Bachelorette Jillian Harris kicks up heels at Calgary party
CALGARY - The Bachelorette has traded her red roses for a cowboy hat.
While millions of people across North America tuned in to watch Jillian Harris on ABC's hit reality TV show Monday evening, The Bachelorette herself watched the show at a Calgary watering hole during her annual visit to the Stampede.
"I just love the Stampede," says Harris, 29, who arrived at the downtown restaurant-lounge Crush to meet nearly 30 girlfriends after a day at the rodeo.
"I come every year. It's the best place to just kick back and relax with my friends."
Harris shot to fame in 2008 as a fan favourite and second runner-up on The Bachelor. As this year's Bachelorette, the first Canadian in the role, she has continued to capture the hearts of fans while driving up ratings for the reality show.
Having lived in Calgary from 1999 to 2005, the interior designer from Peace River, Alta., can Stampede like a pro.
Since she arrived Friday evening, she has been to the rodeo, hit the midway rides, spent the day playing bingo over beers on the grounds and gone two-stepping at Nashville North. By the time she leaves, she will have added pancake flipping for a charity and chuckwagon races to the list.
"Once a Calgarian, always a Calgarian," says Crush owner Brad Bell, who has been friends with Harris for several years and can't recall another time when a reality show played on his bar's big screen TVs. "This was a special request--it's usually sports. Jillian is such a special girl. I was happy to have her and all her friends here to watch the show."
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