If she would have said that she wanted to give things with you another shot before you went on The Bachelor, would you have said yes, or would you have said, ‘No, I need to give The Bachelor a try?’
Peter: Well, this may be an unpopular opinion, but I would have said, yes, I need to give this opportunity a try with Hannah. That’s just my honest answer from the heart.
Is there anything you didn’t know when you watched the premiere last Monday? Any surprises you weren’t previously aware of?
Peter: I don’t think I realized how funny Victoria F. was! Just from her comments in the interviews, that girl is hysterical. But other than that, I don’t think there was anything insane that I didn’t know of. It’s just cool to see, because you’re not in the house, you’re not in the mansion, it’s kind of cool to see the girls and how they interact together.
John Fleenor
Did you know how they reacted to Hannah being there?
Peter: Well, I had an idea, but again, I didn’t know she was coming that first night. I was just as surprised as they were. I was really grateful they were so understanding when I went in to talk to them and explain why, but when she came back during the group date, I knew that was going to be awkward and uncomfortable. They reacted how I would if I were in their shoes, so I wasn’t mad about that. But it’s kind of cool for the first time to see the girls interact when I’m not there.
Looking back, what would you have told yourself heading into that first night as the Bachelor?
Peter: I want to say guard your heart more, but then I don’t, because I don’t regret that. That’s just who I am, and I’m someone that wears it on my sleeve. I don’t know if I would do anything different, but if I had to say something, maybe it would be that.
John Fleenor
You haven’t said if you’re engaged, but are you happy with how things turned out?
Peter: Yes. I can say I’m happy. I couldn’t have expected it to work the way it did, but I’m happy with where I’m at right now.
Is there still more to come, as we’ve seen the last few seasons? I mean, things haven’t really ended just because the finale has been filmed.
Peter: [Laughs] You guys will have to tune in to find out! That’s all I can give you! I want to tell you so bad, but I can’t!
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Jessica Radloff is the Glamour West Coast editor. You can follow her on Instagram here.
This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Consider yourself warned.
Can you believe it’s actually only been two months since HBO aired the final episode of Game of Thrones?
It might feel like a lifetime since the finale wrapped up, deciding the fate of the show’s (remaining) characters: Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) took over ruling Westeros while Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) became Queen in the North, and the youngest Stark, Arya (Maisie Williams), took off on a ship for parts unknown. But not everyone was pleased with the series finale—or the entirety of the eighth season—and the cast of the hit show hasn’t forgotten the backlash. Fans were upset with everything from Cersei and Jamie’s final moments and Dany’s turn as the Mad Queen to the choice of who took the Iron Throne and Jon’s banishment to the Wall.
There was even a fan petition requesting that showrunners reshoot the final season, which Turner (and Riverdale actress, Lili Reinhart) spoke out against earlier this year. “All of these petitions and things like that—I think it’s disrespectful to the crew, and the writers, and the filmmakers who have worked tirelessly over 10 years, and for 11 months shooting the last season,” Turner told the New York Times in May. “Like, 50-something night shoots. So many people worked so, so hard on it, and for people to just rubbish it because it’s not what they want to see is just disrespectful.”
Now some of her other cast members are sounding off, as well. “It was surprising the level of absurdity of the the online petition,” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (who played Jamie Lannister) said at Comic-Con on Friday, per Vulture. “Of course HBO’s going to change the whole thing. Because that’s the power of the internet! Every season, we had huge controversies. From Ned Stark being killed—‘I’m never going to watch that piece of shit show again!’ And then there was the Red Wedding. And obviously, the end. “
Members of the Game of Thrones cast at Comic-Con on Friday.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
“I feel so lucky to have met so may fans of the show, and to realize this show has brought so many people together. Watching it, loving it,” he continued. “So obviously, It comes to an end, it’s going to piss you off no matter what. It’s the end! But at the end of the day, it’s absolutely fine. If you hated the ending, if you loved it, that’s great. Just don’t call people names.”
Have I underestimated Colton Underwood? Because his latest tweets have shown more self-awareness than I originally thought was there. Take what he wrote after last week’s premiere, “I know the virginity thing is overplayed…. hang in there! You will find out other things about me, I promise.” A Bachelor…who actually…gets it? Can you believe?
And he’s right—literally the first thing we see after Chris Harrison says, “Tonight on The Bachelor…” is a shot of Colton in the shower while someone shouts, “He’s so hot!”
The point is, I like a self-aware Bachelor, and this gives me hope that the season might exceed expectations after all. The contestants, however, should probably channel some of that energy from Colton because things are getting banana nut crunch in the mansion. So let’s get right to it, shall we? Read our recap for episode two, below, and be aware: Spoilers ahead.
