February 8, 2011

The Bachelor – So close to an Engagement Ring, the Remaining Six Women Can Almost Taste It!

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Brad sure does know how to show the ladies of this season’s The Bachelor a good time!  Last week he invited them to an action packed few days in Las Vegas and this week he whisked the remaining eight women to the beautiful island of Costa Rica.  Brad really seems to be pulling out all of the stops in his search for finally being able to give out an engagement ring and finding his true bride to be.

This week again had us on the edge of our seats wondering who Brad would choose for the two one-on-one dates.  The first one-on-one date went to Chantal, who seemed over the moon excited after she and Brad seemed to hit a little hiccup in Vegas.  Michelle of course was more than enthusiastic for her and stated that she hoped Chantal was attacked by monkeys.  Although Brad and Chantal were flying through the jungle on the world’s longest zip-line, they were however safe from any animal attacks.  The date continued with an outdoor dinner, but it was quickly interrupted by a downpour of rain that left the only thing for them to do was retreat back to Brad’s room.  Brad had no other choice than to give Chantal a rose after she changed out of her clothes and into one of his dress shirts and stated how crazy she is about him.  As of right now, Chantal definitely seems like a contender against Emily for Brad’s heart AND engagement ring.

Brad took the remaining six women on the group date, which had them repelling down a waterfall.  Michelle of course threw another fit as she and Brad made a promise that the next time they were going to repel down something they would do it together and it only be something for the two of them.  After all of the women make it down the waterfall, it’s off to the hot springs where Brad pulled Jackie aside to tell him how much he appreciated her going down the waterfall even though she had a fear of heights.  Brad also pulled Emily aside for some alone time, where she told him that she has a tendency to sabotage relationships.  Could that be indicated by the engagement ring that she is always seen wearing on her left hand?

Brad then had his one-one-one date with Alli where they explored a 40 million year old cave.  In the end, the small talk conversation at dinner had Brad doubting what his true feelings for Alli were and he sent her packing without a rose.  The cocktail party had all of the women wanting to throw Michelle from a waterfall after she admitted to sneaking off to Brad’s room for some alone time with him.  Brad ended up giving roses to Ashley, Emily, Shawntel, Britt and Michelle and sent Jackie home without any further shot at receiving his engagement ring.  Brad then surprised the remaining six women by telling them that they would be heading to Anguilla.  As the group of women continues to get smaller and smaller, we are left wondering who will win Brad’s heart and his engagement ring proposal.

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February 1, 2011

The Bachelor – Eight Women Remain with an Engagement Ring at Stake

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Last night on The Bachelor, the game drastically took a turn for the remaining 11 women.  The episode began with host, Chris Harrison, stating that everything was going to change as this week there would be a one-on-one date, a group date and the ever dreaded two-on-one date.  All of the women looked devastated as they saw their shot for an engagement ring fading into the sunset.  The women were then flown to Las Vegas, where they met up with Brad and learned that Shawntel, the California funeral director, would be going on the one-on-one date.  For their first date together, Brad pulled out all of the stops taking her on a lavish shopping spree that resulted in many purchases at some of the most high end stores on the strip.  Interesting that he didn’t take her to any jewelry stores to purchase a pair of earrings, a necklace, a bracelet or even a diamond ring?  The date ended with a romantic dinner for the two of them on the roof of the Aria hotel, with Shawntel explaining in gory details what being a funeral director entailed, then an explosion of fireworks for all of Vegas to see.

Then there was the announcement of who would be going on the two-on-one date…close friends since the start of the show – Ashley H. and Ashley S.  Both end up in tears when they realize that not only will they be “competing” against each other, but that one will not continue in the running for Brad’s affection and his diamond engagement ring.  “Let’s go speed dating” was the clue given to the women about their group date.  The eight women are brought to the Vegas NASCAR Racetrack where they will be taking turns making laps around the track.  All attention was shifted to Emily, whose fiancée was NASCAR driver, Ricky Hendrick who died in a 2004 plane crash BUT who also ended his driving career after crashing at the very track that they were at.  Although Emily is probably my favorite on the show, it was hard not to focus on her playing with her left hand ring finger while at the track.  It had me wondering if the pink stone ring was her engagement ring from Ricky?  All of the girls seemed deeply concerned with all of the time that Brad was spending with Emily and voiced their annoyances to him on more than one occasion.

