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The Bachelorette 7/18 Show Recap

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Ashley Hebert is down to four men to chose from on The Bachelorette hometown dates episode airing Monday July 18, 2011. Here is a recap of the show:

BACK IN THE USA
Ashley, Constantine, Ben F. and Ames return from their exotic tour of the Far East for four hometown visits across America.

HOMETOWN VISIT WITH CONSTANTINE
Ashley said things started to click for her and Constantine in Taiwan and after all four hometown dates, she told Chris Harrison that this was “the best hometown date.” She flew out to Atlanta to visit Constantine and found a whole new open side to him who has been slow to fall for Ashley so far. He took her to his Italian restaurant for a fun, flirtatious pizza-making lesson. Ashley is impressed by all the love the staff show their boss and feels that he is “such a stud.”

She then met his large Greek family and spent the night dancing. Ashley could feel the love in this family unit and in turn, Constantine’s family thought that Ashley and him looked cute and happy together. Constantine’s mom took Ashley aside and asked her if she would move for love and Ashley said yes–guess she’s come a long way because if I recall correctly, she said she wouldn’t move for Brad Womack when she was on The Bachelor.

Constantine’s father told him he has his blessing but gave him the advice to follow the example of him and his mother and work on the relationship through ups and downs but said in the beginning, things should be perfect. At the end of the night, Ashley had fallen in love with Constantine’s family and said she could envision a life with him. Ashley had also won over Constantine’s parents and Constantine said he could see her as part of his family.

HOMETOWN VISIT WITH AMES
Ames lives in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and introduced Ashley to his fun-loving family. Ames’ sister saw a spark in Ames’ eyes that she had never seen before but worried that she could not see the same spark in Ashley’s. So, she took Ash aside to make sure her heart is in the right place. She asked her straight out how she feels about Ames. Ash said their relationship has progressed slower than with other men but she likes the qualities she sees in him so she has kept him around over other men with whom she had more of a connection.

Ames’ sister told Ash that Ames lost his father and stepfather at an early age which explains his hesitation to trust. The sister voiced her concerns to Ames that she’s not sure Ash sees Ames as her fiance at this time and suggested to Ames that he kick the romance and passion into high gear so he won’t lose Ashley to the other men. So, Ames decided to show Ashley the most beautiful part of where he lives and whisked her away for a romantic picnic underneath his favorite Magnolia tree followed by a spectacular horse and carriage ride through the picturesque Pennsylvania landscape.

Ames told her his mom loved her. They discussed his boarding school attendance, and Ames admitted he is nerdy. Ash said the two of them have a lot of similarities in common and look at life the same way. After the date, Ames said he has fallen in love with her…Ash felt that they had a real connection and that this could be a storybook romance that she would tell her children about forever.

HOMETOWN VISIT WITH BEN F.
Sonoma, California is the site for Ashley’s date with Ben F. Ben planned a picnic for Ashley at his winery. The two spent time tasting his various wines and discussing intimate details of the mourning he and his family went through when his dad passed away. He told her that this journey has helped him tear down the emotional walls he put up around himself as a result of his father’s death and that he is no longer scared to share his emotions.

Ashley met Ben’s sister and mother but felt a lot of pressure when she heard she was the second woman Ben has ever taken home to meet his family. Ben has a protective sister and she said she has not liked many of her brother’s exes. She took Ben aside and asked him if he sees himself proposing and he said yes. This made her happy that he is finally in touch with his emotions.

Ben’s mom showed Ash family pictures and she loved every second of it. Ben had a touching conversation with his mom about Ashley and how he feels about her–that he is falling for her. He spoke of the marriage of his parents and told her he wants to use their relationship as a model. He also admitted to her that he has regrets about how he handled things when his father died and wishes he would have been a better son to her.  Ashley said she could see herself spending the rest of her life with him.

HOMETOWN VISIT WITH JP
Roslyn/Long Island, NY is the last date location with J.P. The two go on a date to a roller skating rink before she meets his family. The rink is empty but for the two of them–lights are lowered and the disco ball is in full rotation. The two do nothing but kiss, laugh, and fall–Ash says she feels like she’s in the 7th grade. These two are just comfortable together and look like they’ve been dating for a long time. So cute.

JP told her he is so high when he is with Ash and miserable without her, but still willing to risk getting a broken heart if there is a chance he could end up with her.

Ash meets JP’s family who seem very positive to her. JP ended up with a terrible broken heart after his last relationship and his mom and brother are worried that he may suffer a broken heart again. His mom asked him if he is in love with Ash and he says a lot of signs point that way but he has difficulty admitting it just yet. He also said Ash and him have “something” that she doesn’t have with the other men and is confident he won’t get his heart broken this time around. He said he would propose at the end of all this if he felt it, and that concerned his mom even though she feels that Ash fits well with the family.

