The Golden Bachelorette’s Pascal Gets Shockingly Honest About Chock, Hurting Joan’s Feelings, and More

So what has life been like for you since the show premiered? Is business busier than ever right now?

It’s the same. I have a very, very successful operation. We got about 75 people on staff, and we very, very busy as a salon and spa. I didn’t see the growth [from the show yet]. Could people recognize me? Yes. I’ve been to couple places, and people say, “Oh, you’re on The Golden Bachelorette.” That’s good for the ego but doesn’t bring me anything.

Well, I appreciate the honesty and openness.

Thank you. My friends love me because they said, “You say it the way it is.” Sometimes I [need to be] filtered, but this is my personality. I thought for a reason, being in The Golden Bachelorette and have the exposure on TV will bring me something; to be honest with you, it doesn’t bring me anything. It’s not like somebody call me and said, “Hey, let’s endorse this. Let’s do that.” I can’t say that my business has been booming since I’ve been on the show because my business was booming before I was on the show.

But are you glad you did the show?

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I am grateful for the experience. I enjoy the time I spend with those guys, and I enjoy meeting Joan. I think the experience alone, being away from the cell phone, the social media, the internet, and the news and be stuck with 20 guys into a house give you the opportunity to really open up and get to know each other on a personal level. That was to me the most incredible thing of that experience. Besides meeting Joan and going through the process of selection. You know what I mean? It’s funny because I went on a date with her. We took the jet, we went to Vegas, we stayed in Paris Hotel, we had a fantastic time. We came back, she said goodbye, and the next day, she’s Jonathan’s girlfriend. So somebody said, “How do you feel?” I said, “I don’t feel so bad because I got the jet.” It’s true. I get the good jet, the good food, and he get the rose and the picnic basket.” [Laughs.]