There have been plenty of rats on The Bachelorette but these two had four legs – 14 of the cheesiest responses
The ‘hot rodent boyfriend’ is the dating trend of the summer.
But TV dating show The Bachelorette may have taken that too literally.
Social media went into a frenzy this week when viewers of the first episode of the new series were convinced they saw a pair of rodents running past in the background of the show’s mansion setting during a romantic scene.
Sorry but do two rats run across the background pic.twitter.com/n0hNvvjlTG
— ali segel (@OnlineAlison) July 11, 2024
And it turns out that, yep, it was indeed two rats, with show producers telling Entertainment Weekly:
“You’ll notice there were two of them. Everyone deserves to find love!”
insane how they could have so easily chosen a different shot to avoid the audience seeing that
like surely a choice was made to leave it in
— DerkDurski | BLM (@derkdurski) July 11, 2024
That’s certainly one way to spin a vermin infestation in your fancy mansion, but the internet gave far better reactions to the incident.
1.
gotta be them pic.twitter.com/r95gZfwuGl
— (@ellyriar) July 11, 2024
2.
lmfao that’s called atmosphere
— Julie Bush (@julie_bush) July 11, 2024
3.
I SAW THIS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY CUZ NO ONE ELSE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT ONLINE OMFG
— professional (@wIfgrl) July 11, 2024
4.
rats knew their cue for the full shot
— Japanese Juno (@Junokawai) July 11, 2024
5.
the next bachelor! and he can cook @Pixar can we make this happen??? pic.twitter.com/8z2jH9fmZt
— lil miquela (@lilmiquela) July 11, 2024
6.
I would’ve SCREAMED pic.twitter.com/JwejPeRqqA
— B. Lee ☀️ (@brandynlee0) July 11, 2024
7.
— bee ☾☆ (@frogmacbeth) July 11, 2024
8.
Committed to never watching this show and only watching all the clips out of context bc wth is actually happening https://t.co/FJvYjJuRbH
— Kala (@__TheProphecy) July 11, 2024
9.
Noticed the rats run by immediately and my husband said it was “foreshadowing” lmao #bachelorette https://t.co/xCMovObkDJ
— Jamie Miller (@JamieTheMiller) July 11, 2024
10.
the departed (2006) https://t.co/e5r0ikn5g3
— astyn (@ProcrAstynate) July 11, 2024
11.
Remy and the boys just running to the kitchen to cook up a romantic meal https://t.co/fnpBRDgvXW pic.twitter.com/EbdNUo6U1q
— Harrison Lee (@HLLivingLoco) July 11, 2024
And it seems that mansion where the series is filmed is notorious for being infested.
12.
I once heard from a person who worked on the crew that the Bachelor mansion they film at is overrun with them and the place is filthy besides the few locations they film at.
— Josh Stifter (@joshstifter) July 12, 2024
13.
Wait okay I recently catered a wedding at this place where they’re filming and there were rats EVERYWHERE
— katie jo(hantgen) (@katiejoyofosho) July 11, 2024
14.
LMFAOO THIS IS AT THE HUMMINGBIRD RANCH !!! I’ve worked this venue multiple times and there’s always rats running around. I’d throw them pieces of chicken soemtimes https://t.co/2vkHzuWg3b
— pink pussy punch (@_Tortugas) July 11, 2024