Madison Prewett Shares Behind-The-Scenes Secrets Of The Bachelor

Dates on The Bachelor seem idyllic. Sure, having to compete for the attention of your beau in a houseful of other women might be a bit of a drawback, but the glamorous dates themselves are definitely a step up from your run-of-the-mill Tinder coffee meetup. Bachelor contestants are often treated to exotic vacations and lavish meals, but is it all really as good as it looks on TV?

Not really, according to Madison Prewett. Bachelor fans will remember Madison from Peter Weber's Bachelor season. Peter notoriously broke up with his fiancee — and season winner — Hannah Ann Sluss to try to give it another go with Madison. Things between Madison and Peter didn't work out, either, and now she's spilling some Bachelor Nation secrets.

Madison hinted that all that gorgeous food you see on the tables on Bachelor dates isn't actually eaten during those romantic outings.

Madison dished about the food situation on Us Weekly's "Bachelor Confessions" after being asked if it's true that producers forbid contestants from chowing down during one-on-ones. "I may or may not be able to answer that question," she said. "Let's just say, you're good before you ever start the date."

All of the untouched food in the Bachelor franchise has been noticed by fans for years. It seems cruel to tempt contestants with delicious dishes that they aren't actually going to eat, but, as Bachelor Nation alum Jaclyn Swartz explained to Refinery 29 in 2016, it's just sexier that way.

"No one wants to watch people stuffing their face on a date," she explained. "If you're eating, you aren't talking. Instead, we eat before the dates, as we are getting ready. The producers will bring room service to your room, or a plate of food to where you're getting ready in the house."