Bachelor vet Rachel Nance shares she was sexually assaulted in high school and also claims she was the victim of racist abuse while on the dating show

Rachel Nance from the most recent season of The Bachelor has revealed that she was sexually assaulted on two occasions before appearing on the hit dating series.

In an essay for Today.com, the 27-year-old, who is part Arab, Black, and Filipino, said that her cultural background partially contributed to her staying silent for so long.

'When I was in high school, I was sexually assaulted, and I didn't tell my family for years. I took myself to the doctor's office to make sure I was OK. A couple years later, it happened again, at a party,' she wrote.

'In Asian culture, we're raised to not show too much emotion, we're taught to not say too much. I held onto that for a long time, and I knew going into college that I wanted a career that allowed me to help people,' added Nance, who is a nurse. 

Nance went on to share how working with victims of sexual assault in her capacity as a nurse helped her share her own story.

Rachel Nance from the most recent season of The Bachelor has revealed that she was sexually assaulted on two occasions before appearing on the hit dating series

Nance shared how working with victims of sexual assault in her capacity as a nurse helped her share her own story

'I’m very outspoken when sexual assault victims come into the hospitals where I work as a travel nurse,' she wrote.

'"Please make sure they only have female nurses and female staff. Give them a private room. Give them space. Let them talk when they’re ready." It’s very emotional, and it can be triggering, but they need support.'

Nance also shared how she was the victim of racist abuse from trolls while competing for Joey Graziadei's heart on The Bachelor.

'People were saying my family is barbaric, my culture is barbaric, I’m a jungle Asian. People who were repulsed that Joey would even want to be with me,' she said.

Nance placed third on The Bachelor this year, with Graziadei ultimately choosing Kelsey Anderson.

'I'm sad I had my heart broken again,' Nance said in a confessional after being dumped in a March 19 episode. 

She added, 'I'll always have love for Joey.' 

The ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, cried saying goodbye to Graziadei, 28, and he cried when she left.

Nance also shared how she was the victim of racist abuse from trolls while competing for Joey Graziadei's heart on The Bachelor

The ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, cried saying goodbye to Graziadei, 28, and he cried when she left

Nance returned for the live show joining host Jesse Palmer, 48, on stage and cried again while watching the rose ceremony scene.

'I was definitely in love with him but who wouldn't be, he's amazing,' she said.

'I have no regrets and I think I really did open up as much as I could at the time.'

Graziadei joined her on stage and told he cared so much for her and only wanted the best for her. Nance said she gained confidence in herself from being on the show and thanked The Bachelor hunk for that. 

She also discussed the racist abuse that she received from viewers of the show.

'A lot of racists comments towards me and just, you know, calling me the N-word or calling me jungle Asian all because I got a rose,' she said.  

'I would just want to remind people that we are not just faces on the screen ... People are so quick to be little keyboard warriors and kind of pop off because there's no consequences,' she continued.

'But we have to pay the consequences emotionally and mentally and just be kind. Your words have weight to it.'