Rachel Bilson and Nick Viall Admit They Faked Their Romance

Rachel Bilson by no means truly accepted Nick Viall‘s rose.

The O.C. actress, who sparked romance rumors with Nick in 2019 after they exchanged flirty messages on social media, not too long ago got here clear about her relationship with the Bachelor Nation member. Spoiler alert: There wasn’t one.

“No, Nick and I never dated,” Rachel admitted March 21 on Nick’s podcast The Viall Files, with him including, “We did troll the internet.”

Rachel clarified that they have been simply “messing around—not together, but I mean with the internet,” whereas Nick defined that the duo have been “epically single and we wanted the attention.” And no, their ruse by no means “got to a point” the place they really felt inclined thus far each other, Rachel mentioned.

Nick defined that the faux relationship concept popped into his head after he ”became good friends” with Rachel when she appeared on his podcast in July 2019. Afterward, the 2 brainstormed the potential of doing a spin-off podcast.