ABC Denies Brad Womack as Next Bachelor Rumors

Let's hope so!  Chris Harrison said on his Facebook page that ABC denies Brad Womack is the next Bachelor.  Is this another hacker? Are we all being duped? Trista already congratulated him on her Twitter page.  This would be awful.

It's not so much that I don't like Brad, it's just that the guy had his run. If they really wanted to bring back a former bachelor, they should bring back Travis Stork.  He was gorgeous.

I really hope they don't pick David Good or Kovacs - the arrogance just sticks to these guys and if Kovacs is attracted to the likes of Elizabeth the Nanny, I can only imagine what kind of bimbo contestants we'd see.

I'm still holding out hope for Chris L.

Ugh - Say It Isn't So: Brad Womack to be Next Bachelor???

Reports came out today that Brad Womack, the former Bachelor who got down to his final two ladies and then infamously picked nobody, will be getting a second chance at love.  This news stems from the fact that Chris Harrison posted the news on his Facebook page. I am praying that this is false news as the only thing I want to see less of than Bachelor Pad, is Brad Womack going through a whole other season of ladies only to pick nobody again.  Star Magazine confirmed this, however, but that doesn't mean much.

I'd even take Ty or another season of Bachelorette with Peyton as the choice, over Brad Womack.  Come on, ABC!!  Chris L, please save us from this nonsense!

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Looks like Ali got a haircut!

Also, unfortunately, sounds like from Twitter that Chris L is spending way too much time with Gia in the Hamptons, along with some other former Bachelor/ette folks. I don't like the idea of them spending too much time together because Gia is not good for him and hopefully she's just interested in Wes. Peyton joined the gang there too. Ok, off to sleep.

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This made me smile. Which is very commendable because I'm starving right now!

VIDEO: Ali Fedotowsky Gets Birthday Surprise From Fiancé On Live TV | Radar Online

The Bachelor Pad Ends – My Life Begins Again!

There were definitely some great highlights from the finale of Bachelor Pad: (1) the fact that this torturous show is finally over is a highlight by itself; (2) After Dave found out he’d be splitting the $250,000 with Natalie, he ran over to Chris Harrison and kissed him square on the lips; (3) Elizabeth “Screw Loose” Nanny dyed her hair back to brunette (MUCH improved); (4) Jessie sticking up for Tenley when obnoxious Juan questioned how she ever made it to the finals, but then Jessie voted for Dave and Natalie anyway. Is it me or are Tenley and Kiptyn born to be runner ups?


The dance competition was a pretty great idea for a final competition. Tenley was totally psyched when they announced that ballroom dancing would be the contest, but I have to say that I was pretty impressed with Natalie and Dave, who did not have any formal dance training experience. When Tenley kept whispering to Kiptyn “Smile!” throughout their performance, it cracked me up. As soon as the music started, Tenley went straight into performance mode – flash the white toothed smile, spray tan and she was so determined to be graceful! Ten was predictably extremely talented – I wonder why they didn’t consider her for Dancing with the Stars. Elizabeth and Kovacs were a train wreck, but it was more amusing to watch Elizabeth lose her mind watching Edyta bend all over her boyfriend in rehearsals. Did anyone else think Kiptyn looked completely ridiculous in that tux? Tenley and Kiptyn were dressed for prom, whereas Kovacs and Dave were wearing figure skating shimmery outfits. It was fun to see Trista back as a judge – and Jake was so annoying in his limited time on the show. He was definitely a bit stiff with his remarks on Tenley’s performance – probably didn’t like seeing her kick her leg up for another dude.

As soon as Tenley and Kiptyn chose Natalie and Dave to be in the finals with them, it was obvious who the winner would be. If the entire cast of the show had to vote between Kovacs/Elizabeth and Tenley/Kiptyn, it would be no contest. Kip-Ten would have certainly taken the cake. The fact that the majority of cast members voted to help Natalie get out of debt and Dave go on vacation speaks volumes, as voting for Kip-Ten would at least give the cast a chance to give money to the charity of their choice.

