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It didn’t take long for self-proclaimed “queen"Victoria Larsonto be labeled the villain ofMatt James' season ofThe Bachelorearlier this year — but she seemingly has no regrets.
“I feel like a lot of the girls [on the show] were careful about what they said or [did],” the reality star, 28, said on Tuesday’s episode of Dear Media’sNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast. “They wanted to present themselves well and like, yeah, I just wanted to have fun. It’s a show. I wasn’t taking it seriously. ‘Cause, I mean, that’s what it was.”
“I think Matt is an amazing person. I definitely grew to appreciate him, but I didn’t personally have that romantic spark or that, like, physical chemistry. I didn’t feel it,” she said. “So, I was just like, ‘Okay, let’s bring the queen. Like, let’s just have fun with it.'”
Matt James and Victoria Larson.Craig Sjodi/ ABC
“I swear, like, I am a nice person, but I don’t lead with that,” she said. “I don’t lead with looking for sympathy and using that.”
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In February, James opened up about his decision toeliminate Larson from the show.
“If you’re having to belittle someone else for you to shine, thenthose aren’t the qualities I’m looking for in my wife,” he added.
He laterapologized during theWomen Tell Allspecial, telling Larson, “When people ask me about you, I have nothing but good things to say about you. I know that, again, I’ve never been in your situation, not only from being on the other side of the rose but just your life experiences, so I apologize if you felt offended.”
James has sincedistanced himself from the franchiseafter being engulfed in theracism controversythat erupted after former BacheloretteRachel Lindsay’sExtrainterview with longtime hostChris Harrison.
source: people.com
