The Bachelor contestant Beverly explains her abrupt exit ahead of one-on-one date
Beverly was forced to drop out of the show after falling ill
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The Bachelorâs Beverly Ortega has spoken out about her mysterious and sudden withdrawal from the show.
Ortega, 30, was among the roster of women competing for Grant Ellisâ heart on the current season of the hit ABC dating series. However, during Mondayâs episode, it was announced that she had left and wouldnât be returning.
âToday was supposed to be Beverlyâs one-on-one with Grant,â fellow contestant Parisa Shifteh told the cameras. âBut yesterday morning she was very sick. And today we found out that she will not be coming back to the house.â
Following Ortegaâs exit, Ellis went ahead and took three other women on a smaller date, where he told them Ortega had to go home.
Ortega, the insurance salesperson from New York, has since addressed her abrupt departure on a new episode of the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast.
Speaking to co-hosts and Bachelor in Paradise alums Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt, she explained that she had gone to take a nap while the other women left to go on their group date.
Beverly briefly competed on âThe Bachelorâ season 29 before falling ill with appendicitis ( Disney)
âI wake up and my stomachâs hurting,â she shared. âIâm like, âOK, maybe I just need to go to the bathroom,â or the food didnât sit well. I start throwing up.â
She continued: âMy stomach is continuing to hurt and Iâm in excruciating pain. This goes on for 12 hours.... They ended up taking me to the hospital. After three hours of being in the ER, the doctor came in and heâs like, âYou have appendicitis. Youâre going to need emergency surgery.'"
Ortega added that after the surgery, she went home and wasnât able to say goodbye to Ellis.
âI was really sad, really, really bummed out,â she said. âI didnât get to say goodbye to him. I didnât get to tell him what happened. So I hope he didnât think that like I left just because.â
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She admitted that she thinks she wouldâve âmade it furtherâ on the show if she had been able to stay.
During Mondayâs episode, Ellis eliminated three additional women, including Chloie, Bailey and Alli Jo. There are 11 of 25 women remaining.
Ellis, a 31-year-old day trader from Texas, is on the search for his forever love on season 29 of The Bachelor. He previously competed on The Bachelorette, which has ceased production and wonât be returning this summer as expected following the most recent seasonâs âcruelâ and âdisgustingâ finale.
The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC, with episodes available to stream on Hulu the next day.