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barish

The Bachelorette has a very quick shoot and on-air turnaround compared to The Bachelor, which airs in January. How does that make The Bachelorette more challenging? What's different about the process?

As far as the timeline goes, the air dates are an obvious difference. When it comes to The Bachelor, we don’t have a grand finale to keep it fresh in everyone’s mind where we can keep the momentum going like we have when going into The Bachelorette. But they do have the same amount of responsibility and the same amount of pressure. When the lead signs on, they really are looking for it to work with us. And they really are treated as equals. They have to juggle the same amount of relationships, kiss the same amount of people — by choice, of course — and they have to break hearts. They learn a lot about themselves and struggle with their own insecurities and fears along the way.

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There has traditionally been a sexist response to the intimacy that a Bachelorette shows compared to a Bachelor. How does having a female lead differ from the male stars? And are those conversations that you have with Brown, for example, when it comes to the gender dynamics at play?

We really follow their lead on that. We don’t want them to feel pressured into doing something they don’t want to do, especially when it comes to intimacy — whether it’s the Fantasy Suites or kissing with someone.

We’ve approached it the same with all the past seasons, but especially now. We really respect what their own personal boundaries are and yet we make sure they know that part of getting to know someone is seeing if you have chemistry.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

It used to be viewed as a negative if it was uncovered that contestants spoke to each before the season, but recently it’s become a part of the story and drama on Paradise. Do you keep that in mind?

The best thing about social media is that it also helps us keep track of everybody — figure out what they’re up to, what they’re doing and who they’re hanging out with. So for Paradise, it’s been a helpful tool. We don’t love that they all talk to each other beforehand, but it also hasn’t hurt us. If anything, it gives us more stories to come out where one person was sliding into the DMs of another and then that becomes a topic of conversation in the show.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

How do you think Brown's season and this summer's Paradise will do in the diversity department — will it move the franchise any closer to having its first nonwhite Bachelor?

It depends on the person being ready for that part of his life and making that decision. I know we have a lot of great guys this season. The good thing is that Bachelor is not for six more months, so we have time to figure that out.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk engagement!

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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Carly and Evan are expecting another baby

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)