Matt James Says The Bachelor Made His Relationship a “Circus”

Matt believes that if the experience had been more honest, it might have brought some topics to the table that would have been uncomfortable for the average Bachelor viewer. 

“If they’re not willing to have that conversation, they should strongly consider not going there in the first place,” he said. “There are things about being Black that people who aren’t Black can never understand. It’s too much for them to handle. But it’s my life.”

But hey, what do they say about silver linings?

“One of the main reasons I went on the show was to find someone who was compatible with me,” the former football player said, “and I did that despite the show, which is hilarious.”

All’s well that ends well?

For more of the inside scoop, Matt’s book First Impressions: Off-Screen Conversations With a Bachelor on Race, Family, and Forgiveness is available now.