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Words of wisdom, that is what Mike Johnson has for new Bachelor contestant Matt James.

Johnson — who appeared on season 15 of The Bachelorette, led by Hannah Brown recently sat down with PEOPLE revealing that James approached him for advice after he was selected as a contestant on Clare Crawley‘s upcoming season of The Bachelorette.

As our readers know, James, who is beloved Bachelorette star Tyler Cameron‘s roommate, was among Crawley’s initial pool of men before COVID-19 halted production in March. He was tapped as the next Bachelor lead in June.

So what advice did Mike have for Matt? NEXT page…