The former star of The Bachelor, Nick Viall says that current contestant, Victoria Paul is the only real villain on Peter Weber's season. After a confusing conversation between Victoria P. and fellow contestant Alayah Benavidez, fans were left wondering who was really telling the truth. According to Viall, it certainly wasn't Victoria.
Monday's episode of The Bachelor packed lots of drama into a two-hour timeframe. The episode started with a stunning one-on-one in which Victoria Fuller's ex, Chase Rice, showed up as the musical performer during her date with Peter. While that drama was enough to fill an entire episode, Weber's season took another turn when eliminated contestant Alayah returned during the group date to discuss why she went home. After facing a range of accusations the previous week that she was disingenuous and "turning it on" for the cameras, Victoria P. put the final nail in Alayah's coffin. Victoria told Peter that, while she didn't know Alayah very well and had "spent maybe three hours with her total," Alayah had asked her not to tell the producers that the two knew each other from the pageant world. When Alayah returned, however, she insisted that she and Victoria P. were actually friends and had planned a weekend in Vegas together just a few months prior. When Peter confronted Victoria P. about Alayah's statements, the former pageant queen basically dodged all his questions and insisted that he should just believe her. While it was difficult to tell what was really going on, former Bachelor Nick Viall made it clear that he wasn't on Victoria's side.
On a recent episode of his podcast, The Viall Files, Nick discussed the Victoria P./Alayah drama and said that he thought Victoria was in the wrong. Viall said outright while talking to ABC exec Robert Mills, "I think the only real villain in this group is Victoria P." Viall continued, "Victoria P. is 100% a liar and you see her get caught in the lie." Discussing Victoria's reaction to Peter when he confronted her about saying that she had only known Alayah for three hours, Viall pointed out that Victoria immediately turned the conversation on Weber, relying on vague descriptions and subjective information that couldn't really be argued with. He said, "I mean, she's a pro." On the episode, Victoria stated to Alayah that she "did not take the opportunity to fully get to know you and be your friend before this," which Viall pointed out doesn't actually mean anything, but also can't be refuted. Viall pointed out, "Very clever wording by her."
While Robert Mills explained that he actually understood Victoria P.'s perspective while watching the episode, Viall steadfastly stuck to his opinion that Victoria P. is the worst. He went on to explain that he dated someone like this in the past and joked that Victoria's behavior triggered him. He also brought up the fact Victoria was totally in the wrong, but somehow manipulated the conversation so Peter was apologizing to her. Viall explained, "She quickly is just like, 'Why don't you trust me?' And I'm thinking, ''Cause you're lying to him.'"
While Viall clearly had no sympathy for Victoria P., he does bring up some good points. Although Victoria claimed that she had very little contact with Alayah, she immediately admitted that they went to Vegas together when Peter confronted her. In addition, she didn't say anything to prove her point. While Alayah said she could bring up pictures and texts of their friendship, Victoria basically kept repeating that she didn't know what to say while getting angry at Peter for not trusting her. All in all, her behavior did come off manipulative. Popular as she might be, it's possible Viall is right - Victoria may actually be this season's villain.
The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8pm EST on ABC.
Source: The Viall Files