Who invited Wes and David?

Bachelorette scoop: Guys weekend in Austin with Wes Hayden, Tanner Pope, Michael Stagliano & more

via: Examiner

While Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski face rumors that their relationship is on rocky ground (the couple denies infidelity rumors and says they are still doing great), life goes on for the guys Jillian booted early from The Bachelorette.

Wes Hayden, Jesse Kovacs, Tanner Pope, Michael Stagliano and David Good got
together for a guys weekend in Austin, including a stop at Ranch 616.
(Photo: Anne Burgot)

IS TANNER STILL TALKING?

via: People Magazine, http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/06/29/the-bachelorettes-tanner-p-they-called-me-king-dong/

While the P in Tanner P stands for Pope, it could have just as easily stood for podophiliac (aka foot fetishist) and prankster as he was simply one of the most amusing suitors to ever step foot in The Bachelorette mansion. Post-eviction, the 30-year-old financial analyst discussed Jillian’s feet and his own “manties” from his home in Dallas, Texas. — Carrie Bell

You didn’t seem that bummed out when you didn’t get a rose.
I pretty much knew it was coming. We didn’t have any chemistry. We went the friendship route. It wasn’t that disheartening, but you hate to lose a good girl like that. So smart, attractive, successful — and her personality and everything.

It was a bold move to drop trou on a group date.
We were all talking about what we wear [to bed] and I just felt like, I’ve been kind of the comedian of this whole thing. I’m just going to bust out and show her my manties.

Everyone seemed impressed with what they saw. Be honest, did you stuff?
Negative. I was just blessed. All the guys knew [already] because we had outdoor showers. They called me King Dong.

You were also very open about your foot fetish.
Fetish sounds dirty and risqué to me. I just think it’s hot when a girl has pretty feet. But it’s not a deal breaker.

You were the one who told Jillian that someone had a girlfriend back home. Why not go all the way and name names?
When me and Wes first moved into the bunkhouse there was a lot of conversation going on. He’s joking around about, “Hey, you know, I’ve got a girl back home.” I didn’t know whether to take that seriously or not. The whole “girlfriend” thing may have gotten blown out of proportion, so I never wanted to tell Jillian 100% [that it was Wes]. But there was definitely stuff going around that was not right, and I felt like I needed to let her know.

Why ultimately come clean to the others that you were the snitch?
That’s the right thing to do. I didn’t want that blame to fall on, like Juan or Dave or somebody else. It was my responsibility so I took it.

How do you feel about Wes considering he may have been there for the wrong reasons?
Wes has obviously got some things going as far as his band. But we were actually good friends on the show. Wes is a good guy. He’s a talented singer. I don’t go that route whenever I approach a girl but that’s who Wes is.

What was your reaction to Ed’s decision to leave?
That was a complete shock because I thought Ed was one of the front-runners. Him and Jillian had something real special. When Ed was around, her eyes sparkled. We were in the middle of Canada, and he pretty much said, “You know what? I’ve got to leave. I’ve got a great job at Microsoft.” I understand completely, a great job like that, but I don’t see how he got himself in that situation. He knew he was going to to be gone for up to two months.

Now that you are back home, how have people responded to your taste for toes? And are they like, “It’s Tanner from The Bachelorette with the big you-know-what!”
Yes, with the big package. Dallas is kind of the mecca for reality show junkies, and I’ve taken lots and lots of pictures with girls and their feet. They’re like, “Hey, how do you like my feet? Take a picture with me and my feet.”

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TANNER POPE CONFIRMS THAT ED COMES BACK...

How does Tanner know this anyway????

Ousted 'Bachelorette' suitor Tanner Pope hints at Ed Swiderski return

By Christopher Rocchio, via: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/ousted-bachelorette-suitor-tanner-pope-hints-at-ed-swiderski-return-9189.php

Ousted The Bachelorette bachelor Tanner Pope appears to have confirmed what viewers have increasingly suspected: that despite being shown quitting to return to his job during last week's broadcast, Ed Swiderski later returned to the show to continue wooing Jillian Harris.



"I don't see how he got himself in that situation. He knew he was going to have to be gone for up to two months [for filming] so that was what kind of surprised me. But supposedly he comes back. So obviously there's something going on," Pope told Reality TV World during a Thursday conference call that followed his elimination on Monday night's The Bachelorette broadcast. "We don't really know that for sure," the show's ABC publicist then interjected, leaving Pope to not-so-coyly cover his tracks. "Right. Okay. Well... I don't know that," he responded. See how else Mr. Feet responded...

TANNER AND JAKE TALK

The Bachelorette: Jake and Tanner take some parting shots

By Gillian Burnett, The Province, via: http://www.theprovince.com/Entertainment/Bachelorette+Jake+Tanner+take+some+parting+shots/1728700/story.html

Jillian Harris said goodbye to three more men on Episode 6 of The Bachelorette: Robby, Jake and Tanner. This week on The Bachelorette, leading lady Jillian Harris said goodbye to Robby, Tanner and Jake.

Robby, dumped at the side of some railroad tracks deep in the B.C. wilderness, might have been too shocked to comment, after the fact, on his experiences; he is conspicuously absent from the weekly video clip ABC releases giving the guys their chance to speak out.

Tanner and Jake, however, exhibit no such restraint. Tanner's exit interview is a rambling, repetitive mess — but at least he doesn't mention his foot fetish, which has figured all too prominently so far this season.

Jake . . . well, it's just painful to watch. He exhibits more genuine anguish over having been let go than any other candidate. But you be the judge. Here are the transcripts from the show...

CONFERENCE CALL WITH 'TANNER THE TOES'

The Bachelorette: Conference Call with Tanner Pope

by Gina Scarp, via: http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/2051-the-bachelorette-conference-call-with-tanner-pope

This week, on The Bachelorette, Jillian finally did something that the rest of us would’ve done the first night: eliminate the guy with the foot fetish. Tanner caused some drama when he told Jillian that Wes (and perhaps some of the other guys) had a girlfriend back home. At the rose ceremony, Jillian wasn’t feeling the connection anymore and eliminated him from the competition. Today, he spoke to reporters in a conference call about his fascination with feet and why he threw Wes under the bus.

Q. You were very entertaining and fun to watch on the show. OF course, the foot fetish is going to be the talk of the town. What is the perfect foot?
A. Tanner: It was a lot of embellishing on my part. Girls’ feet are not a deal breaker but I love girls’ pretty feet. Girls’ feet are feminine and guys don’t take care of their feet. High arches are great but it’s not a deal breaker. Painted toes are the thing. That’s what it takes to have hot feet and Jillian had them.

Q. Why did you strip down in front of Jillian?
A. Tanner: You get half the part of the story on that, due to editing. We were all talking about what we wear, which you heard. I’ve been thinking that I’ve been the comedian of this whole thing so I thought I’d bust out and show everyone my main piece. I wanted to have fun with it. She said it was a little awkward but I’m not scared to show what I was wearing and I just went with it.

Visit here for the rest of the Q&A with Tanner the Toes!