“I immediately went to start swinging but I was like, stop it Demi, this is not Jerry Springer, calm down,” says Burnett. Instead, “I was so mad, I chucked it at her head!”
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Still, Burnett says she won’t dwell on the incident. “I thought it was ridiculous. That was the best thing she could come up with, all these months later? But I don’t care. I’m friends with literally every other person in the house. And I don’t need to give her any more of my time.”
In fact, the actress and model took away much more than a couple tiffs with her fellowBachelorcontestants — she learned a lot about herself.
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“I was one of the younger girls and I have a huge personality, so I knew I had a target on my back,” says Burnett of her initial time on the show. “But I stayed true to myself. I knew who I was and I knew that if people thought I was just putting on a show, I’d be able to prove them wrong.”
And ultimately, “the show encouraged me to tap into my vulnerable side,” says Burnett. “I don’t like to tap into it, but I’m glad I did. I don’t want to have to be strong all the time. I feel more comfortable being vulnerable, and I don’t have to be embarrassed about it.”
The Bachelorairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com