Bachelor’s Bri Springs: 5 Things to Know About Matt James’ Season 25 Contestant

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Bachelor’s Bri Springs: 5 Things to Know About Matt James’ Season 25 Contestant

The girl in the green dress! Bri Springs scored the first one-on-one date with Matt James during the January 11 episode of The Bachelor. While Bri, 25, arrived at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania during the January 4 premiere looking for a shot with Matt, 29, Chris Harrison previously revealed that she almost didn’t join the cast. “In all seriousness, everybody will really, I think, fall for Bri. Beauty, brains, unbelievably sincere,” the host said as he announced the season 25 contestants via YouTube, noting Bri almost passed up the opportunity because of work commitments. “Legit career, unbelievable woman, incredibly smart, obviously beautiful. … [She’s a] straight-shooter, will always tell it like it is, wears her heart on her sleeve.” Harrison, who described the California native as the “total package,” teased that Bri will “catch Matt’s eye pretty early on.” [jwplayer gJpvO4Fy-l3ahXupL] The Wake Forest alum made history in June 2020 when ABC announced he would be the first Black Bachelor. "That's something that kept me up at night,” Matt admitted during the premiere about the pressure of the title. “It's like, I don't want to piss off Black people, I don't want to piss off white people, but I'm both of those. You know what I mean? It's like, how do I please everybody?" Harrison assured Matt that “the most important thing is if you come out of this with joy, peace, love, and you have this amazing woman who shares those things.” While Matt’s journey to find love just began on ABC, he teased to Us Weekly that he became “emotionally attached” to several of his contestants. “I think [falling for multiple women is] just something that comes with the territory because when people are sharing these things with you and you’re sharing things with them, it’s only natural that over time you’re going to form some type of feeling for that person,” he told Us ahead of the premiere. “How you choose to act on that is another thing, but the raw feeling of being attracted, interested, seeing that person as someone that you could be with — there was a lot of that.” The realtor added that he is “undeserving” of his “great” group of women. Why did Colton Underwood have to stay 100 yards away from Cassie Randolph? Hear the alleged crazy texts he sent her that earned him a restraining order. In under 2 minutes! “It’s just such a great group of women, like, women that you would never think would be single. That’s why I was so skeptical coming in, because it’s like, you don’t think the type of woman exists that I was interacting with and that were part of this experience. So, it made my life and decision-making that much more difficult because you’re having to send home incredible women.” Scroll through for five things to know about Bri: Hear the Us Weekly editors break down the most surprising celebrity births during the pandemic in under 2 minutes!

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Bachelor’s Bri Springs: 5 Things to Know About Matt James’ Season 25 Contestant

The girl in the green dress! Bri Springs scored the first one-on-one date with Matt James during the January 11 episode of The Bachelor. While Bri, 25, arrived at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania during the January 4 premiere looking for a shot with Matt, 29, Chris Harrison previously revealed that she almost didn’t join the cast. “In all seriousness, everybody will really, I think, fall for Bri. Beauty, brains, unbelievably sincere,” the host said as he announced the season 25 contestants via YouTube, noting Bri almost passed up the opportunity because of work commitments. “Legit career, unbelievable woman, incredibly smart, obviously beautiful. … [She’s a] straight-shooter, will always tell it like it is, wears her heart on her sleeve.” Harrison, who described the California native as the “total package,” teased that Bri will “catch Matt’s eye pretty early on.” [jwplayer gJpvO4Fy-l3ahXupL] The Wake Forest alum made history in June 2020 when ABC announced he would be the first Black Bachelor. "That's something that kept me up at night,” Matt admitted during the premiere about the pressure of the title. “It's like, I don't want to piss off Black people, I don't want to piss off white people, but I'm both of those. You know what I mean? It's like, how do I please everybody?" Harrison assured Matt that “the most important thing is if you come out of this with joy, peace, love, and you have this amazing woman who shares those things.” While Matt’s journey to find love just began on ABC, he teased to Us Weekly that he became “emotionally attached” to several of his contestants. “I think [falling for multiple women is] just something that comes with the territory because when people are sharing these things with you and you’re sharing things with them, it’s only natural that over time you’re going to form some type of feeling for that person,” he told Us ahead of the premiere. “How you choose to act on that is another thing, but the raw feeling of being attracted, interested, seeing that person as someone that you could be with — there was a lot of that.” The realtor added that he is “undeserving” of his “great” group of women. Why did Colton Underwood have to stay 100 yards away from Cassie Randolph? Hear the alleged crazy texts he sent her that earned him a restraining order. In under 2 minutes! “It’s just such a great group of women, like, women that you would never think would be single. That’s why I was so skeptical coming in, because it’s like, you don’t think the type of woman exists that I was interacting with and that were part of this experience. So, it made my life and decision-making that much more difficult because you’re having to send home incredible women.” Scroll through for five things to know about Bri: Hear the Us Weekly editors break down the most surprising celebrity births during the pandemic in under 2 minutes!

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1. She Was Raised by a Single Mother

Similar to Matt, Bri’s father was absent during her childhood. “She was raised by her mother and grandmother who made countless sacrifices to give her a fighting shot at having a successful life,” her bio reads. Bri revealed on the series that her mother was 13 when she learned she was pregnant with her. 

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2. She Was the First Out of the Limo

Bri, who rocked a green dress during the premiere, was the first contestant to meet Matt during the limo entrances. During the first rose ceremony, Matt called her name first after Abigail Heringer scored the first impression rose.

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3. She’s Outdoorsy

Bri, who is from San Francisco, told the network that she spends her weekends hiking, at the beach or hanging out in the park.

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4. She Does Social Media for a High-Profile Tech Company

Bri’s occupation is listed as communications manager. “I’m not allowed to say what tech company and I don’t want to put her job in jeopardy, but it is a big one,” Harrison said. “She almost wasn’t on the show because she obviously didn’t want to give up this amazing job.”

During the February 15 episode of the series, Bri revealed that she was forced to quit her job to continue the journey. “Me on the phone trying to get my job back,” she joked via Instagram after the episode aired. 

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5. What Bri Is Looking for in a Man

Bri told ABC that she is hoping to “have two or three kids” one day. “She says that she is always the alpha in the relationship but would love to find someone who can challenge her and keep life interesting and exciting,” her bio reads.