Corrie Adamson: No one left is a good fit for 'Bachelor' Jake Pavelka

Via: Reality TV World

Rejected Bachelorette, Corrie Adamson says "They had a strong connection and I won't be surprised to see that. [But] I will be surprised if they last," she told reporters before explaining her comment. "Because of the connection I saw I won't be surprised if he picks her at all but I will be a little bit surprised to see them last." Adamson described Girardi as "a lot of fun" and a "really fun girl," which is why she feels Pavelka liked her so much. "I think [Vienna] probably makes Jake feel really young and she's a lot of fun. And she probably makes him feel like a man, and I think he likes that," she explained. Full story here!

Bachelorette’s Jillian to Pitch In on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

People Magazine reports that "The Bachelorette star Jillian Harris is teaming with Ty Pennington and his crew at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for an upcoming episode, ABC confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday. Harris, who has her own interior design company, said in a statement that she’s “been an adoring fan of the series for years and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing team. I really feel like the world needs a lot of love right now and to be a part of this and see others give their time and love so generously, it is truly inspiring.”

Melissa Rycroft Calls 'Bachelorette' Jillian Harris' Life 'Fantastic'

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)

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Sweet Michael has a new girlfriend and Kiptyn is looking hot!

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Tanner is checking out more toes.

Bachelorette Winner Scandal: Ex To Drop Bomb on Swiderski

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/08/bachelorette-winner-scandal-ex-drop-bomb-swiderski

The ex-girlfriend of Bachelorette winner Ed Swiderski, who RadarOnline.com told you last week was still in intimate contact with Ed during the shows airing and finale, is planning to tell all this week.

The bachelorette: The Video Game!

Warner Bros. to Launch 'Bachelorette' Videogame

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelorette/warner-bros-to-launch-the-bach-30488.aspx

Just when you thought that cheesy romantic drama couldn't get any worse, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Ludia Inc. have decided to bring reality TV dating to a whole new level. The video game division of Warner Bros. and the leading producer of quality game show video games have made a deal to create and release videogames based on the hit reality TV dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, a franchise created by Mike Fleiss.

Jillian Harris goes to Chicago

Bachelorette's Jillian & Ed: Family Matters in Chicago

by Marc Malkin, http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b137070_bachelorettes_jillian_ed_family_matters.html

Courtesy: sushisamba rio

Not that we expected Bachelorette Jillian Harris and her fiancé Ed Swiderski to be kaput already, but just in case there was any curiosity, the TV couple is still going strong.

In fact, the lovebirds were in Ed's hometown of Chicago last night, having dinner with some friends. They dined at SUSHISAMBA Rio. Among their pals were last Bachelor season's Natalie Getz, along with her new beau Mike "Speedo Mike" Steinberg, who originally vied against Ed for Jillian's love on the Bachelorette.

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Ex-Bachelor Prince Lorenzo looks for love on America's Next Princess starting August 17th!

After the rose: Jillian and Ed

Reality Bites: 'The Bachelorette' gets her man

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Poll Results: Kiptyn or Reid? Your Pick for the Next Bachelor

By ROBYN ROSS, http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/408860_tvgif30.html

Jillian may have made up her mind, but TVGuide.com readers are torn between Bachelorette rejects Kiptyn Locke and Reid Rosenthal.

In a poll that asked users who they thought should be the next Bachelor, Kiptyn and Reid both nabbed 38 percent of the more than 3,000 votes cast. (Interestingly, in a poll launched before the final rose, the majority wanted Jillian to pick Reid.)

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Couples Watch: Beyoncé & Jay-Z, Bachelorette Jillian & Ed

• Bachelorette-no-longer Jillian Harris and her Chicago computer software consultant fiancé Ed Swiderski, celebrating their engagement at SushiSamba Rio in Chicago along with six friends. The group ate a special omakase menu prepared specially by the chef. "Jillian and Ed were completely adorable all night with their guests," a source tells us. "They definitely showed some affection and kept the entire table entertained."

The Bachelorette: Ed Swiderski Still Involved with Ex-Girlfriend?

