Former Bachelor Producer EXPOSES How The Show Really Works
Game of Roses
Game of Roses
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Former Bachelor producer Adam Mansfield steps into the pit and gives a rare behind-the-scenes account of how the franchise evolved across his decade in production. He talks Taylor Frankie Paul fallout, Juan Pablo as an inflection point, Nick Viall’s producer-like game sense, how villain edits really work, why the lead stopped being the crown jewel, and the deep-cut story of how Jade Roper got cast. It’s a sharp, funny, insider-coded conversation about producer strategy, franchise drift, and what reality dating TV becomes when the game starts eating the game.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the game of roses. Welcome to the Game of Roses. This is the Game of Roses. Welcome to the Game of Roses. Welcome to Game of Roses. This is Pace case. |
| 0:18.0 | This is Bachelor Clues, and today we're joined by a very special guest. |
| 0:22.5 | For the first time ever on Game of Roses, we have a Bachelor producer, Adam Mansfield, joining us. |
| 0:28.9 | Thank you for being here. |
| 0:29.9 | Hey, guys. |
| 0:30.6 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:32.2 | Please are joining us. |
| 0:35.7 | All right. |
| 0:37.2 | So, the first question we have is, why are you doing this? |
| 0:42.3 | We saw, you put out a social media post. |
| 0:47.3 | You said, former Bachelorette producer here. |
| 0:49.3 | Boy, do I have a lot of feelings about the current state of the franchise? |
| 0:52.3 | Hashtag the Bachelor. |
| 0:53.3 | Hashtag the Bachelorette. A.B the Bachelor. Hashtag the Bachelorette. |
| 0:54.6 | Hashtag the Bachelorette. |
| 0:57.1 | We saw that post reached out to you. |
| 0:59.8 | So what's going on? |
| 1:01.8 | What are the feelings? |
| 1:02.8 | Just using hashtags to attempt to gain some attention out of boredom maybe. |
| 1:09.1 | We saw the call. |
| 1:10.9 | Yeah. And thank you. |
| 1:11.9 | And boy, I've got so much to say to you guys, and I'm very excited to be here. |
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