Everything We Learned From Peter Weber’s 1st Post-‘Bachelor’ Interviews

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Everything We Learned From Peter Weber’s 1st Post-‘Bachelor’ Interviews

It’s been nearly a month since Peter Weber’s dramatic finale of The Bachelor, but he is finally telling all. The 28-year-old got real about his relationships with Hannah Ann Sluss, Madison Prewett, Hannah Brown, Kelley Flanagan and more during appearances on multiple Bachelor Nation podcasts on Tuesday, April 7. While the ABC lead typically does press with the winner the day after the finale, Peter didn’t have a conventional ending. After proposing to Hannah Ann in Australia during the finale, they called it off while the show was airing because he still had feeling for Madison, who quit during the final week. His romance with Madison, however, also didn’t work out after a tense reunion on After the Final Rose on March 10. “We left the stage together, we were supposed to do some press,” Peter told Nick Viall on the “Viall Files” podcast about Madison. “We just couldn't do it, we just weren't in the right headspace. She went to her hotel to talk to her family for a bit, then she came over to my hotel … that was mainly just [us] trying to be there for each other.” Peter and Madison confirmed on March 12 that they weren’t pursuing a relationship. Two weeks later, Peter was spotted with Kelley, who was sent home during week 7 of the show, in Chicago. Bachelorette season 15 alum Dustin Kendrick, who also resides in Illinois, revealed exclusively to Us Weekly earlier this month that all three of them are living together for the reminder of the quarantine. “I'm in Kelley's apartment right now. I'm in Chicago, so I'm quarantined up with her and Dustin,” Peter explained toAshley Iaconetti and Ben Higgins on the “Almost Famous” podcast, noting that they previously met up in Los Angeles with their mutual friend Bachelor in Paradise season 6 star Kristian Haggerty. “I knew she was by herself, she didn't have roommates … So I decided to fly out and spend some time with her and just kind of take her mind off things. That's when this was all kind of like the quarantine stuff was like, ‘OK stay home.’ … So I decided to make this my home base." Scroll through for a breakdown of everything we learned from Peter:

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Everything We Learned From Peter Weber’s 1st Post-‘Bachelor’ Interviews

It’s been nearly a month since Peter Weber’s dramatic finale of The Bachelor, but he is finally telling all. The 28-year-old got real about his relationships with Hannah Ann Sluss, Madison Prewett, Hannah Brown, Kelley Flanagan and more during appearances on multiple Bachelor Nation podcasts on Tuesday, April 7. While the ABC lead typically does press with the winner the day after the finale, Peter didn’t have a conventional ending. After proposing to Hannah Ann in Australia during the finale, they called it off while the show was airing because he still had feeling for Madison, who quit during the final week. His romance with Madison, however, also didn’t work out after a tense reunion on After the Final Rose on March 10. “We left the stage together, we were supposed to do some press,” Peter told Nick Viall on the “Viall Files” podcast about Madison. “We just couldn't do it, we just weren't in the right headspace. She went to her hotel to talk to her family for a bit, then she came over to my hotel … that was mainly just [us] trying to be there for each other.” Peter and Madison confirmed on March 12 that they weren’t pursuing a relationship. Two weeks later, Peter was spotted with Kelley, who was sent home during week 7 of the show, in Chicago. Bachelorette season 15 alum Dustin Kendrick, who also resides in Illinois, revealed exclusively to Us Weekly earlier this month that all three of them are living together for the reminder of the quarantine. “I'm in Kelley's apartment right now. I'm in Chicago, so I'm quarantined up with her and Dustin,” Peter explained toAshley Iaconetti and Ben Higgins on the “Almost Famous” podcast, noting that they previously met up in Los Angeles with their mutual friend Bachelor in Paradise season 6 star Kristian Haggerty. “I knew she was by herself, she didn't have roommates … So I decided to fly out and spend some time with her and just kind of take her mind off things. That's when this was all kind of like the quarantine stuff was like, ‘OK stay home.’ … So I decided to make this my home base." Scroll through for a breakdown of everything we learned from Peter:

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The Proposal to Hannah Ann Didn’t Go As Planned

Peter told Nick that he “probably shouldn't have got down on one knee” and proposed to Hannah Ann.

“I was so confused … and that last week was such an emotional rollercoaster for me,” Peter explained on “Viall Files.” “I thought that was the best thing for me to do in that moment. It's tough to go from that whole show, and then not see the person you're engaged to, except for maybe three times in a matter of a couple of months. The foundation for that relationship, obviously, isn't strong yet."

The pilot also noted that he was so nervous to propose to Hannah Ann that he didn’t even say, “Will you marry me?” before he put the ring on her finger and stood up. As a result, he had to film the proposal twice.

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Why Him and Hannah Ann Didn’t Work

While Peter still had feelings for Madison, he also told Kaitlyn Bristowe on her “Off the Vine” podcast that he learned him and Hannah Ann didn’t “challenge” each other enough during their happy couple weekends.

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His Breakup With Madison Lasted Several Hours

Peter confirmed on “Viall Files” that he hadn’t been actively seeing Madison after they finished filming the show. Two days after their onstage reunion at After the Final Rose, the pair spent the day together in the hotel. “It was super sad. For probably six hours, we stayed on her bed there, we laughed, we cried, we hugged each other … It was rough."

