Alli Jo Hinkes on Why She Was “So Pissed” at Bachelor Production + Update on Sam McKinney Relationship
5/12/202628 min
Stefanie is joined by Alli Jo Hinkes who talks about behind the scenes of Grant's season of The Bachelor as well as why she's still "so pissed" at production for what happened to her during Bachelor in Paradise. Plus, what really happened with Sam McKinney after she left the show and what's next for them as a couple.
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First 90 secondsStefanie Parker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to She's All Batch. I'm Stephanie, and today we have Ali Jo Hinkis. You know her from Grant's season of The Bachelor, and also Bachelor in Paradise. Ali Jo, welcome to She's All Batch.
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest0:19
Thank you. I'm so excited to be here.
Stefanie Parker· Host0:21
I'm so excited to have you. It's a long time coming. We just had your bestie on. You're still close with Juliana.
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest0:26
Yes, yes. We talk very often, and that was a great podcast. I listened to it when I was driving the other day.
Stefanie Parker· Host0:31
Thank you. She was- Yeah ... she was such a doll. I loved her. Um, so let's go back to Grant's season. It feels like forever ago at this point, but how did you get on the show, and did you know Grant was The Bachelor when you applied?
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest0:42
So it's so funny. I was actually on my way to a date [laughs] when I got approached to be on the show, and it was so, it was so, so last minute. Um, he was announced, but I, like, had two weeks, like, maybe three weeks, to prepare myself and go. It was an extremely last-minute reach-out. I think I was probably one of the last girls, um, to get asked, because I had, like, no time to prepare. So right before filming started I, like, got asked.
Stefanie Parker· Host1:08
So what happened on the date? Did you tell the guy?
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest1:10
Um, no.
Stefanie Parker· Host1:11
Like, "I'm gonna go on The Bachelor."
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest1:12
[laughs] Absolutely not.
Stefanie Parker· Host1:13
[laughs] No. It's not his business.
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest1:15
No.
Stefanie Parker· Host1:15
And did you watch Grant on Jen's season? So did you have any heads-up as to who he was?
Alli Jo Hinkes· Guest1:19
Yes, I did watch, um, Jen's season. I actually wasn't going to, and then I decided to watch it and I saw him on it. He stood out.
Stefanie Parker· Host1:25
Were you a fan of the franchise? Like, were there other men you were interested in, in as well?