So many people in the Secret Facebook Group have been talking about it, so today #ALMOST30NATION is invading Bachelorette Nation for a conversation with Eric Bigger, previously a cast member on The Bachelorette Season 13, currently a cast member on Bachelor in Paradise Season 5 (which just premiered on August 7th) – and so so so much more than that!

Eric offers us a peek behind the scenes of a reality TV show, dishes on all the dirt, and offers an interesting perspective on the lack of diversity in shows like these. Of course, it’s not all reality TV. We also chat about...

Krista + Eric have the same birthday

Dating on TV + in the real world

Listening to understand, not be understood

Being “emotion rich” (as opposed to material rich)

Understanding why people cheat

Commitment isn’t the same thing for everyone

Connecting with the other men on The Bachelorette

Being told to “tone it down” + “not be too deep”

Becoming a new-age role model

Diversity in Reality TV

What Eric does at the end of day

What The Bachelorette house is like on a day-to-day basis

The 600-question questionnaire contestants have to fill out

How being on The Bachelorette has affected Eric’s dating life

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