Former Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca is opening up about her rumored relationship with season 24 lead Peter Weber in her upcoming book, The Love Producer.
“I spent all my years getting people to be vulnerable and share their heart on the show,” LaPlaca told Entertainment Weekly on Thursday, Apr. 2. “And I realized I had shielded mine.”
LaPlaca first joined The Bachelor franchise as a date producer during Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette in 2014. In 2019, she started working directly with the lead for the first time for Hannah Brown's season.
“You're basically with them 24/7. You're doing all their interviews, prepping them for all their dates, and helping guide them on their entire journey,” she explained. “The storyteller side of me was really excited when I made that shift because we're really crafting a 20-hour rom-com.”
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Brown's season introduced fans to Weber, who became the Bachelor after being heartbroken in third place. While Weber's season was airing, there were a number of theories on how his journey ended—including speculation that he was dating LaPlaca.
The theory took off after the pair spent New Year's Eve together, with ABC executive Rob Mills and then-Bachelor host Chris Harrison adding fuel to the fire by neither confirming nor denying the rumor.
LaPlaca finally shut down the speculation after the season ended, writing on Instagram that she and Weber "didn't kiss at midnight."
“Peter and I instantly connected,” LaPlaca told Entertainment Weekly. “He felt like an immediate best friend. My job is digging into his heart, getting him to be vulnerable—and I was doing the same. There were moments where I was like, 'Wow, I'm more open with Peter than I was with my boyfriend of five years.' There's this interesting bond that people don't see, the intimacy that the lead producers have with the people they're with. ... It got complicated and lines became blurred.”
“I will be sharing my truth that I suppressed for a while. I dealt with some shame and some fear around sharing it," she continued. "And part of my journey was working through that and allowing myself to get to a place to be fully vulnerable—like I got so many cast members to do. Every woman should own her story and own her truth. … It's very juicy and Bachelor Nation is going to love it.”
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Weber's season finale went down in Bachelor franchise history after he proposed to Hannah Ann Sluss and then broke it off for a shot with runner-up Madi Prewett—much to his mother Barb Weber's dismay.
Two days after the finale aired, Weber and Prewett publicly announced their breakup. Shortly after, Weber began a relationship with one of his contestants, Kelley Flanagan, and the couple dated on and off from 2020 to 2023.
LaPlaca, for her part, left the Bachelor franchise after Matt James' season in 2021.
“Immediately after, I dealt with a lot of hurt,” LaPlaca said. “I don’t think Kelley wanted him to talk to me. That was my understanding, so we lost contact. … We had become so close. For nine months, I spent every day with him. There was a grief period there for many reasons.”
Despite not keeping in touch with Weber, LaPlaca did note that he is "not happy about the book." Regardless, she maintains a positive view of their time together.
“Peter has a bad rep, but I really adore him as a person,” she added. “I think he’s a wonderful person. He had a complicated season, but as a person, he means well and he’s a really good guy.”
The Love Producer will be available on July 7, 2026.
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