Ash told JP’s mom that she has used her gut a lot on this journey but she has also learned that she needs to use her head as well. She told her, “I am smitten with your son,” which made the mom smile from ear to ear.  “He has something that is very special to me,” Ash said and JP’s mom loved hearing that. Unlike Ames’ sister, JP’s mom said she saw a spark in Ash’s eyes! SCORE for JP! And the night ended after JP’s mom brought out a young mullet headed pic of JP looking all adorable like he should have been on Saved By The Bell or some other similar show when he was a teen.

ROSE CEREMONY
Before the rose ceremony, Chris Harrison mentioned the name “Bentley Williams” and it hit me that a whole episode had gone by and Ash had not uttered this man’s name once! In fact, when Chris mentioned it, she said, “Who?” Man, our girl has come a long way since those awful, painful weeks of crying over Bentley. She said she was thankful for everything that happened with Bentley because it got her to the point of being left with four fantastic men. Ash looks happy and is excited for her future.

Ben F., Constantine, and JP each got a rose. Ames was sent packing but not before he looked confused as hell when the last rose was given to someone other than him. But don’t worry about Ames, he will be on The Bachelor Pad this August. Never mind, I did feel a little bad when Ames would not stop smiling in front of Ash and kept telling her how beautiful and poetic the whole journey was. He really tried to keep his composure despite his utter shock. Once in the limo, he said he was numb and looked sick to his stomach. Poor guy.

Emily Maynard: “I Will Always Be In Love With Brad”

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The beautiful Emily Maynard sat down for an emotional interview with Chris Harrison after Monday’s The Bachelorette and opened up about her relationship breakup with Brad Womack.
Right off the bat, Emily said about her ex-fiance that “Beyond his good looks, he’s just such a gentleman. He is so different than any guy I have ever met.” With those words, we knew that the breakup was not over some scandalous affair or betrayal, but the more complicated irreconcilable matters of the heart.
Apparently, the two broke up a while ago as the tabloids screamed. Using an infamous line of Bentley Williams, Maynard said, “For so long, I think we left the ‘dot dot dot,’ and I feel bad it’s taken us this long to let everyone know.”
It wasn’t shocking that we heard Maynard say, “We’re not engaged anymore,” but it was surprising to hear her say, “He’s always going to be a huge part of my life.” She even added, “I will always be in love with Brad. No one will ever hear me say a bad word about him nor will I tolerate anybody else saying anything bad about him.” So, then, the question we all wanted answered is, ‘why break up?’
There seems to be no good answer expect perhaps the pressures of a new romance, developing in the long lens of the paparazzi spotlight, added in to a mother of a young child wanting and needing promises and assurances of a life forever together from her new beau just proved to much to handle all at once. 
Emily said after The Bachelor wrapped up, she was cleaning out her house and planning on renting an apartment for her and her daughter Ricky where Brad lives but “little red flags were coming up.” She slowly realized that her wants for a relationship and marriage with Womack overshadowed the realities of the relationship. She wasn’t particular other than say that each of the duo “are used to being single,” and that “As a single mom, [she does not] have the luxury of saying [she] will figure things out when [she] gets there.” Maynard continued, “I didn’t have that reassurance “that he will be there six years down the road.”
Sadly, Maynard says, “Not a day goes by that I don’t regret how things have turned out and wish things were different.”
Emily said she does not know how the turn in the relationship happened and that no one is more disappointed than she is. “I felt like a fairy tale going through it. This is my worst nightmare.”
Womack was not present at the interview, but had given his blessings for Maynard to speak out. 
Maynard said she last talked to Womack a couple of days ago over text and knows the two will remain in contact. “He’s changed me as a person and taught me a lot,” she said. “We love each other a lot and we could make it work if it was based on that, but it’s not. I want to focus on being a mom and not worry about the [paparazzi] in the bushes.”
Speaking of paparazzi, she said her five year old daughter was just as affected with the alienation such a focus on the couple had brought on and would no longer believe the photographers were not after them but after everyone in general. Maynard had even told Ricky that the paparazzi thought she was Taylor Swift, but her daughter would not believe her.

The Bachelorette 7/11: Which Four Men Got A Hometown Date?

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On Monday July 11th episode of The Bachelorette, Ashley Hebert had to narrow her men down to four for a hometown date for the opportunity to meet the men’s families.

ONE ON ONE DATE: CONSTANTINE
Constantine got the first one on one date in Taipei, Taiwan–but there was no rose to be given at the end of the date like there normally is. Set against the clue, “Let Your Love Light Shine,” the couple headed out to the Taiwanese countryside on an old fashioned steam engine train and arrivde in a quaint village where they took in the sights. Ashley said their relationship has been developing slowly but she is willing to be patient with him.

