A staple of the NBC schedule 2002, "The Bachelor" is undoubtedly the daddy of the increasingly crowded dating show genre. And in 2021, Clayton Echard, a former college football player and medical device sales representative, signed up to become its 26th suitor. Unfortunately, the University of Missouri graduate soon discovered that baring your soul and opening up your heart to 30 bachelorettes, not to mention a worldwide audience of millions, isn't exactly a guaranteed route to happiness.

Indeed, since filming wrapped on his eventful season, Echard has been accused of everything from sexual exploitation, infidelity and fathering twins while also dealing with social media mockery, mental health issues, and the constant pressures of being in the reality TV spotlight. Here's a look at why th

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