Noah Erb on Winning Bachelor Mansion Takeover, Navigating Grief & What Really Happened Behind the Scenes
After Reality with Courtney Robertson
Courtney Robertson
4.5 • 722 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of After Reality, I sit down with Noah Erb, the inaugural winner of Bachelor Mansion Takeover. And I’ll say it—Bachelor Mansion Takeover is officially the best Bachelor spin-off series. We get into what it was really like for him navigating intense DIY design challenges while carrying the emotional weight of his mother’s terminal illness.
We get into what it was really like for him navigating intense DIY design challenges while carrying the emotional weight of his mother’s illness.
Noah opens up about his journey from working in the ICU to stepping into the high-pressure world of reality TV, and how those experiences shaped the way he handled competition, stress, and vulnerability.
We also talk about grief—how losing his mom impacted him, why he chose to stay in the competition, and how he honored her throughout that experience. It’s a really honest and meaningful conversation.
Of course, we lighten things up too—getting into the behind-the-scenes moments from Bachelor Mansion Takeover, including his headline-making win, flying home with that silver suitcase in hand, and where things currently stand with Dean Bell. I had to ask… is the rivalry still alive? And more importantly—has he been paid yet?
Plus, we talk about what’s next for Noah, including his future goals, the possibility of a home renovation show (yes please), and teaming up with his wife, Abigail Erb on future projects or maybe Dean Bell?
This episode is an intimate look at the intersection of reality TV, resilience, and real-life loss—with a little competition and chaos mixed in—and one I won’t forget anytime soon.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome back to After Reality. It's your host, Courtney Robertson here. And today's guest is somebody you definitely know and love from Bachelor Nation. But I got to know him in a whole new way during the Bachelor Mansion takeover. Today, I am joined by Noah Earb fan favorite from The Bachelorette, where he quickly became known for his confidence, |
| 0:21.8 | sense of humor, and yes, that iconic mustache. But his love story didn't end there. Noah went on |
| 0:28.8 | to meet his now wife, Abigail, on Bachelor in Paradise, and the two have become what a |
| 0:34.3 | Bachelor nation's most beloved couples. Come all. |
| 0:38.0 | And now he's adding another title to the list, |
| 0:41.0 | winner of Bachelor Mansion Takeover. |
| 0:43.8 | So we're going to be getting into everything from what it was really like |
| 0:47.0 | behind the scenes to how competition mode compares to all you love on reality TV |
| 0:53.0 | and what life looks like now on the other side |
| 0:56.3 | of it all. So please give a warm welcome to Noah Irb, the winner winning. Talk about an intro. |
| 1:05.4 | I've never had an intro that good. Hello, Courtney. Hello, my friend. Welcome. Thanks for having me on. I'm super excited. |
| 1:13.3 | I know you've been doing this. Thanks for doing this. I was like, you're famous now. Can I get your |
| 1:17.8 | autograph? No, I'm not famous. But I remember you talking that you do this and we did talk a lot on the show. |
| 1:24.2 | Got to know what good. I didn't know you. So I I got to really I think that a good side to you |
| 1:28.8 | and yeah I'm excited so let's get into it uh I'm so happy to have you here and first of all so |
| 1:36.1 | this the finale just aired and I you know I kind of had an idea that you won and I heard through |
| 1:43.0 | just my my friends there but the great fine watching this finale episode for me like what I knew I was leaving like I felt like such a sense of relief because it's like you film this thing in September you kind of you kind of know how it went but then it starts airing and then you start seeing what other people are saying and the judges, et cetera. |
| 2:03.9 | But watching the finale, to me it was my favorite episode, watching you take it all. |
| 2:11.3 | And no offense to Tammy, love Tammy. |
| 2:13.5 | But I just, I am beyond proud of you. |
| 2:16.8 | And I've told you that on and offline because it's not online. |
| 2:20.5 | It doesn't count. |
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