The Untold Truth Of The Bachelor's Corinne Olympios
Whether you love her, hate her, or love to hate her, Corinne Olympios certainly kept audiences entertained when she appeared on Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor in 2017. Remember when the Florida native took her top off during a photo shoot, which just so happened to be on a group date? Or when she said her iconic line, "My heart is gold but my vagine is platinum" on the show? We also can't forget about how much she loves naps and her nanny Raquel.
Ultimately, Corinne — who was deemed "the villain" on Nick's season — and Nick formed a strong connection, and she was in Nick's final four before she got sent home. Despite Corinne's quirky moments, she has "no regrets" about being on the ABC show, she told E! News in 2017. "I am proud of who I am and the decisions I make," she added.
After their split, Nick talked about Corinne's "big personality" during an interview with AOL Build in 2017. "I think, again, with the way viewers watch the show, you know, I get it ... I think it's important in life — you can be serious and you can take serious situations very seriously while still having fun or not taking yourself too seriously," he said. "I think Corinne is kind of the antithesis of that."
Corinne then appeared on Bachelor in Paradise in the summer of 2017, but drama would continue to follow her. Keep reading to find out more about the controversial reality star.
Corinne Olympios insisted she wasn't the 'villain' during Nick Viall's season of 'The Bachelor'
To say that Corinne Olympios rubbed some contestants the wrong way would be an understatement. She kissed Nick Viall on night one, she was aggressive in getting more time with him, and she secretly visited his hotel room suite at one point. That being said, she made it clear that she was not the so-called "villain" on the reality show.
"Villains are evil to people," she told E! News in 2017. "I never, you know, did anything personally to anyone or [was] vicious to anyone," she added. "I was never vicious or spoke bad about anyone."
Throughout the season, Corinne defended her actions on social media. "Haters, I [donut] care. I was confident and I was me," she captioned a photo of herself holding a donut pillow in January 2017 via Instagram. "Yes, I seemed a bit aggressive in last night's episode, but I've been through a lot in my life and I did not want any time wasted ..."
Luckily, Corinne didn't let the haters get to her and instead had the last laugh — literally. "Watching back, I'm funny," she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017 (via Entertainment Tonight). "I actually really laughed very hard at myself. I was a little bit more promiscuous than I thought," adding, "That is the real me, it is definitely a real side of me, but there are many other sides to me."
Corinne Olympios was involved in some major drama on 'Bachelor in Paradise'
Fans were excited to see Corinne Olympios try to find her perfect match on Bachelor in Paradise in 2017, but the reality star ended up getting kicked off the show after production shut down due to "allegations of misconduct" on set, per ABC News.
Corinne and her fellow BIP castmate, DeMario Jackson, were at the center of the scandal after a third party reported an alleged encounter between the two, which led to Warner Bros. temporarily halting production and beginning an investigation. Ultimately, Warner Bros. did "not [pursue] any legal action," per ABC News. However, when the ABC show resumed filming, it did so without Corinne and DeMario.
In August 2017, Corinne explained what really happened between her and DeMario, sharing that she drank "too much" while hooking up with the California native. "... I was also on a medication that severely blacks you out and impairs your judgment, messes with your balance," she told Good Morning America. Eventually, ABC aired the episode in question, which Corinne tuned into. "It's like I'm watching not me, I'm watching someone else," she confessed. "I was, like, in shock."
Even though the scandal took a toll on Corinne, she told Entertainment Tonight, "I am so much stronger than I have ever known." Another silver lining? She and DeMario were able to repair their friendship. "We're really good friends and we just enjoy each other's company and we like to take things slow," DeMario shared on Eric Bigger's podcast, Bigger Talks, in February 2018 (via ET).
Corinne Olympios's love life is a roller coaster
After Corinne Olympios was involved in the Bachelor in Paradise scandal, she found love with Jon Yunger. "Jon knew exactly who I was and didn't tell me," she told Entertainment Tonight in July 2018. "He just kept his cool and was feeling me out the same way I was feeling him out." Unfortunately, the two broke up in December 2019, Us Weekly reported — even after she hinted they might get engaged (via Us Weekly).
These days, the reality star is seeing someone new, and it looks like they're getting serious. In February 2020, Corinne and her boyfriend, Vincent Fratantoni, moved in together. "Honey, I'm home," she captioned a photo of the two of them outside of a house with champagne in her hand.
Corinne and Vincent met via Instagram after the two had liked and commented on each other's photos for years, she revealed on the Help! I Suck at Dating podcast in January 2020 (via Us Weekly). Corinne was the one to make the first move by sending him a direct message because she "thought he was so cute."
The duo spoke on the phone before they got together, so they were comfortable with one another from the start. "So by the time I got to the date, I wasn't even nervous," she confessed.
Well, we certainly hope Corinne finds her happily ever after one day — maybe he even serves her cheesy pasta? Here's hoping.