The Bachelorette’s Katie Thurston says she nearly walked off of her season

The Bachelorette’s Katie Thurston says she nearly walked off of her season … and credits Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams for their help

Katie Thurston said things get so emotional on this season’s The Bachelorette, she nearly walked off production of the show in New Mexico.

The 30-year-old reality star, speaking with US Weekly Monday, was seen in a preview in which she said she was ‘done’ with the show’s 17th season.

The one-time bank manager told the outlet, ‘At that moment, I was at my lowest and really wanted to leave.’

The latest: Katie Thurston, 30, said things get so emotional on this season’s The Bachelorette, she nearly walked off production of the show in New Mexico

Thurston, a native of Lynnwood, Washington, said that the show’s Kaitlyn Bristowe, 35, and Tayshia Adams, 30 – who are hosting this season in place of Chris Harrison, 49, (who stepped back following a controversy earlier this year) – were key in her journey.

‘It wasn’t for the amazing women who have been Bachelorettes before helping me navigate that, I probably would have. And so, I’m so thankful for all of them,’ said Thurston, who appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor.

She added: ‘I thought, maybe, there’d be people helping with dates, you know, here and there, but I certainly did not expect to have both of them there with me the entire time. And so I think I was just, like, so overwhelmed.’

She said she can be seen on the reality romance ‘crying of relief and happiness and excitement to have them there to help me.’

Lifting her up: Thurston said that the show's Tayshia Adams, 30, (L) and Kaitlyn Bristowe, 35, who are hosting this season in place of Chris Harrison, were key in her journey

Lifting her up: Thurston said that the show’s Tayshia Adams, 30, (L) and Kaitlyn Bristowe, 35, who are hosting this season in place of Chris Harrison, were key in her journey 

She said she can bee seen on the reality romance 'crying of relief and happiness and excitement to have them there to help me'

She said she can bee seen on the reality romance ‘crying of relief and happiness and excitement to have them there to help me’

She said that Bristowe advised her, ‘Don’t fall in love with one person on the first night, be open,’ while Adams advised her to ‘surrender to the process’ and ‘trust the journey.’

She said she was ‘excited’ and ‘anxious,’ and was dealing with ‘a little bit of everything’ as she prepared to watch the show air.

Thurston added, ‘I’m scared, you know, reliving those connections or heartbreak, that’s going to be tough.’

The Bachelorette’s new season debuts Monday on ABC at 8/7c. 

Thurston was previously seen as she appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor

Thurston was previously seen as she appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor