"I had mine scripted." Alisha Aitken-Radburn on what the first night of The Bachelor is really like. - Mamamia

In a recent Instagram Q&A, Alisha Aitken-Radburn, who appeared on the Honey Badger's season of The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, spilled all the tea about what really goes down behind the scenes.

From what the first meeting is really like to what happens with the cheese platters (answer: they eat them on BIP), Alisha shared all the juicy details about what the first night is actually like for the contestants. .

Alisha said contestants do get a say about what they wear, but they have to make a bloody quick decision.

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Alisha said that former Bachelor Matt Agnew and our current Bachelor Jimmy were kept under wraps until the first night. 

"I thought it was how it looked on TV – 'Hello, I'm Alisha, nice to meet you, see you inside' – and that spooked me so much because I felt like I had to fill time, when it would have been really fine if I just said a normal hello." 

Oh, and those moments where contestants sing or dance in front of the Bachelor are genuine too

Alisha explained that contestants workshop ideas with producers to plan an entrance that captures their personality. 

Former Bachelor Matty J has also spilled the tea about what it's like being on the other side of things. 

"The thing is it’s a bit like a job interview where, if you are going and applying for a job you are extremely nervous, but if you are interviewing people for a position you don’t care really, you are not that fussed," he said