Bachelorette Jenn Tran Says Women 'Shouldn't Take Less Than We Deserve' After Sam M. Drama at Men Tell All (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jenn Tran (left) and Sam M. (right).Photo:Disney/John Fleenor

Disney/John Fleenor

Jenn Tranhas no problem standing up for herself.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE,the Bachelorette, 26, shares what it was like to face her formersuitorsat theMen Tell Allspecial. She says that while many of them are people she will have “really great friendships” with in the future, she knew she needed to call others out for their behavior.

She continues: “So I wanted to take this opportunity to stand up for myself because I do want women everywhere to see that and realize we shouldn’t take anything less than what we deserve.”

Back row: Dylan, Brian, Grant, Sam N., John M., Marvin Row 3: Sam M., Spencer, Brendan, Hakeem, Jahaan Row 2: Brett, Kevin, Austin, Aaron, Devin, Ricky Front row: Moze, Tomas A., Marcus, Jeremy, Jenn Tran, Thomas, Jonathon J., Dakota, Matt.Michael Kirchoff/disney

Michael Kirchoff/disney

On the special, Jenn addressed Sam M.’s “blatant disrespect” toward her on several occasions while filming. Pointing out their date where Sam pressured her to jump off New Zealand’s Sky Tower and claimed the show gave him a bad edit, Jenn told him to “be better.”

The physician’s assistant went on to tell Sam M. she feels “very, very sorry for whoever you end up with because this delusional world that you’re living in right now and this denial is not going to work for anybody.”

Sam M. (left) and Jenn Tran (right).John Fleenor/Disney

John Fleenor/Disney

Reflecting on the drama that happened among the men — which she was unaware of — Jenn tells PEOPLE that she was grateful to see it but also glad it didn’t interfere with her getting to know the guys.

“It’s so interesting — it’s crazy how they kept that all under wraps,” she says. “I just had no idea there was so much bickering, so much yelling, so much passion between all of them. And so I mean, it was fun to watch back and see how passionate they all were, but I’m happy that it never took a damper to my journey.”

Although she called some of the men’s behavior “enlightening” to see, Jenn teases that the finale lands her right where she needed to be.

“I don’t have any regrets with the whole journey,” she begins. “I think everything played out the way exactly it was supposed to play out and I’m so happy about it. Along the way, all the mistakes I made and stuff like that, I own those and I’m happy to learn from them, and so I don’t have regrets about anything.”

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The Bacheloretteseason 21 finale airs Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m. on ABC.

source: people.com