Victoria Larsonย claims she was โmanipulatedโ into being the villain on season 25 ofย The Bachelor while competing for the heart ofย Matt James.
Taking it to TikTok:
The self-proclaimed ‘Queen’ wrote that she was โmanipulated into being the villainโ for the series. โI wanted airtime and to entertain during covid when everything was cancel culture.โ
Victoria added that she โgot death threats and hate mail every day for two yearsโ as a result. In the comments of her video, she wrote, โTbh it hurt that no one stood up for me in the media and had my back.”
“They were more concerned for their images and brand deals. In fact, Matt is the only one who spoke up to the truth of how it was.โ
Victoria gained notoriety as a villain during her time onย The Bachelorย and, later,ย on Bachelor in Paradise. After being accused of bullying by her fellow contestants, Victoria appeared on season 2 of House of Villains.
@victorialarson_ โฌ THAT IM SO DOWWWWNNN – nottotallysure
Victoria apologized after her controversial season:
โQueenโย Victoriaย apologized for bullying other contestants. It was so bad that Victoria manipulatedย Matt Jamesย into eliminating her rival,ย Marylynn Sienna, and had a starring role in pushingย Sarah Trottย out of the contest for the final rose.
She also helped spread a vicious rumor about theย contestants,ย Brittany Galvinย afterย LITERALLYย taking the crown off ofย Catalina Moralesโ head. BTW, Catalina earned her crown asย Miss Universe Puerto Rico, unlike Victoria who is a self-proclaimed โQueen.โ
Eventually, Matt James passed over Victoria and chose Rachael Kirkconnell to continue dating. They broke up after 4 years of dating when Matt blindsided Rachael.