Thomas, Felix and Jed, otherwise known as the three upcoming The Bachelor leads, stopped by Kyle and Jackie O today for a chat and ended up revealing a surprising new ‘sex rule’ that’s been implemented on the show
Brittany Hockley, who is currently standing in for Jackie O on the radio station, grilled the boys about their time in the Bachie house, and compared it to her own experience on the show.
At one point, Kyle asked the men if there was any “rooting” on the show. After Felix told the host that the men “have the option”, Brittany was shocked that they were allowed. “Yeah it’s changed [from when Brittany was on the show],” Jed confirmed.
Felix then clarified that while the men were allowed to get intimate with women on the show, they have strict guidelines they needed to follow, like getting consent from a psychologist for both parties.
“I reckon it gets much steamier than it has on any of the other bachelors before. These days, there’s a consent chat and everything that happens. So if you’re still in the mood after a 40 minute chat about whether both parties are willing [with a physcologist]. It’s like a three week process before you can actually proceed,” he said.
Brittany pressed for further information and asked how exactly the men managed to get time alone with the women.
“This, this is very new to the franchise, very new to me,” she said. “You’re not even left alone on the previous seasons. You could not even do anything if you tried. How does it work now? Do you get like a suite that you’re allowed to go to and obviously there’s no cameras?”
Jed explained that he and his co-stars were able to bring women back to the penthouse they shared.
“Our penthouse where we were staying, we had our individual rooms and there was a big spa. So you have the option if you want to, you know, hang out with them later, you can do that,” he said.
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