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Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher: The Scariest Thing About ‘The Bachelor’
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It's not what you might think, according to "Bachelorette" JoJo Fletcher.
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You get to live in a glamorous mansion and look for love while going on extravagant dates in amazing locations around the world when you’re a contestant on ABC’s “The Bachelor,” but there is one scary part most people don’t think about: To appear on the show you have to take a long or permanent hiatus from work — and from a steady paycheck.
Such was the case for Joelle (JoJo) Fletcher, who appeared in 2016 as a contestant on season 20 on “The Bachelor” and went on to be crowned as “The Bachelorette” for season 12 later that year. The process did lead her to find love with Jordan Rodgers, but before Fletcher found her happy ending, she had to deal with the reality of leaving her life behind to shoot the show.
“It’s kind of scary, because if you do get selected, you pretty much have to quit your job,” Fletcher tells CNBC Make It. “Or you have to have a very nice boss that’s going to let you take off a big chunk of time. So if you do have to quit your job, you’re kind of putting your financial situation at risk.”
Now that her tenure on “The Bachelor” franchise has wrapped, Fletcher is back to work, and even started her own business. Before landing a spot on the show, Fletcher worked as a real estate developer in Dallas, Texas. Now, she keeps busy flipping houses, and in 2017, founded Fletch, a contemporary lifestyle clothing collection, with pieces ranging from dresses to sweatshirts.
As for aspiring “Bachelor” contestants, to prepare for the potential of not being able to work and make money, Fletcher recommends saving up (even in the real world experts also advise having three to six months of living expenses saved for emergencies, though being cast on “The Bachelor” usually isn’t on the list) and being frugal when you can.
“I would really just make smart choices with your money, save where you can,” Fletcher, 28, says.
There are other expenses for the show too. Contestants on “The Bachelor” are known for the glitzy evening gowns worn at every Rose Ceremony, which they have to buy themselves. Such clothes can be pricey. In fact, that’s something that Fletcher worried about.
“I do remember me and my mom being very stressed out when I got the call that I was going to go on the show,” Fletcher recalls. “And we went out and we bought a ton of dresses, and I just remember thinking to myself, ‘I really hope I don’t get cut on this first night because I’m not sure I can return all those.’
“Hopefully you get to wear all those beautiful pieces,” Fletcher says. “And if not, hopefully there’s a really good return policy.”
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