Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
Hey yall, you havent forgotten about Demi Im the damn confetti cake Burnett sinceThe Bachelorendedlast month, right?
But reality television is sometimes a tease.
(Its a long story.)
Still, there was more depth to Burnett than viewers gave her credit for.
As such, Vulture recently gave Burnett a call to discuss her memorable tenure on the show.
Hows your mom doing?
Did she enjoy watching you on the show?Shes been really good, thanks for asking.
That was really good for us.
It wouldve been a big, special reunion.
What motivated you to apply forThe Bachelor?
My life back home was pretty boring, so why not?
Everybody acts like theyre there for the right reasons, but nobody is there for the right reasons.
I wasnt thrilled about it being Coco.
It seemed a little messy.
I was really surprised by how much I started liking him towards the end of it.
But now were definitely homies.
Thats all we were meant to be.
If you didnt go on the show for the right reasons, why did you go?Opportunity.
You never know what could come from it.
Everyone is always scared to admit that, but thats why everyone goes on.
You dont need to go on national television.
Do you think it was just an easy fallback?My age was definitely a fallback.
I put a target on myself because I have a strong personality and I was younger.
You could tell I was the center of attention.
I was a bit much, and Id admit it.
Whenever things went sour, it wasnt fun.
Its jealousy at the end of the day.Thats just what it is.
I want to bring up some of my favorite moments of yours.
We got completely, soaking wet.
You could see some of the girls hair going from straight to curly.
It was insane in that jungle.
It wasnt fun at all.
You know whats funny?
My girl Hannah B. waslovingit.
She was in her element, eating bugs and screaming and twirling sticks around.
That leech hurtso bad!I would not recommend it.
I dont know the benefits of it.
Are there even benefits?
It was painful and it left a huge bruise afterwards.
I still have a scar from it.
He didnt want to touch my boobs!
Some were pretty serious.
That one was supposed to be a funny joke.
Ha ha, I havent date a virgin since I was 12!
But it came out very strong and heavy.
You also brought a lot of pizzazz to the rose ceremonies.
I loved when you kissed Courtney good-bye with your rose.
Its interesting, because the girls put this pressure on you to be serious at all times.
Why are we being so serious right now?
Id do whatever I could to not be serious.
Colton would walk in, Id be like,Hey handsome,and Id get all of these side-eyes.
This is ridiculous, why do we have to be so quiet!
If were going to go home, we might as well go home with some fun.
I wanted to attempt to lighten the mood.
Its a rose, calm down.
Speaking of Courtney, did she ever apologize to you for herWomen Tell All antics?
That was borderline violent.She did apologize.
We texted back and forth.
We agreed to be civil with each other going forward.
Were never going to be friends and thats okay, but we can be cordial.
No need for awkward tension.
From the Women Tell All, she got a lot of hate online.
I dont like that; I do feel bad in that sense.
It was refreshing to hear her apology.
Most of it wasnt even intentional, I just subconsciously knew what I was doing.
I love attention, its okay to admit it.
I know my personality generally stands out, so I knew Id stand out on the show.
But I was going along with it, too.
I kept thinking:How long can I get away with this?
When is someone finally going to get on to me?
I never wanted to be polished or attempt to be perfect, like a lot of people do.
It showed that Im not scared.
Were you surprised that this reality show encouraged you to be more open with your emotions?Definitely.
I genuinely didnt think that would happen for me, especially since I was skeptical of Colton at first.
It felt so good to finally let it out.
Well see what happens.
They have a lot going on.
Im interested to see what happens when everything slows down.
I think theyre really good for each other.
Theyre both good friends of mine at this point, so I want them to be together.
You spoke earlier about opportunities.
Ive been meeting with YouTube people and talking about it, so thats in the works.
Its gonna besofun.
