Michael Allio, a fan favorite contestant from Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette in 2021, revealed he was offered the job of The Bachelor before the job went to Clayton Echard.

The 39-year-old actually eliminated himself during the competition as he has a young son and is a single father. His late wife Laura passed from cancer in 2016.

During an episode of the “She’s All Bach” podcast that he was offered the role but turned it down despite them being accommodating for his son, James.

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“I don’t think I can be a good Bachelor. I don’t think I can be a good lead. I would have a really difficult time, managing, like, 30 relationships. I would probably know within the first five days who I wanted to spend time with,” he shared.

He also said the paycheck ABC offered was huge.

“I can’t talk about specific numbers, but it was very large,” he said. “It was the largest one I ever heard or read about. The money was definitely there … but, money isn’t something that motivates me … If I don’t want to do it, there isn’t a price that can get [me] to do it.”

He’s currently linked to Danielle Maltby, another Bachelor Nation contestant.

“I’ll say this. Being in a public relationship, it isn’t fun,” he added. “Danielle and I, like, both agree that the only people that should be in our relationship are us two. So we think just the healthiest way to have a relationship is to keep it private.”