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One Of Clayton’s Brothers Slid Into Teddi’s DMs After The Bachelor

“I think one Echard in my lifetime was enough for me.”

by Kadin Burnett
Teddi Wright in the hot seat at the 'Women Tell All'
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Clayton Echard’s Women Tell All special was expectedly filled with drama, but one of the juiciest moments arrived during Teddi Wright’s time onstage. After rehashing her relationship with Clayton, Teddi revealed that one of his brothers slid into her DMs.

“Maybe you just met the wrong brother, I don't know,” host Jesse Palmer joked. But Teddi didn’t seem all that interested. “I didn’t reply,” she said. “I think one Echard boy in my lifetime was enough for me.”

But the question remains, which one of Clayton’s brothers was it? He has two: Nate and Patrick, both of whom apparently are not fessing up. “Both of my brothers have been vehemently denying sliding in the DMs. So Teddi, please give the people (including me) what they want and release the DMs,” Clayton tweeted as the episode aired.

In an interview with Glamour, the 28-year-old athlete said that it was probably Patrick. “I think it’s Pat, my youngest brother,” he said. “Honestly, I wouldn't put it past either of them. They both cannot be tamed. Listen, I love my brothers, but their nicknames are Pat the Rat and Nasty Nate. Is that a surprise after you hear those names? Probably not.”

But wait, there’s more. Apparently, Clayton knew that one of his brothers was planning on sliding into her DMs. “My brother told me he was going to reach out to her,” the Season 26 lead said. “I didn’t know he actually did that, but he was definitely interested. I'm sure many other people are too, so he’ll have to get in line. I can't believe he went through with that. My brothers are loose cannons.”

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Teddi clarified that the brother in question actually reached out right when The Bachelor began airing. “He followed me after all of the girls were announced for the season,” she explained. “During the first episode, he reached out and DM'd me, and just basically said that he was excited to watch the show that night and his friends were trying to spoil it in another state.” She added that it was a “very harmless message” and that she thought it was “funny to message your brother's ex."

All of this should make for an interesting conversation between Clayton and his brothers — one of whom he currently lives with. “We watch the episodes together,” Clayton revealed of his brother during an appearance on the Click Bait with Bachelor Nation podcast. “He keeps it pretty lighthearted. He makes fun of me, says I have no game and just loves to bash everything about me. But that's our dynamic.”