To say Hannah Brown has been put through the ringer on The Bachelorette this season would be an understatement. She’s had to deal with several guys who maybe-probably-definitely had girlfriends when they signed on to the show, lame fights between the contestants, and, of course, Luke P.

Things hit a fever pitch for Brown on last night’s Bachelorette episode, when she and Luke had a tension-filled conversation about sex and religion that ended with her flipping him off as he was sent packing. Before he left, Brown said this season’s most-teased quote: “I have had sex, and Jesus still loves me.”

As truly fantastic as that line is, it’s caused slut-shamers to come for Brown on social media. Thankfully, the Alabama beauty queen says she has a “thick skin” to deal with the hate—and everything else The Bachelorette has thrown her way. Below, she opens up about trolls, her season finale, and finally finding clarity (a word she used frequently) with the men.

Glamour: OK, how sick are you of the word clarity?

Hannah Brown: It’s funny because the first thing I said to the guys was, “I want you to be bold,” and it would latch on and they would say it a zillion times. Then it was, “stay in your lane,” and we would hear them say, “stay in your lane.” Then I would say “clarity,” and you’d hear “clarity” a zillion times. It was like I had a theme for every week. It was so funny.

Glamour: You wrote an amazing Instagram post about the shaming you’ve experienced from viewers and how hurtful it was. What’s the response been like since you posted that? Or has it not improved?

Hannah: That post definitely did get a lot of response. Ultimately, I have pretty thick skin. I don’t really let that stuff get to me, but I felt like I had to say something because people are looking at my social and seeing those things. These people don’t know me or the experience, but what I don’t tolerate is hate and shaming for something that I’m not. I refuse to allow my page to be that.

I just felt like it was really important to make sure that I fought hate with love. I think that, yes, it’s gotten a little better, but there’s still people out there that have hate in their heart and are going to have something to say because they have their own issues and have been hurt. They’re hurting and don’t know how to deal with that so they look for outlets, and I’m in a position where I’m an easy target for that. That’s OK, I can handle it. But there’s some people that can’t handle it. I’m in a position that can be a voice for that.

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