Kaitlyn Bristowe was initially soured to the idea of dating another member of Bachelor Nation after her split from Jason Tartick , but she’s since changed her tune. During her Sunday, August 25, appearance on Betches’ “U Up?” podcast, Bristowe, 39, revealed that a Bachelorette alum was on her list of “superficial” dating red flags. “I wonder if other people have that in, like, the workplace,” she quipped.
“Like, ‘I don’t want to date another lawyer if I’m a lawyer.’ It’s one of those things where I say that, but then I see all the hot pieces of ass that come out of the Bachelor franchise. And I’m like, ‘OK.
’” Bristowe first appeared on Chris Soules ’ season 19 of The Bachelor , in which she got dumped ahead of the finale. She was then tapped to lead the next season of The Bachelorette , ultimately getting engaged to Shawn Booth . The pair called off their engagement several years later and Bristowe moved on with Tartick.
The “Trading Secrets” podcast host, 35, proposed in 2021, two years before Bristowe called off their engagement . “I think we both got caught up [in social media] in the beginning,” Bristowe said on Sunday. “You know, we shared very quickly [that we were together] and Bachelor Nation loves another Bachelor Nation couple.
We got all this attention and I seriously think we both got a little lost in that.” She continued, “We got caught up in monetizing our relationship for social media and that felt gross reall.