{"id":83798,"date":"2024-03-19T03:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T03:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/bachelors-maria-was-pulling-stunts-before-joey-sent-her-home\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T03:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T03:00:41","slug":"bachelors-maria-was-pulling-stunts-before-joey-sent-her-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/19\/bachelors-maria-was-pulling-stunts-before-joey-sent-her-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor&#8217;s Maria Was \u2018Pulling Stunts&#8217; Before Joey Sent Her Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Maria Georgas<\/strong> played nearly every role on season 28 of <em>The Bachelor<\/em>, but she feels confident that her relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/maria-georgas-opens-up-about-getting-sent-home-on-the-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joey Graziadei<\/strong> ended<\/a> at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, looking back, watching it has been my closure and everything played out exactly how it should have played out. I think our relationship ran its course and, yeah, it got to a point where I was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/courtney-robertson-approves-of-comparisons-to-bachelors-maria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulling stunts<\/a>, trying to leave and we were just all over the place,\u201d Maria, 29, told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/bachelor-recap-joey-and-kelsey-a-discuss-her-we-need-to-talk-note\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Women Tell All<\/em> taping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor Nation watched Maria nearly quit the show before securing a hometown date earlier this month. While she stayed and accepted Joey\u2019s rose, the move was seemingly the kiss of death for her relationship with the 28-year-old tennis pro. Maria attempted to salvage things, with plans to tell Joey that she loved him after he met her family, but she chickened out. Maria ultimately pulled Joey at the final rose ceremony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-most-awkward-love-confessions-in-bachelor-nation-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to drop the L-bomb<\/a>, but he sent her home anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think it was the right time to do it,\u201d Maria told <em>Us<\/em> of her decision to let Joey know how she felt while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/bachelor-recap-a-case-for-each-of-joey-graziadeis-final-4-to-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rachel Nance, Daisy Kent <\/strong>and<strong> Kelsey Anderson<\/strong><\/a> waited for him to give out roses. \u201cI don\u2019t want to look at it as a regret. I said what I said and I don\u2019t regret it because I didn\u2019t want to leave with any regrets and I would\u2019ve regretted not saying it. And, maybe, it was the bad timing, but it is what it is and I\u2019m happy how things have played out, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-bachelor-season-28-contestant-maria-georgas-family-guide\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-bachelor-season-28-contestant-maria-georgas-family-guide\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;The Bachelor\u2019 Season 28 Contestant Maria Georgas\u2019 Family Guide<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Maria Georgas\/Instagram Maria Georgas has been making waves since she first stepped out of the limo during season 28 of The Bachelor. When Joey Graziadei was introduced to Maria, she gave him a miniature Canadian flag in honor of her home country. Maria grew up in Ontario, Canada. Her parents separated when she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>How things are playing out is also still very much TBD as fans call for Maria to be the next Bachelorette.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3551033\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3551033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Maria Georgas Admits She Was Pulling Stunts as Relationship With Bachelor Joey Graziadei Ran Its Course 2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Maria-Georgas-Admits-She-Was-Pulling-Stunts-as-Relationship-With-Bachelor-Joey-Graziadei-Ran-Its-Course-2.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Joey Graziadei and Maria Georgas<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Jan Thijs<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s blowing my fricking mind,\u201d she told Us and another reporter of the intense fan support. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect it to be as overwhelming as it has been and I just appreciate them so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian is all over the place when asked if she would accept the gig to hand out roses of her own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/former-bachelor-and-bachelorette-leads-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bachelor-where-are-they-now.jpg?crop=71px%2C0px%2C1050px%2C593px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"bachelor-where-are-they-now\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bachelor-where-are-they-now.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/former-bachelor-and-bachelorette-leads-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Former \u2018Bachelor\u2019 and \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Leads: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhile some roses stand the test of time, others wilt before the Neil Lane engagement ring can be resized. The Bachelor premiered on ABC in March 2002 with Alex Michel dubbed the world\u2019s most eligible Bachelor. More than 20 women competed for his heart and one of the most successful reality TV franchises was born. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it is crazy to think that I was even considered and people want to see me in that position. I\u2019ve never once thought about it, like, to even think I would get the chance,\u201d she said. \u201cThat would be a crazy experience. I mean, I would be stupid to say no. But yeah, I mean, even being told that I should \u2014 I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know! It is a lot. But I\u2019m very appreciative of people wanting to see me and see more of me. It\u2019s been very nice to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joey\u2019s journey with his final two, Kelsey and Daisy, concludes on ABC Monday, March 25, at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/here-for-the-right-reasons\/episodes\/7eed207e-64c2-4f5d-a46c-397b58ca28e0\/embed?theme=dark-blue\" class=\"optanon-category-C0002-C0003-C0004-C0005\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/bachelors-maria-was-pulling-stunts-before-joey-sent-her-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Georgas played nearly every role on season 28 of The Bachelor, but she feels confident that her relationship with Joey Graziadei ended at the right time. \u201cI think, looking back, watching it has been my closure and everything played out exactly how it should have played out. I think our relationship ran its course [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-83798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}