Former The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown is struggling with happiness after the season finale of the ABC reality show. She’s opened up on Instagram about her time out of the spotlight.
Brown experienced one of the more difficult seasons of The Bachelorette. Three of her suitors were rumored to have serious girlfriends back home before they began filming the season. Another attempted to sex-shame her on national TV. Then, not long after contestant Jed Wyatt proposed to her on the season finale, she found out he’d lied about being in a relationship before the show. When she attempted to rekindle things with the runner-up, Tyler Cameron, he started dating supermodel Gigi Hadid. Basically, she’s had a hard time the past few weeks. She recently opened up about her struggle with happiness since The Bachelorette finale.
On her Instagram Stories, Brown said that she was often asked if she was happy lately and that she hated the question. She said she’s not sure if she’s happy, since a lot of what’s happened to her the past month has been difficult. While she has moments of happiness, Brown added, “happiness is fleeting.” The reality star said she uses devotionals - types of religious observances - to cope during this time. She said they’ve helped her with “cleansing her heart” and “healing" following the finale. Despite the ups and downs, Brown said she wanted to “choose joy” and that it “infiltrates the soul.”
Brown had previously talked about how difficult life had been since the finale. In an Instagram post, she wrote that life was “so different” and that it was a whirlwind to get engaged and end that relationship in just a few weeks - and in front of the world. She said she’d been heartbroken and had her faith and integrity questioned. But at the same time, she’s been able to set an example for young women, and said she’s grateful for the opportunities that have come her way. Brown was recently cast in Season 28 of Dancing with the Stars, along with Queer Eye star Karamo Brown.
It makes sense that Brown is going through a difficult time right now. It’s hard to imagine what it’d be like to go through all of that while being in the public eye. But she’s got a lot of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities ahead of her, so hopefully she bounces back soon. Maybe she’ll get to redeem herself and take home the Mirrorball Trophy.
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