"Bye, I can't stand you all."
Anyone who's been a Bachelor fan for a while remember's Ben's season when the season villain was the woman who prevailed and received the final rose. I remember watching the finale with some of my closest girlfriends and all of us crying 'NOOOOOOoooooooOOOO!!!!' in disbelief when Ben sent sweetheart Lindzi Cox home and chose bad girl Courtney Robertson as his fiancee. When I heard about Courtney's tell all book where she promised readers would see a different side of her Bachelor story, I was too intrigued to pass it up!
Rightfully named 'I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends,' Courtney Robertson tells us her journey leading up to the Bachelor including a quick run through of her childhood in Arizona and her time modeling in LA. She talks about her sexual awakening in high school, her ugly duckling feelings from puberty, her rather oppressive mother, and her break into the modeling world. She also discusses in detail past relationships that explain her feelings and emotions when she entered into the Bachelor family.
As far as the tell all parts of the book, I found this book gave a different perspective on the editing of Reality TV. According to Courtney, the producers decided Courtney would be the villain, and thus they made her so. In a way, I feel for Courtney because reading this gave me an insight to her personality--she is a sarcastic girl with a dry sense of humor who wasn't going to put up with the bullsh** going on with other women on the show. I kind of feel like if I were on TV, I could be portrayed in such a way. Courtney said when she felt she was being funny and just chatting with the producers, they were really waiting for her to say something to spin as 'villain-y.' Courtney also owned up to some of the more nasty things she said and, even after explaining the context in which they were said, apologized or claimed she wished she hadn't said it.
Overall I found this to be a good read and the perfect amount of behind the scenes into the world of the Bachelor franchise. I found it fun to follow along while reading her book by googling pictures, interviews, and clips from the show to remind me exactly of the moments she writes about. If you are a Bachelor fan, I recommend checking this book out to get some insight into this particular infamous 'villain' and how the show is run!
xxSJ
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