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Bachelor Colton Underwood Warns Contestants Not To Come At Him With Bad Breath
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Jan. 7 2019, Updated 2:08 p.m. ET
24 hours before he filmed the first episode of The Bachelor, Colton Underwood shared his "do's and dont's" when it comes to the women he will be choosing throughout his season. Scroll through to get all the details.
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"If you make a mistake or mess up, own it. If you can own being awkward and being goofy and you know that’s who you are, that would be cool. Don’t… have bad breath? I don’t know. Little things like that," Colton told Entertainment Weekly shortly before he started filming his "journey to finding love."
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"Just brush your teeth, put some deodorant on, come on out, smell good, you’ll be fine," the former professional football player added.
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In order to stay on his A-game throughout the first cocktail party (which is known for lasting hours into the night), Colton said he will drinking lots of coffee and taking naps throughout the day before getting ready.
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"It is a long night. You have to have your focus and attention on every relationship and every lady, and be engaging, so it is a long, stressful, tough night, but I’m looking forward to it. The adrenaline and excitement will get me through it," he shared.
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Colton also admitted it will be very different this time around. The Indiana native, who appeared on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette last year, said, "No, I had to be energetic in my moments with Becca on The Bachelorette, but then I could go eat meatballs and hang out with some of the guys in the kitchen. I crushed some meatballs at like 3 in the morning. It was great."
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Colton's season of The Bachelor premieres tonight at 8|7c on ABC.
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