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The mansions resident fairy godmother talks to Bustle about the contestants BTS shenanigans.
Give her guidance, give her love, give her inspiration.
Help her to remember her worth.
But our conversation makes one thing clear: Viewers had too little time with April.
Did you know a spiritual teacher in Italy told her she was a dolphin in apast incarnation?
That her grandchildren say shes magic?
Or that her two dogs, Pooka and Paisley, are just as mystical?
After Ralphs death, April says, Paisley started having unexplained seizures that have recently relented.
I just pray every day that theres some healing going on and that we all heal, April says.
When a tragedy happens, everybodys affected.
As for Paisleys mom?
Healing happened throughThe Golden Bachelor.
And theyre not alone.
I bug the producers all the time.
I said, Ill be there in a second, April says.
I have the clothes, Im exercising, Im working on my butt, Im working on everything.
Things are sagging, Im lifting.
… Im ready to find love.
Below, April opens up about herGolden Bachelorgirl group, being aSwiftie,and why Gerry wasnt the one.
ASKN might be my favorite thing to ever come out of Bachelor Nation.
Is there a group chat?
We talk to each other an average of four times a day.
Its getting to be a little codependent.
Im the calm one.
Im like the fairy godmother of the group.
I try not to read social media, because I want to stay focused on myself.
But sometimes Kathy will read something, and shes hysterical.
Or Susan will crack jokes.
So yeah, we talk all the time.
You said in yourGolden Bachelorbiothat you love dancing toTaylor Swift.
Is there a specific song that sums up your connection with Gerry?
Look What You Made Me Do.
I am very strong, probably too strong for Gerry.
Everyone has a key in, a basket in their mind of little check-offs.
Its a wild ride.
I also saw that youre aBridgertonfan.
Did you notice any similarities between that show andThe Golden Bachelor?
The strength of the women.
So to me, it was like being a freshman in college.
And then Id start dancing all over again.
So yeah, I liked the strength of the women.
As for Gerry, I dont know if he loved the strength.
He would say, I love a strong woman.
[But] I didnt feel that he did.
You know what I mean?
I felt that he was like,Whoa, too much for me.
Yeah, there are a lot of personalities.
And Im not upset.
I hope Gerry is very happy.
I hope he finds his way.
I hope I find my way.
Im too focused on making my days wonderful to be negative for anyone else.
And when I do slip into that, I stop myself and say three things that Im grateful for.
I could never be grateful enough for Bachelor Nation, for what theyve done for me.
Theyve healed me so much, and I owe them everything.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
