Behold: All the Truly Wild Rules 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' Contestants Have to Follow

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March 9, 2023 at 4:06 PM

1) You Can't Tell Anyone You've Been Cast

5) You Have to Pack 14 Rose Ceremony Dresses

6) But Let’s Be Real...You Probably Won't Wear Them All

9) Oh, and You Have to Have a Full Psych Evaluation

14) You Have to Make It Through Each Rose Ceremony—No Matter How Long

15) Prepare for a Long Wait Between Roses

16) Don’t Be Offended if Your Name Is Forgotten

17) You're Not Allowed to Interact Off Camera

18) Actually, You Aren’t Even Allowed to Go Off Mic

21) You Have to Submit 5 to 15 Pics of Yourself

22) You're Forced to Complete a 150-Question Personality Test

23) You Sign a Contract Agreeing to Be Filmed 24/7

24) Prepare to Possibly Get the "Villain Edit"

25) Eliminated Contestants Have to Meet With a Psychologist

26) Every Contestant Has to Meet With a Private Investigator

28) You Gotta Forfeit the Rights to Your Own Wedding

30) Bachelor Contestants Are Forced to "Girl Chat"

33) Um, In Case It's Not Clear, TV Is Banned Too

35) You Have to Deal With a Very Annoying Packing List

36) And You Only Get to Bring Three Suitcases

37) ABC Is Pretty Much Your Boss for 12 Months

42) Contestants Have to Share Four Showers

45) In Fact, You Might Want to Go Private on Insta and Twitter

47) You Can't Run for Office for at Least a Year

48) You HAVE to Be Single When You Apply

49) Everyone Contractually Agrees to Be Humiliated

50) You Have to Be Down for Any Extreme Activity

51) You Have to Go Through a Credit Check

52) You Have to Prove You Aren't a Criminal

53) You're Not Supposed to Break Up Until the Finale

56) Contestants Do ALL Their Own Cooking

1) You Can't Tell Anyone You've Been Cast

Like. Not a soul. Former Bachelor contestant Chelsea Roy told Vox, "We sign a big NDA where we’re not allowed to tell anyone that we've been cast and we’re going to start filming the show. I was able to reach out to a couple of people, local people, and say, ‘I would like to support your store in exchange for some exposure in the next few months. Just trust me.'"

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Here are the wildest rules that contestants on 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette' have to follow, including details about dress code and social media limits.

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