Luke Parker Just Owned Up to His Bizarre Behavior on ‘The Bachelorette’
There were two main takeaways from Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette: (1) Tyler Cameron is uncomfortably attractive, and (2) Luke Parker needs to calm down. Luke, who established himself as a front-runner in the first two episodes of the season, fell into a common franchise trope this week: Man Who Can’t Deal With Other Dudes Kissing The Bachelorette Even Though That’s Literally the Show. We’ve seen this happen a million times, both on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but Luke’s frustration over other guys’ flirting with Hannah was next-level. He acted like a spoiled child every time he saw Hannah give someone else attention, and what’s worse: He got aggressive—so much so that Hannah had to tell him to chill out.
But Luke didn’t take Hannah’s warning at first. He kept cutting into other guys’ time at the group date cocktail party and, at one point, actually waited outside the door for Hannah, who was talking to someone else. It was perplexing, to say the least, and Bachelor Nation had thoughts:
Luke Parker is obviously tuned into fans’ reactions, because he took to Instagram shortly after the episode aired and owned up to his questionable behavior.
“I just want to address the elephant in the room here really quick,” he posted alongside a photo of himself and Hannah. “First I want you all to know how hard it has been for me to watch myself this season so far. Regardless of what is aired AND IF @alabamahannah and I are together or not my behavior in all situations has been and will continue to be exposed.”
He continued, “I have learned a lot and I am continuing to learn about my flaws as a man. I’m the first to admit I am far from perfect. This journey has giving me a great opportunity to grow and mature as a man, for that I am grateful. For those of you who are on this journey with me I am grateful for your support and hope you get to learn and grow from my mistakes with me!”
I, for one, applaud him for copping to what he did in the episode. But based on this Instagram post and what we’ve seen in the Bachelorette teaser trailers, we still have a lot more Luke drama in store.
The Bachelorette airs Monday nights at 8:00 P.M. ET on ABC.