Without tristasutter, it’s unlikely TheBachelorette would still be on the air. Now the contestant behind the franchise’s foundational love story has some advice for its producers. A conversation with devonsaysrelax
“They’ve never listened — not that they should because I’m not a producer — but I feel like they should pluck someone out of obscurity again.” Photo: Dala Yitzhak/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly.
It’s been nearly two decades since your inaugural season. Does this franchise continue to interest or excite you? I also remember filming The Bachelorette and having a producer during one of my interviews argue with me, like, “I just need you to cry right now.” She wanted to get some emotion out of me other than me shutting down and being silent. If you’re the lead, you do have to be able to emote. If contestants don’t share what they’re going through, viewers aren’t going to connect with them. So she was like, “Dude, come on, I need the tears, then you can be done.
It’s evolved with every other reality show. When the show started, I remember being part of a panel with Mike Fleiss and Mark Burnett. Everyone from the media was telling us, “This is just a one-off. This isn’t going to last, why do you think it’s going to last?” And the guys were like, “It’s going to last.” It’s evolved, unfortunately, because of social media. People are coming on the show without the same intentions they used to. Intentions being, they were coming for love and that was it.
Was there a particular moment you realized the franchise was starting to sacrifice depth in favor of pre-orchestrated drama? My hope is always, “Oh, this couple is going to last.” Well, it’s just not true. That’s how things go. But if you compare the show to real life, how many relationships do you have to go through to find the one? All relationships have struggles. Ours just happen to be in the spotlight from being in this franchise. That adds a whole other stress. But I don’t think it’s unrecognizable.It’s really hard for me to pull out one girl because I’m maternal toward all of the girls.
I feel like the franchise has learned some lessons. I do think they could still improve on supporting people of different races on the show. Hopefully that will continue to grow. Rachel has done such a good job. She’s been very outspoken about how she doesn’t want to be connected to the franchise anymore. I get that, but I hope other people from the show who come from diverse backgrounds will continue to speak up about their experiences, because I think that’s where change can come from.
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