Juan Pablo Galavis has hit back at claims that he is the worst frontman US show The Bachelor has ever had.
The soccer player suffered endless controversies on the show before being slated over this week’s final episode, which saw him insulting the runner-up and refusing to tell winner Nikki Ferrell that he loves her.
“It’s hard because [viewers] saw a character on TV. At lot of things about me were not shown. I’m not a bad guy,” he tells People magazine.
Juan Pablo says he’s not a bad guy (ABC)
“People who know me, know who I am.”
Bizarrely, stars of the show are expected to propose to their chosen lady at the end of the series, but Juan Pablo refused to get down on one knee for Nikki.
He reasoned:
“You go on [the show] thinking if there is the connection, you propose. But I don’t feel there’s a need to propose to somebody if I don’t feel 100 percent.
“I didn’t know Nikki. I want to know more, a lot more.”
Nikki said in his defense:
“Had he gotten down on one knee, I absolutely would have said yes.
“But having a ring on my finger wouldn’t stop us from breaking up. What’s going to keep us together is having a real relationship. I’d rather have him propose when he feels it’s right.”
