The Bachelor's Brittany Galvin was accused by other girls on this week's episode of being an escort. She defended sex workers and denounced trolls in a lengthy Instagram story.
Five new girls were introduced on the latest episode of Matt James' season of The Bachelor. The unusual move was met with shock and anger from the original contestants. One girl in particular, Brittany Galvin, got the brunt of the other girls' fury. Anna Redman, a 24-year-old copywriter from Chicago, told Victoria Larson that she and Brittany run in similar circles in Chicago. Anna allegedly had received messages from other women telling her to watch out for Brittany, and that she was entertaining men for money. Anna decided to confront Brittany about the rumors after Brittany interrupted her time with Matt. Instead of pulling Brittany aside, Anna asked her in front of all the women on their group date if she was an escort. This move has drawn a lot of criticism from fans and other women on the show. Brittany vehemently denied the escort rumors, and she has now spoken out about the incident on Instagram.
Brittany wrote that she has been flooded with supportive Instagram messages since the episode aired. Many women have been sharing with Brittany their stories of being bullied for being sex workers. She defended escorts on her story, writing, "It's 2021 you know how prominent sex workers are in this world? Or how many people have Only Fans? Why are we still judging others." Brittany continued, "Again, to make it clear I am NOT an escort. And for the people who are, don't let others tear you down. Keep sharing your stories with me because they are so powerful. I'm here to support you like how you have me!" Brittany also addressed how wrong it was of Anna to accuse her of this on national television. She wrote, "If this happened to me in the real world, I'd brush it off because I know my truth. But how would you react when someone tries to exploit you to the world with an accusation that could affect your career, reputation and future relationships." Another contestant, Katie Thurston, brought up on the show that accusations like this could potentially ruin someone's life.
However, Brittany kept it very classy on her story and asked fans to lay off Anna online. Anna has been getting a lot of hate from fans and online publications since the episode aired. "It was a sh*tty thing to do, but let's not destroy someone's life over it," she wrote in a separate slide, "Bringing others down is exactly what I don't want." Brittany also thanked her followers for their support in a separate post.
From the preview for next week's episode, it looks like a lot of the drama in the house is about to blow up. We'll have to see if Brittany survives the cut and gets to compete for Matt James' heart.
Source: Brittany Galvin Instagram