We open with Colton talking about the day ahead via a selfie video. It’s new format for The Bachelor, and I have a feeling it’s just an excuse to sneak in one more shirtless scene. Meanwhile, Chris Harrison arrives at the mansion to drop off the first date card and a little advice: Take advantage of any time you get with Colton. This wisdom is especially important for Demi, Bri, Tracy, Elyse, Hannah G., Nicole, Onyeka, and Catherine, who all have the first group date of the season.
Today’s a damn good day to fall in love. —Chris Harrison
They all arrive at a theater to a big reveal: comedians and married couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are leading today’s date. They ask the women share a story about a “first time” in their life. Oh god, this is a nod to Colton’s virginity isn’t it? We can’t make it 30 minutes without someone bringing up this man’s sexual history. My hunch is confirmed as soon as Megan talks about the first time she had sex—or, as she puts it, “fucked someone.” Nick then describes the first time he “plucked the blossom” of a woman which is really just a story was about gardening….I hope.
“I wasn’t sure I was there for the right reasons.” —Megan Mullally
After a brief writing break, everyone presents their stories to an audience of ~200 people. Colton kicks it off by talking about his virginity. (Of course.) Elyse’s tale is about how she’s always dated old men—until Colton, her “first” younger guy. Demi thinks it’s “so brave” for Elyse to admit this because “there’s no advantage to being an older woman here.” Demi, what. The. Actual. Hell. I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you!
Nicole describes the first time she dated a white guy, and it’s tragically cut short for Hannah G.’s snoozefest about getting her first impression rose. All we know about Bri’s story is that it’s about the first time she “felt comfortable” in her own skin.
Onyeka just describes saving Colton from “some bitches” on the first night, which prompts Catherine to hit back with her version of that argument. (Not sure what either story has to do with a first time, unless it was their first time being extra-extra.)
When it’s Tracy’s turn, she shares a wild tale about her college days, when she chased after a frat president who was a virgin and a sorority sister punched her in the face over it. It ends with this closing line, “When I got a hold of him he wasn’t a virgin anymore, but it was the best sex he’s ever had.”
Demi starts off by saying there was once someone she wanted to kiss but was too nervous. (Lies. Demi is never nervous.) But, she says, she learned she has to go after what she wants. (That’s the Demi we know.) Then she dramatically throws her notebook down and jumps off stage to kiss Colton in front of everyone.
PHOTO: Rick Rowell
Damn. Shots! Are! Fired!
This 100% goes over well with the other women. LOL. But Demi digs in further at the cocktail party, stealing Colton right after his toast for one-on-one time. She says without a touch of irony, “I’m a total woman supporter.” When she returns to the main room, she picks up the group date rose and jokes that it’s hers. This move makes Tracy so “sick to her stomach” that she spends the rest of the night complaining about it to whoever will listen. She eventually confronts Demi, who is like, “Oh, OK. Sorry.” Tracy pets her hair, which I’m not sure is a sign of forgiveness or a power move?
Either way, nothing’s going to keep Demi down. Not Elyse, even though Colton seems into the whole “cougar” thing. Not Nicole, who opens up to Colton about her twin brother having autism. Not even Hannah G., who makes out with Colton while Demi watches from the other room. Nope, Demi thinks Colton needs an aggressive, dominant girl and she is that.
“I am worth the world. I am amazing.” —Demi
Too bad Colton doesn’t seem to be on the same page: He gives the group date rose to Elyse.
The next day, Hannah B. gets a one-on-one date which is appropriate given it’s her birthday. She and Colton ride horses before chilling in a hot tub in the desert. It looks as awful as it sounds. Not helping things is the awkward conversation between Colton and Hannah B., full of long pauses and surface-level topics. At one point, he asks her to give a toast and she says “um” a hundred times before ending with, “Roll tide!”
This must be hard for Hannah B., who admits to the camera (but not Colton) that she puts a lot of pressure on herself. Sometimes she doesn’t feel good enough, and she’s self-aware about it. “When I start doubting myself,” she says, “then it spirals.” This is later confirmed by Caelynn back at the mansion; she tells one of the women that they were roommates during the Miss USA pageant. When Caelynn placed, Hannah B. got upset and “flipped a switch.” Have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot more of this dynamic in the coming weeks.
Anyway, the dates is so bad that Colton calls Hannah B. out on it later that night, and she admits she was too nervous to open up. Her way of fixing this? To blurt out, “Like, why…are you a virgin?” This works enough to get her the rose.
