Maria Georgas performed almost each position on season 28 of The Bachelor, however she feels assured that her relationship with Joey Graziadei ended on the proper time.
“I think, looking back, watching it has been my closure and everything played out exactly how it should have played out. I think our relationship ran its course and, yeah, it got to a point where I was pulling stunts, trying to leave and we were just all over the place,” Maria, 29, informed Us Weekly after the Women Tell All taping.
Bachelor Nation watched Maria almost give up the present earlier than securing a hometown date earlier this month. While she stayed and accepted Joey’s rose, the transfer was seemingly the kiss of dying for her relationship with the 28-year-old tennis professional. Maria tried to salvage issues, with plans to inform Joey that she cherished him after he met her household, however she chickened out. Maria in the end pulled Joey on the ultimate rose ceremony to drop the L-bomb, however he despatched her residence anyway.
“I just think it was the right time to do it,” Maria informed Us of her determination to let Joey know the way she felt whereas Rachel Nance, Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson waited for him to present out roses. “I don’t want to look at it as a regret. I said what I said and I don’t regret it because I didn’t want to leave with any regrets and I would’ve regretted not saying it. And, maybe, it was the bad timing, but it is what it is and I’m happy how things have played out, for sure.”
How issues are enjoying out can be nonetheless very a lot TBD as followers name for Maria to be the subsequent Bachelorette.

Joey Graziadei and Maria Georgas Disney/Jan Thijs
“It’s blowing my fricking mind,” she informed Us and one other reporter of the extraordinary fan assist. “I didn’t expect it to be as overwhelming as it has been and I just appreciate them so much.”
The Canadian is all over when requested if she would settle for the gig at hand out roses of her personal.
“I mean, it is crazy to think that I was even considered and people want to see me in that position. I’ve never once thought about it, like, to even think I would get the chance,” she stated. “That would be a crazy experience. I mean, I would be stupid to say no. But yeah, I mean, even being told that I should — I don’t know. I don’t know! It is a lot. But I’m very appreciative of people wanting to see me and see more of me. It’s been very nice to hear.”
Joey’s journey along with his ultimate two, Kelsey and Daisy, concludes on ABC Monday, March 25, at 8 p.m. ET.
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