The Bachelorette's JoJo Fletcher Talks About How She's Struggled Since the Final Rose: 'I've Cried Myself to Sleep’
Spoiler warning: For those who haven't seen Monday's finale of The Bachelorette, this season's final results will be revealed below.
Although Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher has candidly spoken about her connection with now-fiancé Jordan Rodgers, the reality star admits that life after the last rose hasn't been easy.
"I'll be honest – it's been difficult," Fletcher, 25, said on Monday night's The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose. "I think the hardest part has been, you know, my entire life I've envisioned getting engaged and having this moment where just everybody can see the love that you have for one another and that there's this overwhelming amount of positivity and support."
However, her engagement to Rodgers – whom she chose over Robby Hayes in Monday night's Bachelorette finale – has been far from what she imagined, and Fletcher also spoke about how their relationship has been met with much criticism. The fact that the pair couldn't be open about their relationship until the show aired added extra stress to the couple.
"I think the hardest part for me is just having people say, 'Oh he doesn't really love you, this is for the show.' That hurts me," she added. "There have been many nights where I've cried myself to sleep, and he's been the person on the phone with me just trying to keep my okay, and I feel like it's been really hard for him. [Before] this point, we can't defend each other. We can't show our love, we can't show our relationship, so that's been tough."
Despite the struggles that have come with letting their love blossom on national television, Fletcher and Rodgers are enjoying their newly engaged bliss, insisting they've never considered breaking up: "That was something that never happened," says Fletcher.
And the former football player said they expected the curveballs they've been thrown and are prepared to take on life together.
"It all goes back to when I got down on one knee," he said. "I promised on that day that no matter what life throws at us, we're going to get over that. So it's been difficult, but that's what we expected. We expected that there would be bumps, but she's the person I want to do it with and do life with."
Although Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher has candidly spoken about her connection with now-fiancé Jordan Rodgers, the reality star admits that life after the last rose hasn't been easy.
"I'll be honest – it's been difficult," Fletcher, 25, said on Monday night's The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose. "I think the hardest part has been, you know, my entire life I've envisioned getting engaged and having this moment where just everybody can see the love that you have for one another and that there's this overwhelming amount of positivity and support."
However, her engagement to Rodgers – whom she chose over Robby Hayes in Monday night's Bachelorette finale – has been far from what she imagined, and Fletcher also spoke about how their relationship has been met with much criticism. The fact that the pair couldn't be open about their relationship until the show aired added extra stress to the couple.
"I think the hardest part for me is just having people say, 'Oh he doesn't really love you, this is for the show.' That hurts me," she added. "There have been many nights where I've cried myself to sleep, and he's been the person on the phone with me just trying to keep my okay, and I feel like it's been really hard for him. [Before] this point, we can't defend each other. We can't show our love, we can't show our relationship, so that's been tough."
Despite the struggles that have come with letting their love blossom on national television, Fletcher and Rodgers are enjoying their newly engaged bliss, insisting they've never considered breaking up: "That was something that never happened," says Fletcher.
And the former football player said they expected the curveballs they've been thrown and are prepared to take on life together.
"It all goes back to when I got down on one knee," he said. "I promised on that day that no matter what life throws at us, we're going to get over that. So it's been difficult, but that's what we expected. We expected that there would be bumps, but she's the person I want to do it with and do life with."
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