Princewill Pius
Before Becca Kufrin earned her turn as the Bachelorette during Season 14 of the franchise, Tia Booth was also in the running for the role. When Colton Underwood found out that he’d been cast for that particular season, he arranged to meet with Tia in person. He admits in his book, The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV, “Was I trying to scheme a little? Yes.”
“If Tia was going to be the Bachelorette, I wanted a head start on all the other guys,” he wrote (via Us Weekly). “I knew the importance of preparing for a big game, and all I was really doing was preparing.”
Colton goes on to explain that he “wanted to get to know Tia in person,” while at the same time giving her a chance to get to know him better as well. He figured, “Maybe we’d even really like each other. I think Tia had similar thoughts.”
They certainly did like each other, which is why they went on to date during Bachelor in Paradise. However, fans will recall they had a bumpy ride on the spinoff series and broke up in time for him to nab the main gig as the Bachelor on Season 23. Relationships and romance are wild roller coasters, amirite?
Written by: Nicki
