Chase Rice was ready to play for a contestant on Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor.” He just didn’t expect it to be his ex.
In an interview with “Fitz in the Morning” published online Friday, Rice opened up about his history with one of the show’s contestants, Victoria Fuller. The episode saw bachelor Peter Weber take Fuller on a date to a private Chase Rice concert.
But unbeknownst to Weber, Rice and Fuller have history.
Fuller told the pilot that she and Rice used to date, but they broke up because “his lifestyle didn’t really match up to what I want. And I knew that I wanted to give this a try with you.”
In his interview, Rice gave his side of the story.
“We spent a night together in Charlotte,” Rice said. “She’s a cool chick, from what I know of her. You know, I got no problem with her.”
Rice said he “knew she (Fuller) was going on the show,” and mentioned it to his manager when “Bachelor” producers booked his show.
He said: “They were like, ‘Don’t even worry about that. They’re not going to do that to you. That’s a weird coincidence, but they’re not gonna — there’s no way they would do that to you. They’ve never brought somebody else in like that and surprised the guest on the show.’ “
Rice, who competed on “Survivor” in 2010, said seeing Fuller on the date was “still a surprise.”
“So the fact they did that to me, it’s over the top. It’s unnecessary. I didn’t expect it,” he continued. “But at the end of the day, it happened. I don’t know if it’s the producers, or if they just got lucky as hell. I know what I think, but I’ll let everybody else figure out what they think.”
The ambush angered Rice, who said he “was just going on there to try to promote” his music.
“If there’s anything I’ve ever wanted, it’s to have nothing to do with the drama of that show,” he continued.
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