Julie LaPlaca spent years behind the scenes of Bachelor Nation—starting at the bottom and eventually becoming the lead producer responsible for shaping the story we watched unfold on screen.

In Part 1, Julie pulls back the curtain on what it actually means to be a Bachelor producer, the psychology behind producing love stories, how producers work with the lead and contestants, and what audiences never see when the cameras stop rolling.

She takes us through her journey from getting her start on The Bachelor to becoming one of the show’s main producers—and answers the questions we’ve ALL wondered about what really happens behind the scenes.

And then… things get personal.

Julie recently released her book, The Love Producer, and in this two-part conversation, she opens up about falling for one of the cast members while working ...