Susie Evans Questions Why Clayton Echard Picked Her on ‘The Bachelor’: He’s ‘Way More Compatible’ With Rachel Recchia
22.03.2023 - 19:05
/ usmagazine.com
Months after calling it quits, Susie Evans still has questions about her relationship with season 26 Bachelor Clayton Echard.
“I remember struggling for a long time thinking — and to this day, I still kind of think — like, ‘Why did you pick me? We aren’t compatible,’” the 29-year-old wedding videographer explained on the Tuesday, March 21, episode of the “Viall Files” podcast.
Susie was joined by Andrew Spencer on Nick Viall’s show to recap Zach Shallcross’ fantasy suite dates, which aired on Monday, March 20. As Bachelor Nation may recall, things took a turn for Susie and Clayton, also 29, in the 2022 season when she expressed concerns that he slept with Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey during their respective overnight dates. Their conversation got heated and resulted in Susie temporarily leaving the show.
“I think it’s more of a testament to the process of the show. You don’t get enough quality time with that person,” Susie continued on Tuesday. “I mean, that privacy behind fantasy suites, in my mind, I was like, ‘I would have to ask every question over the moon. I would want to really know that person on such a deeper level. I want to know so much about them as a person because that’s the only time you get to truly be real and raw and not have to worry about the world judging you.’ But the show doesn’t give you enough time to have those kinds of conversations. It feels very surfacy, I think, for a lot of it.”
After convincing Rachel, 27, and Gabby, 32, to stay upon revealing he was “in love” with all three of his finalists, Clayton admitted he had the strongest feelings for Susie. While they split again during the final rose ceremony, Clayton and Susie went on to date for several months post-show. They broke up in