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelorette/the-bachelorette-ed-swiderski-30464.aspx

Jillian Harris came on The Bachelorette to find love and in the end, she chose to give her final rose to Ed Swiderski, who in turn popped the big question. Of course, she accepted his marriage proposal and soon, the happy couple will move in together and is expected to marry within the next 12 months. But it all seems too good to be true. Word on the street is that Ed was still involved with another girl during his stint on The Bachelorette --- a rumor that just won't die.

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The Bachelorette: Producers went too far, says Wes

Wes Hayden's quest for Jillian Harris's affections on 'reality' show The Bachelorette ended badly. Let that be a lesson

By Gillian Burnett,http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Bachelorette+Producers+went+says/1784542/story.html

The Bachelorette, Jillian Harris was in Calgary, Alberta on July 6, 2009 to enjoy the 2009 Calgary Stampede.

For anyone who might have entertained the notion — however fleetingly — of applying to be on a reality show, let Bachelorette contestant Wes Hayden's experiences serve as a cautionary tale. Hayden, a Texan country singer who exited the show last week after being portrayed as an opportunist with a girlfriend (and all-around jerk) in the quest for Jillian Harris's affections on ABC's The Bachelorette 5, has broken the first covenant of reality television: Never talk about what actually happened.

Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelorette': 'The Final Rose' and 'After the Final Rose'

by Chris Harrison, http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/07/29/chris-harrison-blogs-the-bachelorette-the-final-rose-and-after-the-final-rose/

I knew everything was going to be alright when the bird crapped on my shoulder the day before the proposal. But let's back up a bit. We flew from Maui to Kona for the final leg of this journey. Jillian had narrowed it down to her final two, Ed and Kiptyn. Despite the emotional breakup with Reid, Jillian was feeling pretty good about the situation. Now I don't want to bore you by going back over all the details of this episode, so I'm going to give you my opinion of what went down and why. I know it might sound weird but Jillian had love for each of these guys. If life and love was purely about a physical attraction Kiptyn would've easily been the one. That's not to say they didn't have an emotional connection too, but Jillian didn't see growing old with him and that was big for her. While Ed was dancing around Hawaii in shorts that wouldn't fit my 7-year-old and Kiptyn was flexing his abs, Reid was desperately trying to get a hold of producers. As you heard him say on the Final Rose special, he felt there was something still there between he and Jillian, and he was willing to go all the way to prove it. I have to give the guy credit — this was a bold, brave move. As you could clearly see by the look on her face, Jill had absolutely no idea Reid was coming back.

Allowing Reid to come back was a very tough decision for us to make. This final day is always an emotional roller coaster for all of us. After a long haul, Jillian had mentally prepared herself to break up with Kiptyn and choose Ed. Throwing Reid back into the equation was very risky. We had no idea how Jillian would react and what this would do to her final decision. We were all really flying by the seat of our pants on this one. We knew that both Kiptyn and Ed had rings and were prepared to get down on one knee, and as far as TV goes that was more than enough to successfully wrap up this season. But just like you saw, we also felt there was just something there between Jill and Reid, and had time not been a factor there's no way she would have let him go in Maui. When I saw Jillian's reaction when Reid walked out on that platform, our suspicions were confirmed. She still had serious feelings for this guy. What followed was about an hour of emotion and confusion. Hard to believe after this many seasons we could possibly run into a situation we've never dealt with before, but that's the beauty of this show: we always do.

If you ask Jillian about that final day and Reid coming back she'll tell you it was always Ed all the way. I understand her position and if I was engaged to somebody else I would probably paint the same picture. I don't doubt for a second that Jillian loves Ed and I know that was what she wanted the moment she woke up that morning. But I also know that there was serious temptation when Reid came back and that temptation did lead to a moment of doubt. Luckily Jillian had the poise to walk away and try and collect her thoughts. That's when I asked the producers if I could go talk to her. Jillian and I have become very good friends over the last year and at that moment she needed a friend to talk to, somebody that wasn't going to manipulate or lead her in a certain direction, just somebody that would listen and let her lead herself back where she always wanted to be and that was with Ed.

