Eliza Isichei Talks ‘Bachelor In Paradise,’ Justin & Rodney: Unique – Hollywood Life

Eliza Isichei was concerned in one of many greatest love triangles on season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise. It ended along with her giving her rose to Rodney Mathews over Justin Glaze, solely to dump Rodney the next day and depart the seashore to pursue Justin. At that time, although, it was too late, and Justin didn’t wish to be her second alternative, so Eliza left the present as a single girl.

“I did attain out to Rodney after I bought again [from filming],” Eliza informed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “I’ve a lot respect for him, so I did attain out and apologize for the way every little thing went down. I informed him it wasn’t private and informed him I hope he’s doing nicely. That was the final dialog we had, aside from [filming the BIP reunion). The same goes for Justin.”

Needless to say, Paradise was a tough go for Eliza, but she doesn’t look back with regrets. “Overall, it was a lesson,” she admitted. “It was an experience and it was growth for me. I think I handled it the best that I could. lt was definitely so emotional and it was really hard for me. I think I really did my best.”

Eliza was one of five women to come on the show during split week, which was when the original couples were separated into two separate locations of guys and girls. The split happened before the third rose ceremony. Eliza and Rodney formed a connection and he dumped Lace Morris to pursue her. Things were going great until Justin, who had previously been eliminated, returned to the beach with the intention of meeting Eliza.

When Justin asked Eliza on the date, Rodney encouraged her to go in order to explore her options. However, she admittedly wanted him to fight for her and tell her NOT to go, which is when she started questioning their relationship. On the show, she admitted that the rest of the cast’s positive opinions on Rodney were part of what pressured her to choose him over Justin at first, but in the end, her gut said differently.

“I just felt so blindsided [by Rodney],” Eliza informed us. “I felt like we began so robust after which having that one dialog, I needed him to struggle for me slightly bit. Not [tell me] that I couldn’t go on the date, however simply be like, ‘I don’t need you to.’ I feel that type of derailed us slightly bit. In the long run, I had emotions for each and I simply really feel like I had stronger emotions for Justin in that second.”