Bachelor Nation got some shocking news today when we learned that 32-year-old contestant Eric Hill from Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette died in a tragic paragliding accident. It’s the first time in Bachelor history that hey have had to deal with a contestant dying while the show was still taping.
The crew including host Chris Harrison weighed in to E! News:
“We’re all extremely saddened by this news. We enjoyed our time with Eric on the show,” …… “My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this difficult time. He will be missed.”
The Bachelor‘s creative team made this statement.
“We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic passing of our friend, Eric Hill,” …. “Eric inspired us every day with his passion, his courage and his adventurous spirit, and for that we are very thankful. On behalf of our cast, crew and producers, we send our love, our thoughts and our prayers to Eric’s family during this difficult time.”
Eric Hill Bachelorette 2014: Bio, Photos, Twitter
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Former contestant Brooks Forester, also spoke out on fellow Mormon and Utah resident Eric Hill’s passing, telling E! News, “He was always on an adventure, always looking to build memories and meet new friends along the way. I’ll miss having the opportunity to go on those adventures with him.”
It looked like Eric Hill and Brooks Forester did know one another and were friends. Eric Hill did not however know Jef Holm
After the accident, a source from the show told E! News that producers were still figuring out how to handle the situation.
“This is really the first time something terrible has happened between time of filming and airing the season, so the network will have to figure out how to handle, and if it merits somehow editing the show differently.”
It remains to be seen how ABC will handle this difficult situation. Show spoiler Reality Steve is saying that Eric was not eliminated in the “usual” way as in he was either booted for some other reason or he left which will make the situation even trickier to navigate.
Our thoughts are with Eric’s family….
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