Are You My First? isn’t Kaitlyn Bristowe or Colton Underwood’s first time entering into the highlight of a actuality tv present.
Nevertheless, it marks the debut of the 2 former Bachelor Nation leads co-hosting a sequence collectively, one which’s a first-of-its-kind present. Are You My First? enlists the “hottest group of virgins ever assembled seek for intimacy, love — and perhaps their first…” time having intercourse.
It’s a wild idea for a relationship present, although actuality TV isn’t overseas to distinctive constructions, and neither are Bristowe or Underwood. Bristowe led The Bachelorette in 2015 earlier than briefly co-hosting the sequence for a couple of seasons. In the meantime, Underwood’s virginity was the primary storyline throughout his main spin on The Bachelor in 2019, and two years later, he got here out as homosexual.
Beneath, the 2 Bachelor franchise alumni mirror on the outlandish premise of Are You My First?, in the event that they suppose their various relationships with intercourse made them the proper candidates to host the present and Underwood’s upcoming run on The Traitors season 4.
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There have at all times been distinctive actuality TV present concepts, and Are You My First? isn’t any exception. When this provide to host a actuality relationship present with a solid stuffed with virgin singles was delivered to you each, what was your response? Did you hesitate in any respect?
KAITLYN BRISTOWE Zero hesitation from me. I simply was questioning why, as somebody who could be very open about having intercourse of their life and in relationships, I used to be requested to be a part of a present about virginity. However as soon as I heard concerning the idea and I knew Colton was part of it, he had zero hesitation. It was type of what you stated, like there’s at all times these outlandish ideas for reveals, and it was a kind of issues that Colton and I each thought, How is that this the primary time we’re doing this present?
UNDERWOOD After I first heard concerning the challenge, I instantly known as my group and stated, “I wish to be concerned not directly, form, kind or style.” It’s a full-circle second for me again on what I’d name my house community of ABC, Disney, Hulu. I used to be at a degree in my life the place I used to be in a extremely good place to really feel like I used to be able to stepping again in entrance of the digital camera and letting folks in, and in addition be there for the solid. Kaitlyn and I each took on numerous duty, and we each nonetheless are very protecting over them as a result of we’ve been of their sneakers earlier than. We all know what they’re gonna undergo.
You’re each former leads from the Bachelor world, and also you’ve each had very contrasting relationships with intercourse on the present. Do you suppose that’s why you each have been chosen to host Are You My First?, particularly as a duo?
BRISTOWE I’m positive that’s a part of it. After which I’ve expertise with internet hosting, and I’ve at all times wished to be part of a present in a internet hosting function. I feel perhaps they have been like, “Properly, Kaitlyn might step in for the recommendation in the event that they select to, you realize, have their first.”
UNDERWOOD Kaitlyn is so humble, too, however I feel the present solely works with co-hosts. I feel understanding and having a male and a feminine standpoint is so vital for a present like this. I’m not certified or geared up to have among the conversations that Kaitlyn was having with among the ladies, and I feel she would say vice versa. It was actually a no brainer as soon as we acquired on digital camera collectively. We’re similar to, “Oh, that is it. That is us.” And we knew what needed to be accomplished within the job that we have been employed to do.
What was your preliminary response once you did be taught that it was going to be each of you, Colton and Kaitlyn, co-hosting collectively?
UNDERWOOD Pumped.
BRISTOWE We’ve at all times beloved one another. I informed Colton I had a crush on him earlier than I knew he was homosexual. And typically I needed to remind myself that whereas we have been filming, as a result of I simply love him a lot. I’m like, “He’s homosexual, Kaitlyn. Married, with a child!”
UNDERWOOD After which [my husband] Jordan confirmed as much as set, and she or he’s like, “Oh yeah, proper.”
BRISTOWE “Okay, again off.” But it surely was a testomony to our chemistry.
UNDERWOOD As soon as we had the dialog when Kaitlyn was there, I used to be like, That is it. We’ve such similarities in our tales, however our tales are so completely different that we actually have been like that good mixture to assist steadiness the solid and take them by this expertise.
Are You My First?
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Why do you suppose that virginity is such a story storyline in actuality TV reveals, particularly coming from the Bachelor Nation world?
BRISTOWE Virginity and having intercourse is such a subject. You’re type of within the state of affairs the place in case you discuss intercourse, it’s like, Whoa, after which when you have by no means had intercourse, persons are like, Whoa — it’s very polarizing. That at all times makes for good dialog — or on this case, good TV. It’s a dialog that all of us attempt to draw back from, however on this technology and the place we’re at in life, it’s turning into extra of a subject of how vital it’s to speak about and to be accepting of individuals’s decisions.
