--- description: A contestant on this season of 'The Bachelor' came up with an interesting way to make a lasting impression on Colton Underwood. title: Bachelor Contestant Fakes Australian Accent to Meet the Guy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0cdf57af375ef1b2/698942a7929fad92fdbf2701/bachelor-contestant-fakes-australian-accent.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bachelor Contestant Strategically Uses a Fake Australian Accent to Up the Competition  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 4, 2019 4:39 PM CUT  GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Colton Underwood, the star of the 23rd season of ABC's hit romance reality series "The Bachelor" is a guest on "Good Morning America," Wednesday, January 2, 2019 on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Paula Lobo/ABC via Getty Images) COLTON UNDERWOOD GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Colton Underwood, the star of the 23rd season of ABC's hit romance reality series "The Bachelor" is a guest on "Good Morning America," Wednesday, January 2, 2019 on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Paula Lobo/ABC via Getty Images) COLTON UNDERWOODPaula Lobo—ABC via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 4, 2019 4:39 PM CUT First impressions matter, which is why one contestant on this season of the [_The Bachelor_ ](http://time.com/5191728/the-bachelor-finale-arie-luyendyk-jr-banned-from-minnesota/ "undefined")decided to put on a fake Australian accent in order to stand out from her peers. In a teaser clip ahead of the new season, Bri, a 24-year-old model from Los Angeles, fakes a Australian accent some have found questionable while introducing herself to [the Bachelor, Colton Underwood](http://time.com/4599436/aly-raisman-colton-underwood/ "undefined"). While the limo arrivals of contestants always includes some over-the-top antics, like Alexis Waters’ infamous dolphin/shark costume or [Jojo Fletcher](http://time.com/4345929/jojo-fletcher-bachelorette-premiere/ "undefined") showing up in a unicorn mask, assuming another nationality is a whole another level of effort. Colton, for his part, appeared to be duped by the accent, going so far as to comment on her “nice accent” and ask where she was from. “Um, the accent it’s Australian,” she said, technically not fibbing, although seeming to slip into another accent while saying this. “I was hoping that you’re kind of a sucker for accents. I didn’t know what you’d think about it.” In the next frame, however, Bri reveals what most other people would know from hearing her accent: she isn’t Australian at all, but did the accent to “stand out.” Seems like this season of _The Bachelor_ is off to an entertaining start. 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