Rachel Nance from the most recent season of The Bachelor has revealed that she was sexually assaulted twice before appearing on the hit dating series.
In a test for TodayThe 27-year-old, who is half Arab, black and Filipino, said her cultural background partly contributed to her remaining silent for so long.
‘When I was in high school, I was sexually assaulted and didn’t tell my family for years. I went to the doctor’s office to make sure he was okay. A couple years later, it happened again, at a party,” she wrote.
‘In Asian culture, we are taught not to show too much emotion, we are taught not to say too much. I held on to that for a long time, and when I went to college, I knew I wanted a career that would allow me to help people,” added Nance, who is a nurse.
Nance went on to share how working with sexual assault victims in her capacity as a nurse helped her share her own story.
Rachel Nance from the most recent season of The Bachelor has revealed that she was sexually assaulted twice before appearing on the hit dating series.
Nance shared how working with sexual assault victims in her capacity as a nurse helped her share her own story.
“I am very frank when victims of sexual assault arrive at the hospitals where I work as a travel nurse,” she wrote.
“Please make sure they only have female nurses and staff. Give them a private room. Give them space. Let them talk when they are ready.” “It is very emotional and can be triggering, but they need support.”
Nance also shared how she was the victim of racist abuse from trolls while competing for Joey Graziadei’s heart on The Bachelor.
‘People said my family is barbaric, my culture is barbaric, I’m a jungle Asian. People who were disgusted that Joey even wanted to be with me,” he said.
Nance came in third on The Bachelor this year, and Graziadei ultimately chose Kelsey Anderson.
“I’m sad because they broke my heart again,” Nance said in a confessional after being dumped on a March 19 episode.
He added: “I will always love Joey.”
The ICU nurse in Honolulu, Hawaii, cried as she said goodbye to Graziadei, 28, and he cried when she left.
Nance also shared how she was the victim of racist abuse from trolls while competing for Joey Graziadei’s heart on The Bachelor.
The ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, cried when she said goodbye to Graziadei, 28, and he cried when she left
Nance returned for the live show joining host Jesse Palmer, 48, on stage and cried again while watching the rose ceremony scene.
“I definitely had a crush on him, but who wouldn’t be? He’s amazing,” she said.
“I have no regrets and I think I really opened up as much as I could at that time.”
Graziadei joined her on stage and told her that he cared about her a lot and only wanted the best for her. Nance said she gained self-confidence from being on the show and thanked The Bachelor for that.
He also spoke out about the racist abuse he received from viewers of the show.
“A lot of racist comments towards me and, you know, calling me the N-word or calling me a jungle Asian, all because I have a rose,” she said.
“I’d just like to remind people that we’re not just faces on the screen… People are very quick to be little keyboard warriors and go with the flow because there are no consequences,” he continued.
‘But we have to pay the consequences emotionally and mentally and just be kind. Your words have weight.