Ben Higgins - Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - Discussion - #7

Laura Walsh wrote:What happens to all these people after they are off the show?  I always liked Lauren and thought her and Ben were great together.  I thought she was a breath of fresh air.  And now it's like she's a different person.  Does all of this go to their heads or what?

IMO, yes, it goes to most of their heads.

Btw, seems like Megan and Ceyla are staying the night at Ben and Lauren's, and were with them all day.

https://instagram.com/p/BQ_7JCID4Yx/

I really think Ben thinks his poo doesn't smell IMO. He's always slyly mentioning something about ads/endorsements on his social media, in a shady/sarcastic way..but Lauren essentially does that for a living/and they DID voluntarily partake in that scripted mess of a show.. It's so IMO.

Ben? What has he said?

^^i remember during their aol interview he said they are definitely not into fame and he assuered fans they will be going back to normal. I thought the way he said was a little off, like he thinks he's better than the other bach alum who turned into IG shillers after the show. But look at their life now. They signed up for a new reality show a few months after their engagement, Lauren did not go back to her old job due to "safety reasons" and they both seemed to love the attention from the franchise.

bleuberry wrote:Ben? What has he said?

Sly stuff here and there. Trying to mask it with being funny. I can't remember the specifics, because I usually read it once, and it escapes my memory, but it's happened. IMO.

I think the offers are just too tempting. I heard JJ on the RS broadcast. How can you turn down thousands of dollars for just posting a picture on Instagram. I'm glad Ben has apparently not given up his sales job, because it won't last. However, imo he should take advantage of the opportunity while he is still relevant.

IMO Lauren is into all the freebies the franchise brings, trips, clothing, her income etc. IMO Ben is more into the cameras and attention being on him. JMO.

Laura Walsh wrote:What happens to all these people after they are off the show?  I always liked Lauren and thought her and Ben were great together.  I thought she was a breath of fresh air.  And now it's like she's a different person.  Does all of this go to their heads or what?

Yes. I have always thought it would be difficult to be famous or in this case, semi-famous and remain humble. Jmho.

Laura Walsh wrote:What happens to all these people after they are off the show?  I always liked Lauren and thought her and Ben were great together.  I thought she was a breath of fresh air.  And now it's like she's a different person.  Does all of this go to their heads or what?

exactly my thoughts. on the other hand, Ben's season was a premiere for me Bachelor wise so I had no comparison but jokes aside, she seemed really relatable to me. I think it's very easy to change and with all the fairly easily earned money and lots of free stuff. IMO

I personally don't think Lauren has changed all that much. And if she did, it's hard to know how much or in what ways since we didn't "know" her before this. JMO.

sosleepy wrote:I personally don't think Lauren has changed all that much. And if she did, it's hard to know how much or in what ways since we didn't "know" her before this. JMO.

I see your point, but as far as I remember, she used to be very inactive on social media before. Her Instagram was interesting just from the little that she posted then; her twitter which I think was created around the time the season started was also quite minimal. I thought it was very refreshing and I appreciated the understated behaviour. Now even though she doesn't over-flood SM feeds, I don't find her tweet enjoyable and I don't particularly love her IG posts either, and I am one of the people that really, really loved everything she used to post. I understand it's all different when you become someone's F1 and get to promote stuff, or have another show indeed, I get it's a different story. I just lost interest due to many things that made me feel disconnected, but it's not because Lauren is this or that at all. In this case I would just use the awkward "it's not her really, it's just my issue". all IMO

Lauren used to be my favorite. Now? She's annoying as hell to me

To me, the big difference between Lauren in March 2016 and Lauren now is her freedom to experiment and enjoy higher quality makeup and clothes. She didn't have that luxury before and now she does so she's clearly enjoying it and posting more posed pictures than not. I think there could be a small correlation or maybe it's just a coincidence that the more amped up the physical criticisms came her way, she started posting more "made up" photos. I think being in the public eye, you always want to try to look your best. She worked hard for her "coming out" in March after finishing filming the bachelor.
I would say Lauren has evolved into the role as a F1. Her looks and fashion tastes have upgraded due to shilling and promoting companies. Also I think just being in her 20s a lot of women's style evolves.She still shows a more natural side to herself here and there through snaps and IG stories. I can pick out the jeans, flannels, sneakers, purse, and leather jacket she owned pre bachelor and she still wears them frequently.