Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - Discussion - #6

Sprite wrote:

bleuberry wrote:I thought it was awkward too but who enjoys talking to TMZ? She seemed flustered.

Yeah, but this isn't her first rodeo. She has done a ton of interview since Ben picked her as his F1. I remember right after their final and she was doing interviews with Ben, I thought she did very well. She seemed more articulate and camera ready than he was. She knows the drill now. I would have thought she would have been prepared for these questions no matter what.

I've seen her the most camera ready when she was happy and excited about the topic. I can only guess that she doesn't like interviews under the current circumstances? Idk.

hannah.e. wrote:IMO, the interview might've been set up. Reality TV stars sometimes do this to kind of control the narrative. She put up two pictures on her IG story that said she was at the Portland airport flying Alaska Air heading back to "Lala Land." Convenient timing or maybe not IMO.

TMZ and paps hang out at the airports all day long. What benefit would it have been for her to set it up? It's not like she provided any worthwhile information on her life or the split, other than she's taking one day at a time.

hannah.e. wrote:IMO, the interview might've been set up. Reality TV stars sometimes do this to kind of control the narrative. She put up two pictures on her IG story that said she was at the Portland airport flying Alaska Air heading back to "Lala Land." Convenient timing or maybe not IMO.

I actually thought the same thing. IMO, she knows the paparazzi is at LAX 24/7. She hardly ever mentions where she is flying from or to during her snaps/IG stories. I think she was hoping to be caught on camera whether it be just pictures or an interview. IMO, she probably hates that Ben's getting all the attention, but that's usually how it is. The lead is who the media cares the most about. JMO.

Lauren has been the quiet one since the break up. She has over 1 million IG followers. If she wanted any kind of attention, she can easily keep snapping, IG stories or posting on IG, which she hardly has done.

Together they have been interviewed by TMZ in the past. It must have been awkward this time, alone. Ironically she is now getting a lot of positive comments on her IG. I wonder who's hating the lack of attention ATM.

It was very obvious she did not plan this. She seemed very uncomfortable with the questions IMO . To me it looked like she couldn't get away faster. So she just went with the flow and did not give much info. She is keeping quiet about her life and the breakup . What more can she do ? Flying out of Lax is the only way she can get to her destination. I do respect how she has handled this situation even though I am not a huge fan of hers. JMO

If Lauren wanted to, she could've gotten multiple interviews too. She could've talked about the break up on her social media. She hasn't. She's been extremely quiet, getting her life back on track. She has no need to alert random paparazzi of her arrival to LAX, she didn't even say anything in this short clip.

sweeti810 wrote:

hannah.e. wrote:IMO, the interview might've been set up. Reality TV stars sometimes do this to kind of control the narrative. She put up two pictures on her IG story that said she was at the Portland airport flying Alaska Air heading back to "Lala Land." Convenient timing or maybe not IMO.

I actually thought the same thing.  IMO, she knows the paparazzi is at LAX 24/7. She hardly ever mentions where she is flying from or to during her snaps/IG stories. I think she was hoping to be caught on camera whether it be just pictures or an interview. IMO, she probably hates that Ben's getting all the attention, but that's usually how it is. The lead is who the media cares the most about. JMO.

Lauren flies in and out of LAX with about the same frequency that I go to my local grocery store. I highly doubt she went there looking for paps. That's just silly. If she wanted to, she could set up a sit down with ET or E or like US Weekly. I'm sure many outlets would be happy to talk with her. She doesn't need to go chasing down paps at an airport.

IMO, Lauren is sooooo far from this quiet, innocent crap. I see right through it.

It's perfectly fair to like or dislike Lauren. I'm right in the middle but I do prefer her to Ben and I can't help but also prefer her post-breakup actions to his. Keep it up, Lauren.

I agree @albean99. More is less at this point.

I've always thought Lauren has compassion, patience and grace/class for her age which is saying a lot. I think in many ways she's too mature for Ben and too self-sufficient and single-minded for his need for constant affirmation (imo) It's great to see her being respectful in the post-break up reality. Nobody's perfect but I think she's doing well with how she's handling this imo

hannah.e. wrote:IMO, Lauren is sooooo far from this quiet, innocent crap. I see right through it.

Just curious but how is she not being quiet ?  I just do not understand.......She has said nothing about the breakup , hardly post on SM, and is living her life quietly.  I know this is your opinion and you have every right to it but I just do not see what you are seeing.  JMO     I am not even a big Lauren fan .....

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