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Arie Luyendyk Jr. Was a 'Fan' of Kelly Ripa — Until He Became the Bachelor
Former Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. shared his thoughts on Kelly Ripa's awkward interview with 'The Bachelorette' star Jenn Tran
“I was always a fan of hers until I was the bachelor,” Arie Luyendyk Jr., who starred on season 22 of the ABC reality dating show in 2018, wrote in the comments of Us Weekly ’s Instagram on Thursday, July 11. On the Monday, July 8, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, Ripa asked The Bachelorette star why she chose to pursue finding love on the show versus in real-life. Though Ripa confirmed she met her husband, Mark Consuelos, while working on the soap opera All My Children, the cohost seemingly insinuated that leads of The Bachelorette and The Bachelor aren’t truly falling in love with authentic people, but rather contestants playing a part.
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