‘Bachelor in Paradise’: Dylan Barbour Speaks Out Against the Show and Producers
Former reality television show contestant Dylan Barbour took to Twitter on Jan. 30 to voice his distaste with producers of the franchise in which he took part. Hannah Brown eliminated Barbour in week six on The Bachelorette in 2019. Barbour and Hannah Godwin met and got engaged on Bachelor in Paradise that summer. Barbour has seen a lot happen on the two shows, and he decided to speak out in a since-deleted Twitter thread. Read on to see what he had to say.
He discussed behind-the-scenes information about show villains
A Twitter user asked Barbour about notorious show villains like Luke Parker and Victoria Fuller. They wondered whether producers are egging them on at all. “It’s easy to make a bad person look worse, it’s hard to make a good person look bad,” Barbour answered.
Furthermore, Barbour said that producers influence the lead to give roses to people. He said producers have “nearly all control” about which contestants remain on the show.
Barbour also asserted that show villains are “paid” in “screen time” on national television.
Additionally, Barbour asserted on Twitter that production “screwed over” his buddy Jed Wyatt, who got engaged to Brown on her season. When Wyatt addressed rumors to Brown that he was in a relationship through the duration of his time on the show, the two broke up.
He talked about interactions with the show lead
When a contestant on the show visits a lead for “extra time,” Barbour said that that is a “producer idea.” He added: “[It] never works out.”
Barbour emphasized that some conversations with the show lead are “forced,” even if there are some good discussions in between.
Barbour stated “it’s pretty obvious” on who the lead likes the most, which surely makes for an interesting dynamic among the cast. And he even went as far as to say that producers can “inadvertently” make the lead pick a specific winner.
What is fake in the show, according to Dylan Barbour
The Bachelor in Paradise star said that some parts of the show in terms of the relationships between couples are fake.
“Actions can be fake, but the relationship can be artificial in the sense that you think it’s real, it’s just been accelerated,” he wrote on Twitter.
Barbour also claimed that the show encourages audiences bullying contestants through certain editing.
“They had that whole spiel on hating bullying, then purposely edit things to warrant bullying,” he said. “Sh*t is wild.”
And while some may be skeptical of Barbour’s perspective due to him finding happiness on the show, he addressed that too.
“My experience is the .1% of everyone else’s,” Barbour expressed. “A majority of my treatment was pretty fantastic, but again I negotiated a lot of it.”
The reality television show contestant concluded his thread: “They need you until they don’t. Each person is a pawn in a larger scheme, and they do not have [the] contestants’ best interests in mind. Mental health is not a concern. Multiple people develop issues post-show and they do nothing to help. If anything, they fuel hate.”