Peter added on “Off the Vine” that the twosome had to be “completely logical” about their compatibility issues.

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Why He Sent Kelley Home on The Show

Many fans wondered why Peter sent Kelley packing on the show if they had such a strong connection. He told Nick that she was “too smart” for the show.

Kelley, for her part, spoke about her experience on the “Almost Famous” podcast.

"The first couple of weeks I saw him look at me differently compared to when we got on our one-on-one and I could tell a hundred percent that like producers were in his head," she said. "Because on the one-on-one, nothing happened between us but he had this, like, demeanor toward me that was so pissed off and I was looking at him, like, 'What the hell were you told?' because nothing happened here for you to have this attitude. And so right then and there, I knew something was going on behind the scenes, and I was like, 'This is bulls—t.’”

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Hannah B. Reached Out to Him

Hannah Ann infamously called out Peter for needing closure with Hannah Brown on After the Final Rose. According to Peter, however, the former pageant queen reached out first.

"We get the episodes earlier to watch before the season premiere. Hannah Brown had been given the episode as well. One day I saw that she DM'd me on Instagram (I didn't have her number at that point). She was being really honest and open, and wondering if I had seen the episodes yet. She was kinda struggling with it, it was tough to watch,” he said on “Viall Files,” noting he was with Hannah Ann on a “happy couple” weekend when he got the message. “I had asked Hannah Ann if it would be OK if I could communicate with Hannah Brown. She told me that it was fine as long as I didn't see her in-person … she was, obviously, a little hesitant … and that's why I wanted to be transparent about her with everything. Ultimately, she gave me the OK and Hannah Brown and I discussed things."

Peter noted that he and Hannah are still “very supportive of each other.”

“I have all the respect in the world for Hannah Brown,” he declared. “She's been amazing and there for me pretty much at all times. There's a really good mutual respect."

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On Barb’s Feelings About Madison

“I wasn’t necessary so OK with [all of the screen time they gave my mom]. The main reason is I felt like it took away from Madison and I on stage,” Peter said on the “Off the Vine” podcast. “I’ve let that opinion be heard to everyone. That frustrated me a lot.”

Peter also noted that Barbara doesn’t dislike Madison as a person. “When were out there in Australia, my family was there waiting … I was essentially out there for almost three hours trying to convince Madi to come in and talk to my family,” he explained. “I totally get why Madi was so hesitant and not in the right headspace and I just tried my best to try and calm her down. … My thought process was my family just flew halfway around the world to visit with the final two, I can’t not have Madi come in. … That didn’t set well with my parents.”

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Selena Gomez’s Friendship With Madison

Peter told Rachel Lindsay and Becca Kufrin that he found out Madison was hanging out with the popstar through TMZ. “She told me that night that she was going to spend some time with one of her good girlfriends that was living in L.A.,” he explained. “Talking to Madison told me after, because we texted here and there, she told like, ‘Listen I know how that could look,’ but she did go over to her friend’s place and her friend just ended up being really good friends with Selena. And Selena had something about going to her grandmother’s place to play board games. … and I believe it.”

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What It Was Like to See Kelley Again

Peter described his relationship with Kelley as “serendipitous,” revealing he saw her for the first time after the show wrapped in February.

“You go all the way back to the very beginning, us running into each other before any of this stuff started,” he said on “Viall Files.” “Over the Super Bowl, I was in Miami and I had the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl with my brother, and I ran into her on the Saturday night before the Super Bowl."

He added that his jaw dropped when he saw Kelley from across the room. “We chat, we end up hanging out and that's when I got her number,” he explained. “We started to communicate and just stay in touch."

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Why Kelley Wasn’t At Women Tell All

According to Peter, Kelley “legitimately doesn’t know” why she wasn’t invited to the Women Tell All reunion. As for why she was at the After the Final Rose taping, Peter said producers admitted that they were just trying to play into the rumors that Kelley was pregnant or secretly with Peter, which wasn’t true.

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Where Peter and Kelley Stand Today

"Are we dating? No. Do I love spending time with her? Absolutely,” Peter told Nick. “Could I see that in the future? Yeah, of course. I'd be extremely lucky and very happy if that happened. Of anyone, I'm the last person that needs to rush into any kind of relationship. I just had an engagement that didn't work out. I just was trying to pursue things with another woman that didn't work out. That's why right now, I'm just taking it really, really slow."

He added on the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast that the pair aren’t sleeping in the same room. “I look up to her and I have so much respect for her,” he said. “I’ve gotten to know her very well.”

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How Hannah Ann Feels Now

While Peter hasn’t been in touch with Hannah Ann, he revealed on “Bachelor Happy Hour” that the model still speaks to Kelley. While Hannah Ann has thrown shade on social media, Peter said she’s been nothing but kind.

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Peter Warned Madison About Kelley

Peter revealed on “Bachelor Happy Hour” that he and Madison communicated a little bit after their split, but it was too difficult to stay in touch. He did, however, text her to warn her that he was spending time with Kelley. Peter noted that Madison took the news “like a rockstar.”