<p id=”par-1_60″>ABC’s <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-bachelorette/?swcfpc=1″>The Bachelorette</a></em> Season 21 continues to show Jenn Tran making connections with her men. Jenn was <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sam-mckinney-villain-the-bachelorette.html/”>attracted to Sam McKinney</a> early on, and he was awarded the First Impression Rose. Unfortunately, they had a disconnect during their first one-on-one date. And Jenn recently admitted that Sam made her uncomfortable on the group date before that. Here’s what she said.</p>
<p id=”par-2_13″><strong>[Spoiler alert: Possible spoilers regarding Sam McKinney on<em> The Bachelorette</em> Season 21 ahead.]</strong></p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jenn-tran-said-sam-mckinney-made-her-so-uncomfortable-in-the-bachelorette-season-21″>Jenn Tran said Sam McKinney made her ‘so uncomfortable’ in ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21 </h2>
<p id=”par-3_54″>Jenn Tran and Sam McKinney were off to a great start in <em>The Bachelorette</em> Season 21. The lead gave her First Impression Rose to Sam, as she and him had fantastic chemistry from the beginning. She later commented on how she and Sam have a strong sexual attraction, making their one-on-one moments fiery. </p>
<p id=”par-4_54″>Fans watched as Jenn started to fall for Sam. Unfortunately, Sam spent a lot of his time in the house getting into arguments with fellow contestant Devin Strader. When Jenn and Sam finally had their first one-on-one date, Sam pushed Jenn into participating in the SkyJump in New Zealand, which she didn’t appreciate. </p>
<p id=”par-5_59″>While speaking to Nick Viall on <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9m-joucUuI” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”><em>The Viall Files</em> podcast</a>, Jenn admitted that Sam made her “so uncomfortable” during another moment on the show. Sam stripped and gyrated against Jenn during the group strip tease date <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bachelorette-season-21-episode-3-spoilers-goes-home.html/”>in episode 3</a>. While Jenn pretended to love it and smiled during the date, she explained her true feelings on the podcast. </p>
<p id=”par-6_66″>“See, that was another moment in which I was like, why are you smiling? You’re obviously so uncomfortable,” Jenn said. “I think I like to just make things seem like they’re not as bad. I mean, it wasn’t like … I think, in the moment, I was just a little like, OK, this is not the time or the place right now to be doing this.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_29″>Jenn also discussed her and Sam’s SkyJump date. She stated that she “wanted to crawl out” of her “skin” due to how uncomfortable she felt with Sam pushing her.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jenn-tran-doesn-t-think-the-bachelorette-unfairly-portrayed-the-contestant”>Jenn Tran doesn’t think ‘The Bachelorette’ unfairly portrayed the contestant</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/The-Bachelorette-Season-21-Sam-McKinney.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Sam McKinney in his underwear while talking to Jesse Palmer on stage in ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21″ class=”wp-image-3693306″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Sam McKinney in ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21 | Disney/John Fleenor</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-8_26″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bachelorette-sam-m-family-shade-jenn-tran-instagram-rude-comments.html/”>Sam McKinney and his family members slammed Jenn Tran</a> and <em>The Bachelorette</em> Season 21 online. Sam’s family hated how he was portrayed on the show. </p>
<p id=”par-9_38″>First, the contestant posted a comment to Instagram with an emoji showing smoke and another emoji showing mirrors. Then, his sister, Hannah McKinney, wrote. “Let’s see all the footage @bacheloretteabc … I’m waiting,” with a clock emoji. </p>
<p id=”par-10_21″>His other sister, Olivia McKinney, posted a similar comment: “I’m ready for @bacheloretteabc to show allllll the context they’ve left out.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_41″>Sam’s parents posted longer and angrier posts on social media. His mother wrote that he was being made into a “villain,” and his father wrote that Sam became “a complete wreck” after seeing how ABC portrayed him in the series. </p>
<p id=”par-12_52″>Jenn said on <em>The Viall Files</em> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jenn-tran-shades-sam-mckinney-bad-edit.html/”>she doesn’t think the show was unfair to Sam</a>. “I don’t think anybody can edit you in a certain way that you’re not already,” she explained. “No one’s gonna put words in your mouth. Those are your own. And you gotta take responsibility for that.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-explained-how-she-feels-about-sam-mckinney-s-slogan-keeping-the-main-thing-the-main-thing”>She explained how she feels about Sam McKinney’s slogan, ‘Keeping the main thing the main thing’</h2>
<p id=”par-13_28″>Sam McKinney loves telling the cameras that he’s “keeping the main thing the main thing” in <em>The Bachelorette</em> Season 21. How does Jenn Tran feel about the phrase?</p>
<p id=”par-14_47″>“I don’t think I picked up on it as much,” she said on <em>The Viall Files</em> podcast. “I think, most of the time, when you see it on the show, it’s like, in an interview, or with the boys, and not as much as with me.” </p>
<p id=”par-15_39″>Jenn noted that she heard Sam’s phrase “maybe once or twice” on the show, “but not nearly as much as I’m seeing it. I’m like, what is this? Is this a tagline? … I’m very confused about that one.”</p>
<p id=”par-16_12″><em>The Bachelorette</em> Season 21 airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.</p>