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Bachelorette contestant Blake Horstmann apparently pushed the limits of his contract by appearing on several “tell all” podcasts.
Bachelorette contestant Blake Horstmann apparently pushed the limits of his contract by appearing on several “tell all” podcasts. Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Eriq Gardner
March 27, 2023

For more Bachelor news, read Matt Belloni’s piece “The Bachelor Loses Its Cold, Black Heart” here.

For those unfamiliar, Blake Horstmann was the runner-up on the 14th season of ABC’s The Bachelorette, before later starring in Bachelor in Paradise in 2019. Afterward, like dozens of contestants before him, Horstmann scrambled to capitalize on his momentary fame. But he apparently pushed the limit by appearing on several “tell all” podcasts, despite a clause in his initial contract binding him to confidentiality.