Nick Viallhad one specific request before he agreed to be The Bachelor.Viall, 41, made an appearance on fellow Bachelor Nation’s starJason Tartick’spodcastTrading Secretsover the weekend, where he revealed the specific request he made to production before signing on as the season 21 lead.“Please cast women I’m going to be into,” he said.Viall added that while he needed money at the time after being jobless for a year, it wasn’t money that made him agree to return to the franchise.“I didn’t really care about the money,” he said. “I mean, I needed the money at the time, but I would’ve done it for free.“Bachelorpay has changed throughout the years, but spoilerblogger Reality Steve claimsthe lead gets a paycheck upwards of $100,000 as of 2021. Viall didn’t reveal what his compensation was, but he did say he asked ABC to “give me what I need to survive for another year.“Viall said his ask was “reasonable” and added that not all potentialBachelororBacheloretteleads are as gracious.“It’s stupid for anyone who’s offered that role [to decline it]. Nickel-and-diming over $20,000 is the dumbest thing you can do given what you can do with that opportunity gives you,” he said.Viall is one of the most-seen contestants on theBachelorfranchise. Before signing on forThe Bachelor, he appeared on two seasons ofThe Bachelorette(with leads Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe – and he was the runner up for both). He also appeared on season 3 ofBachelor in Paradisein 2016.During his season of The Bachelor, Viall proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi, thoughthe two splitjust five months after the finale aired.“My relationship with Nick and experience onThe Bachelorhas given me so many amazing and memorable moments in my life, and I am forever grateful,” Grimaldi told PEOPLE in 2017. “Nick and I were always transparent about the challenges in a relationship. We certainly had ours. I fell for him hard, and when you fall in love that hard, your heart breaks even harder.“Viall is now in a relationship with girlfriendNatalie Joy, who he met through social media.
Nick Viallhad one specific request before he agreed to be The Bachelor.
Viall, 41, made an appearance on fellow Bachelor Nation’s starJason Tartick’spodcastTrading Secretsover the weekend, where he revealed the specific request he made to production before signing on as the season 21 lead.
“Please cast women I’m going to be into,” he said.
Viall added that while he needed money at the time after being jobless for a year, it wasn’t money that made him agree to return to the franchise.
“I didn’t really care about the money,” he said. “I mean, I needed the money at the time, but I would’ve done it for free.”
Bachelorpay has changed throughout the years, but spoilerblogger Reality Steve claimsthe lead gets a paycheck upwards of $100,000 as of 2021. Viall didn’t reveal what his compensation was, but he did say he asked ABC to “give me what I need to survive for another year.”
Viall said his ask was “reasonable” and added that not all potentialBachelororBacheloretteleads are as gracious.
“It’s stupid for anyone who’s offered that role [to decline it]. Nickel-and-diming over $20,000 is the dumbest thing you can do given what you can do with that opportunity gives you,” he said.
Viall is one of the most-seen contestants on theBachelorfranchise. Before signing on forThe Bachelor, he appeared on two seasons ofThe Bachelorette(with leads Andi Dorfman and Kaitlyn Bristowe – and he was the runner up for both). He also appeared on season 3 ofBachelor in Paradisein 2016.
During his season of The Bachelor, Viall proposed to Vanessa Grimaldi, thoughthe two splitjust five months after the finale aired.
“My relationship with Nick and experience onThe Bachelorhas given me so many amazing and memorable moments in my life, and I am forever grateful,” Grimaldi told PEOPLE in 2017. “Nick and I were always transparent about the challenges in a relationship. We certainly had ours. I fell for him hard, and when you fall in love that hard, your heart breaks even harder.”
Viall is now in a relationship with girlfriendNatalie Joy, who he met through social media.
source: people.com
