Just weeks after Michelle Young ended her engagement with The Bachelorette winner Nayte Olukoya, the reality star reveals what she wants to do with the $200K she was gifted.
Young, a 29-year-old teacher from Woodbury, Minnesota, appeared on Season 25 of The Bachelor before she was named The Bachelorette in Season 18.
She chose Nayte Olukoya as the winner and they were engaged, with The Bachelorette gifting the couple $200K to be used as a down payment on a house, but after calling it off, Young told The Ben and Ashley Almost Famous Podcast what she really wants to do with that money.
Ended: Just weeks after Michelle Young ended her engagement with The Bachelorette winner Nayte Olukoya, the reality star reveals what she wants to do with the $200K she was gifted
Money: She chose Nayte Olukoya as the winner and they were engaged, with The Bachelorette gifting the couple $200K to be used as a down payment on a house, but after calling it off, Young told The Ben and Ashley Almost Famous Podcast what she really wants to do with that money.
'You know that was money that was gifted to both of us and I think that’s something that’s going to be decided how that’s going to be utilized going forward,' Young began.
'I haven’t officially decided, but I have started putting down some different things in place to give back, to build an organization, or just promote the change that I’ve been talking about. I think that’d be something that I’d feel really good about,' she said.
She indicated that The Bachelor producers seem to be on board with her giving the money back, adding she's 'literally been crying on the phone with the producers.'
Money: 'You know that was money that was gifted to both of us and I think that’s something that’s going to be decided how that’s going to be utilized going forward,' Young began
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'To be like "can I create this to give the money to somebody else?" It’s something I feel good about. I know that’s been the million-dollar question, it’s been a lot,' she added.
Young also addressed the breakup, and her decision to leave her job as a teacher as well.
'It’s been quite a transition. I would say just because you know this year, I decided to step away from the classroom, this following school year, just because I’ve been so burned out,' she added.
Money: 'To be like "can I create this to give the money to somebody else?" It’s something I feel good about. I know that’s been the million-dollar question, it’s been a lot,' she added
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'And just really wanting to get out of that survival mode. I kinda feel like life has taken this thing and like okay challenge accepted. And here deal with a break up,' she said.
Young admitted that the split with Olukoya was, 'definitely not something that I planned to have to work through this summer.'
'But I definitely have the understanding that sometimes we have to work through things that we did not plan for that were not in our life plans,' she added.
Split: Young admitted that the split with Olukoya was, 'definitely not something that I planned to have to work through this summer.
Last week, Olukoya addressed rumors that they split up because he had cheated on her, with Olukoya insisting that wasn't the case.
'No, I didn’t cheat. Not every breakup needs to have someone to blame. Yes, the pressures were insane for both of us,' he added.
'We tried. It didn’t work. We’re sad about it. We all grieve differently. Yes, many of you seem to paint me as a red flag/ f*** boy. Maybe it’s the piercings and tattoos? Who knows. But I’m actually a decent guy, and I only want to continue getting better. As we should all want for ourselves,' he said.
Cheated: Last week, Olukoya addressed rumors that they split up because he had cheated on her, with Olukoya insisting that wasn't the case
