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'Bachelor' Exec Reveals Why They Added More Contestants to Matt James' Season

'Bachelor' Exec Reveals Why They Added More Contestants to Matt James' Season

There are even more women on Matt James‘ season of The Bachelor – and there’s a reason!

ABC executive Robert Mills is speaking out about the five additional contestants added into the latest season, and he’s shooting down speculation that it’s just for drama.

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“We got a record number of submissions. We couldn’t fit everyone in night one, and we had some really interesting girls. These were women that we had already met with. It was decided pretty much before filming began [that they would join later]. It was good to throw them in the mix. It wasn’t just to shake things up,” he told Variety.

Brittany Galvin, Michelle Young, Catalina Morales, Kim Li and Ryan Claytor were the five ladies who arrived at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania during Monday’s (January 25) episode. And by the end, Matt gave all of the new additions besides Kim a rose, sending two of the original contestants home.

Find out more about the brand new additions!

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