BACHELOR Clayton Echard broke down in tears on tonight’s episode after revealing he has slept with more than one finalist
He sobbed as he revealed he will “shatter hearts” after being intimate with both Rachel and Gabby during the Fantasy Suite dates.
Following the second overnight date, Clayton said: “Last night, it felt like a dream.
“I’ve told two women I’m in love with them, and I could also feel that way with Susie.
“I know I’m absolutely gonna shatter somebody’s heart.”
During the penultimate episode of season 26, Clayton was intimate with both flight instructor Rachel, 25, and ICU nurse Gabby Windey, 30
Following the Fantasy Suite dates, he told both women separately that he was in love with them.
SPILLING THE TEA
This latest revelation comes just one day after Monday’s explosive Women Tell All special episode.
The women slammed Season 26’s villain Shanae Ankney for being fake and manipulative.
Shanae entered the Hot Seat next to host Jesse Palmer and refused to apologize for her actions throughout the show.
Shanae accused another contestant, Genevieve Parisi, of sleeping with Aaron Clancy from Katie Thurston’s season as soon as she was eliminated.
The season’s villain claimed that this proved Genevieve wasn’t truly invested in her relationship with Clayton.
His journey to find love is nearing the finish line, with just one episode left this season.
ALL ABOUT CLAYTON
Clayton was introduced to Bachelor Nation in Michelle Young’s season of the Bachelorette, which aired in 2021.
He hails from Eureka, Missouri, and was previously a professional football player.
Clayton played for the Missouri Tigers in 2012 prior to being drafted for the National Football League four years later.
In 2016 he was signed to the Seattle Seahawks.
It is unclear when he left the NFL but according to his Instagram bio, he is now in orthopedic sales.
It’s been a challenging season for Clayton, who has gotten mixed reviews from viewers.
Fans criticized the former footballer for allowing the show’s villain, Shanae, to stay until week 5.
Bachelor fans even sent Venmo charges to Clayton for the “pain and suffering” he caused in his handling of “Shrimp Gate”, which saw Shanae and Elizabeth Corrigan, 32, fight over shrimp they had made for the girls in the house.
SNEAKY SLIDE
Last night, Clayton slammed eliminated contestant Teddi Wright for “lying” about a claim that his BROTHER “slid into her DMs”.
During the Women Tell All special, Teddi claimed that one of Clayton’s brothers had messaged her online.
Clayton has two brothers, Nate Echard and Patrick Echard, however, Teddi didn’t confirm which one she was referring to.
The Bachelor himself took to Twitter to dispute the claim.
“Both of my brothers have been vehemently denying sliding in the DMs,” Clayton wrote to Twitter as the scene aired.
“So Teddi, please give the people (including me) what they want and release the DMs” he added with cry-laugh emojis to follow.
