Within the wake of the information that “The Bachelor” showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner are negotiating their exits from the franchise, Season 29’s Grant Ellis admits that issues might have been completed higher.

“They undoubtedly instilled confidence in me. You realize, I’m the second Black Bachelor ever. There’s some weight that comes with that,” Grant tells Selection following Monday night time’s season finale. “However I really feel like they did their finest and that’s essential. May issues have completed higher? Clearly. I might have been completed higher as effectively, however I feel all of us tried and the tip objective was an engagement. That was the main focus of the present and that’s what occurred.”

Whereas followers appeared to count on Juliana Pasquarosa to get the ultimate rose going into final night time’s finale, it additionally led to a heartbreaking second for Litia Garr. Grant says he has one massive remorse from the finale — questioning whether or not he ought to select Litia as a substitute.

“That was a query I used to be asking myself out of confusion,” Grant says. “That’s one thing I might change. That’s one thing that was clearly on digital camera. It’s a second the place you’re spiraling.”

Whereas the finale was teased as a troublesome selection, how shut the choice was — and the way a lot Grant second-guessed himself — hasn’t factored into Grant and Juliana’s relationship within the months for the reason that proposal.

“We talked about how arduous the choice was based mostly on sure components,” he says. “We additionally talked about how arduous it’s to let any individual down and that was the primary level of emphasis that the edit actually performed a component in.”

Juliana echoed Grant’s sentiments, saying: “Grant gave me all the data that I wanted after we completed filming. There was a connection between you and Litia however nothing occurred that got here out of left area. I used to be ready mentally.”

Subsequent up for Bachelor Nation following Grant’s season is “Bachelor in Paradise,” which host will return with a shock twist: contestants from each “Golden Bachelor” and “Golden Bachelorette” will compete, together with Season 29’s Zoe McGrady.