Throughout the years of The Bachelor franchise, many exes have shown up on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. While some have hopes of rekindling, others are there to send a message to the lead.
During season 24, Merissa Pence arrived on Peter Weber‘s date with Victoria Fuller to warn him. Not only had she dated Peter briefly years before, but she also knew Victoria — they were from the same town. During their talk, which lasted about 7 minutes, she claimed that Victoria had broken up four marriages.
Merissa didn’t go onto the season to try to be famous — her face was blurred out — nor to win Peter back. The two dated in 2012 and ended their relationship as friends.
“I had a totally different stance than everybody because I knew Peter, I know his family and I know what type of person he is. So I just felt like, if anyone were to say something, I felt like he probably would listen to me versus some random girl,” she exclusively told Us Weekly about her decision to go on the show.
Merissa wasn’t the first ex to show up on the franchise without an invite — she wasn’t even the first on Peter’s season — and it’s likely that she won’t be the last. Scroll through the gallery below for more exes looking to make a statement.