I received more than a few Twitters asking why I was in the Ed camp — insinuating that I pushed Jillian in that direction. First of all, let me say I wasn't in anybody's camp. I told Jillian once she narrowed it down to the final three she really couldn't go wrong. All three guys were good men and a good fit for her in their own way. That's what made this one of the toughest decisions I've seen a Bachelorette ever have to make. Obviously my talk with Jillian was much longer and more involved than what we were able to show you on TV. I talked with her for probably ten minutes before she arrived at the decision to let Reid go again. Something you didn't see that made me laugh, and feel old, was when we were done Jillian said I reminded her of her dad. I told her her dad must be a smart man and I would take that as a compliment. Jillian knew in her heart what she wanted to do. She just needed a friend there to help her work through her emotions and figure it out. I was happy to be that friend. If she had sat down and told me that Reid was the man she loved and wanted to be with, that would have been fine by me as well, but that's not what she wanted. If you ask me to be honest about it, I have to admit for a moment there I really thought she was going to take Reid back. I'll be interested to hear your opinion of what Reid pulled.

Because Reid coming back took so long, by the time he left the sun was setting over the ocean and it was getting dark. We really didn't think we were going to be able to make it. Once Ed showed up everything was perfect. The sun was setting and you could tell it was right. When you see them together, and I have several times, they are really perfect together. I had many people say they couldn't believe she dumped Kiptyn or Reid and they actually seemed mad about it. This I truly understand. If you think she was going to pick somebody else that's one thing. If you personally would've picked somebody else, I get that too. But what I don't understand is how you could possibly question what's in Jillian's heart. How you could possibly question a woman who's happily in love with a man? Ultimately, this is her life, her heart, and she's the one that made a decision that will affect her life forever. I think she and Ed are great together and I couldn't be happier for the both of them. In the following days I know I'll be asked if I think this will last. If I could tell you that I'd put a future bet on who's going to win next year's Super Bowl. All I can tell you is what I see and that is two people who love each other very much and really want to make this work. Two people who are willing to put in the time and effort to make this work. That's all you can ask for and expect at this point.

As I said, I knew there was going to be a beautiful ending the day before the proposal. The afternoon before, I was at lunch with some folks from the show. We were talking about how the next day was going to play out when Bam! A bird crapped all over my shirt. The first thing people started telling me was that's great, that's very good luck. Funny how when bad things happen like rain on your wedding day we tell people it's good luck. I gotta be honest. I didn't see the luck in getting pooped on. I just felt like I needed to go shower and change my shirt. But if that's what it took for Jillian to find true love, I was happy to do my part. The bird certainly seemed happy to do its part.

Shooting on the islands of Hawaii was a privilege, and the resort we stayed at and shot at was the Fairmont Orchid in Kona. This is one of my new favorite places in the world. I would like to thank them for their hospitality. It was funny, the day of the proposal my wife and I walked over to Jillian's suite, which was next door to ours. We walked in to find three people trying to help Jill zip up her dress. My wife quickly jumped in. So now there's four people all around Jillian, who's now laughing, trying to get her in her dress. Kind of sums up Jill and her attitude. She has such a great personality. It made it a real joy to work with her this season.

We have still not picked our next bachelor. Tell me who you think it should be. Is there someone from this show you love or should we pick a new face all together? Overall I thought this was a very good season. I'm proud of Jillian and happy the way it all turned out. In the end, this was a Bilbro lovin', mango mango lookin', bad country croonin' season of the Bachelorette. I'd like to truly thank you for watching and supporting us and once again making this show tops on TV. For everyone who's been a part of this one…I'm Chris Harrison… Good Night!

The Bachelorette's Jillian Is Writing a Hot Dog Book!

by Carrie Borzillo, http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b136589_bachelorettes_jillian_writing_hot_dog.html

ABC/MARIO PEREZ

Let's skip the news about Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski's wedding plans for now and get to our favorite tasty tidbit from our chat with the Bachelorette and her chosen one: Jillian's writing a dating book based on hot dog toppings! Finally, we say. WTF, you ask?

