now it is dramatic.
“Bachelorette” star Brayden Bowers, 25, is under fire on social media for proposing to “Bachelor” alum Christina Mandrell, 28, on their first-ever “golden wedding.”
While speaking with host Jesse Palmer earlier. live wedding On Thursday, Bowers got down on one knee with a Neil Lane sparkler at the wedding of Golden Bachelor stars Jerry Turner, 72, and Teresa Nist, 70.
“I just knew there was going to be something special, something different, and being able to spend time with you and spend time with Blakely,” Bowers said of Mandrell's daughter. …And I was able to introduce you to my family.”
“For the first time in my life, I feel like I've found someone with whom I can be unapologetically myself. And I have no doubt in my mind that I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” he added. .
Mandrell, who first appeared on the 2023 season of The Bachelor starring Zach Shallcross, was shocked and said yes, and the couple kissed several times.
Bowers appeared on Charity Lawson's season of “The Bachelorette” last summer and then appeared on “Bachelor in Paradise,” where she went home empty-handed.
Shortly after “Paradise,” Mandrell and Bowers began dating, but kept their relationship quiet until recently. They announced they were moving in together earlier this week.
Still, the proposal caught fans off guard and irritated them.
“Did Brayden just propose at someone else's wedding?” one fan asked. fact confirmed Support yourself on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“Brayden proposed!? At someone else's wedding!? Weren't they together for like 8 weeks?!?!?!?!” Someone else Asked.
After a commercial break, Palmer claimed Bowers had permission to ask questions on Turner and Nist's big day, but one fan claimed the host was trying to “do damage control” to change fans' minds about the timing of the proposal. “It's happening,” he accused.
“Braeden is literally breaking rule number one of wedding etiquette, which is not to propose at someone else's wedding,” says another. fans were informed reality star.
someone else I can't hear anymore“Braeden would make a big deal out of someone's wedding and propose…that would be so tacky.”
“Please interrupt Jerry and Teresa's vows at this point,” one disgruntled fan wrote. Said.
Luckily, the proposal happened early in the live broadcast, so all eyes were on Turner and Nist as they arrived for the ceremony.
“The Golden Bachelor” contestant Susan Knowles hosted the event, which was attended by incoming star Joey Graziadei, Charity Lawson, Trista and Ryan Sutter, as well as fan-favorite “Bachelor” royalty. “Golden” contestants.
