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After skipping the Age of Attraction<\/em><\/a> reunion special on Bachelor<\/em> franchise star Nick Viall<\/a>‘s podcast, one of the Netflix<\/a> dating show’s stars, Pfeifer Hill, has opened up about why she didn’t attend the recording.<\/p>\n The Viall Files<\/em>-hosted reunion special<\/a> announced Wednesday, “Unfortunately, Hill is celebrating her birthday in Japan, and is sad to not be here,” but the reality personality shared a slightly different story in a social media post explaining her absence alongside the rest of the cast.<\/p>\n In a new Instagram video (below), Hill specifically said she “declined” to appear on Viall’s podcast (which he hosts with wife Natalie Joy, who also cohosts the main Age of Attraction<\/em> with her husband).<\/p>\n “I always try to stay true to myself,” Hill said in the clip, later adding, “I never want to speak on a podcast that doesn\u2019t feel like an authentic choice or one I\u2019m not enthusiastic about.”<\/p>\n She continued, telling followers that she wants “the first time that I speak out about the show to be on a platform that aligns with me and is one of my choosing” in the future.<\/p>\n “I want to tell my story on my own terms,” Hill said, clarifying that her words are “not shade” to Viall, Joy, or anyone who attended the reunion without her.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the beautiful things about being human is we\u2019re all different, we can accept that and appreciate who we are,” she said.<\/p>\n “I made a different choice because, for me, that choice upholds what I believe in, which is authenticity to myself,” additionally urging her followers to “protect your peace” elsewhere in her explanation.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The star explained that “Derrick [Fleming] and I ended on good terms,” and that she has “no bad blood with anybody in the cast” after she ended her run on the dating show \u2014 which aims to unite people across age gaps<\/a> \u2014 in a relationship with Fleming. At the time of filming, Hill was 23 and Fleming was 43.<\/p>\n Now, Hill confirmed that she is in another relationship after breaking up with Fleming, and called her new partner her “best friend” and “one of the biggest joys” in her life that resulted in a momentous trip to Japan to spend time with him.<\/p>\n “Even if I wanted to attend in the first place, I would\u2019ve had to reschedule our trip,” Hill clarified.<\/p>\n On the reunion special, Fleming explained in Hill’s absence that several different factors played into their breakup, including his discovery that Hill lived in what he felt was a “sorority girl-style” setup with roommates halfway across the country from him, as she lived in Washington state and he lived in Texas with his children.<\/p>\n