Kaitlyn Bristowe is looking forward to the future as rumors about her relationship with Zac Clark continue to swirl.
“When I tell you, I went through a hoe phase in my 20s in Vancouver,” Kaitlyn, 41, quips in Us Weekly’s exclusive clip from this week’s episode of Amanda Hirsch’s “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “I was a hoe.”
Kaitlyn jokes that she “got double hoe phases” because of her time on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
“Being in a relationship for that long sounds so nice,” Kaitlyn says, referring to podcast host Amanda, 37, having been in a relationship since her early 20s. “It’s exhausting out here.”
Kaitlyn has been linked to fellow Bachelor Nation alum Zac, 42, since January 2024, but neither of them have ever publicly confirmed that they’re together.
“Now, I’m on this third possible engagement,” Katilyn continues in the clip. “If I’m gonna finally talk about someone out loud after however long, I hope this is the person.”
Kaitlyn ended her Bachelorette season in 2015 engaged to Shawn Booth. They split three years later. She moved on with Jason Tartick, who she dated for two years before he proposed in 2021. By August 2023, they had split.
“My ego holds me back too because I’m like, ‘What if I’m just a failure again in a relationship?’” Kaitlyn says on the podcast, noting that her current relationship has allowed her to be a “better” girlfriend.
“I’ve realized a lot, over my last two [relationships],” Kaitlyn adds. “Not that I was a terrible girlfriend or fiancée.”
While neither Kaitlyn nor Zac have confirmed their relationship status, that hasn’t stopped either one of them from discussing their love lives publicly. Kaitlyn, for one, admitted in July 2024 that she wasn’t nervous before going on a date with her mystery man.
“I’m going to know right off the bat if I like him or not. The conversations [are] either going to be good or terrible,” she recalled on the “Let’s Be Honest” podcast. “I was going into it almost fed up.”
However, there was “chemistry” between them right away. While Kaitlyn said they “went through a blip,” things eventually progressed.
Some Bachelor Nation fans have also taken Kaitlyn’s April announcement that she was moving to New York City as another clue that she and Zac are together, since that’s where he lives.
“CATS OUTTA THE BAG … I’M MOVING TO NYC,” she announced at the time. “A whole new chapter is about to begin … and I want to hear your stories too.”
The full episode of “Not Skinny But Not Fat” drops Tuesday, July 14, on all podcast platforms.
