'Bachelor in Paradise': Why did Sam leave Clayton's season of 'The Bachelor'?
Redeem now - Season 9 of ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" features former "Bachelor" contestant Sam Jeffries.
- Sam appeared briefly on Clayton's season of "The Bachelor," but left night one.
- Here's what went down at the mansion during Sam's short stint on "The Bachelor."
Samantha "Sam" Jeffries was an unexpected addition to the season 9 cast of "Bachelor in Paradise."
Unlike other contestants on this season of "Paradise," she didn't make much of an impression during her brief stint on Clayton Echard's season of "The Bachelor" — host Jesse Palmer even feigns confusion as to who Sam and is and why she's headed to the beach during her entrance on the spinoff's first episode.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.Here's what happened between Sam and Clayton during his season of "The Bachelor."
Sam left on the first night after making a memorable entrance
For her entrance, Sam was wheeled in while sitting in a giant portable bubble bath, holding a flute of champagne and wearing a black bikini.
According to Elite Daily, her pickup line for Clayton was: "Want some of this bubbly personality?"
View this post on InstagramBut viewers didn't see Sam after her entrance, and it was later revealed that she self-eliminated on the first night, along with two other women.
Sam later explained her decision in an Instagram post that since appears to have been edited.
"Clayton and I privately talked night one. He was attentive, charming, and kind. However, a romantic connection is important in a relationship. And I've made it a point in my life to not force anything I'm not feeling," Sam originally wrote, according to Elite Daily. "As much as I wanted to stay, it would not have been fair to try to take his heart, as well as take the opportunity away from a woman who was all in."
The current Instagram post features Sam in the bubble bath, with the caption: "Look what the handlers rolled in."
View this post on InstagramClayton, for his part, later told ET that he didn't know why Sam left.
"I don't really fully know kind of what happened. As far as the reason, your guess is as good as mine," he told the outlet.
Sam appears to have bounced back from her "Bachelor" debacle, and will be featured on the upcoming season of "Bachelor in Paradise."
Unfortunately for her, producers don't seem to be finished with portraying her in a goofy light — the teaser for season 9 of "Paradise" shows Sam having to undergo medical treatment after she doesn't poop for nine days.
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