Where ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Pascal Ibgui & Joan Stand Today

'Golden Bachelorette' Joan and Pascal Ibgui/Credit: YouTube

Joan Vassos reunites with her rejected Golden Bachelorette suitors on the Men Tell All special tonight. She’ll come face-to-face with Pascal Ibgui for the first time since he self-eliminated after making it to the final three. Keep reading to find out where they stand today.

Was Joan Vassos Blindsided By Pascal Ibgui Quitting Golden Bachelorette?

“I’m caring about you as a friend. But I’m not in love, you know, and I just can’t be there and it’s hurting me because we have a good time together,” Pascal Ibgui told Joan during the last episode before quitting the show.

Pascal Ibgui and Joan Vassos/Credit: YouTube
Pascal Ibgui and Joan Vassos/Credit: YouTube

Viewers were shocked by the outcome, but was Joan blindsided? During a recent interview with Katie Couric Media, the Golden Bachelorette star admitted she wasn’t completely taken by surprise. She confessed that they were both “very uncomfortable” during the Tahitian bonding ceremony part of the date.

“So I knew, as that date ended, we were not in a great place,” she added.

Where They Stand Now

The Men Tell All special isn’t live like the After The Final Rose. It was filmed last month. Little is known about which of her contestants attended and who got time in the Hot Seat. But Pascal Ibgui spilled some details during a post-elimination chat with Glamour magazine. He admitted that he regretted the blunt way that he dumped Joan Vassos.

However, he didn’t see how a relationship would work out if neither of them could or would relocate. “I think, to me, that’s the biggest challenge I had with Joan. I didn’t want to invest because I want a partner on a daily basis,” Pascal Ibgui said about his reason for leaving.

However, they were able to hash it out during the Men Tell All taping. “I was able to put closure into where we started by telling her that I didn’t mean to hurt her and I’m sorry if it come across that way. I was able to tell her I didn’t want to stay because I know that the [other men were] so, so much in love with her.”

Tune in to the Men Tell All tonight on ABC at 8 PM Eastern to see Joan reunite with her former suitors.

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