Bachelor's Madina Alam addresses her 'silence' on the show

The Bachelor'S Madina Alam opened up about keeping her composure on the dating show.

Madina, 31, got to work TikTok on Wednesday, February 14 to explain her “silence” about the drama surrounding her, Sydney Gordon And Maria Georgas. “I know there were a lot of funny memes talking about all the drama that's about Madina, but there's not a lot of Madina actually talking,” she said, explaining, “I like to stick to it and sometimes that's the best response. no answer.”

Madina shared that because she is not a “big arguer,” she believes that “you can't really change someone's point of view” and “can only really monitor your reaction to it.”

Although she admitted she felt “quite stressed” during Joey Graziadeiseason 28 of The Bachelorshe is still 'proud' of how she 'kept it going' [herself] composed.”

Madina's drama on the show started after she shared her insecurities about being the oldest woman in the house. Maria, 29, was later seen talking to another contestant about Madina's age, saying: 'Madina, you're 31. Own it. Joey probably loves it. … I'm old too.” Sydney, 28, overheard the conversation and felt Maria was belittling Madina's insecurities.

Sydney later shared the situation with Joey, 28, saying Maria “verbally attacked” her.

Maria and Sydney then joined Joey on a two-on-one date, which aired on Monday, February 12, where Sydney was ultimately sent home. Madina was later eliminated during a rose ceremony on Tuesday, February 13.

“It was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be,” Madina said via TikTok while discussing how she “got dumped on national television.”

She continued, “It was kind of annoying not being able to show my story and especially not really getting to know Joey, and having Joey really get to know me.”

Now that Madina is no longer on the show, she opened up about the “pressure” of being 31 years old and being able to date openly again. “I think a lot of people don't realize that when you go on the show you're giving up dating and finding a potential person for a long time,” she said, adding, “I'm excited but also very nervous .”

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8pm EST on ABC.