As a self-declared fan of The Bachelor, Jennifer Aniston doesn’t like how the producers handled the Hannah Brown and Peter Weber situation. Unfortunately, she isn’t the only one. Many people have chimed in on the producer manipulation between Brown and Weber that led to their emotional conversation, stating that it never would have happened without their interference.
While The Bachelor has a loyal following among its average fans, many celebrities have embraced the reality TV drama. Recently, Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron showed her support for Weber, stating that she wanted him to find the women of his dreams, but also making it clear that she was looking forward to the drama on the new season. Theron joins other celebrity Bachelor fans, including January Jones, Demi Lovato, Sarah Hyland, and Taylor Swift, just to name a few. Given the emotional start to Weber’s season, both celebrity and non-celebrity fans can’t help but share their opinions. Season 24 began with the return of Hannah Brown, the former Bachelorette and Peter Weber’s ex. Her reappearance led to an emotional conversation between her and Weber where both stars admitted that they weren’t entirely over each other. Despite many tears being shed, Weber eventually told Brown that he couldn’t rekindle things with her, and went on to pursue the other women on his season. Fans have claimed that the conversation was the result of producer manipulation. Now, Jennifer Aniston is adding her own opinion to the mix.
During her red carpet walk at the SAG Awards on January 19, Aniston shared her thoughts on the beginning of Peter Weber’s season (via CheatSheet). After stating that she was “of course” a Bachelor fan, Aniston turned her attention to the Hannah Brown debacle, saying, “I do think Hannah can stay home now.” Aniston then took a stab at Bachelor producers for “just using these poor women.” While Aniston stated that she felt the emotions between Brown and Weber were real, she also made it clear that Weber made the right choice by putting an end to his relationship with Brown. Though she couldn’t choose a winner for this season, she made it clear that Brown was off the table - at least in her book.
Aniston’s feelings on Bachelor producers were echoed by Bachelor Nation alum Melissa Rycroft. During a recent interview, Rycroft stated that she would “100 percent imagine producers made her go back on.” While Rycroft believed that Brown’s emotional outburst was genuine, she also made it clear that it would never have happened without the intervention of the producers. Rycroft said, “[The producers] gave her some champagne, they reminded her how great her and Peter were together, and then said, ‘Off you go. There you go.'”
Despite being a fan of the show, Aniston’s comments about the Bachelor producers are pretty harsh. To say that they were using Brown for the sake of good TV gets right to the heart of the matter, without bothering to beat around the bush. However, Aniston is probably on the right track. While the producers supposedly care about contestants finding love and building real connections, their first priority is making a great reality TV show. Popular as she is, Hannah Brown was bound to bring the ratings, especially if she confessed her feelings for Weber once again. Even if she wanted to have that emotional conversation, the producers still capitalized on her feelings to create a dramatic start to a new season. While other people might tiptoe around the inner workings of the show, we can always count on Aniston to call it like it is.
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Source: CheatSheet
