This week on the most dramatic episode of Live With Kelly And Ryan yet, Kelly Ripa expresses her thoughts about The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
On Tuesday's episode of Live With Kelly And Ryan, Kelly Ripa let her feelings be known when Ryan Seacrest mentioned that the newest bachelorette, Hannah Brown, would be on the show later this week.
This introduction caused Kelly to respond with the following, ""You know how I feel about this show. It disgusts me. I thought that I was disgusted because I couldn't stand the idea of 25 exceptional women fighting over one, ordinary fella, in my opinion. You know how I feel ladies! We are too special to be arguing over a guy."" Words to live by.
However, Kelly didn't stop at The Bachelor, she continued to say that she once rooted for a female version of the show, but, once said version did come out she was just as disgusted by it. She explained to the audience, ""I was like, how come they don't have a woman with men fighting over her? How come they don't do that show?'". She continued, ""I found that show just as creepy but in a completely different way," she added. ""I was like, "˜ew, eww, ewww.'" I mean to someone who does not watch the show the concept can sound a little creepy.
Nevertheless, The Bachelor and Bachelorette's creator, Mike Fleiss did not take kindly to Kelly's lighthearted criticism. He tweeted, "Easy, @kellyripa ... #TheBachelor franchise pays your salary!" To put it into context, The Bachelor franchise and Live With Kelly And Ryan share the same network, ABC.
Many other bachelor alumni have spoken out including the show's host Chris Harrison. Chris also tweeted out "Look out #BachelorNation â¦@KellyRipaâ© is coming after you and your "disgusting" Monday night habit."
Kelly has not responded to these tweets but do not worry she was not left defenseless. Grey's Anatomy star, Ellen Pompeo came to her defense. She tweeted, "Okay @fleissmeister... that's some handle bro! Your show does NOT pay @KellyRipa salary. Also we don't attack successful women on our network and men certainly cannot take credit for their success. Don't get me started on your show cuz I'm a savage.... #bachelorsoooowhite"
As for Hannah Brown, who appeared on Live With Kelly And Ryan on Thursday, she addressed the feud more kindly. When Kelly jokingly said, ""I'm not sure if they told you backstage, I'm not behind this at all"". Brown responded in a more friendly manner. She explained, ""Like you, I didn't really follow the show, wasn't a big fan [however] Being a part of the show, it's not women fighting against each other"". Hannah continued, ""Some of my best friends came from the show and were really supportive. When you have a group of 30 people together, there's going to be people who don't like each other. That's simple facts.""
Hannah also clarified that although it does not seem like it, ""Ultimately, it was one of the most empowering things I ever have done because I had to push myself and grow as an individual, and I did. I think that's why I decided that I wanted to be The Bachelorette.""
Hopefully now that Hannah has clarified a few things all parties can put this feud to rest and save the drama for next week's episode of The Bachelorette.
