A former The Bachelor contestant says “life really sucks” following her DWI arrest in Texas last month.

Melissa Rycroft, who appeared on the 13th season of The Bachelor in 2009, broke her silence after she was arrested for DWI in Southlake, Texas, in late September. On her Sept. 5 Instagram post, one of her followers wrote they made the “same mistake” two years ago because of a “perfect storm of bad life events.”

“There’s no excuse, but it happened,” the follower shared. “Don’t ever forget that you are beautiful, loved, and blessed. But most of all, you are human. Things happen. Life happens. Be grateful that it wasn’t worse and move forward with grace.”

The Bachelor alum responded, thanking the follower. “Life really sucks right now, and I’m struggling,” Rycroft admitted. “But I’m tryi

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