Things get better the next day, which is a group date for Alex, Erika, Katie, Caelynn, Sydney, Tayshia, Nina, Kirpa, Caitlin, Courtney, Cassie, and Heather. Their destination: Camp Bachelor, where they play Duck Duck Goose, badminton, and touch football. It’s all very boring until my fave Billy Eichner shows up to be the camp counselor.
“Oh, that sounds like my camp experience.” — Billy
I could watch this banter all night, but apparently the point of the day is to have a competition between two teams. The losers go back to the mansion, while the winners get to stay overnight at the camp with Colton. I’ll spare you from recapping the canoe race and rope pulling—just know the red team wins.
They maximize this extra time with Colton, snuggling up to him by the fire and bonding over childhood stories. Heather gets the group date rose, though, for telling Colton she’s never been kissed. Spoiler: They don’t kiss.
At the cocktail ceremony the next night, several of the women are nervous that they haven’t had much time with Colton this week. Demi’s not nervous—because Demi is Demi—but she thinks the “older” women are going to be “aggressive” with the younger ones. What? The oldest women there, Tracy and Elyse, are both 31, which is STILL MUCH YOUNGER than last year’s Bachelor, Arie, who is 37. There is so much wrong with this. Ageism! Sexism! The patriarchy! Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Plus, Demi, if you want to see women being “aggressive” (even though I hate that word) just look at Sydney and Onyeka’s spat. It starts when Onyeka interrupts Sydney’s time with Colton by blasting an air horn in their faces. “I’m feeling just a little bit horny!” she jokes, which Colton probably did not hear because he must be deaf now. This pisses Sydney off, so she she finds her own noisemakers from the kitchen and bangs them in Onyeka’s face. Onyeka responds by calmly telling Sydney she’s not leaving. We never see how this is resolved.
“Is this to give us anxiety? Because we already have it.” —Caelynn
Later, when Tracy is talking to Colton, Demi shows up in a white robe whisks him away to her “fantasy closet.” That ends up just being a rushed over-the-shirt back rub, but everyone still complains this is a rude move. (Side note: Yes, Demi commands a lot of Colton’s time, but what are you all here for? This is The Bachelor, not I Love Being Single.)
I’m still mad at Demi over her “older women” comments, but I do respect her chutzpah. This is a woman who has no qualms yelling, “Hey, ladies! I totally just had an amazinggggg time with him” as soon as she returns to the group. When Tracy tells Demi what she did was “mean,” Demi takes a slow sip of her sangria and says, “You just keep on doing you.” I don’t need all of Demi’s confidence—that might be borderline delusion—but I would like just a teeny, tiny amount of it.
Tracy didn’t need to worry so much anyway—she gets a rose by the end of the night. The others go to Tayshia, Cassie, Caelynn, Courtney, Demi, Nicole, Kirpa, Hannah G., Catherine, Bri, Sydney, Onyeka, Katie, Erika, and Nina. (And, don’t forget, Hannah B., Elyse, and Heather got roses earlier in the episode.)
That means goodbye for Alex, Angelique, Annie, and Caitlin. We hardly knew ya!
See you all next week for: “Look at this flexibility!” “Colton’s not a stretching virgin anymore.” “I am annoyed by this conversation.” “There’s a beautiful monster inside of me.”
At this point, we’re not unused to seeing household knick-knacks be turned into It items by designers during Fashion Month. In London, Christopher Kane incorporated zip ties into his Spring 2016 collection, and Fyodor Golan decorated a see-through blouse with Post-It notes for Fall 2017. Now, at New York Fashion Week, Alexander Wang has found new use for all those novelty headbands you’ve accumulated over many New Year’s Eve parties but don’t know whether you should throw out or keep as a memento: just wear it out, with the confidence of a member of the #Wangsquad.
On Saturday night, models like Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and Binx Walton walked the street-turned-runway at Wang’s three guerrilla-style shows across downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn wearing feathery, tinseled headbands that look a whole lot like the ones sold in value packs every December 31. The only difference? They swapped the holiday-oriented slogans on the ‘bands for cheeky sayings like “Wangover,” “Party Animal,” “Secret Location,” and “After After Party.”
The headbands and slogans on them all fed into the designer’s theme for his Bushwick afterparty (the legendary #Wangfest—just look up the hashtag), which was set up like a music festival. Models were transported to and from the various runway locations via party bus, until finally walking down the Brooklyn street catwalk and into the after-party. Once inside, they were treated to a “lineup” of performances by ASAP Ferg, Cardi B, Ashanti, and Ja Rule, with several DJ sets in between.
But there was one vibe we were definitely picking up: what the models wore on the “runways”—a lot of ripped shoulders and bodices, disheveled blouses and dresses, and slips with stockings—plus the addition of the headbands and the festival-esque afterparty all felt like the tail end of a big night out like New Year’s Eve.
