Chris Harrison says he's 'proud' of the way he made his 出口 from The Bachelor まっただ中に 'a very 有毒な 状況/情勢'

Chris Harrison says he's 満足させるd with the way he left The Bachelor after nearly two 10年間s hosting the ABC reality romance.

The TV personality, 52, appearing Monday on the 貿易(する)ing Secrets podcast, said he was proud of the way he 扱うd things in parting with the series in 2021.

The Dallas native, who hosted the ABC series from from 2002 to 2021, left まっただ中に a 論争 after he (機の)カム to the 弁護 of contestant Rachael Kirkconnell after pictures of her at a 農園-主題d sorority event surfaced.

'I knew I had to 除去する myself from what became a very 有毒な 状況/情勢, and I did, and that was a very difficult 状況/情勢,' he told the podcast's host, The Bachelorette alum Jason Tartick. 'I'm proud of that 決定/判定勝ち(する).'

Harrison told Tartick, 35, that the 'show was a blessing' in his life, and changed things for him 'on so many levels,' 含むing 'financially.'

Chris Harrison, 52, says he's satisfied with the way he left The Bachelor after nearly two decades hosting the ABC reality romance. Pictured in LA in 2022

Chris Harrison, 52, says he's 満足させるd with the way he left The Bachelor after nearly two 10年間s hosting the ABC reality romance. Pictured in LA in 2022

Harrison said that his 出口 from the series 'was hard at first, 明白に,' as it wasn't a 事例/患者 where he 'felt 広大な/多数の/重要な about everything' まっただ中に the 'tumultuous' circumstances.

'I don't wish it on anybody,' Harrison said of the 論争 先行する his 出口 from the series, which he 述べるd as 'horrifying on a lot of levels.'

まっただ中に the スキャンダル nearly two years ago, Harrison 最初 stepped 支援する from the series, said he was sorry and went on a 一時的な hiatus. He 公式に 出口d the series in June of 2021.?

Harrison said that a number of his friends he met during the time with the show were 現在の at his November nuptials to Lauren Zima, 36.

He 追加するd of the series: 'I 持つ/拘留する those things dear. It was a blessing. It changed my life, but at the same time, I can also be 感謝する that I'm gone. That's a 関係 I don't need to be in anymore because it wasn't healthy.'

Harrison said that his 出口 from the series - he was 取って代わるd by 足緒 Palmer in September of 2021 - opened the door for other 類似して-主題d shows to try and recoup the 部分 of audience the show might have lost in parting ways with its longtime host.

'Once I left, people started taking their 発射s at the champ, and they've 後継するd, and now there's 競争, and now there are shows in the zeitgeist, they're 存在 talked about, they're getting 圧力(をかける) that we used to get,' he said.?

Harrison continued: 'Again, it's hard to 生き残る when you don't have those eyeballs anymore because people will talk about another show.'

The Dallas native hosted the ABC series from from 2002 to 2021. Pictured in 2020

The Dallas native hosted the ABC series from from 2002 to 2021. Pictured in 2020

Harrison said that while he's happy with how things turned out in hindsight, he wasn't emotionally prepared at the time for the severance. Pictured in 2020

Harrison said that while he's happy with how things turned out in hindsight, he wasn't emotionally 用意が出来ている at the time for the severance. Pictured in 2020

Harrison said that while he's happy with how things turned out in hindsight, he wasn't emotionally 用意が出来ている at the time for the severance.

'I h 広告 to 嘆く/悼む the loss of something that I didn't ーするつもりである to 出口 then,' Harrison said. 'I would have probably soon, but not then, like that.

'And so there was 嘆く/悼むing a loss there and I had to realize, like when I left my marriage, take your time and don't just jump 支援する into the next 関係. That's not the 禁止(する)d-援助(する) that's gonna 傷をいやす/和解させる that 負傷させる.'