Rachel Bilson and Nick Viall admit they faked their romance

Rachel Bilson never really accepted Nick Viallis rose.

The OC actress, who sparked romance rumors with Nick in 2019 after they exchanged flirtatious messages on social media, recently came clean about her relationship with the Bachelor Nation member. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t one.

“No, Nick and I have never been together,” Rachel admitted on Nick’s The Viall Files podcast on March 21, adding, “We trolled the internet.”

Rachel clarified that they’re just “playing around — not together, but I mean with the internet,” while Nick explained that the duo were “epically single and we wanted the attention.” And no, their ruse “never got to a point” where they actually felt inclined to date, Rachel said.

Nick explained that the idea of ​​a fake relationship came to his mind after becoming “good friends” with Rachel when she appeared on his podcast in July 2019. After that, the two considered doing a spin-off podcast.