Opening up.
Bachelor Nation fans are watching Grant Ellis look for love each week on Season 29 of “The Bachelor.”
Now, our leading gentleman stopped by Us Weekly for a chat about his time on the show and what to expect from his highly anticipated finale.
Grant opened up to the outlet about how being the Bachelor has helped him with his mental health journey.
He said, “Being on the show really helped me talk about things that plagued me in the past. As the season progresses, you see how this show was like a big therapy session for me. Aside from me going on there trying to find love, it helped me understand my feelings and my trauma and really open up.”
So now regardless of how his season ends, Grant said, “Now I’m in a position where I don’t have to be lonely anymore. I think that’s a love story in itself.”
When it comes to falling in love, Grant says he did fall for multiple people.
And when it came to saying “I love you” to multiple people, he said, “My plan was to go in and lead with my heart. I know I’m a pretty sound thinker and I use logic, but emotions are a different thing.”
During his conversation with Us, Grant also responded to the criticism he faced for singing both on the show and on social media.
He said, “Creativity helps get rid of stress and depression. But it is vulnerable. I didn’t expect the backlash I was gonna receive. I’m not trying to be a musician. I just like to have fun.”
Grant also opened up to the outlet about his connection with each of his final four women.
He started off with Zoe, saying, “Her boldness was something that was interesting. She really was there to put herself out there and I saw that. Then getting to know her story, I could really relate to her.”
Then, he discussed his connection with Juliana, saying, “From Night 1, we really connected over our love of playing the piano. We always had that physical chemistry, and then we started to really develop an emotional connection. Every relationship was different, but that was a relationship that really developed over time.”
When chatting about Dina, Grant shared, “Dina was really independent and really strong. It was a newfound relationship for me and I was really intrigued by that dynamic because I had never had that before. It opened my perspective a lot. Our relationship really progressed over time. She was really type A and very organized, but she also had a deeper side to her. Time really was the overall factor in that relationship.”
And lastly, he opened up about Litia, saying, “We connected emotionally and were attracted to each other. Going into Hometowns, I was just trying to see what the dynamic would be like with the family.”
Grant also discussed their differing religious beliefs, saying, “I wouldn’t consider myself a super religious person, but I do have faith. Litia being Mormon didn’t make a difference as long as the root was there. When things get tough, you have to rely on that belief because life throws curveballs at you.”
We love hearing from our Bachelor and we can’t wait to see how his season continues to unfold.
Make sure to tune in to “The Bachelor” on Monday night for Hometowns!
