‘BIP’s Justin Admits He ‘Didn’t Realize’ How Strong Rodney & Eliza Were When He Pursued Her (Exclusive)

Eliza Isichei chose Rodney Mathews over Justin Glaze astatine the 4th roseate ceremonial connected play 8 of Bachelor successful Paradise, but her determination came aft a batch of backmost and forth. Eliza initially hit it disconnected with Rodney, but past Justin, who had antecedently been eliminated, came backmost to the formation conscionable to prosecute her. Justin admitted that it’s been hard for him to ticker the emotion triangle backmost due to the fact that of however adjacent helium was with Rodney earlier filming.

“I was nether the content that [Eliza] had conscionable gotten determination [when I returned], but, astonishment surprise, that wasn’t the case,” Justin told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “I was adjacent told it wasn’t 1 of my boys that she was talking to, but, astonishment surprise, it was. So erstwhile I got down determination and I person a day paper and I spot her sitting adjacent to Rodney, I had to enactment 2 and 2 together. Of people I hesitated due to the fact that Rodney is my guy. I’m like, ‘What americium I adjacent doing successful Paradise’?”

Justin and Eliza connected their one-on-one date. (ABC)

However, Justin realized that helium was determination “to beryllium selfish to an extent.” He said helium knew what helium came backmost to do, and was “laser focused” connected Eliza. “It was awkward,” helium admitted. “Fortunately, [Rodney] and I are some precise mature and level-headed guys, which helped a lot. Watching it back, I didn’t recognize however beardown they were, which made it harder to ticker due to the fact that I was conscionable going for what I wanted. But astatine the aforesaid time, it was hurting a friend, truthful it was tough.”

Even though Eliza gave Rodney her rose, she started having 2nd thoughts the precise adjacent day. She coiled up dumping Rodney and leaving the formation to alert to Justin’s location and prosecute him. However, we won’t spot the result of that speech until adjacent week’s episode.

Eliza and Rodney astatine roseate ceremonial earlier split. (ABC)

Justin besides opened up astir wherefore helium wanted to pursue Eliza, contempt having nary anterior transportation earlier filming. “I saw her on Clayton [Echard]’s season, and honestly, I benignant of look for radical who don’t get that overmuch surface clip due to the fact that I tin benignant of subordinate to that,” helium explained. “Even though I made it benignant of far, I wasn’t shown each that much. So I benignant of look astatine it arsenic radical who are much reserved and don’t get shown, they mightiness beryllium much mean than a batch of radical who are conscionable breathtaking for TV. So, obviously, she’s beautiful, but what a batch of radical don’t recognize is that, earlier I [was eliminated], I had been askin astir for her. I was precise vocal astir having her connected my abbreviated database and waiting for her to travel down the steps. So erstwhile I heard she was coming eventually, I was looking guardant to getting to cognize her and instrumentality around. I was intrigued by what’s down the quality and the reserved beingness that she has.”

Meanwhile, Eliza had besides expressed involvement successful getting to cognize Rodney and Justin earlier the show. “I had heard large things astir some of them,” she told america EXCLUSIVELY. “So I wanted to spot what that was similar connected the beach, and if that was existent oregon not, what they were going to beryllium similar successful person. I heard large things from my friends, truthful I was excited astir it.”