Becca Tilley - Bachelor 19 - Discussion - #9

RS doesn't KNOW that she has ulterior motives,. But it just looks that way, because she is choosing to do this show again, some people who went on the show and rally hated it would never do it again. Also she chose to promote a brand, and is obviously wanting a career out of this. I highly doubt, even if her and Ben were to miraculously get engaged, that she would just stop promoting stuff and modeling/appearance all together. I believe she actually wants to be with Ben, if that happens, not many wouldn't. But I still think she does love the attention and lifestyle it gives her.

I don't think she's doing anything out of the ordinary asking for free clothes to wear on the show. Anyone with any connections does it these days just because they can. RS is just being a dinosaur. You'd think someone who makes a living out of spoiling reality shows would know how these things work. But no, he thinks he discovered some shameful secret by reading this board.

All this ruckus from a 39 yr old single man.  Please. source  He deserves a huge iggie. (ignore)

mindless wrote:I don't think she's doing anything out of the ordinary asking for free clothes to wear on the show. Anyone with any connections does it these days just because they can. RS is just being a dinosaur. You'd think someone who makes a living out of spoiling reality shows would know how these things work. But no, he thinks he discovered some shameful secret by reading this board.

RS is worse than anyone that goes on this show. He makes money off of those on this show and would be without a job if it wasn't for all the Becca's and (insert whomever) that he writes about.

Kasha has it right. RS deserves an iggie.

I like Becca (and liked and rooted for Nick when he came back), but I think ALL returnees have an ulterior motive. I'm sure her primary motive is Ben, but I'm also sure there's a part of her going "oh, hey, maybe this well shed the boring, robot virgin image people have of me. Maybe I'll get more opportunities and endorsements out of this". Let's not forget that Becca is going against the wishes of those closest to her to do this, knowing that the backlash she gets from it is likely going to hurt her family. Is she doing that for true love? No, she doesn't know Ben and there are millions of great "marriage material" guys out there that she wouldn't have to fight 25 women to date. This isn't like Nick/Kaitlyn, where he already knew her and was falling for her. RS is just using common sense when he says she has ulterior motives, IMO.

^Precisely. I don't care how much she says she's only there for Ben. It's a big fat lie. JMO.

chasingpavements wrote:I like Becca (and liked and rooted for Nick when he came back), but I think ALL returnees have an ulterior motive. I'm sure her primary motive is Ben, but I'm also sure there's a part of her going "oh, hey, maybe this well shed the boring, robot virgin image people have of me. Maybe I'll get more opportunities and endorsements out of this". Let's not forget that Becca is going against the wishes of those closest to her to do this, knowing that the backlash she gets from it is likely going to hurt her family. Is she doing that for true love? No, she doesn't know Ben and there are millions of great "marriage material" guys out there that she wouldn't have to fight 25 women to date. This isn't like Nick/Kaitlyn, where he already knew her and was falling for her. RS is just using common sense when he says she has ulterior motives, IMO.

Exactly what I'm saying! There is nothing wrong with wanting those things, but just admit it and own it. There are people that go on this show and don't do any other promotional/opportunities. Ashley Hebert didn't do that much of it, she went back to a normal career and got married and had a baby. And others like Lindsay Yenter from Sean's season who literally never did another Bachelor thing again, and I'm sure she could have. THOSE people didn't want anything else out of it other than love, Becca does.

  Well, for that matter everything done at anytime has multiple motivations. 
But when it comes out of certain mouths it's almost like the oracle has spoken when in reality the oracle is basically hot air looking for an audience and more clicks.

chasingpavements wrote:I like Becca (and liked and rooted for Nick when he came back), but I think ALL returnees have an ulterior motive. I'm sure her primary motive is Ben, but I'm also sure there's a part of her going "oh, hey, maybe this well shed the boring, robot virgin image people have of me. Maybe I'll get more opportunities and endorsements out of this". Let's not forget that Becca is going against the wishes of those closest to her to do this, knowing that the backlash she gets from it is likely going to hurt her family. Is she doing that for true love? No, she doesn't know Ben and there are millions of great "marriage material" guys out there that she wouldn't have to fight 25 women to date. This isn't like Nick/Kaitlyn, where he already knew her and was falling for her. RS is just using common sense when he says she has ulterior motives, IMO.

I think the bolded is right on and I'm afraid of how Becca might act this time to try to come across as more exciting, less boring and generate more of a fan following with the general viewers. Hope she keeps it as kind and classy like she did last time and doesn't come off as trying too hard to be energetic or faster moving or anything not true to herself. Also hope if she's not feeling it in a major way she leaves just as much as if Ben isn't he lets her go quickly. I really don't want to see a wishy-washy Becca at the end not sure if she's in love.

Primary reason, secondary reason, tertiary, quaternary, and so on and so on...
None of it matters to me.
It's a TV show first and foremost no matter the "reason" for going on.

Whether he wants to or not there will be pressure to keep Becca on. TPTB want the buzz she brings.JMO.

Rolly wrote:Whether he wants to or not there will be pressure to keep Becca on. TPTB want the buzz she brings.JMO.

I honestly don't know if she's going to bring that much buzz. She's pretty quiet and drama-free. She's not a Deanna-like character who's going to be overly aggressive and vocal about her connection. I think that there will be one episode with the girls grilling her and questioning her intentions, but i think the drama surrounding her will go away pretty quickly.