Clare Crawley Reveals How She’ll Explain TV Past To Daughter

Clare Crawley/Credit: YouTube

Clare Crawley desperately tried to find love on the ‘Bachelor’ franchise. She appeared on the main show, as well as multiple spinoffs. Clare was even a contestant on the first and only season of Bachelor Winter Games. She eventually found love outside reality TV. What does she plan to tell her daughter about her TV past?

Clare Crawley Reveals How She’ll Explain TV Past To Daughter

Clare Crawley had a dream to be a wife and mother and she refused to let anything stop it from happening. Fans first met her as a contestant on The Bachelor in 2014. It would take over a decade and multiple reality TV appearances for that dream to come true. And when it did, it was with someone in her ‘own backyard,’ as she recently told E! News.

The reality star was famously chided by Bachelorette contestant Yosef Aborady. He called her out for her “classless” behavior and told her she wasn’t “fit” to be a mother to his child. Her relationship with Bachelorette winner Dale Moss didn’t last long. What does she plan to tell her daughter, Rowen, about her time on the reality TV franchise?

Clare Crawley's daughter Rowen/Credit: Instagram
Clare Crawley’s daughter Rowen/Credit: Instagram

 “Mom was putting herself out there. Mom was believing in herself. Mom was following her heart. And regardless of if it’s a reality show or something else in life, I want to be the example for Rowen of, she followed her heart, she did what she wanted to do.”

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Clare Crawley married Ryan Dawkins in 2023 and again in 2024. They welcomed their daughter via surrogacy in January. Unlike her reality TV relationships, Clare and Ryan took their time. She opened up to E! News about how she initially turned him down because she was “broken” after her split from Dale Moss. Her future husband was patient and understanding.

She said that when she was finally ready, they went to a baseball game on a date and have been together ever since. As for being a mom, Clare Crawley said it was everything she ever dreamed of and more.

Clare Crawley and daughter Rowen/Credit: Instagram
Clare Crawley and daughter Rowen/Credit: Instagram

The Bachelorette star admitted that she has “super challenging” days but wouldn’t change a thing. “I knew I wanted to be a mom, always in my gut. But even the little tiny things like going to the pumpkin patch or wearing the little carrier with her in it when I go grocery shopping, all the everyday things truly bring me so much joy,” she gushed.

What do you think Clare should say to Rowen about her time on reality TV? Let us know in the comments.

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