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If you have been watching ABC’s The Bachelor Pad, you know that Tenley Molzahn and Kiptyn Locke have been trying to hide their budding romance so the pair could stay safe from being voted off of the show. Continue reading
Did any of you catch my friend, Jake Pavelka, on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva Sunday? I did and thought he did great–but would love to know what you thought of his scenes! Leave a comment!
Here is a clip of a scene in case you missed it:
Pavelka is living a pretty crazy life these days–acting, flying, and training for a Triathlon. And getting hounded by Paparazzi while he does all of it . He Tweeted this picture last week of the papps trying to get a glimpse of him while he was doing something as mundane as getting a haircut.
Here is the final product of what the papps got. I just think it’s funny and sad at the same time that a man can’t get a haircut in Hollywood without cameras rolling because there is such high demand for such videos. I do love this one because Pavelka doesn’t seem too bothered with it and because the camera man had me rolling with laughter with what he says about “triathlons” near the end of the video. I don’t know how Pavelka restrained himself from calling the cameraman out on obviously not knowing what a triathlon is.
Jake Pavelka is not sure why people think Whoopi Goldberg was harsh on him during his appearance on The View last Wednesday. He says she was actually extremely nice to him and he was totally star-struck with her.
It is true that she disagreed with Jake on camera. Whoopi asked Jake: “This was not your first acting job, The Bachelor, right?” Whoopi continued, “You were on Walker, Texas Ranger.” Jake then countered, “The Bachelor is not acting.” Goldberg shot back, “Darling, I’m afraid to tell you, you’re full of garbage. That is an acting job.” Jake insisted that he did The Bachelor “to find love.”
The media is making a big deal of this exchange but Jake makes light of it and tells CelebMagnet that Whoopi and he spoke after the cameras stopped rolling and she was extremely sweet to him. Apparently she believed Jake is looking for love because Whoopi reassured him: “Don’t worry, I am going to set you up and we will have you married before long.”
On that note, let’s pitch in and help Whoopi and Jake: If any of you ladies are interested in this handsome southern gentleman, drop me a line and I will let Jake know 😉 I think he may fancy blondes though since he is still gushing about how beautiful Elisabeth Hasselbeck is in person.
Here is part of Jake’s appearance on The View in case you missed it.
Some favorite and many controversial past contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette put on an amazing wrap party and red carpet show last night held in celebration of the upcoming August 9th premier of ABC’s Bachelor Pad. From fan favorite DeAnna Pappas to the entire cast of men recently rejected by current Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowski, there were plenty of reality stars on hand for the evening festivities which started with interviews and ended with a private party at the exclusive A-list hangout, h.wood. Continue reading
All I know is that Jake Pavelka has always been nice to and extremely open with me whenever I have seen him around town and I don’t have one negative thing to say about him. So I feel the urge to help clean up his image a bit. I also want to defend him against the accusation that he is a “fame whore.” I see that everywhere and it is just not a fair assessment.
I ran into Jake the day the news about his breakup with Vienna first hit the stands and I found Jake hiding from Paparazzi. Call me crazy, but I would think “fame whores” would run to instead of hide from cameras. I actually helped Jake calm down by telling him, mistakenly I learned later, that the Paparazzi were not there for him but instead for Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens who happened to also be around our vicinity at the time. I was wrong as I saw a picture of Jake from the same time period in the tabloids later that same day.
When someone nearby asked him that day “Who are you that the Paparazzi thinks so much of you?” Jake simply answered, ” I am nobody. I was on a reality show. That’s all.” Those words would not come from the mouth of someone who is “smug,” “arrogant,” and “publicity hungry;” some other false adjectives I have read describe Jake.
Anyway, what’s the big deal about wanting to be famous or on TV if that is what Jake wants to be/do?? How many of us would turn down an opportunity to act on TV or make TV appearances? I can safely say no one I know in LA would avoid such chances, including myself. So, why can’t Jake pursue such activities – let’s give the guy a well-deserved break and stop all the judgment.
I ran into Jake again today as he was rushing to get to Dodger Stadium. It was the first time I have seen him since the airing of the ABC special where he and Vienna went about 12 rounds throwing mud at each other. Jake flashed me a smile as he ran by and asked me how I have been doing since we last met. I said unbelievingly, “How am I doing? Are you kidding me Jake? How the heck are you doing?” He just smiled back. I think he looks like he is doing great considering his world came crashing down not too long ago.
