Abbie Chatfield reveals the most depressing thing about watching yourself on The Bachelor – as she offers advice to this year’s contestants
Abbie Chatfield was the heartbroken runner-up on Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor last year.
And now she is reaching out to this year’s contestants to offer them some ‘words of advice’ ahead of the upcoming season.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, the 25-year-old spoke about her own surreal experience of watching herself on television and being written about in the press.
Words of wisdom: Abbie Chatfield (pictured) came runner up on Matt Agnew’s 2019 season of The Bachelor. And now she is reaching out to this year’s contestants to offer them some ‘words of advice’ ahead of the upcoming season
Surprisingly, she said the most ‘depressing’ thing about her season was reading fan forums dedicated to The Bachelor.
‘I know it’s hard, but DO NOT LOOK AT THE BACHELOR FORUM!’ Abbie advised.
‘At best you’ll waste time; at worst it will send you into a depression. It’s easier said than done, but I regret how much time I spent on that thing.’
Hard to watch: Posting to Instagram on Friday, the 25-year-old reality star penned a lengthy post revealing the most depressing thing about the experience was reading online Bachelor forums while the show was airing. Pictured with Matt Agnew on The Bachelor
Many Bachelor super-fans use these forums to spread rumours, share information and sleuth who the winner is using clues on social media.
While Abbie didn’t clarify why she found these websites were upsetting, it’s likely that she read a lot of posts that speculated she was the winner.
This would have no doubt been difficult for her, as she was rejected by astrophysicist Matt in the season finale.
Broken hearted: While Abbie didn’t explain why these sites were depressing, it’s likely that she read a lot of posts which speculated she was the winner despite being the runner-up. This would have no doubt been difficult for her as she was left heartbroken by Matt (pictured) in the season finale
During her season, Abbie was portrayed as the ‘villain’ and criticised on social media for her outspoken and bold personality.
As a result, she advised this year’s contestants to try to not let negative comments affect them.
‘I know you’re going to read comments, but when you do, think about what it would take for you, a rational sane person, to write something awful about someone on a Facebook page,’ she said.
‘Everyone will tell you this, but those people have issues within themselves and are projecting.’
Ignore trolls: Abbie (pictured) advised then to turn off ‘Google Alerts’ for their name and try to avoid looking at their phone while the show is airing and to let a friend ‘wade through the messages’
She also told the women to turn off Google Alerts for their name, otherwise they will end up reading every news article in which they are mentioned.
Furthermore, she encouraged them to give their phone to friend while the show is airing so somebody else can ‘wade through the messages’ and comments.
For those struggling Abbie said she would always be there to offer support, adding: ‘DM me. I’ve been there in the absolute worst way.’
Helping hand: For those struggling Abbie (pictured) said that she will always be there to offer support. ‘If any of you are struggling, DM me. I’ve been there in the absolute worst way,’ she said