Former DWTS Champion & Bachelor Star Breaks Silence After DUI Arrest

'The Bachelor' Alum 'Struggling' After DWI Arrest

A former The Bachelor contestant says “life really sucks” following her DWI arrest in Texas last month. Melissa Rycroft, who appeared on the 13th season of The Bachelor in 2009, broke her silence after she was arrested for DWI in Southlake, Texas, in late September. On her Sept. 5 Instagram post, one of her followers wrote they made the “same mistake” two years ago because of a “perfect storm of bad life events.” “There’s no excuse, but it happe…

Former Bachelor Star & DWTS Winner Gives 1st Update After DUI Arrest

Photo Credit: Gabe Ginsberg | FilmMagic via Getty Images Former DWTS champion, Melissa Rycroft, has opened up for the first time since her recent DUI arrest. After a fan expressed their support on one of her social media posts, The Bachelor alumna had a warm response. Following her arrest in September 2025, fans were eager for an update from Rycroft. Melissa Rycroft says she is ‘struggling’ after getting arrested The former Dallas Cowboys cheerl…

Former DWTS Champion & Bachelor Star Breaks Silence After DUI Arrest

Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Former DWTS champion, Melissa Rycroft, has opened up for the first time since her recent DUI arrest. After a fan expressed their support on one of her social media posts, The Bachelor alumna had a warm response. Following her arrest in September 2025, fans were eager for an update from Rycroft. Melissa Rycroft says she is ‘struggling’ after getting arrested The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader thanke…