Bachelor contestant Victoria Fuller hinted way back in November that there was going to be some controversy during her journey with Peter Weber, and it sounds like it’s about to begin. Not only did we see a preview of hometowns that shows a lot of drama going down for the Virginia Beach native, but one of her former friends — and, coincidentally, Peter Weber’s ex — Melissa Pence has stepped forward to give her own take on the “self-centered” 25-year-old to Us Weekly.
“We became friends when I moved back from Los Angeles about three years ago,” Pence told the outlet. “Our first encounter was that she told me she was going to slash my tires because I was hanging out with one of her ex-boyfriends.”
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However, they ended up running in the same circles, so Pence continued to run into her, and had a totally different opinion of her than Peter currently does on the show. Apparently, things changed when Victoria learned she’d be on The Bachelor.
“She just became a very self-centred person and we were all out for our friend’s birthday and she was just acting crazy,” Pence explained. “Just wanting all the attention and it was very distasteful.”
In particular, Pence said Victoria is extremely headstrong when it comes to dating, which is great for The Bachelor but not as much so for friendship.
“If there is a guy she wants, she’s like, ‘He’s mine.’ There is a one-way street there and nobody else is getting involved,” she said “She just thinks that the world revolves around her and she’s the hottest thing that’s ever hit this planet. And actually the most disturbing thing so far of all of this was the lingerie episode that she just acted like she was this coy person. The people in Virginia Beach are even seeing that that’s not you at all. You’re always the one in the bar wanting attention.”
Of course, this is just one person’s opinion, and Victoria already cautioned against believing rumours back in November.
“The RUMOURS you are hearing are FALSE. There will be a time & place where I can defend myself, but for now I choose to wait,” Fuller wrote, hinting at the allegations but refusing to elaborate on them just yet. “HOWEVER, bullying is NOT ok. Nor is it fair. Especially when casting judgement and basing opinions upon pure speculation, assumptions, & LIES.”
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However, this is not the first controversy she’s found herself in.
While she won the modelling challenge with Peter that should have landed them a Cosmopolitan cover, the magazine pulled it after pictures of Victoria modelling in clothes that had the “white lives matter” slogan appeared on Twitter. This is now the second strike for the contestant, and it looks like strike three is coming on Monday night’s episode. I know Peter prefers flying to baseball, but this might just mean Victoria is out.