Here's the background for you non-Bachelor/Bachelorette followers: Other than the steamy hot tub scene on the last season of The Bachelor, this Canadian cutie is equally known for telling viewers that you can judge a man's character based on his choice of hot dog toppings. Makes sense now, eh?

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Bachelorette' Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski Share Wedding Plans on Good Morning America

In their first live joint interview, "Bachelorette" Jillian Harris and her fiance Ed Swiderski told "Good Morning America" that they're excited to be able to go public with their relationship and that they plan to get married in Canada in the next year and a half.

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Is Jillian and Ed the new Trista and Ryan?

‘The Bachelorette’s’ attractive match

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/07/the-bachelorettes-attractive-match.html

As Jillian Harris has pursued true love on TV, she’s also upheld a franchise’s ratings.

Last week, a few days before Monday’s finale of “The Bachelorette” aired on ABC, its star, Jillian Harris, was sitting at a bar in Los Angeles, anxiously eyeing her surroundings and quieting her voice down as waitresses and busboys passed by her table. She was about to reveal the secret she had been keeping.

“Oh my God, oh my God. I feel like I’m sweating right now,” she said, her hands smoothing the silk of her dress. She bit her lip, smiled and then said that in May, she had given the final rose — to use the show’s parlance — to Ed Swiderski, a 29-year-old Microsoft technology consultant from Chicago. The pair are engaged, she said, and her parents were the only ones who knew about it. She’s spent more time this summer with him than anyone else, meeting up at “a secret little house somewhere” every two weeks for five days. She was text-messaging with him before the interview.

For how fast she was talking and how much she was smiling, she did appear to genuinely be in love. They eat the same things, she said. They have the same sleeping patterns, the same taste in music, the same passions about camping, beer and being with family. She thinks he looks like Jeffrey Dean Morgan — “Hubba, hubba!”

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Ex-Bachelor Prince Lorenzo is looking for love again on America's Next Princess, airing August 17. Check out a clip here.

Trista Sutter on The Bachelorette Finale: Yay for Ed! Reid, Really?

by Trista Stutter, http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b136390_trista_sutter_on_bachelorette_finale.html

ABC/MARIO PEREZ

Dun, dun, dun...It's finale recap time!

For 10 weeks, we've been watching Jillian's search for love. Yes, it's a television show that is out for ratings, but like millions of Americans, I continue to believe that two people can meet and fall in love under the harsh glare of reality-TV cameras.

Isn't that why we are all tuned in on Monday nights? The hope that love will win out, even in the most unusual and bizarre set of circumstances? Well, that's why I have my TiVo set! Am I biased? Sure. But when I look into the beautiful eyes of my children, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that love from a TV setup is most definitely possible. Will it be a reality for Jillian? Only time will tell. For now, though, I just want to see a happy ending to a crazy courtship.

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No Mess, No Problem for The Bachelorette

by Joal Ryan, http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b136377_no_mess_no_problem_bachelorette.html

ABC/MARIO PEREZ

The Bachelor or The Bachelorette? Ellen DeGeneres or Katie Holmes? And rocket scientists or regular ol' sitcom types?

The answers—and more questions—in our weekly TV quiz:

1. Who's the bigger closer: Jason Mesnick or Jillian Harris? The answer, which is Mesnick, isn't the whole answer. In its own way, last night's rather routine finale for the Harris edition of The Bachelorette was as successful as Mesnick's famously messy Bachelor farewell in March. The Bachelorette season closer scored its biggest audience since 2004, ABC said; in March, The Bachelor scored its biggest audience since 2003.

2. Define big. In the case of The Bachelorette, you're talking nearly 10 million viewers, per preliminary Nielsen estimates. With The Bachelor, the audience numbered about 15.5 million (and then hit 17 million for the Melissa Rycroft-dumping, postfinale show).

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Jillian- sell your ring!

Bachelorette’s’ ring cost $60,000

Ring has 100+ diamonds, pear-shaped center stone is 2.05 carats

ABC, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32186812/ns/entertainment-celebrities/ The ring Ed Swiderski used to propose to Jillian Harris has more than 100 diamonds, with a 2.05 carat pear-shaped center stone.