Clayton Echard Apologizes to This Contestant for Choosing Shanae Over Her
Clayton Echard finally spoke out about sending a contestant home and choosing to keep Shanae Ankney in the show.
In a statement addressed to Elizabeth Corrigan, who he sent home over feud between her and Shanae Ankney, the Bachelor publicly apologised for the choices he made.
![The Bachelor' Clayton Echard Apologizes to Elizabeth Corrigan for Situation with Shanae Ankney](https://i0.wp.com/www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-Bachelor-Clayton-Echard-Elizabeth-Corrigan-1200x799.jpg?resize=800%2C533&ssl=1)
Here’s what he wrote:
“I’m sorry, Elizabeth, for what you’re going through. I wish I could have seen what was happening when I wasn’t there. I obviously knew y’all weren’t in a good place, but at the time I thought it was, solely, petty drama,” Clayton wrote on Instagram.
“I would have sent Shanae home immediately for making fun of you for being neurodivergent, had I known,” he continued. “Overall, the experience for me watching hasn’t been fun, simply because I’m seeing all the damage that I caused. I really meant well, but my actions weren’t always the best as I now can see the repercussions from my decisions.”
![The Bachelor' recap: Clayton chooses Shanae over Elizabeth as Shanae continues to cause drama, and two more women go home!](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.realitytvworld.com/images/heads/gen/embedded/30615-l.jpg?w=800&ssl=1)
“I can promise you I’m learning from the mistakes though and am doing everything in my power to come out the other side a better man.”
Elizabeth has yet to publicly respond to Clayton’s apology. But we always have a Women Tell All for these situations.
![Week 4 Sneak Peek: Shanae Makes Some Enemies - The Bachelor - YouTube](https://i0.wp.com/i.ytimg.com/vi/C0_HusCLsQk/maxresdefault.jpg?w=800&ssl=1)
Here’s the full statement Clayton shared via Instagram stories.
![clayton apologies to elizabeth via instagram story. SO DESERVED : r/thebachelor](https://i0.wp.com/preview.redd.it/x5gdgn6jp8f81.jpg?w=800&ssl=1)