Bachelor Nation’s Tenley Molzahn can’t get sufficient of her life as a mom of two.
“I’m completely in love and positively within the section of, ‘Is that this actually my life?’” Molzahn, 40, solely instructed Us Weekly on the Swirl x Z Provide Summer season Assortment Get together at Swirl Boutique in Carlsbad, California on Saturday, June 22. “I’ve two daughters now, which is loopy. I’m form of nonetheless greedy the truth that that is my life. I’m loving it.”
Molzahn and her husband, Taylor Leopold, welcomed their second daughter, Banks, in Could. The pair, who wed in 2018, are additionally dad and mom to 3-year-old daughter Rell.
“It’s completely difficult although having a three-and-a-half 12 months outdated and a new child,” she mentioned. “The three-and-a-half 12 months outdated desires my time and a spotlight and I wish to give all of it to her however [the] child wants me for survival. It’s simply totally different this time round.”
When her daughters grow old, Molzahn wouldn’t be against them watching her settle for roses on Jake Pavelka’s season of The Bachelor. She famous, “However I don’t [want to] rush.”
Again in 2010, Molzahn joined Bachelor Nation whereas showing on Pavelka’s season of the ABC relationship collection. After Pavelka, 46, gave his ultimate rose to Vienna Girardi, runner-up Molzahn went on to affix each Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise. Pavelka and Girardi, 38, ended their engagement months after the 2010 season finale.
Whereas Molzahn didn’t discover The One throughout the Bachelor franchise, she exchanged vows with Leopold — who hasn’t seen her on any of the reveals.
“I realized that my season of The Bachelor with Jake was on Hulu,” she mentioned. “It simply popped up and I used to be curious. My husband, who works for a shoe firm, had a name with China one night and we have been simply sitting on the sofa. My first daughter was in mattress and so I used to be like, ‘Oh, I’m simply gonna push play and see how I really feel.’ Then unexpectedly, I see myself kissing Jake after which crying about it.”
She continued: “I used to be like, ‘I can’t watch this. I can’t watch this. Nevermind.’ I believe he was distracted however I believe the one one which I might let him watch could be Jake’s season as a result of it was such a distinct time.”
Whereas vying for the affections of Pavelka, Molzahn defined that she was “fragile” and “naive.” She defined, “I used to be going via lots of massive life modifications. I really feel like he might see such a giant development between who I’m in the present day as his spouse and the mom of his youngsters to that little woman. I believe that will be okay for him to see however then I’d simply get uncomfortable watching the kissing.”
Molzahn, who famous that the expertise was “very actual,” mentioned that she and Pavelka “briefly” reconnected when The Bachelor season 14 and Bachelor Pad contestant Gia Allemand died. (Allemand dedicated suicide in August 2013.)
“We acquired on the telephone and we form of emoted collectively,” Molzahn recalled of Pavelka. “It was actually, actually exhausting. She’s such a sweetheart after which we did Bachelor Pad collectively.”
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Whereas Molzahn was requested by a Bachelor producer whether or not she’d be “” within the gig, she instructed Us she doesn’t assume she “would have been Bachelorette.” Molzahn famous that she’s pleased with how her life turned out. “I’m so grateful for every little thing labored out, nevertheless it’s been fairly a street,” she mentioned.
Whereas she navigates life as a brand new mom of two, Molzahn will be seen sporting the Z Provide summer time assortment.
“I really like Swirl Boutique and this Z Provide costume is simply excellent and nursing pleasant,” she mentioned. “I simply had a child 4 weeks in the past so it’s forgiving a bit bit and nursing pleasant. I simply love Z provide and the way comfy every little thing is. I can simply stay of their garments as a result of it’s like butter.”
With reporting by Mike Vulpo