A promo for next week’s new episode of ABC’s BAchelorette has started a rumor that two of the contestants vying for Kaitlyn Bristowe’s heart – JJ and Clint – have turned the tables and fallen for each other instead.
The promo highlights their “bromance” but becomes suggestive when Clint talks about growing close to JJ “in the shower.”
He also says, "Falling in love with a man never crossed my mind,” People reports.
However, sources told TMZ it’s just a promotional stunt for the show because neither JJ or Clint are gay. An insider said "nothing gay ever happened" between them.
ABC used their best marketing tactics to get people talking about the promo, though, even dubbing it “Brokeback Bachelor.”
Clint has responded on Twitter, making light of that term. “If you have to be a #BROKEBACKBACHELOR, Be Heath Ledger. Always be #HeathLedger. #thebachelorette @jjhlane21,” he tweeted in reference to Heath Ledger’s Brokeback Mountain with Jake Gyllenhaal.
image via Twitter from Clinton Arlis