded with Grant’s performances, it seems he’s only on the show for one reason — and that reason isn’t love.
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