BACHELOR contestant Christina Mandrell "flirted with other women" during a boozy first night on set, an insider has revealed to The U.S. Sun exclusively.
Bachelor Nation watched as the 27-year-old content creator got the first one-on-one date this season with tech exec Zach Shallcross, 26, on last Monday's episode.
What fans didn't get to see on screen, however, was Christina allegedly acting out of control off-camera on the first night.
"Christina was the most drunk," the insider told The U.S. Sun.
"She couldn't form a sentence after, like, the first 30 minutes into the night, and contestants couldn't have a proper conversation with her."
The source claimed that Christina had "more than two drinks per hour," which has been a rule for contestants to prevent cast members from getting too drunk on set.
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The insider further claimed that it might've been because "producers slipped drinks and tequila to contestants" throughout the night and even before they stepped foot in The Bachelor mansion.
Her "drunken behavior" allegedly led her to become "handsy with the other contestants" and "hit on them."
The source alleged that she "tried to kiss Becca [Serrano] and grabbed another girl's hand."
The insider then explained: "Because she was becoming a headache to producers, they were the ones that convinced Zach to take her on the first one-on-one date.
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"Producers hoped Zach would send her home early because she was becoming too much to deal with.
"So they tried to get as much out of her as they could before she became more trouble."
'SHE'S SO FUN'
Christina made her first impression during The Bachelorette's After The Final Rose where she first met the Anaheim Hills California resident.
Wearing cowgirl boots, she gave Zach a shot of Jack Daniel's.
Fast forward to spending time together during their one-on-one date, Zach brought Christina to meet his family at a birthday celebration for his mom, Megan Shallcross.
"She's so free-spirited and so fun, and she has this big heart. But she also got a little spice to her so I like being around her," this season's lead gushed to cameras about the Nashville native.
After Christina opened up about being divorced and having a five-year-old daughter named Blakely, he explained that he doesn’t know if he’s ready to be a father and said he was "terrified" by the prospect.
At the end of their date, Zach decided to give her a rose and keep her around since he thinks "she’s worth it."
WHAT'S TO COME
The drama for what's to come was teased at the end of Monday's episode when Brianna Thorbourne confronted Christina over a comment she made - the latter told her: "I hate you."
Christina apologized, but Brianna still felt the need to bring it up to Zach, who didn't want to be part of the drama.
In a preview for February 6th's episode, the contestants share their feelings about Barbara Mandrell's niece.
"Christina's trying to intimidate," one stated, while another said: "Anyone who she perceives as a threat is going to be a target."
Another girl commented: "She needs to be exposed."
Christina is then seen crying and hyperventilating on the mansion's staircase.
'LOVES THE SPOTLIGHT'
"She really was the one who right off the bat stood out as not being there for the right reason," the source confessed to The U.S. Sun.
The U.S. Sun previously talked to Christina's ex-husband Blake Dennis, who said he "wasn't surprised" that she signed up for the show.
"She definitely does [love being in the spotlight]. I mean, I can kind of say her whole family does.
"Christina used to have Bachelor watch parties when we were together and, you know, it's not surprising to me at all," Blake explained.
The former couple got married in May 2015 and she filed for divorce five years later in December 2020.
The Pink Lily fashion model and actress appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie, Taylor Swift's Fifteen music video, and Cole Swindell's She Had Me At Heads Carolina music video.
Another insider previously told The U.S. Sun that she's "so natural" in front of cameras and "it comes so easy to her."
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"Whatever she sets her mind to, she will get it," the insider dished.
"She's very persistent... She gets what she wants and she goes after she wants."
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