While Juliana and Litia were the final two women on The Bachelor season 29, Grant’s second runner-up Zoe McGrady was villainized by the season's eit consistently. Despite Zoe’s claims that her appearance was heavily edited, she received a ton of backlash from viewers, much of which Grant didn’t push back on. Zoe’s post-season behavior has all but proven she was edited unfairly.
Litia, who had her chance to let Grant know exactly how she felt about his unexpected decision at the end of the season, has recently shared more of her tough on-screen experiences. After Grant announced his split with Juliana, both Litia and Zoe opened up about their time with the former Bachelor, whose responses made it seem obvious they’re telling the truth.
While Grant has been upfront about the issues he's faced throughout his time as The Bachelor, he's also pushed a lot of the problems people have with his season onto the women he was dating. Despite knowing what happened throughout the season, Grant's consistently tried to lay the blame for his indecisive nature on others, especially on Litia and Zoe.
Though Grant and Zoe's relationship was more minimal than his relationships with Juliana or Litia at the end of the season, the way he's talked about her and Litia directly and indirectly has been tough. Seemingly coming for the women for being critical of his behavior, Grant's also sided with his ex Juliana in moments where being impartial would've served him better.
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Although Zoe's mostly stayed out of the drama, she had a tough time holding back after a recent post from Grant. “You can try to gaslight America, but you’re not going to gaslight me,” Zoe shared, after Grant tried to make it seem like Zoe had been alienated by the rest of the women on The Bachelor season 29.
Zoe went on to share that Grant’s “winner” Juliana Pasquarosa, who he recently announced a split from, spearheaded the mean girl behavior against her throughout the season, but claimed that Grant “didn’t have enough of a backbone” to stand up for any of the women on the cast, both during the show and in the online issues in its aftermath.
Zoe revealed that Grant’s declaration that she wasn’t on the show for the right reasons is laughable, as she was there to find a husband and fall in love, while Grant appears to have been on the show for clout. According to Zoe, he's now pursuing a rap career and a spot on Dancing With The Stars rather than returning to his career.
“Not only was I not supported [on the show], I was made to feel very insecure…what I’m more concerned about is how [Grant’s] behaved since.”
Zoe also shared that she felt slighted by Grant in moments on the series when he diminished her intelligence, trying to make her feel less than by wanting to “teach [her] something” despite knowing her background. Zoe discussed Grant’s weaponization of his race when it’s convenient, and made it clear he’s unwilling to take accountability for his actions, deflecting his behavior onto others.
On top of Zoe's difficulties with Grant, Litia has spoken out in her own way. While she was open about her difficult feelings surrounding The Bachelor season 29 and Grant, Litia's kept most of her feelings to herself in the aftermath of the series. As she moved on, Litia's made merch subtly shading Grant in the form of hats that read "Gaslight Survivor."
Despite the fact that Grant's appeared to be cooperative and apologetic when he's called out, the fact that he's blaming others for his poor behavior in the first place is an issue. With Zoe going in-depth about her experiences and Litia still holding a grudge, The Bachelor drama has yet to come to an end.
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