It was pretty awful watching Michelle talk to Tenley. They should not allow Michelle to go wandering in public areas without supervision. She was pretty nasty to poor Tenley – and telling Ten that “What goes around comes around,” even after Tenley apologized, is really like kicking a puppy. I thought Tenley’s waterworks would explode at that point, but she surprisingly held it together. Then when Juan came out with his nasty remarks (why didn’t anyone punch him?) Tenley was absolutely speechless. Kiptyn should have banged him in the head. Why on earth he didn’t stick up for his woman, I have no idea. Kip has always seemed a little less interested in Ten than she is with him. It will be interesting to see whether these two last.

Not surprisingly, Kovacs and Elizabeth split. Although she still seems flirtatious with him on the finale. The Wes/Gia thing was ridiculous, especially the kiss – totally staged. Gia has proven herself to be one of the dumbest female contestants the show has ever had, so I think she’ll make a great fit for Wes. It was completely ridiculous to suggest that Kiptyn should pick Nikki over Tenley when Kiptyn had to pick the other half of his pair. Even more ridiculous is that Gia was sticking up for Nikki when she completely berated her in front of everyone in the house on the show. Gia should stick to bathing suit modeling and keep her mouth closed.

Krisily’s pout kind of reminded me of a bulldog.

Peyton looked great, as usual, but I wish they had explored whether she had forgiven Jesse B enough to possibly go on another date with him, especially after he comforted her after the fateful water balloon competition. We didn’t hear much from Jesse B. Surprisingly quiet were Craig M and the Weatherman. And let us not forget another highlight of the night – Wes’s guitar accompanied love song to Jillian, which the entire cast knew every word of.

The whole “Keep” vs. “Share” concept was pretty brilliant. When Dave chose to share the money, and Natalie saw his decision and said, “Can I say something?” everybody (including myself) thought she had surely chosen to “Keep” all of the money. Natalie wins the Academy Award for best fake-out, and it was a great moment when she revealed her decision to share the money as well. I don’t see it lasting between her and Dave, but it sounds like they will keep their friendship.

So the Bachelor season is over and Dancing With the Stars (and Jennifer Grey, the Situation, Florence Henderson, Bristol Palin and Audrina Patridge) will begin. It should be a fun show. My boss is on week 10 of maternity leave, and I need a vacation! The Husband stopped watching Bachelor Pad after the first week and has done a head first dive into football season. I think he is in at least 4 fantasy football leagues. It will be nice to free up my Monday nights again to scream at the TV at something other than Bachelor Pad. Be sure to check back to my blog at http://bachelove.blogspot.com for Bachelor updates, periodic commentary on my favorite shows and to let me know what you are all watching this fall. It sounds like The Bachelor will not be back until January. Have a great autumn!

Ali Pitches, Roberto Catches at Red Sox Game

Ali got to throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park, with her fiance, Roberto, playing catcher. Cute interview, and thanks to Tracy in Massachusetts for sending the link my way:

Ali Starts New Gig on Fox 5 San Diego News

This could be her calling...congrats, Ali. She seems a natural for this sort of work - she's actually better than the annoying guy interviewing her.  Go Ali!!
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Strategy vs. Loyalty - Couples Rule The Day on Bachelor Pad

The good news is that we only have to watch Bachelor Pad for one more week.  The bad news is that we will have to witness Tenley perform another dance to get there.  Once the three least appealing ladies in the house were eliminated (buh-bye Gwen, Nikki and Ashleigh), the couples could happily be couples (except poor Peyton who knew she was a gonner as soon as she dropped that last water balloon).  Spin the Bottle this week was pretty lame - at first I thought the guys would have to kiss each other, but turns out they might as well have picked a number out of hat. There were 0 surprises on who each of the guys would pick.  Why did the men get the final say as to which of the ladies went home?  It really gave them all of the power. 

