Mel Owens initially caught controversy for making insensitive comments. However, he apologized after realizing his mistake. The new villain of The Golden Bachelor is yoga instructor Nicolle Kate Briscoe, who claimed the season one cast wasn’t attractive. Joan Vassos is speaking out about her comments.
Key Takeaways
- Nicolle Katie Briscoe is a 64-year-old instructor from Florida.
- She cemented herself as the villain of Mel Owens’ season.
- Nicolle made a rude comment about the women contestants from Gerry Turner’s season.
- Joan Vassos feels that Nicolle might be out of touch with reality.
Not In It For Love?
Nicolle has already raised eyebrows this season. One contestant accused her of not being on the show “for the right reasons.”
This came after Nicolle admitted to the ladies that she wanted to become Instagram famous. “I’m dating America. I’m dating everybody watching and not watching. That gives you exposure like you’ve never had,” Nicolle candidly shared.
This isn’t all she said. Nicolle mentioned that she and her fellow ladies could have their own Bravo’s Real Housewives show. She also dissed the women from Gerry’s season.
“I’m sorry, but the last cast, they weren’t so great looking,” Nicolle shared. She made the comments when the cast took part in a sexy beach photoshoot.
Joan Vassos Speaks Out About Cruel Comments
Joan was one of the women in the Season 1 cast of The Golden Bachelor. She had to leave the show early to handle a family emergency.
Later, ABC cast Joan as the lead of The Golden Bachelorette, where she fell in love and got engaged to Chock Chapple. Joan has been keeping up with Mel’s season of The Golden Bachelor.
She discussed the episode where Nicolle made the infamous comments on the Almost Famous podcast. Host Ben Higgins asked Joan for her reaction to Nicolle’s rude comments.
He started off by saying that Joan and the rest of the cast were “very attractive” and “beautiful.” But Nicolle claimed that the previous cast was “not that good looking.”
Joan was so shocked that she had to stop the video and rewind it again to hear it clearly. She then suggested that Nicolle wasn’t “in touch with reality.”
Unfortunately, the Instagram video cut off after Joan made that comment. Fans will have to listen to the entire podcast to see what else she has to say about this season’s villain.
Spoiler alert: Nicolle was eliminated on Wednesday’s episode. She told Mel to “call her” if his relationship doesn’t work out. Then, she expressed her desire to become the next Golden Bachelorette.
