The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis on the Pressure to Be Perfect + Love Is Blind’s S6 Ambers Reunite! The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis joins AD on What’s The Reality to open up about his journey on The Bachelor, the added pressure that comes with being a person of color in a leading role, and what’s next for him now that the show has aired. Grant also shares his thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul being named the new Bachelorette and what that means for the franchise. Later, Grant’s best friend JD Slajchert joins the conversation as the two talk about a cause that’s deeply personal to them and how they’re using their platforms to raise awareness and make a difference for those impacted by Sickle Cell disease. Plus, AD’s best friend and Love Is Blind Season 6 sister Amber stops by with her husband Tanner. The couple talks marriage, Amber’s Love Is Blind journey, and clears up lingering timeline questions about their relationship. Download the full podcast here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cj7hCtiIOKh8a1fExWfCf Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-reality/id1797536295 Follow What's The Reality on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whatstherealitypod/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@whatstherealitypod Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - What’s new with Grant 1:53 - Pressures of a leading man of color 4:02 - Regrets and lessons from his season 6:22 - Current dating status 7:18 - Taylor Frankie Paul thoughts 8:49 - Would Grant do another show? 9:27 - What’s next for Grant 10:24 - Welcome JD! 10:48 - How their friendship started 12:20 - Why JD started LucStrong 13:45 - Grant joining LucStrong 15:35 - What is Sickle Cell Disease 16:44 - What to understand about the disease 20:11 - Goals for the foundation 22:40 - How you can support 24:39 - Takeaways from this conversation 26:41 - Welcome Tanner and Amber! 27:29 - AD and Amber’s friendship 29:37 - Amber and Tanner’s wedding 31:27 - How they met and started dating 38:21 - Clearing up their timeline 40:59 - Tanner’s Tipsy Pickle business 42:24 - What’s next as a couple 44:45 - Who is Amber still close with 45:02 - Leaving the pods and unseen moments 47:00 - Biggest takeaways from Love Is Blind 47:50 - Love Is Blind Season 9 thoughts 55:35 - Watching Perfect Match 56:16 - Other shows they’re watching 57:56 - Amber’s matchmaking podcast 1:00:59 - Outro Socials: https://www.instagram.com/amberdesiree/ https://www.instagram.com/grantellis__/ https://www.instagram.com/jd_slajchert/ https://www.instagram.com/grantav/ https://www.instagram.com/tbrooks32/