Tonight's episode spotlighted several unknown qualities about the remaining competitors which we have never learned before:

(1) Elizabeth must have paid her fellow cast members not to be named "the stupidest," on last week's show.  I have a very hard time believing that Gwen could have been dumber than Elizabeth.  The things coming out of Elizabeth's mouth when she was trying to remember very basic information about her boyfriend of six months (his brother's name, where he went to college, his birthday) - were simply impossible for her.  She couldn't even remember the name of the herbal supplement she takes to improve her memory.  Her own boyfriend put it best, "Elizabeth has a screw loose."  Uh, yeah - but maybe Kovacs does too, as why on earth would he choose to date someone like her?  It was justifiable, at least, when she was threatening to bring all the girls against him, but now that it's up to him to choose who stays with him?  Maybe he's just fearful of his life at this point or he has a death wish.  Regardless, I would love to see a show that just focuses on the two of them - and watches her completely unravel when he has absolutely no obligaiton to be with her.

What was up with Elizabeth's post-coital declaration that Kovacs was not romancing her enough?  What did she expect?  She suggests making out in Dave and Natalie's Lamborghini, then proposes sneaking into the fantasy suite, then fully agrees to get naked and go for it with Kovacs.  Then when all is said and done, she picks a fight with him because he's not romancing her enough.  This girl needs a slap in the face.  I can't take her anymore!

(2) Could anybody be more shallow than Dave?  Maybe it's me - I'm not much of a big brand name car person, but Dave's eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store when he saw that car.  Combine this car with the trophy wife and add back in father issues, and you've got the makings of a disaster.  Did Dave say he threw a chair at his father the last time he saw him?  Physical anger seems to be a very big turn on for Natalie.  She should run very fast (or take the car) and get away from this guy while she still can.  I still have horrible memories of Dave from how he treated Jillian on her season.  It's amazing that Bachelor Pad is actually painting Dave as a sympathetic character.  I did not forget the way he bullied Juan or what a jerk he was to Jillian.

(3) Jesse B is actually a nice guy.  I loved how he comforted Peyton after she messed up their balloon toss.  I doubt Dave would have reacted the same way.  Yes, the way he peels his bananas and pulls screws out of his knees is more than slightly strange, but his sunburn face and light blue eyes are quite charming and I like watching Peyton keep him in line. 

It seems like Bachelor Pad finally got started this week.  Because really, people are much more interested in whether Natalie is going to get naked again than why Nikki can't find love.  And they make Gwen out to be this ancient spinster Cougar lady, when really she is quite attractive and certainly young enough to find love in her future.  Having the remainder of the competition be all about the couples is quite a slap in the face for the singles who couldn't find love on the show.  BTW, does anybody find it strange that less than two weeks earlier, Natalie was head over heels hot for Jesse B? She seems to have gotten over that pretty quickly.  Also, where is Jake? I thought he makes an appearance at some point.  Perhaps on the Dancing with the Stars finale he'll give some tips as a veteran.  I'm already rolling my eyes at this thought.  What a nice plug for the upcoming Dancing with the Stars. I can't wait to see how nuts Elizabeth will go when Edyta (hottest female body on earth) practices her dancing with Kovacs and rubs her spray tanned toned abs against his. 

Was anybody else completely grossed out when Kiptyn was cutting up that raw chicken?  I'm not a vegetarian at all, but something about the massive amount of uncooked pink poultry seemed kind of nasty, particularly with Tenley peeking her pink little face into his ear to talk strategy.  For some reason, she seems far more into him than he is into her.  I hope he doesn't break her heart.  She seems so fragile and just loves thanking him for every thing that comes out of his mouth.  I was happy to see Tenley's face light up when Chris Harrison announced that next week's competition would be ballroom dancing.  Tenley totally stole my "Kip-Ten" line from last week's post.  Ah well, I'll let her borrow it.

As for Peyton and Jesse B, I was sad to see them go, but I think Peyton may have put herself into the running for a future Bachelorette show.  She certainly was the most liked female in the house and carried herself with class.  They'll have to find her a nice Southern gentleman that can eat funnel cake with her.  Of course, I'm pretty sure that if her time on the show was longer, Jesse B could have found a way back into her heart.  

Thankfully we're almost done with this nut job of a show.  I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day weekends.  Enjoy the week!