They took part in a local custom of decorating a paper lantern with their wishes and releasing the lantern in the air so their wishes comes true. The two created a lantern with marital objects painted on it (and funny enough, a stray dog walking by it peed on it, making Ashley joke that the couple was doomed).

She told Constantine at dinner that physically, he is what she looks for in a man. Which is funny since he looks just like Ben F. He told her she will get to know the real him when he is on the hometown date and around his family. He told the camera, he is at that point of the relationship to take things a step further and is open to the idea of marrying Ashley. With that, they released their lantern and kissed.

ONE ON ONE DATE: BEN F.
Ben F.’s one on one date clue was, “Let’s Spend A Gorges Day Together in Taiwan.” He met Ashley at a national park. They rode a moped on curvy roads, past majestic waterfalls and magnificent lush green mountains. At dinner, Ben F. finally expresses his true feelings for Ashley and that he is starting to fall in love. Ashley tells the camera she feels like she is falling in love with Ben and thinks of him as her boyfriend.


The men wake up in the hotel room the next day and notice Ben did not come back to his room over night. J.P. is pissed off. Ben came back and told the men that nothing “physical happened that you need to know about.” J.P. gets so steamed, he leaves the room.

THREE ON ONE DATE: JP, AMES, LUCAS

The next date is a three-on-one date with J.P., Ames, and Lucas. The men met Ashley in Taipei’s world famous photography district. Once again this season, just like she did with William on their first date, Ashley made her dates take part in a wedding –this time, the men dressed up in traditional wedding attire and took customary Taiwanese wedding photos with her. JP continued to get mad and sad as he watched Ashley kiss the other two men on the date. Lucas was upset because his traditional wedding attire was a long dress with flowers on it.

JP told Ashley he had a hard week hearing about and watching Ashley’s dates with the other men. Ashley stopped JP and said she would be right back. She went and got the rose from the other room and gave it to JP, saying he broke her heart when he told her he had a rough week. Of course that calmed JP’s nerves.

ONE ON ONE DATE: RYAN
Ryan finally got his first one on one date with Ashley and the clue was, “Let’s get a taste of Taipei.” The two go to a local temple and then to the historic Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Square. Ryan’s never ending optimism started to get on Ashley’s nerves though I don’t think she’d ever admit to it. She did say to the camera that she did not feel the same passion with Ryan as she does with the other men.

When Ryan talked about the hometown date, Ashley broke down and told him he is her perfect guy but no matter how much she looks for it, she can’t find romance in their relationship and doesn’t see him as her husband. Ryan was shocked, “You don’t want to meet my family, and…?” Ashley replied, “I am just not feeling it, I am not.” She said she wanted to be honest with him and not put him through a rose ceremony. With that, she sent him home.

ROSE CEREMONY
Here are the men who got a rose tonight and will be going on hometown dates:
Ames
Ben F.
Constantine
J.P.

LUCAS AND RYAN GO HOME!

Emily Maynard: The Next Bachelorette?

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WHO did not see this coming the second we heard that Emily Maynard and Brad Womack had hit splitsville: Brad Womack’s Bachelor ex, may be the next star of The Bachelorette.

“She hasn’t officially signed on yet, but it looks like a done deal,” a source told Us Weekly. “She wants to be famous,” the source also said.

I will fill you in as soon as more details come in. 
But you know ABC needs this deal really badly since the majority of people watching The Bachelorette this season seem extremely dissatisfied with how things have progressed or regressed, possibly to the point of giving up on the series all together.
But Maynard’s popularity with fans of the show and even with men on the current season of The Bachelortte is undeniable and millions would tune in to see if this beauty and her daughter will find a happy ending. 
And, how much do you want to bet that ABC will be also in talks with Bentley Williams the second the ink is put on a deal with Maynard? As much as we don’t want to admit, I think we would love to see Bentley back on this reality dating show just so we can have a person to bitch about.
Chris Harrison will interview Emily Maynard about her break up with Womack. Will that be the day the next Bachorette will also be announced?

Here’s what Chris told TV Guide about the interview, which airs July 11:

“We’re calling them Bachelor updates, catching up with some of the couples. The first is Brad and Emily, and we’ve actually shot another with Ali and Roberto. If anybody is expecting ‘Jake and Vienna 2’ then they’re sorely mistaken. Emily and Brad very much love each other, very much care about each other and they’re very good people and that definitely comes through. I talk to Brad all the time so I sit down [with Emily] and say, ‘This sucks doing this interview with one person and we’re talking about a friend.’ As far as interviews go, even including Jason/Molly/Melissa this was the most awkward and uncomfortable because Brad wasn’t there.”

