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During Brad Womack’s second season of The Bachelor, when it came time for show-winner Emily Maynard’s hometown date, we were bummed when we didn’t get to meet her parents. Instead, Brad went to her house in Charlotte and met her daughter, Little Ricki, for a “I might be your Dad someday” play date. Meeting the … Read more
Out of all of the season’s of The Bachelorette, in recent memory, Jef Holm has stood out as one of the biggest fan favorites out there. And it’s no surprise why. He’s cute. He’s kind. He’s witty. He gives back (see: his company People Water). And he’s really nice to his fans. One of the … Read more
Even though ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are mainly about romance and finding a husband/wife in just 9 weeks (on TV), one undercurrent we’ve been noticing on the shows is: FAITH. Especially when the lead, like this season’s lead, Bachelorette Emily Maynard, is vocal about her faith, the contestants just seem to start yammering … Read more
The Bachelorette: Men Tell All special airs tonight, Monday, July 16, on ABC. But – it was actually filmed a week or so ago. And, a lot of the guys took to Twitter that day and night, posting photos from the Tell All event and the after parties. What I find especially funny about the … Read more
We’d actually heard some G-rated rumors leading up to this week’s big “overnight dates” episode that ABC took the fantasy suites off the table entirely out of respect for their leading single mom and the show’s generally conservative and sometimes overly judgey fan base. But, to our pleasant surprise, host Chris Harrison still busted out … Read more
According to ABC’s pre-season bio questionnaire for Bachelorette Season 8 suitor Jef Holm, his “Official Tattoo Count” is: ONE. Now, because this season of The Bachelorette has been so G-Rated (aka not a hot tub was in sight until the overnight dates, when I let out a belt of GLEE when Emily climbed in to … Read more
As Bachelorette Emily Maynard heads toward her big finale, where she’s set to choose between Arie Luyendyk, Jr. and Jef Holm as her next finace in a long line of fiances, we can’t help but take a moment to think about Fiance #1, the late Ricky Hendrick. We all still remember the heart-wrenching story Emily … Read more
Ok, first of all, I had no idea who Channing Tatum was before last Saturday. First, my sister in law brought him up in conversation over dinner, to which she received blank, unknowing stares from my husband and I. She looked him up on IMDb on her iPhone to show us a picture of him … Read more
If you haven’t been following along with Emily Maynard’s episode-by-episode Bachelorette blogs on People.com, you really should be! She gives little quips and insights into each episode, and uses it as a forum to respond to a lot of the buzzing questions surrounding the show. Check it out here! Related articles Why hasn’t Jef … Read more
With two more episodes, plus the Men Tell All and the After the Final Rose special, to go in Emily Maynard’s season of The Bachelorette, there’s going to be a lot of Bachelor-ness to squeeze in before the premiere of Bachelor Pad 3 on Monday, July 23. They’re going to have to double up or … Read more
