Who looked the most different to you?
CHARITY LAWSON:The style is always immaculate.
His suit was great.
Charity and Xavier at the ‘Men Tell All’.ABC
Tanner, John B. I was surprised to see Spencer.
I was like, “Okay, Spencer’s tan over there.
Who were you most nervous to see again and most eager to see again?
Jesse Palmer and Brayden.ABC
Um, not eager to see anyone.
[Laughs]
Yes.
[Laughs] Yeah.
Jesse Palmer and Charity Lawson on ‘The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All’.ABC
Let’s be very clear.
And I wouldn’t describe it as nervous.
I think maybe Xavier, just knowing that I had to face him and have a heavier conversation.
John B. at the ‘Men Tell All’.ABC
I was not nervous to see Brayden at all.
Was there one thing going in with Xavier that you wanted closure on?
I don’t know if it’s necessarily closure.
For me at least, that was the purpose of that conversation atMen Tell All.
I think I got what I needed, and I hope that he got what he needed as well.
What do you think is the sort of origin of this disconnect?
[Makes ‘girl, kindly’ face] You saw my face!
[Laughs] There is no disconnect.
This is Brayden trying to make it about Brayden and make himself seem a lot better, or whatever.
It’s crazy because Brayden never really saw me in other options with the men apart from group dates.
But I got to see Brayden act crazy with the men and on his interviews and watching it back.
I sit down individually with the guys, and I also see them in group parameters.
The origin of it is just Brayden talking about whatever.
No credibility to that.
I’d imagine it’s not always easy to be comfortable in a reality TV setting.
What was the biggest challenge for you when it came to being your authentic self on the show?
I don’t think it was a challenge.
Obviously, I was on Zach’s season, and that was an adjustment.
Like, it’s hard.
For me it’s hard to keep up with an act and be consistent in that.
I don’t know how some people are so skillful at that.
For me, I value my authenticity so much.
I can’t really do anything else than just be the real me.
That was easy for me to do.
Do you think Brayden was just auditioning forBachelor in Paradisethis whole time?
I don’t know.
I honestly will say, I think early on we had a connection.
I don’t know.
He did what he did best, and we’re just going to move on.
In retrospect, what did you learn from those two conversations?
I’m not regretful for being gracious or generous, because that’s who I am as a person.
I’m a very compassionate and loving person.
With Brayden, we’ve seen it take up majority of the season of me giving him chances again.
That’s me also working through those emotions.
But obviously watching back it’s like, I probably could have handled this situation differently.
Or if I knew everything that I now know now, I would’ve approached a conversation differently.
Was there a moment that you were sure was going to make theMen Tell Allbloopers but didn’t?
My biggest fears are like bugs and spiders.
I was surprised we didn’t have any of those.
Hands down, my vote is for John B.
He’s very charismatic, but in a very wholesome way.
He is just a well-rounded guy.
That makes for a really great lead in my opinion.
Finally, is your brother Nehemiah single?
Because he’d be an amazing option, too.
He also has my vote Bachelor, or we could do a double [Bachelor] season.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
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