PHOTOS: Bachelor Pad 2 Cast

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One of my summertime guilty pleasures, Bachelor Pad 2, returns to ABC August 8. The Bachelor and Bachelorette spinoff will pit castoffs from one of those shows against each other for a second (or even third) chance at love and/or a $250,000 cash prize.

Bachelor Pad 2 will bring together a vivacious mix of current and former lovers, past villains (Justin Rego, the double-timing wrestler who ran away from a raging Ali Fedotowsky), and an infamous seductress (Michelle Money, the Womack-worshipper). But the event to watch will be the love-triangle interactions between ex-couple Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, Bachelor winner and his fiancee of a few months, and Kasey Kahl, Vienna’s new boyfriend who will also be in the house.

Now, you ask, why would two people who have such loathing for each other agree to live together again after an ugly televised break up? That is the exact question posed to host Chris Harrison by Channel Guide Mag and this is what Harrison had to say:

“I am always unbelievably surprised when [contestants] come back, but I think it is the nature of these people. It kind of feeds the beast and feeds their insatiable appetite to be in the limelight, to continue their 15 minutes of fame. But the thing is, too, it really is fun.”

Here are some bikini-clad cast photos and bios:
 VIENNA GIRARDI (The Bachelor Season 14 “Winner”, Jake Pavelka)

Vienna dated Jake Pavelka until a public breakup. She is now dating Kasey (Ali Fedowtosky’s season). Vienna is also rumored to have broken up Gia and Wes.
Occupation: Unemployed Age: 25 Residence: Los Angeles

 ELLA NOLAN (The Bachelor Season 14, Jake Pavelka)

Ella is the single mom who Jake sent home after he met her son. She just called off an engagement to another man. Occupation: Hairstylist Age: 31 Residence: Nashville, TN

 ERICA ROSE (The Bachelor Season 9, Lorenzo Borghese)

Erica is close friends with Vienna and Kasey and she’s extremely outspoken. Occupation: Student Age: 28 Residence: Houston, TX

 GIA ALLEMAND – (The Bachelor Season 14, Jake Pavelka.) Gia was on Bachelor Pad 1 and hooked up with Wes but there’s a rumor that Vienna Girardi came between the two love birds. Gia and Jake are now good friends so, this should be really interesting since Vienna and her new beau Kasey Kahl will also be on the show. AWKWARD! Occupation: Model Age: 26 Residence: New York, NY
 GRAHAM BUNN (The Bachelorette Season 4, DeAnna Pappas)

Graham is hot. He made it to the hometown dates with DeAnna but the couple seemed to suffer from a case of poor communication. He finally opened up to her in a letter after he got the boot. Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 32 Residence: New York, NY

 HOLLY DURST – (The Bachelor Season 12, Matt Grant)

Holly just broke off an engagement to Michael Stagliano and as luck would have it for us viewers, Michael will also be on the show! Spoilers have it that Holly and fellow housemate Blake Julian will become an item during this show. Occupation: Children’s Book Author Age: 28 Residence: Hollywood, CA

 JACKIE GORDON (The Bachelor Season 15, Brad Womack)

Jackie who had the perfect Pretty Woman date on Brad’s season is looking for love once again. Occupation: Assistant Teacher Age: 27 Residence: New York, NY

 JAKE PAVELKA (The Bachelor Season 14)

Need we say anything about Jake? He returns to the scene of his ugly break up with Vienna and things should be interesting here with Vienna, Gia and Kasey all in the same house.Occupation: Pilot/Habitual reality star Age: 33 Residence: Los Angeles, CA 

 JUSTIN “RATED-R” REGO (The Bachelorette Season 6, Ali Fedotowski)

Remember this guy? Justin did not man up when Ali confronted him about his voice messages to his girlfriend back home and he instead walked off the show. Occupation: Sales Age: 27 Residence: Toronto, Canada

 KASEY KAHL (The Bachelorette Season 6, Ali Fedotowski)

Kasey was best known as “tattoo” and “guard and protect” guy until he started dating Vienna. Occupation: Entrepreneur/Philanthropist Age: 27 Residence: Clovis, CA

 MELISSA SCHREIBER (The Bachelor Season 15, Brad Womack)

She was the “cougar” on season 15 and did not get along with Raichel (Brad’s season). Occupation: Waitress Age: 32 Residence: Boca Raton, FL

 MICHAEL STAGLIANO (The Bachelorette Season 5, Jillian Harris)

OH OH! Michael and fellow Bachelor Pad housemate Holly Durst are still fresh off of an engagement call off. Occupation: Entrepreneur Age: 27 Residence: Sherman Oaks, CA

  MICHELLE MONEY (The Bachelor Season 15, Brad Womack)

Michelle is the sexy sultry seductress from Brad’s season. She is also the one that warned current Bachelorette Ashley Hebert about Bentley Williams before the season began.Occupation: Hairstylist Age: 30 Residence: Salt Lake City, UT

 WILLIAM HOLMAN (The Bachelorotte Season 7, Ashley Hebert)

The guy who made Hebert cry after he joked he had wished Emily Maynard was the Bachelorette and not Hebert, during what was supposed to be a lighthearted roast. Occupation:  cell phone salesman Age: 29 Residence: Ohio.

