Chad Johnson shook things up during Season 12 of “The Bachelorette” and now he’s turning Nick Viall’s season of “The Bachelor” on it’s head.

The ABC franchise bad boy has been tuning in to Season 21 and while he’s not impressed with the star of the show, he’s taken a special interest in one of the contestants. Chad told ET Online he had been “texting” Corinne Olympios— the villain on Nick’s season. The two have not met in person, but appear to have bonded over their controversial behavior. Chad said that Corinne had a similar experience on the show to him and texted him when things started “‘getting kind of tough.’”

“She’s good [now]. I think at first, she had the same emotion as me. She was like, ‘No, I’m good. I got this’ and then a couple weeks down the line, I think she texted me like, ‘This is getting kind of tough,’” Chad told ET. “But yeah, she seems pretty cool...she obviously doesn’t care at all what anybody thinks.”

While the nature of Chad and Corinne’s relationship remains unclear, it has raised some questions about the Miami native’s future on the show. As of episode 8, Corinne is still on “The Bachelor.” Spoiler blogger Reality Steve reported that the controversial cast member would be sent home after a hometown date, but that is not how things panned out. In fact, none of the final four women — Corinne, Raven, Vanessa or Rachel L. — were sent home. While Bachelor Nation is now aware that Rachel L. is not the Season 21 “Bachelor” winner, it is not yet clear which of the other three contestants will win the ultimate prize.

When the show returns on Monday, Feb. 27, Nick and the final three will jet from New York City to Finland for fantasy suite week. It’s rumored that Rachel L. will be sent home during Season 21, episode 9, though Reality Steve’s last elimination prediction proved incorrect. No further details are known about the episode at this time.

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