Jake was in a rush because he was on his way to Dodger Stadium where he threw the first pitch at tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Florida Marlins.
Jake is also flying again and he Tweeted this picture yesterday. Jake surely looks great in any uniform, whether it be a Dodger jersey or his pilot attire.
Next up for Jake is an appearance on The Bachelor Pad set to premier on ABC August 5. I don’t know if I will be watching since the little faith I had left in The Bachelor series went out the window with this break up. The fact that another Bachelorette couple, Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski called it quits today doesn’t help either. [UPDATE: After meeting the cast of The Bachelor Pad at their Red Carpet Event, I changed my mind. The cast has me all excited about this show and I can’ wait to tune in.] Jake will also be on the August 22nd episode of Drop Dead Diva. Here is a sneak peak of that episode:
Yesterday I took the day off from blogging to spend time at Universal Studios with visiting out-of-town friends. But no day seems to be without a celebrity sighting these days. Before I left for Universal, my morning started with me running smack into Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens while I was taking my dog for her morning walk. Not sure what he is doing in LA; he was on his cell, but still managed to throw a huge smile my way and say “hello.” I have to say ladies, he is one fine looking man in person. Seconds later, I ran into a sad Jake Pavelka who was trying to dodge pesty paparazzi that were trying to take pictures of him on the day a nasty gossip story about him was sold to Star Magazine by his ex-fiance, Vienna Girardi.
I won’t tell you what Jake told me about the situation; but I will say that I felt horrible for him and gave him one big huge hug to make him feel better 😉 Don’t hate. But, we should all be so lucky that when our relationships end as they oft do, our ex’s won’t sell nasty lies to a tabloid for $50,000. Yup, that’s what Vienna did.
So, after all this excitement and hoopla, unto Universal Studios I finally went at 12 noon. This week has been filled with lots of accidents in the celebrity world, and the self-made Celeb Magnet was not spared from the mayhem.
First, Katy Perry suffered a mysterious injury at the MuchMusic Awards, requiring 17 stitches. Then, Lady Gaga took a tumble at Heathrow Airport when strutting on the non-fashion runway on her ridiculously high platform boots.
Then, there was I, the ever-injured Celeb Magnet. I was brutally attacked by a huge, bulgy-eyed, gappy-toothed, scary-looking yellow square cheesy-looking monster, better known by some as SpongeBob SquarePants. I ran into SpongeBob at Universal Studios and he, she, it (?), asked me to give him, her, it a hug. And when I did, he poked me. Right in the eye. With his protruding nose. Oh boy. Only me. Can I sue Universal? Or better yet, can I sell my story to Star Magazine? Here is my proof below. Click on the pic to see my agony in its full glory. And the little yellow bugger is adding insult to my injury by waving me goodbye:
[Update: This is a post I wrote in April. Click here for another post I wrote about an encounter with this couple earlier in June, just two weeks before their public breakup. Amazing how things change so quickly in the game of “love.”]
If you ask Vienna Girardi, the answer is a resounding, “YES!” Contrary to everything you have read elsewhere, Vienna and Jake Pavelka, ABC’s most recent hookup on The Bachelor, are madly in love. STILL. I have seen them all around town being as lovey dovey as any other couple meeting in conventional ways. Vienna herself is sweet as pie in person, so, you can’t believe all the mean things you have read about her on other sites. Vienna told me that Jake is extremely adventurous and is taking her to Vienna, Austria this summer just because she is named after that famous city. When I told Vienna how cute a couple I found them to be, she pointed to Jake and emphatically said, “He is the real deal. He made me believe in love again.” AW! I am sure Jake has made many other viewers of The Bachelor believe in love all over again as well. Way to go Jake and Vienna.
Tonight, I was invited to a red carpet event at the Mint by my friend, Mark Ballas, a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars. Mark is so sweet. And cute. We met about a year ago…He lives in my building and was walking by and couldn’t resist petting my dog, Jovi. I had been a huge fan of Mark for a while when I lived in Virginia and rooted for him to bring home the “mirrorball” trophy on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Kristi Yamaguchi. So, it was a thrill to meet Mark and watch him and Shawn Johnson workout at my gym during Season 8 of DWTS. These guys worked so hard, and deserved the crown. In addition to dancing 6-8 hours a day, they worked out at the gym not once, but twice a day.