ALLI TRAVIS (The Bachelor Season 15, Brad Womack)
Brad let Alli go when there was no chemistry between the two early on.
Occupation: Buyer Age: 25 Residence: Columbus, OH

KIRK DEWINDT (The Bachelorette Season 6, Ali Fedotowski)

Kirk made it to a hometown date with Ali until his dad, a taxidermist, gave Ali a tour of his basement to show off his work and may have scared her and half of the viewers off. Occupation: Personal Trainer Age: 27 Residence: Minneapolis, MN


Blake Julian (The Bachelorette Season 7, Ashley Hebert)
Occupation: Dentist Age: 27 Residence: South Carolina

How Much Did Ashley Hebert Get Paid For Starring On The Bachelorette?

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Let’s hope Ashley Hebert finds true love on The Bachelorette because she certainly isn’t bringing home the big bucks from her appearance on the ABC reality show.

According to Us Weekly, Hebert only made $30,000 for the two months of filming for the show. In comparison, previous Bachelors and Bachelorettes walked away with paychecks of up to $100,000 for the same “work.”
And to put things even in more perspective: Bachelor Jason Mesnick and current wife Molly Malaney got paid $30,000 for a two-hour wedding special last year.

It’s Official: Brad Womack & Emily Maynard No Longer Engaged

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Another couple made in The Bachelor heaven bites the dust.

We’ve all heard the rumors since it seems like before The Bachelor–Brad Womack Round 2 finale even aired: That Brad and his chosen lady which turned out to be the beautiful Emily Maynard have hit splitsville.
But now, we sadly have confirmation: Maynard and Womack have called quits on their fairy tale while on TV but rocky while in real world relationship.
“We’re no longer engaged,” Maynard told People. Maynard does not place blame for the breakup of the relationship on Womack, but Womack surely places fault on himself:

“The demise of our relationship was completely my fault,” Womack told People.

Maynard takes a kinder approach: “Just because we love each other doesn’t mean we’re right for each other.”

Want to know more? ABC will air a heart to heart between Maynard and Chris Harrison on July 11.
Emily Maynard for the next Bachelorette?? I say yes! But then again, ABC would then be tempted to bring back Bentley Williams who was dying to have EM as the Bachelorette but instead got Ashley Hebert (and we all know what happened there…)

Bachelorette 6/27 Recap: Who Got A Rose & What Did Bentley Do?

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On the sixth episode of The Bachelorette (June 27, 2011), Ashley Hebert and the remaining 8 men jetted out to Hong Kong and braced themselves for the moment we all have been waiting for, the return of the dreaded Bentley.

BENTLEY’S RETURN
Ashley started the show with saying part of her heart is in the US with Bentley. And she was still fully focused on the “dot dot dot” Bentley left her with when he bailed on the show and her.  Three minutes in the show, and we heard the name Bentley 20 times. This is gonna be a fun episode to recap, I can tell.

Chris Harrison went to Ashley’s hotel room and told her that Bentley is her roadblock to happiness with any of the remaining men. Chris also said that he delivered on his promise to do everything he can to get her to resolve the open issues with Bentley and that the show had brought Bentley back to the hotel they were all staying in. Upon hearing that news, Ashley said, “Shut up,” and clinched her heart. There was silence between the two for a while and Chris kept nodding “yes” to Ashley. Once she believed this was not a joke, she asked for time to get herself together and prepare for the meeting. Chris advised Ashley to not be “vague” when she meets with Bentley and to get the answers she needs. With that, he left her with Bentley’s room number.

Ashley walked to Bentley’s room and on the way, we heard her voice over that she still feels the same way about Bentley as he did the day he left. She knocked on room #4315 after some hesitation and when Bentley opened the door, they hugged and kissed. He told her he flew around the world to see her. I may have to hold back my gag reflexes as I type.  He told her he’s been working back home and then asked her if she is OK. She told him after he left, she had a hard time and was crushed and he said he had a hard time too [Beware of men who just repeat what you say you feel]. He told her that her hurt was an affirmation that the two of them were on the same page: That since they had something good going, it would be hard to just walk away.

