Victoria Larson, better known as Queen Victoria, is speaking out against the backlash she has received from her Bachelor In Paradise promo. Viewers met Victoria for the first time during Matt James' season of The Bachelor, where she was portrayed as the villain of the season. She would often put the other women in the house down and put herself up on a pedestal. After a while, the women got fed up with her and told her how they were feeling.
Matt eventually became aware of Victoria's toxic behavior and had to reevaluate his relationship with her. After hearing several women complain about Victoria's antics in the house, he decided to send her home during the rose ceremony. Victoria did not take the rejection well, telling Matt before she exited the ceremony that he was making a huge mistake letting her go. Since then, both Matt and Victoria have moved on. Matt is now with his winner Rachael Kirkconnell, and Victoria will appear on BIP this summer.
The former Bachelor contestant recently took to her TikTok account, where she slammed fans' comments regarding her new look. Victoria captioned the post, "To everyone hating on my appearance." She began the video by saying, "Hit 'em with a plot twist anytime you want, sis. It's your life and shout out to my Botox girl." Adding, "I looked good both ways. Don't get it twisted." Victoria ended the clip by blowing a kiss to the camera. Bachelor Nation then took to her comment section, where they expressed their feelings on the video. Some felt it was rehearsed, while others did not think they were hating on her new appearance. In fact, the fans thought they were actually giving her a compliment.
Nonetheless, Victoria is used to receiving criticism from The Bachelor fans. During her time on the show, she dealt with quite a bit of backlash regarding her appearance. Victoria even addressed the comments at the time by posting an Instagram photo with all of the mean phrases she had received. "'Omg her eyes are swollen' [...] 'her body doesn't look so great' [...] 'such a bully' 'toxic' and that's just a little about me," she captioned the post. A lot of the backlash Victoria has received stems from her bully-like behavior on the show. She even did an interview with Good Morning America, where she apologized for some of her behavior. "If my words or actions hurt anyone, I sincerely apologize, and I'll do better and hold myself accountable," she stated. Victoria claims she isn't a bully and was disappointed her "kindness" and "good heart" didn't get to show through.
Now that Victoria will be appearing on Bachelor In Paradise this year, viewers are hopeful she will be a lot kinder to her costars. Maybe on BIP, Victoria will be able to redeem herself as the villain on The Bachelor.
Sources: Victoria Larson