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Heres exactly when she said no, thanks to being the lead.
TheMaria Georgas forBachelorettecampaignwas alive and well before she was eveneliminatedfrom Joey GraziadeisBachelorseason.
I was offered the role.
It was set in stone, she said.
So, what happened?
And when everyone around me was so supportive of me being in this position …
I kind of took a second, like,Why am I not happy?
Why am I not excited about this?
And that was enough for me to say,Its not my time.
I wasnt mentally prepared for it.
And I think youre gonna miss that.)
At the end of the day, I have to do whats best for me, Maria said.
It was so disheartening to hear someone who knows this process … to say something like that.
Like, shut the f*ck up.
Like, you dont know me.