Brad then took the pair of Ashleys to the Cirque de Soleil performance of “Viva Elvis” where they got to meet the cast and learn some of the routines.  Brad was then forced to make a choice as to which Ashley was going to remain with him and perform later that night in the show and which one would then be forced to go home.  In the end, Brad chose Ashley H. to stay, which seemed to have her completely disregard her friendship with Ashley S., as her chance for Brad’s hand in marriage became that much more real.  After Brad had already given Shawntel, Emily and Ashley H. roses, the five remaining roses went to Michelle, Alli, Britt, Jackie and Chantal O.  As only eight women are left and big teasers for the upcoming episodes, we are all left wondering who will be receiving the diamond engagement ring.

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January 25, 2011

Has The Bachelor Already Chosen Who He’s Giving an Engagement Ring To?

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With another rose ceremony come and gone, Brad Womack seems to be narrowing down the field of lucky ladies vying for his love AND an engagement ring.  This week started off with a bang, or should we say punch, as the ever dramatic, Michelle, woke up with a black eye that she had apparently given herself while sleeping.  Talk about doing just about anything to ensure that she will receive a proposal from Brad.

This week’s theme of the one on one dates was all about the women facing down their fears.  The biggest fear of all the women is to not receive a sparkly diamond engagement ring from Brad, so making them act outside of their comfort zone even more was just for the audience.  Chantal received the first one-on-one date with Brad, as he whisked her away to Catalina by helicopter.  After Chantal overcoming her fear of being underwater, the couple shared a candid dinner together where she opened up about wanting to get married again and then both of them admitting their “true” feelings for one another.

A group date followed, as Brad took the group of ladies to face Dr. Drew at his radio show, Loveline.  The group of women was asked a series of candid questions and then had the opportunity to AGAIN ask Brad if he was serious about giving one of them an engagement ring at the end of the season.  Many tears and dramatic situations ensued at the pool party, where one after another, the women tried to steal Brad away from another contestant.  Brad then shared another one on one date, this time with Michelle who he took to scale a LA building – as she was fearful of heights.  Michelle told Brad over a poolside dinner that he should get rid of all the other women immediately and give her the engagement ring right on the spot.  Talk about ultimatum!  In the end, Brad sent Stacey Queripel, Meghan Merritt and Lindsey Hill home without a rose.  With the pool of women narrowing, it’s becoming easier to see who the front runners to receive the engagement ring are!

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January 18, 2011

Another Rose Ceremony, Another Step Closer to an Engagement Ring for the Bachelor

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The weekly rose ceremony has taken place on The Bachelor, sending home three lovely bachelorettes.  Brad chose to send home Sarah Powell of Denver and Kimberly Coon of North Carolina.  Also leaving the show this week was Madison Garton of New York who decided to leave after she realized that she could potentially be taking a rose away from a woman who truly was more deserving and with more riding on a relationship with Brad than she did.

Brad chose two lucky ladies for a one on one date.  Womack first chose Ashley S. to a studio within Capital Records where the two recorded a duet of Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose.”  The pair stumbled through the song, as neither of them can sing, but had a great time getting to know each other during the process.  Womack then surprised the bachelorette with a live private concert from Seal himself, who serenaded them both with the hit song.  After their great date, Brad presented Ashley with a rose, thus getting her one step closer to receiving an engagement ring.

The second one on one date was given to Emily, who Brad gets extremely nervous around.  Womack whisked Emily away to an airport, where they then traveled to a California vineyard.  The couple was able to get much closer after Emily spoke about her past.  She was finally able to tell Brad that she had previously been engaged and that her fiancée was killed in a plane crash right before finding out she was pregnant.  After such an emotional revelation, Brad gave her a rose as well.  This season of The Bachelor seems to have some definite front runners who are all vying for Brad’s eternal love and a stunning engagement ring.

