Maria Georgas performed practically each function on season 28 of The Bachelor, however she feels assured that her relationship with Joey Graziadei ended on the proper time.
“I believe, trying again, watching it has been my closure and all the things performed out precisely the way it ought to have performed out. I believe our relationship ran its course and, yeah, it acquired to a degree the place I used to be pulling stunts, attempting to depart and we have been simply everywhere,” Maria, 29, instructed Us Weekly after the Girls Inform All taping.
Bachelor Nation watched Maria practically stop the present earlier than securing a hometown date earlier this month. Whereas she stayed and accepted Joey’s rose, the transfer was seemingly the kiss of demise for her relationship with the 28-year-old tennis professional. Maria tried to salvage issues, with plans to inform Joey that she beloved him after he met her household, however she chickened out. Maria in the end pulled Joey on the remaining rose ceremony to drop the L-bomb, however he despatched her residence anyway.
“I simply suppose it was the suitable time to do it,” Maria instructed Us of her resolution to let Joey understand how she felt whereas Rachel Nance, Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson waited for him to offer out roses. “I don’t wish to take a look at it as a remorse. I mentioned what I mentioned and I don’t remorse it as a result of I didn’t wish to go away with any regrets and I’d’ve regretted not saying it. And, perhaps, it was the unhealthy timing, however it’s what it’s and I’m pleased how issues have performed out, for certain.”
How issues are enjoying out can also be nonetheless very a lot TBD as followers name for Maria to be the following Bachelorette.

Joey Graziadei and Maria Georgas Disney/Jan Thijs
“It’s blowing my fricking thoughts,” she instructed Us and one other reporter of the extraordinary fan help. “I didn’t anticipate it to be as overwhelming because it has been and I simply admire them a lot.”
The Canadian is everywhere when requested if she would settle for the gig at hand out roses of her personal.
“I imply, it’s loopy to suppose that I used to be even thought-about and folks wish to see me in that place. I’ve by no means as soon as considered it, like, to even suppose I’d get the prospect,” she mentioned. “That may be a loopy expertise. I imply, I’d be silly to say no. However yeah, I imply, even being instructed that I ought to — I don’t know. I don’t know! It’s a lot. However I’m very appreciative of individuals eager to see me and see extra of me. It’s been very good to listen to.”
Joey’s journey together with his remaining two, Kelsey and Daisy, concludes on ABC Monday, March 25, at 8 p.m. ET.