Overview
- The Bachelor alum reentered TV on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Rhode Island after an eight‑year break, deciding only after a month of talks with husband Jared Haibon because cameras film inside their family life.
- She says Housewives conflict felt sharper than on Bachelor shows and that she mostly watched rather than instigated, warning longtime fans she “did not deliver the drama.”
- Joining an established cast left her hesitant to jump into fights, and she says rumors about Jo‑Ellen Tiberi proved wrong when they met.
- Filming while raising two young children was difficult, and she says the schedule and childcare strain sometimes weighed on her marriage.
- On ABC’s halted Bachelorette season for Taylor Frankie Paul, she says the network chose the wrong lead and that not airing the season was the right call.