In other related Bachelor news, Dancing with the Stars Pro, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, is going to be the new Bachelor on the Ukraine version of the ABC hit show.  Chmerkovskiy had previously been engaged to Karina Smirnoff, also of Dancing with the Stars fame.  The couple parted ways and the engagement ring was returned.  Will Chmerkovskiy find love in his native country and give another bride to be a gorgeous engagement ring?

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January 11, 2011

The Bachelor – One Step Closing to Finding a Bride

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The second episode of The Bachelor aired last night on ABC and again delivered with plenty of drama.  Brad started the evening with a one on one date with Ashley H.  After driving down a dark and deserted road, Brad and Ashley arrived at a magnificently lit carnival for only the two of them.  They seemed to really connect with one another as both revealed painful issues about their fathers.  Of course, Brad ended up giving Ashley the rose.

Then came the group date, which was beyond comical and almost painful to watch at how awkward it became.  Brad took fifteen of the remaining women on a group date to film a PSA for the American Red Cross about the importance of donating blood.  Michelle had her heart sent on making sure the whole group date was about her because it was her 30th birthday; she succeeded as she was able to pull Brad away twice during the event.  It was abundantly clear that none of these people, including Brad, have any talent for acting.  Although the skits resembled bad soap operas, they were able to get the message out about how donating blood is not dramatic, which is ironic because there was plenty of drama happening when the cameras weren’t rolling.

Brad’s third date of the evening was another one on one date.  Brad chose to whisk Jackie away to the Peninsula Hotel and treated her to some spa pampering.  Next he created her own Pretty Woman moment, when he presented her with a suite filled with gorgeous gowns to choose from to wear on their date.  The best part of their date for me was when Brad surprised her with a gorgeous diamond strand necklace, pair of diamond drop earrings and ruffle diamond bracelet, all courtesy of Neil Lane.  I wonder if she was able to keep any of the jewelry?

Back at the mansion, more drama erupted when Michelle again pulled Brad away from the group.  She seemed that she needed to talk to him about something important but ended up asking if he was a Starbucks or Coffee Bean drinker and what he always had stocked in his fridge.  I can’t believe she asked him those were the questions that she HAD to ask Brad!  The other girls seemed beyond annoyed and quickly shifted their attention to the growing feud between Melissa and Rachel.  Former Bachelorette contestants, Ali and Roberto arrived to help Brad decipher who of the women were genuine in being there for him.  In the end, Brad ended up giving a rose to all of the women except Keltie, who he didn’t have time to connect with, and Melissa and Rachel, who were too busy creating drama than getting to know him.  Having eliminated three more contestants, Brad again has us wondering, who will he give the engagement ring to?

January 4, 2011

Brad Womack – Will The Bachelor Finally Chose a Bride?

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The fourteenth season of The Bachelor kicked off last night on ABC with Brad Womack trying for a second chance at love.  Womack is no stranger to the show, as he served as The Bachelor three years ago during the shows eleventh season.  For any of you who don’t remember, Womack caused quite a stir at the final rose ceremony when he said that he didn’t feel a connection with either contestant and failed to give both Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas an engagement ring.

The beginning of the episode had a series of montages trying to showcase Womack as a changed man who did some soul searching since his last time on the show as to why he was afraid of commitment and why he was ready this time around.  He then had a heart to heart sit down with host, Chris Harrison about his feelings going into The Bachelor a second time around and was beyond surprised when Croft and Pappas were brought out to share their feelings about their last meeting at the final rose ceremony.  After that uncomfortable few minutes, the first group of women arrived.  There is nothing better than the first night of the season because we, the audience, is introduced to the 30 women who will be vying for The Bachelor’s affection and get to see which ones we think will quickly become the front runners.

Last night certainly did deliver when Womack was introduced to the first woman of the season.  Chantel O’Brien delivered the slap heard round the world upon meeting the bachelor stating that she had “something for him from every woman in America.”  Womack seemed surprised but said that he deserved it.  After meeting some more of the women, out from the limo steps Sarah Powell, who has Womack get down on one knee and repeat the words “will you marry me?”  Throw in Madison Garton, the vampire enthusiast with her own set of fangs, and this season is surely shaping up to be full of excitement and drama.  Stay tuned to see is Womack finally lets love in and IF he gives one of the lucky ladies an engagement ring!