He said, “I told you to come to Salt Lake if it doesn’t work out with these other guys,” and Ashley said it wasn’t fair to her to leave her with the “dot dot dot.” He said he couldn’t believe he went home and missed her and missed being “here.” Man, he is good. She told him she has a gut feeling about him and knows fate brought them together to either learn from each other or to end up together. He finally said to her with him being back home, it doesn’t look good for the two of them and “implored” her to look to see what she has with the remaining men.

FINALLY, lights came on for Ashley and she asked, “So, this is our period?” No answer from Bentley. And Ashley finally spoke up for herself that he needs to man up and admit if he came here for the same reasons that Michelle Money had warned her about. She went off at him and said if he came here with the intentions of leaving her wanting him, “mission fo@king accomplished.” Bentley still didn’t man up and put the burden on her by saying based on where she is at, they should put a period on things.

Ashley grew some balls that I was hoping she had and bluntly asked him why he came all the way here to end things when he could have done so over the phone. She also accused him of coming cause he wanted a “free vacay.”  DING DING DING! Ashley left without shedding a tear. I am not sure I could have held it together that well. She said afterwards that he played her and disrespected her.

Ashley told her remaining bachelors about Bentley’s return at the cocktail party but as expected, this news does not sit well with her men, especially one in particular who leaves the show.

ONE ON ONE DATE WITH LUCAS
Lucas, Blake and Ryan P were the only guys who had not yet had a one on one date with Ashley at the start of the show. Ashley chose Lucas “to find good fortunes” for her first date this week. Lucas noticed a new glow about Ashley – YAY, project post-Bentley may be working.


The two first strolled the streets of Hong Kong and then enjoyed some authentic Chinese food. They then had a romantic steak and potatoes dinner on a boat.  Lucas opened up to Ash about his divorce. I didn’t see much chemistry there, but he got a rose. Maybe I am missing something – But, I mean, after they kissed, Lucas asked her, “was that our first kiss?” If you have to ask, that’s just weird. Ash did say Lucas makes her “feel like a woman” and protected and their date was one of the most romantic dates of her life.

GROUP DATE
Blake, Ryan P, Ben F., Mickey, Constantine, Ames and Blake got the group date, leaving JP with yet another one on one date and Ryan and Blake without any ever. The group date took place on Stanley Beach and the six men took part in the ancient Chinese pastime of dragon boat racing.

Ash divided the men in teams of two: Constantine and Ben, Blake and Ryan, and Ames and Mickey. The men had to go on the streets and recruit people to help them paddle the boat –they were told they needed at least 6 more people per boat. As the poor men tried to recruit people without speaking the local language, for a second, I thought I was watching The Amazing Race.

Ryan was quickly able to get a full team together. The other teams got their folks together too with Constantine and Ben (Team red Dragon) being able to draw their team to themselves after they put on red robes and walked the streets. Team Red Dragon gave their team a chant of “Baichi” which they thought means “eat it” but later found out it means, “idiot.” Needless to say, the “idiots” came in third.

Ames’ and Mickey’s team was neck in neck with that of Blake and Ryan but Ames and Mickey won last second. When they were all sitting on the beach just enjoying each other’s company, a couple got engaged near them and Ashley asked the guys, “who’s next?!” She saw the close by proposal and engagement as a good omen for her future.

Later that night, Ames said he wants to take their relationship to a different level and sneaked Ash away to an elevator. He pushed the 48th floor button and then attacked her with a kiss…very cute. Once the elevator stopped at their floor, they walked into a patio with a beautiful view.

Ben also got some alone time with Ashley and said his walls are coming down and falling for her.

She met with Ryan and when he asked for a one on one date, Ash told him to wait. She left him to go get the group date rose and took it to Ryan. This came as a shock to the men who can’t stand Ryan.

ONE ON ONE DATE WITH JP
J.P. had the first date the day Bentley left the first time around, so, it makes sense that he got a date the week Bentley leaves for a second time. He and Ashley met up at Victoria’s Peak Park for a picnic. JP told her that this relationship of theirs feels like meant to be for him and he feels comfortable around her. She told the camera that she thought JP is the whole package she is looking for, so, she wanted to be honest with him about Bentley coming back. He was the first of the guys she told that she saw Bentley in Hong Kong. She also told JP that despite how strong she feels for him, she still felt “what if” about Bentley but now she has closure after seeing him. JP took it like a man and sweetly said he’s glad she has closure and thanked her for telling him. Of course he got a rose….


COCKTAIL PARTY 
She started the night with a bit too much honesty by telling these guys that she had “completely fallen” for Bentley. The look on the men’s faces showed how defeated they felt at that moment. She also told them about “dot dot dot” and not having had a proper closure with the guy. She then hit them with the fact that Bentley came to Hong Kong.  Awkward.

