If you thought the latest Aussie season of The Bachelor (also known as The Bachelors) was shithouse, strap in. This past week, US fans were stunned when bachelor Zach Shallcross was forced to dish out roses virtually over a Zoom call after he tested positive for COVID.
If you enjoy watching awkward situations happen in real-time, feast your eyes on the following horrifying footage.
@hey.itscat I feel like I’m at my morning standup 😭 #thebachelor #zachshallcross #roseceremony @bachelornation
@an0thermuse He got covid #bachelor #thebachelor #zoom #zoomchallenge #dumpedovertext
Zoom Rose Ceremony Tip: If you have a bad connection, just pretend you have a bad *connection* #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/Z5GY1e1AOJ
— Rosecast w/ Rim and AB (@rosecastpodcast) February 22, 2023
Admittedly, there are very few videos of the rose ceremony to be found online. We can only assume this is because the producers wanted to bury the evidence of this horrendous spectacle.
Can’t blame ’em TBH. This shit’s cursed.
Luckily, Zach was fine and has managed to fully recover from his ailment.
So how the fuck did this happen?
Before the most recent group date, Zach had to pardon himself due to feeling a tad under the weather. So far so normal.
It’s then revealed that the handsome hunk copped a double-line test for the spicy cough and wouldn’t be participating in the upcoming one on one date. A modern Shakespearean tragedy.
Then, it was time for the actual rose ceremony.
haven’t watched bachelor in a while but ur telling me the bachelor got covid so they did a ZOOM ROSE CEREMONY ?? they simply cannot be serious
— mollpop (@mollpop32) February 23, 2023
The schmoozing part of the evening involved all the women having a quick yarn with Zach over Zoom in private. Oooh how romantic!
When the clock struck midnight (or just, whenever the producers were ready for the actual roses to be dished out), they lugged a TV with Zach’s big ol’ head on it into the centre of the room for all the ladies to learn their fate from.
Obviously nothing about COVID is funny but I will say that every single thing in this wk’s episode of The Bachelor is hilarious. They made this man put on a suit for a zoom rose ceremony?!
— Danielle Dorsey (@danielledorky) February 22, 2023
NOT THE ROSE CEREMONY ON THE BACHELOR BEING OVER ZOOM those producers never miss😭
— susan (@_Susaann) February 24, 2023
Can you even begin to imagine being booted off a dating show via Zoom call rose ceremony? The future is scary. I don’t like it. Can we pls go back?
What made this whole ordeal even worse was that this occurred when Zach and the contestants were supposed to be in living it up in London for a wee holiday.
The US version of The Bachelor is currently in its 27th season and yes, we’re all exhausted.
