by Gina Scarpa

 

This week, on The Bachelor, everyone headed to Anguilla where Michelle rubbed the women the wrong way on a group date by rubbing herself all over Brad. Tired of her mental games and bad attitude, Brad decided to send her home at the rose ceremony, much to her shock. In fact, she wouldn't even talk to him before heading off in the limo. Today, Michelle opened up to RealityWanted and reporters in a press conference call about her experiences on The Bachelor and being labeled this season's "villain".

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Looking back on it, do you wish that you had not been so outspoken to Brad about the other women?
A. Michelle: No. A lot of our conversation wasn't just about the other women. There was a lot of great conversation between him and I. I feel good about that.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You have been labeled by many as a villain this season. Is that something you expected going into the show?
A. Michelle: I never in a million years to be the villain. I'm actually really surprised and was really shocked and upset by it in the beginning. It's been hard to see just one very small side of me being the only side being portrayed.

 

Q. What happened with the black eye?
A. Michelle: I wish that I had some better story to give you. Truly, I woke up with a black eye. The night before, I wasn't drunk. It was just a normal night. I washed my face, put my eye cream on, and everything was normal. I woke up and my eye was really sore. I looked in the mirror and I was like, "You gotta be kidding me!" I sat down with everyone to talk about it. I was so beside myself. I think it was stress related. I have no idea. My answer sounds really stupid.

 

Q. Did you ever feel that Brad was falling for you?
A. Michelle: Yeah, absolutely. If I did not feel that, I would not have been there. I would've been home with my daughter. Our connection was very strong. I made it very clear to him that if he felt like I was not the right girl for him, I asked that he send me home immediately. I have a 5 year old at home that I left to pursue this relationship with him. A lot of what you didn't see was our conversation that was more intimate and connected. Our communication was really great. I know that when he sent me home, he knew that it was 100% when I should go home.

 

Q. Where do you think things started to go wrong?
A. Michelle: I had a feeling that something was off. Brad and I, even though you didn't really see it, in Costa Rica, we had a really great conversation. I wish that you guys had gotten to see it. I felt really good going into Anguilla but once we got there, after the photo shoot, I could tell that it was different. In my opinion, I think that's when he started falling in love with Emily. That's my guess.

 

Q. Do you have any hard feelings?
A. Michelle: No, not at all!

 

Q. You didn't say anything when Brad walked you out. What was going through your mind?
A. Michelle: We actually did have a conversation which unfortunately wasn't shown. We had a really great conversation that gave me closure and helped me feel confident in his decision. I was really just excited to get home to my daughter.

 

Q. What did your friends and family think of your portrayal on the show?
A. Michelle: Well, I didn't watch the show. Once I found out that I was being portrayed as the villain, I was very upset. I didn't watch the show. All I had to go off of was the reaction of my friends and family. Everyone who knows me was very upset. I would get phone calls every day about different promos being shown and commercials about me. It was very upsetting to everyone who knows me.

 

Q. Do you still think Brad is the right guy for you?
A. Michelle: No, I've absolutely gotten beyond that. It doesn't really matter if I think he is the right guy for me. If he doesn't think I'm right for him, then it's irrelevant. I'm not his type and I personally think his type of girl is more along the lines of Emily.

 

Q. Why do you feel like people like people misunderstood you?
A. Michelle: I feel like I have a very sarcastic, dry sense of humor. If you don't get the full spectrum of who I am and that's not revealed to you, I see how that can come off as very intense. For me, I feel like when you get a small, chopped up version of me being sarcastic, it comes across the wrong way. I do feel like it's a combination of not having all of my personality being shown along with the fact that I have a sarcastic sense of humor.

 

Q. Would you consider going on something like The Bachelor Pad or is that too much time away from your daughter?
A. Michelle: I don't think I could leave my daughter like that again. That was really hard for me. At this time, I would say no. I wouldn't be able to do something like that.

 

Q. What about The Bachelorette?
A. Michelle: I would have to be able to bring my daughter with me. She's got school. I wouldn't pull her out of school. My daughter is my number one priority. I don't know how to answer that right now.

 

Q. What advice do you have for other women who want to be on The Bachelor?
A. Michelle: I think you have to be true to yourself. All you can do is just be you. Yes, it's a tv show but it's also very real. When I left the show, I felt really great about the choices I made and who I was. I felt really confident that I was true to myself and that Brad got a really clear idea as to who I am. I guess that's all I can say.

 

 

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.

 

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