Rachel Lindsayis opening up about her history with fellowBachelorcontestantVanessa Grimaldi.
In a sneak peek at Wednesday’s episode of herBachelor Happy Hourpodcast, Lindsay, 34, recalls her behind-the-scenes feud with Grimaldi, 32, which started while the women were competing onNick Viall‘s season ofThe Bachelorin 2017.
“I was in a feud with Vanessa,” Lindsay says. “It wasn’t aired, but then it kind of became known … because certain people from the season would talk about it. But neither one of us ever went on social media and went at each other.”
“After time had passed and I haddoneThe Bachelorette, she messaged me,” Lindsay continues. “We got on the phone and we didn’t even hash out what had happened because we’re so many years past that. We just picked up where we were and had a conversation about it and wished each other the best. We’re totally friendly and cool now.”
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Still, Lindsay admits that “time had to pass” for the two to start over.
“We had to separate,” she explains. “It had to be the right time for us to be able to come to each other and work that out.”
Lindsay and Grimaldi’s feud became public in 2017 after fellow contestantDanielle Lombardclaimed in a Reddit AMA that “Vanessa called Rachel something that was extremely derogatory” during filming, according toRefinery29.
“From what I heard it was bad,” Lombard said. “Vanessa had to be separated for the rest of the show.”
Lindsay then addressed the news in an interview withEntertainment Tonightin order to “set the record straight.” She said that she distanced herself from Grimaldi early on during production, but that one day, Grimaldi pulled her aside.
As for the “derogatory word,” Lindsay explained, “She called me a ‘bully,’ and for her to use that phrase was offensive to me. She had no examples to match it.”
Lindsay confirmed that she asked producers to keep the two separate to avoid further drama.
“This was an assassination on my character,” she said. “After I’ve faced uphill battles for my entire life and worked to prove myself in my career.”
Ultimately, Lindsay came in third and Grimaldi won, accepting Viall’s proposal on the season finale.
source: people.com