UNDERWOOD “Intercourse sells,” or the dearth of it — persons are going to be eager about it. And it’s at all times one thing that I’ve performed with, of not likely absolutely understanding, particularly as someone who was a virgin and that storyline consumed and took over my life and my season. So many individuals have so many opinions on intercourse, and on the finish of the day, all of them have it or devour it not directly, form, kind or style. I feel it’s time for us to attempt to hold destigmatizing it and having these conversations in these trustworthy and genuine reveals.
Kaitlyn, you co-hosted [Katie’s season of] The Bachelorette, so once you noticed the solid, what was working by your thoughts once you realized {that a} contestant from that season was going to be on Are You My First?
BRISTOWE I had heard rumblings that [Mike] was approaching. I used to be simply so excited, as a result of he’s such a real human who actually is on the lookout for the proper individual. I do know him clearly from Katie’s season, and I’ve talked to him after and he was such an ideal addition to the present. He was in a position to not solely are available in as a virgin, but in addition be like, “I’ve talked about my virginity on nationwide tv,” which made them really feel much more protected and safe and and bonded over that. He’s an excellent one.
What did you are taking out of your time co-hosting The Bachelorette and the way did you apply that to Are You My First?
BRISTOWE What I beloved on Bachelorette… that’s such a structured function that’s been round for nonetheless many seasons that present has been on. It’s at all times been the identical format the place you are available in, say your strains — “It’s the ultimate rose.” However there have been moments internet hosting that present that I acquired to truly sit down and have far more humanizing conversations with the lead. I used to be like, Wait, reveals want extra of this. It felt so good to host but in addition have the ability to be an actual individual and never really feel like a robotic, and that’s what I took into Are You My First? Colton didn’t actually have something to match it to, and he naturally simply did that anyhow. We each acquired to go in and have somewhat extra realness and shared experiences with the solid. I took numerous issues I discovered professionally from Bachelorette, however I additionally took that little piece of being a mentor.
UNDERWOOD It was extra of a collaborative effort on Are You My first? I’ve nothing to match this to, however in my conversations with Kaitlyn, we additionally had a relationship with our showrunner, Peter Geist. He was a producer on her Bachelorette season and on my Bachelor season, so he had this belief and pure chemistry with us. We have been very concerned with figuring out the place the present was going, who was coupling with who. We have been invested as hosts, but in addition from a human degree of wanting the most effective out of them. There was numerous belief we had with one another, and in addition with the manufacturing group.
BRISTOWE Collaborative seems like such an excellent phrase, Colton. That’s so true, it actually was.
UNDERWOOD We have been in hair and make-up earlier than we’d go on and be like, “I’m altering this. It is best to say this. I’m gonna say that.” That’s additionally what we’re good at: “No, this line just isn’t [for me], that’s a Kaitlyn factor, she’s so significantly better at this. Let her take this.”
Kaitlyn Bristowe with the solid of Are You My First?
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Colton, you haven’t particularly hosted a present, however you could have been the lead of The Bachelor, so what did you be taught from that that you simply utilized into the internet hosting of Are You My First?
UNDERWOOD It’s a high-quality steadiness, as a result of when you’re the lead, you perceive you’re making a tv present and you’ve got this duty to hit your marks, say the proper issues, be polished, however you additionally have to be current. You want to perceive among the ladies in your present usually are not snug but with the cameras and you might be, and you’ve got this expertise below your belt. That was form of our function as hosts, too, to disarm them in saying, “Yo, we’re not right here to get you. This isn’t a ‘acquired you’ kind of present. Like, we actually need you to lean in. We wish you to belief us.” We have been accessible 24/7, and we informed them that too. We’re like, “If you’ll want to pull us in the course of the night time to go have a dialog as a result of somebody just isn’t positive what’s occurring, or they should speak to us on or off digital camera, we’re accessible.” That was additionally vital for us. We’ve been of their sneakers, we all know how daunting that is.
Talking of actuality TV expertise, Colton, you’re going to be on the upcoming season of The Traitors. What was your expertise like filming that aggressive actuality present, and what are you able to tease about season 4?
UNDERWOOD As a contestant, it was top-of-the-line reveals that I’ve ever accomplished. It was a lot enjoyable. I’m simply naturally such a aggressive individual. Alan Cumming is in a league of his personal, so far as a number and commanding a room and taking management of that fortress. It will be an electrifying season. I feel that persons are actually in for a deal with, and from someone now who’s doing extra internet hosting and producing, it’s going to be among the greatest tv that folks have ever seen.
Kaitlyn, hopefully we’ll see you on season 5.
UNDERWOOD Hey, I’m hoping! She must do it, she would crush.
BRISTOWE [Fingers crossed] I’m additionally aggressive. And I’m like, it’s not about relationship and it’s aggressive — put me in coach!
UNDERWOOD And the drama just isn’t private, it’s concerning the sport and technique. That’s what I beloved about it.
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All 10 episodes of Are You My First? at the moment are streaming on Hulu.