April 28, 2010

The Bachelor Gets Rejected!

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Jake Pavelka of “The Bachelor” may have picked a winner for himself on his show, but couldn’t find favor in the eyes of the “Dancing With the Stars” judges the other night, as he and his professional dance partner Chelsea Hightower were voted off the show as the fifth elimination.  It was an emotional experience for Jake when he found out, and even let some tears fly.  In a Good Morning America interview, Jake had this to say about his experience on the show: “It really meant something to me. I’m so grateful to have been able to dance with Chelsie for six episodes. … I still am really sad to say goodbye to the ‘Dancing With the Stars‘ family.”

February 27, 2010

The Bachelor Purchases Rings; Indicates Winner

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As the season finale of The Bachelor approaches on Monday March 1st, it seems that viewers are getting a good idea of who Jake Pavelka is going to choose.  Pavelka happened to run into Neil Lane, the famous ring designer.  Of the two rings that were made, one of them just happens to be a diamond princess cut, coincidentally Vienna Girardi’s favorite kind because she’s “daddy’s little girl.”  Girardi, an ex-hooter girl and one of the two finalists, is rumored to be the favorite to steal Pavelka’s heart on Monday night’s season finale.  Earlier in the season, Girardi admitted that if she were to get engaged, a diamond princess cut is the one she would choose…and now it seems to be in her grasp.  Tune in to see the “surprise” ending.

October 21, 2009

Former ‘Bachelor’ Gives an Engagement Ring to his Second Choice!

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Jason Mesnick from last season has given up his ‘Bachelor’ status and proposed to the runner-up to his heart Molly Malaney.  He had ended the season giving one of the final roses to Melissa Rycroft, after which they went off to New Zealand where he proposed to her on national television.  On a wrap-up episode, Jason put the kibosh on his proposal to Melissa and chose the runner-up Molly instead.

Since the fated episode, Jason returned to the island nation with his new love Molly and a diamond engagement ring.  I wonder if it was a RITANI ring??  He proposed to her a week later and she accepted.  Supposedly it’s the real deal this time around, as he “contended he was being true to his heart, and that his reversal was the right thing for everyone, including Rycroft”  (who got engaged to a former beau herself several months later).

Molly has forgiven him for not choosing her from the start.  They have been seeing each other as much as they can considering she lives in Milwaukee and he in Seattle.  Jason and Molly were guests of Air New Zealand, who hired them to host the world’s first “Matchmaking Flight,” where 100 singles from North America traveled from L.A. to Auckland, New Zealand.

These reality shows sure pack a lot of drama but I am concerned about the lack of substance.  Will these two actually walk down the aisle together or is this just another way for him to get a little more out of his 15 minutes.

C. Sparkles

October 15, 2009

New ‘Bachelor’ is a Familiar Face!

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As seen so many times in the reality world we have a contestant from one show getting their own reality series.  This time its a reject from the Bachelorette.  It seems Jake Pavelka made an impression with the viewers when he wasn’t chosen by Jillian Harris because he was “too nice”.  Well even though reality thrives on drama people also want to see a good guy win.  So there is your premise for the new season of  “The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love”, season 14 premieres in January 2010.

Jake is a pilot from Dallas, TX, hence the subtitle of the show, and getting a chance to find love on his own terms.  He says that he’s looking for a girl that is more than just a beauty.  He wants to find someone that is so perfect that he will think she is beautiful regardless of what others may say.  This sounds very nice and sincere, so I hope he gets to choose from some quality girls who have more substance to them aside from looks.

I find it interesting that women still find the bad boys so desirable when they give them more grief than happiness.  Jillian didn’t choose Jake as he was “too nice” and ended up choosing a guy who has been rumored to be in a relationship with someone else.  Jake has set his standards for this next lady to be “compassionate, passionate, romantic, and protective”.  It sounds like he is looking for more than a contestant but a wife.

Good luck Jake in your pursuit of the ‘perfect’ woman.  So as you hand out those roses, I hope you have success and happiness throughout the dramatic reality world.  Maybe this will be his chance to give some lucky lady a RITANI engagement ring!

C. Sparkles

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