Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko are prepared to begin their lives post-Bachelorette … after answering Us Weekly’s burning questions concerning the finale on the “Right here for the Proper Causes” podcast.
Two days after the couple obtained engaged on the Monday, August 21, finale of the ABC present, they tackled Us’ inquiries about runner-up Joey Graziadei, how their households really feel about their engagement, Charity’s upcoming stint on Dancing With the Stars and extra. However first, why did Charity enable eradicated contestant Aaron Bryant to (briefly) rejoin her journey on the finale – and was she involved about how finalists Dotun and Joey would react?
“I don’t suppose I used to be frightened about Joey and Dotun’s reactions. I knew they might be confused. I imply, I used to be confused, however I feel they had been each very grounded and strong in the place their connection was with me,” Charity instructed Us. “Clearly seeing Aaron come again was a shock — that week was simply so many feelings, a lot was taking place. … I feel you hear me say on the finish of the hometowns rose ceremony that I want there was extra time.”
Charity famous she wished “simply see” that there wasn’t something she was “lacking” from Aaron.
Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko ABC/Christopher Willard
“And so I’m glad that I did sort of give him that chance — give ourselves that chance — and it simply was, like, a confirming factor that originally I did simply make the fitting alternative at that time,” she added. “[I knew] I had very two strong connections [with Dotun and Joey].”
After sending Aaron dwelling (once more), Dotun and Joey met Charity’s dad and mom and sister. Charity and Dotun’s households, in the meantime, met for the primary time on the stay After the Closing Rose on Monday.
“They love one another! It’s been so enjoyable. … They’re simply reducing up collectively, which is what we think about would occur,” Charity instructed Us, including that there’s been “plenty of FaceTimes” whereas the present was airing. “He’s change into so shut with my brother as I imagined would occur. So everyone seems to be simply getting alongside. We’re clearly excited for the long run and may’t recover from this complete engagement and what’s to come back.”
Charity accepted a proposal from Dotun after admitting she was “torn” between him and Joey on the finale.
“I left [Dotun’s] final likelihood date and that was after I made that simply government choice of like, ‘That is it,’” she defined. “And as we all know, I did have a really strong reference to Joey. So main as much as these moments, loads of issues had been at play, various things had been shifting and shifting each single day.”
Regardless of the ups and downs general, Charity referred to as her first one-on-one date with Dotun “life-changing,” noting that their connection by no means “died down or shifted” throughout manufacturing. “Alongside the journey has been lovely, however I made that strong clear choice at his final likelihood date.”
Whereas sending Joey dwelling, Charity instructed him (once more) that she cherished him. Dotun instructed Us that the lead “did such a very good job” of making ready him for the episodes and retaining him “grounded and safe” of their romance.
“I used to be already safe, however simply to have that additional layer there, I simply couldn’t have requested for a greater companion all through all this,” he gushed. “And also you perceive how it may be troublesome and why a few of these relationships won’t work if you watch it again, however we’re leaving this stage stronger than ever. I’m extra in love together with her than ever. So it was extraordinarily useful simply by proxy of who she was.”
As for whether or not Charity nonetheless believes she was “in love” with Joey, she instructed Us: “I undoubtedly was in a spot the place I did have a lot love and was in love with him. However, clearly, when you see us depart, we simply make that shift of like, ‘I’ll at all times have respect and love for you, however that doesn’t imply that you just’re my particular person and I’m going to proceed to be in love with you.’ So I feel we’re simply each in nice locations and clearly wishing him a lot success and properly needs on his journey because the Bachelor.”
Whereas Joey gears as much as give out roses of his personal because the season 28 lead, Charity can be on season 32 of Dancing With the Stars. Up to now, Bachelor Nation {couples} have referred to as it quits amid the pressures of becoming a member of the extraordinary competitors amid the early days of their romance, however Charity and Dotun instructed Us they aren’t frightened.
“We each talked about it and it’s one thing that I didn’t actually know was going to actually occur, however he, clearly, is so supportive of it, which I love,” Charity mentioned. ” And he’s my greatest fan, which is nice to have that. So he can be right here with me in L.A. as we tackle this — we’ll be doing it collectively. He simply gained’t be the one dancing. I’ll be up there, [but] he’ll be alongside.”
She added that Dotun will “at all times be my precedence,” which he cosigned.
“For the reason that announcement, she’s seemed me in my eyes day-after-day and been like, ‘Hey, I need you to know that that is my precedence and that simply what it’s going to be,’ and [she] has continued to offer me that reassurance,” he mentioned. “And I feel I’m extra excited than she is … I’m like, ‘Let’s do that!’” However I’ve little doubt in our means to proceed fostering our relationship and we’ll be collectively.”
For extra from Charity and Dotun, together with what Dotun instructed Aaron when he returned and Charity’s opinions on Barbara Weber’s stunning cameo on the finale, hearken to Us Weekly’s “Right here for the Proper Causes” podcast.
