Catherine Giudici, the wife of former “Bachelor” Sean Lowe, got candid Sunday about her time on the show, believing she had been cast to add diversity to the long-running series.
“Tomorrow, our season of The Bachelor re-airs in a condensed three hour episode,” Giudici posted to Instagram, referencing ABC’s “The Bachelor: Greatest Seasons Ever,” which premieres Monday night.
“When I was originally cast, I was very flattered but somewhat grounded by the fact that I would be one of the faces that represented people of color,” she continued. “I knew that one of the reasons I was probably chosen was because I was Filipino.”
Giudici was one of 26 women competing for Lowe’s heart on Season 17 of “The Bachelor” in 2013. At the time, Giudici, 34, thought her love story wouldn’t include Lowe, 36.
“I counted myself out to be his fiancée because of what I assumed Sean liked,” Giudici said. “I thought I was there just to check a box, but I ended up with so much more. I became present with the process and as he started noticing me for who I really was, I allowed this experience to open myself up to the possibility of being fully loved and appreciated for all that I was.”
Lowe proposed to Giudici at the end of his season, saying goodbye to runner-up Lindsay Yenter. In 2014, Lowe and Giudici tied the knot and are now parents to three children: sons Samuel, 3, and Isaiah, 2, and daughter Mia, who was born in December. Giudici commented that her “Bachelor” experience was “one of the best things that ever happened to me.”
“I ended up getting to represent a mixed race community, I found Christ (I LOVE my testimony!) and marrying the most amazing man I’ve ever known. I’d say doing this show was one of the best things that ever happened to me,” Giudici said, adding, “Don’t count yourself out. You are destined to do bigger things than just check a box.”
Giudici’s comments follow former “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsay’s recent criticism of the show, calling out the lack of diversity. Lindsay, 35, was cast as the franchise’s only black lead in 2017.
“There’s been one person of color in 40 seasons,” Lindsay told Page Six. “We have 45 presidents. There has been one person of color. We are literally on par to saying that you are more likely to become the president of the United States than you are to be the lead of this franchise. That is insane.”
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