Bachelor Pad’s Outspoken Krisily Feels “Lied to” by Dave

I had the chance to speak with Krisily Kennedy this week on a conference call, the latest rejectee of the Bachelor Pad with a passion for speaking her mind and bumping up the front part of her hair.   For all of you who have no idea who Krisily is, you’re not alone. I didn’t watch much of Charlie O’Connell’s season where Krisily made it to the final 2.  But I did hear about what happened to this poor girl.  

Besides Melissa Rycroft getting dumped for the runner-up on the After the Final Rose show, Krisily probably had the second worst experience on The Bachelor to date.  To refresh memories, Charlie could not decide between her and Sarah Brice, at the final rose ceremony.  So what did this charming guy do?  He refused to make a decision and continued to date both of them until the show actually aired and then announced his decision on live TV at the After the Final Rose ceremony.  His decision was that after really getting to know Krisily and learning what she truthfully was all about, he wasn’t interested.  I even recall that they brought both Krisily and Sarah’s families to the After the Final Rose, just to make that much more painful for Krisily.  So for all you out there who can’t stand Krisily’s strong personality and think she was really annoying, at least you know that Charlie agrees with you.

From Krisily’s interview, it is pretty evident that she is over Dave Goodman.  After believing that Dave would get Kovacs and Kiptyn to vote Gwen out of the house and that she was safe, Krisily was betrayed.  She felt lied to and that “it was a bummer.”  Apparently there were conversations between Krisily and Dave before every vote similar to the one we saw them have.  She thought they had a great bond.  When asked directly if she is still interested in Dave, Krisily’s response was, “No No No.”  She specifically lost interest in Dave after seeing him in the fantasy suite with Natalie. 

Furthermore, she does not see their relationship lasting.  Maybe there was some truth to the “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” title that Natalie received from the group.  Although when you choose a guy like Dave to date, your chances of monogamy are pretty slim.

When asked if she saw Tenley and Kiptyn lasting, Krisily said that she did, although she’s got mixed feelings about Kiptyn after seeing how he caused her to get voted out of the house. 

When asked who Krisily respects the most in the house, she instantly responded “Peyton.”  She noted that Peyton made her friendships, was not too outspoken and played the game right.  I agree with this statement.  Peyton is hands down the most likeable person in the house at this point.  Except if you’re into Disney characters, singing, and rainbows, in which case, Tenley is your girl.

As for the competition this week when the Bachelor Pad members had to answer questions about their fellow Pad housemates, Krisily was asked about the strong reactions that everyone had in the house.  Krisily commented that people “voted on personal feelings instead of actuality.”  I’m not sure what this means, but she did say that Elizabeth had been quite vocal about how unhappy she was with her boob job.   Krisily’s most interesting comment on the call was noting that Tenley was crying while she was filling out the survey, and yet won the competition – clearly she was very in tune with the perception of the house about her Pad-mates.

The most surprising part of the Bachelor Pad experience was that after her exit, Dave commented on Krisily’s closing remarks, implying they were unclassy.  Apparently after every rose ceremony, the people departing have a moment to express their feelings.  This week they chose to highlight Krisily’s remarks that the final 4 will be the power couples: Kip and Ten (can we call them “KipTen” yet?) and Elizabeth and Kovacs unless people vote them off.  By the way, Krisily clarified that nobody was fooled by any of the couples who pretended that they weren’t actually dating, particularly Kiptyn and Tenley.  When asked if she regrets her post rose ceremony outburst, Krisily said, “NOT AT ALL.”  She wishes Dave would have come to her first regarding their decision to vote her off because at least she would have known it was coming and could have tried to speak to Kiptyn about it.   She admitted to calling it as she sees it, and always staying true to who she is.

Krisily’s vote for who should win: Peyton. 

“She’s a genuine person,” says Krisily.

I asked Krisily if she could pick any former contestant to be on the current season of the Bachelor Pad or a future Bachelor Pad, who would it be? 

“Dr. Travis Stork.”  Good choice.  I agree with that one too.  Along with Chris Lambton, obviously.