Peter Weber was in the hot seat during Tuesday’s season finale of “The Bachelor,” but his mother, Barbara, ignited her own fireworks.
During the “After the Final Rose” special, Weber, 28, first came face to face with ex-fiancée Hannah Ann Sluss in front of a live studio audience, before he was joined by the other finalist, Madison Prewett.
Barbara made it clear she’s not a fan of Prewett, and when her son defended Prewett, Barbara asked her husband, Peter Weber Sr., to back her up.
Barbara raised Bachelor Nation’s collective eyebrow when she told her hubby in Spanish, “Di algo mal también, ayúdame,” which translates as, “Say something bad too. Help me.”
Viewers, including some “Bachelor” fan favorites, also tweeted about the ice war brewing between the Weber matriarch and Prewett.
“Oh hell, Barb. What is even happening right now. #TheBachelorABC,” former “Bachelorette” JoJo Fletcher wrote.
“If Barb can’t ship Peter and Madison, how can America? #TheBachelor,” series alum Nick Viall posted.
“‘You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain’ – Barb probably #batman #barb #thebachelor,” Tanner Tolbert of “Bachelor in Paradise” quipped, referencing 2008’s “The Dark Knight.”
Barbara, who is Cuban, ultimately elaborated on why she preferred Sluss to Prewett, who are both 23 years old.
“When I went for Hannah Ann, she was the one who embraced me with love,” Barbara said. “The next day we met Madison and it started on a rocky road because she made us wait three hours to come in — she didn’t want to meet us. We had just come across the world, we were exhausted … and we had to wait three hours. And when she did come in, we didn’t get an apology.”
She continued, “And when I proceeded to ask her if she was madly in love with my son, she said no, that she wouldn’t accept a proposal in four days. … As a mother, that wasn’t what we were expecting.”
Weber told his parents, “All I know is I love Madison.”