Nick Viall is removed from Bachelor Nation now, but he still has thoughts about one of his stints being one of the best in franchise history. While speaking with social media star Loren Gray on the Thursday, August 22, episode of his “The Viall Files” podcast, the 43-year-old gave a brief explainer of which seasons she could easily start with as a newcomer to the franchise. “Obviously, you could start anywhere [because] they’re all the same,” Nick said.
“If I had to pick one? Hannah Brown’s [was] a good season. Kaitlyn [Bristowe’s] was pretty good, the one I was on.” He continued, “If you’re just talking objective, like, good high-stakes drama , then Kaitlyn and Hannah’s [are] pretty solid.
” Kaitlyn served as the Bachelorette for 2015’s season 11, a role she initially split with Britt Nilsson . On night one, the men voted which woman would be the lead for the remainder of the season. Kaitlyn, 39, won and carried on with the show as Britt, 37, was sent home.
In the middle of the season, Nick asked to join after finding Kaitlyn interesting when he watched her appearance on Chris Soules ’ prior season of The Bachelor. Nick, who was previously the runner-up on Andi Dorfman ’s season of The Bachelorette , also finished in second place in Kaitlyn’s episodes behind Shawn Booth . After leaving the show brokenhearted, Nick joined the cast of Bachelor in Paradise season 3.
Despite a connection with Jen Saviano , Nick left the beach single before being .