Constantine stood up to her first and said on their date, she told him she had let go of past relationships and that contradicts what she just told them. Then Lucas chimed in and asked why she had not found closure earlier. She said she reached a point of a roadblock with some of the men so she had to meet him. Lucas challenged her again said the whole thing was weird.

The heat got strong and Ashley left mid interrogation. The men kept discussing her among themselves and JP tried to stand up for her by saying she did not need to even tell the men but she did. Lucas told the men Ash is wasting his “f*cking time.” The men even discussed how unfair it was for some of them to end up in the hospital (Ames) fighting for a chance of a one on one with Ash when Bentley got one without any effort. Finally, they all felt like second fiddle, saying, “Ash is saying Bentley is my first choice, but he’s gone, so, you guys are still in it.” I can’t say I blame the men for their reaction, can you?


Mickey told her one of the things most important to him is honesty and he felt that she had lied to the men. He also said he just can’t see what she saw in Bentley. Mickey added that if Bentley is the kind of man she is looking for, he’d beg her to send him home. She turned the table on him and said if he felt that strongly, she wanted him to take the initiative and leave. So, with that, she walked him out to another boat and he was gone. COP OUT ASHLEY, you know he was speaking the truth!


Ashley then came back to the men and cried and you know men can’t stand seeing a woman cry. So, all the sudden. everything felt forgiven and the men were ready to move on!

ROSE CEREMONY
Blake Julian who never got a one on one date is eliminated. Mickey walked out at the cocktail party. Ryan, JP and Lucas had roses from their dates.

The men who received a rose at the ceremony were:
Ben
Constantine
Ames

Remaining 6 men are:
Ben F.
Constantine
J.P.
Lucas
Ryan P
Ames


MYSTERY MAN #2 COMING BACK
So, in previews for remainder of the season, we see one of the men Ashley sent back coming back. Who do you think it is? And we see more tears and drama. Will this misery ever end?


So, what do you all think? Did Ashley handle her meeting with Bentley well? Did she grill him enough? Should she have told the guys she had fallen in love with Bentley? Should Mickey have left? Is Ashley the worst Bachelorette ever or is she just human with normal vulnerabilities? 

The Bachelorette 6/20 Recap: Who Got A Rose And Who Almost Ended Up With A Broken Nose?

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Week 5 (June 20, 2011) episode of The Bachlorotte sent three bachelors home. Below is the full recap. If you like the recap, “like” our Facebook page by clicking here and we will let you know about future recaps and exclusive Bachelorette news.


RECAP

The eleven remaining bachelors and Ashley Hebert were in Chaing Mai. There were three dates this week, a one on one, a group date and a two on one, where one bachelor would be sent home.

And this is the episode that Bentley’s return started to take shape – well, sort of. I mean, did he really ever leave?? We’ve heard more about him than any other guy still left.  Now, I’ve met Ashley and I liked her a lot but the ghost of Bentley, or hearing his name repeatedly, is becoming my pure hellish torture, and if Ash doesn’t stop soon, I just don’t know what I will do!

ONE ON ONE DATE WITH BEN F.
‘Let’s fall in love in Chaing Mai, Love, Ashley,’ is the date’s clue. Before the date, Ben said there is a “100 percent chance Ashley will be kissed today.”

Ashley and Ben were whisked off to a local marketplace where they walked around, ate and shopped–taking in the whole Thai culture. Ashley said the more she gets to know Ben, the hotter he seems to her. At one point, the two were staring into each other’s eyes but Ashley said, “you know, we can’t kiss here, it’s not allowed (near the temple.)” So, they had a mental kiss instead. Ashley told the camera there was so much tension that she just wanted to jump on Ben.

Over what Ashley called “the most beautiful outdoor dinner that Ben F. has ever seen,” they talked about life, his wine business and family, including the death of Ben’s father. The chemistry was awesome and undeniable — just as it was during their group date at the orphanage. So, of course Ashley gave Ben a rose and they kissed while a traditional show took place around them. Ashley told the camera that there is a lot of passion between the two of them and that Ben is the kind of guy she could fall in love with.

 GROUP DATE
Constantine, Ames, Nick, Blake, Ryan, Lucas, JP and Mickey got the group date which left William and Ben C as the two on one date. The date card read, “Love is worth fighting for,” and unfortunately for all involved, including us the viewers, it meant literally. Guess ABC didn’t learn from the hot mess that the comedic roast group date created, so, it took things to a whole new level of date absurdity by making amateurs take part in Thai boxing.

