“When we were in Panama, we visited a poor local village and hung out with the natives. It was cold and rainy that day, and we all infamously wore skimpy bikinis adorned with beautiful beads made by the tribal women (Ben wore a loincloth with nothing underneath). Well, all the ladies were cold and miserable but sucking it up. Ill never forget what Ben said right in front of these wonderful people, as we ate cold sandwiches in one of their huts, which had no indoor plumbing. I cant wait to get back to the hotel and take a hot shower and have a warm meal, he moaned. I was totally grossed out and he became so unattractive, I didnt care about getting a rose. I like these cold sandwiches, I shot back.” — Jamie Otis, Ben Flajnik’s season
“People think, we’re desperate to find love, we have a hard time [dating] in real life, so we’re going to go on a reality show to find love? Give me a break.” — Sharleen Joynt, Juan Pablo’s season
“I go work the next day, and I realize working really sucks, and a free vacation sounds really good right now. So that was my motivation behind getting on The Bachelorette.” — Sean Lowe
“There are more of these producer/contestant relationships than viewers realizethey’re always kept hush-hush.” — Jamie Otis, Ben Flajnik’s season