Interview with Matt Grant before he makes his final choice on The Bachelor: London Calling

Did you think American girls acted differently than British girls would have?
Matt: I think that they did pretty well considering the format and the situation they were put in. British women would have been pretty similar. You obviously watch the reality TV from England, and it’s very similar if you watch both shows. Just like if you watch The Office in the U.K. and The Office in the U.S.

Do you watch any of the other dating reality shows?
Matt: I’ve watched Bret Michaels and Flavor Flav and I couldn’t stop laughing. For all the tea in China, you wouldn’t have seen me on their shows. When they bring back the exes — it's just so funny.

Are you discouraged by how many Bachelor couples don’t make it?
Matt: No, I’m not bothered by it. I was never one for statistics anyway. I’m an optimist. My glass is always half-full, if not completely full. I’m confident we will survive and succeed.

Are you two going to live in London?
Matt: Either way, it’s going to be tricky. It’s not easy for an American to live in the U.K. and it’s not easy for a British guy to live in the U.S.

What proved you wrong about the girls? Specifically, what proved you wrong about Shayne?
Matt: It wasn’t until the skiing in Idaho that I saw a different side of her. She was talking about her family a lot and her friends a lot and I saw this side of her that was different from the Hollywood girl that I thought was there. And the icing on the cake was the hometown visit, when I saw she was the key person in the family — looking after her family and her sister and her mother, and it was obvious that I got it wrong.

What happened with Amanda? Everyone thought she was going to be the one.
Matt: I didn’t get death threats, but I got some harsh words thrown at me for the Amanda thing. And I can understand a little, because people watch week after week, and the first-impression rose went to Amanda. Wwe had good chemistry there — whatever — but hand on heart, it wasn’t anywhere near enough. She is a great girl, she’s very attractive and a nice person. She’s a genuine, warm, sincere, nice person. But she wasn’t for me and I wasn’t for her. Sometimes, in relationships, I can’t give a detailed report on why emotionally it wasn’t there for me.

Are you in love now?
Matt: Yes, definitely. Without a doubt. But I wasn’t anywhere near there with Amanda.

Any regrets of the girls you let go?
Matt: No. I was worried that I would be looking back and regretting it, but I tried to stay focused. I was just a bloke on a TV. I could have made mistakes, but I definitely know that the one I’m with is the right one. So if there were some mistakes on the show, I made them, but fundamentally, I’m with the right one.

Was it love at first sight with the one you chose?
Matt: I knew when I first saw her that I was in trouble — in a good way. And that it could happen.

Have you been kept away from each other?
Matt: No, we both really pushed to have lots of secret rendezvous! So we’ve seen each other loads of time. We have spoken every single day.

Will you really make it to the altar?
Matt: Would I be the super bachelor if I pull this off? Do you think maybe I’d get an award from the state? Yeah, we are both realistic. It’s not the ideal way to meet, and we had fun doing it. And we have the relationship and the communication to laugh it off, and get over it. We are both looking forward to next Monday evening when we can go out together and start life normally. Time is important as well, and the worst thing you can do is rush. This has been rushed already, so we can work out our plans and our future, whether it be the U.S. or the U.K.