At first Ashley was excited because she said “it was a really hot way to watch the men,” and she hoped to find the masculinity in them. OK, Ash, I can think of another way or two, but, this is your show, so, a fight it is. Poor Ames must have had a premonition because he said he had not idea what he was doing but if he got a broken nose, it would be worth it. Ashley kept saying how hot this date was at every opportunity. The men sure enjoyed watching her in her spandex, too, until they realized the seriousness of the day ahead of them.

Ames is not much of a fighter and it didn’t help that he ended up with pink gloves and boxing shorts. It made things worse too that the men were taken to a real boxing ring in middle of town with a huge crowd gathered to watch them beat the crap out of each other. I wondered at this point if Ashley still thought this was a hot way to spend a date.

JP was freaking out because he is the smallest guy there but didn’t want to show his fear. Two men at a time got in the ring. Blake and Lucas started the fights and of course testosterone took over in this intense environment of fighting over a woman, not only in front of the said woman, but all her other suitors as well, not to mention half the town that had shown up to watch. FINALLY  it hit Ashley that this may be a dangerous idea. Blake won the match.

Mickey and JP took to the ring next. This whole Gladiator-like dating scenario really bothered me and made me cringe, as it did Ashley at times. JP took an early beating but soon realized he was going to die if he didn’t fight back so, he brought his street game and ended up winning.  Ames went against Ryan but told the camera that he’s never been in a fight in his entire life because he always finds another way around problems. Ryan gave Ames some shots to the head because he wanted to impress Ashley. Ames not only lost the fight, but he was left loopy with a bloody nose. The guys and Ash were concerned about Ames and Ash ran during the last fight (Nick and Constantine) to get the crew to get Ames to a hospital to make sure he was OK.

Ames came back to the group date at night and said he was “dizzy but OK.” Ames told the camera he had a hard time speaking with Ash because of his head and told her that the docs said he was totally in love. Despite all Ames went through, somehow, Blake got the rose at the end of the night.

TWO ON ONE DATE
William and Ben C got the first two on one date of the season. William wanted Ben gone as soon as possible, so, he stabbed Ben in the back by telling Ashley the first chance he got that Ben is ready to go home and explore the online dating sites. About the other men in the house, William said some have her on their minds and others don’t, boiling up Ashley’s insecurities. Oh William, you were the early fave of so many of us, why did you have to go become a rat? As soon as Ash got back to Ben, she abruptly said, “I want to end the 2 on 1 portion of the date right now.” AND BAM, just like that, she sent Ben home, without even having confronted him. So messed up. I did not see that coming from our sweet lil Ash. Ben tried to explain he was joking with the guys, but, Ash’s insecurities had taken over and it was too late for Ben.

During what then became a one on one date with William, Ashley did not feel the same feelings she had felt during her first date with William in Las Vegas, and there was no renewed spark, so, she sent William home as well. Here is what Ali Fedotowsky said today, and she should know: “Not surprised that Ash sent both guys home on this date. You don’t bring guys u ‘like’ on the 2-on-1 date. Even if she kept 1, he wouldn’t have lasted much longer.”

ASHLEY ASKS FOR BENTLEY WILLIAMS
Ashley decided she needed closure with Bentley Williams before she could move forward with the other men. So, she had a heart to head talk with Chris Harrison. She told him that she is certain about the core group of guys she wants to go forward with but she still has Bentley on her mind and “what could have been.” Chris told her it’s not fair to the guys who are fighting for her (literally girl, they’re getting the crap beat out of them for you). But Ashley said the only way to pay respect to the men is to be honest with them and figure out the Bentley situation.

She told Chris, “there was something there [with Bentley].” She asked to talk to Bentley so she could ask him a couple of questions. “The fact that he left me with a ‘dot dot dot,’ leaves me wondering….” Chris said he is there for Ash and he will do what he can to “make something happen.” And we all know that “something” will be to bring Bentley back. OH GOD HELP US ALL!

ROSE CEREMONY
Blake and Ben F already had roses from their dates. Constantine, Lucas, JP, Ames, Mickey and Ryan all got roses at the ceremony. Nick was sent home. Ben C and William were already sent home on their dates.
Tune in next week for a visit to Hong Kong and the return of Bentley. And guess what? The other men feel betrayed that she brought him back – can you blame them?

VIDEO: Bachelorette Ashley Hebert Dishes On Bentley, Her ‘Engagement’ & The Show

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By now, you have probably heard that Bentley Williams comes back to The Bachelorette soon. Star Ashley Hebert was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Thursday night and talked about what she thinks about Bentley now and why she wanted to be reunited with the bad boy. She also talks about the rumor that she is engaged now.

Watch the two-part Tonight interview videos below and see how Jay Leno and guest Larry David grilled Hebert on Bentley. Check it out!