The Bacheloretteseason 21 contestant Aaron Erb revealed that the self-improvement book he gave Devin Strader,Principles For Self-Growthby Dr. Brandon O. Conner, really was fake, as many viewers suspected. DuringThe Bacheloretteseason 21,Aaron gave Devin a book, which was very similar to the one that his twin brother, Noah Erb, had received from Bennett Jordan duringThe Bacheloretteseason 16. However, the book was nonexistent outside of the show, and its author shared a name with aBacheloretteproducer, so the assumption was that it wasn’t real.
Aaron Erb and host Jesse Palmer revealed that the book cover was, in fact, fake, but there was a real book inside it, which wasThe Four Agreementsby Don Miguel Ruiz.
In a deleted scene fromThe Bachelorette"Men Tell All" episode (viaBachelor Nation), Aaron and host Jesse Palmer revealed that the book cover was, in fact, fake, butthere was a real book inside it, which wasThe Four Agreementsby Don Miguel Ruiz.
Jesse told Aaron thatBachelorNation is"pretty savvy"andknew that the cover of the book was fake.Sam Nejad even pointed out that the book’s spine had a misprint, which said"Priciples [sic] For Self-Growth.“Jesse then explained thatThe Bachelorettestill didn’t have approval to show the real book in the episode, so the cover was blurred.
Did Alleged Producer Manipulation Ruin The Bachelorette?
Producer manipulation and interference definitely ruinedThe Bacheloretteseason 21.There were too many instances in which it seemed as though the producers were controlling what happened on the show, including Aaron giving Devin the book. During the “Men Tell All” episode, Aaron said that he didn’t even remember that his brother, Noah, had received a book too, which really didn’t seem as though it could be true. The whole situation felt very manipulated, along with other instances such as Jenn’s ex-boyfriend, Matt Rossi, trying to win her back, and all of the drama among the men.
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It’s about time thatThe Bacheloretteadmitted thatAaron’s book cover was fake. While it was understandable that the show didn’t have permission to reveal the real book’s cover on the air,the producers never should’ve tried to dupe viewers with a fake cover. All that did was make fans lose faith in the franchise and confirm their suspicions that the producers were involved with Aaron’s book. It’s very hard to invest inThe Bachelorettewhen so much of it feels manufactured and fake.
If Aaron and Jesse were allowed to say the name of the book and even show the blurred cover in the “Men Tell All” episode, thensomething similar could’ve been done when Aaron gave Devin the book. It seems that the producers only came clean about the book because they got caught. IfThe Bacheloretteproducers want to regain viewers' trust after years of interferences accusations, then they have to stop doing things like this on the show.Aaron’s book didn’t have to be controversial, and the producers should’ve just come clean about it in the first place.
The Golden Bachelorettepremieres September 18 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.
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The Bacheloretteis a spinoff show of 2002’sThe Bachelor. First premiering in 2003,The Bachelorettefollows a woman who dates several men to try to find her one true love, eliminating one man each week. Mike Fleiss’ series has endured the test of time by lasting over 200 episodes and becoming one of ABC’s most popular reality TV shows.
