POLL: Who should be the next Bachelor?

1. Reid Rosenthal
2. Kiptyn Locke
3. Michael Stagliano (if it doesn't work out with Holly. Although Holly's twitter account says she is in love)
   
4. Jake Pavelka
   

Men Tell All: What you didn't see

by Carrie Bell, http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/07/21/bachelorettes-men-tell-all-what-you-didnt-see/

As promised, the ‘Men Tell All’ special was explosive (and not just because the flatulence in the blooper reel). But even with an expanded two-hour show, plenty of action was trimmed from the episode. PEOPLE attended the July 11 taping to bring you the best of the rest and catch up with the season’s favorite suitors.

Here is what you didn't see!

BACHELORETTE RUMORS ARE FLYING!

ABC Season 5 ‘Bachelorette’ Finale Spoilers Have Been Leaked

http://ontheflix.com/2009/07/14/abc-bachelorette-finale-spoilers-have-been-leaked/

The people over at rantrave.com have claimed to have found the Bachelorette season 5 finale spoilers,and they swear that they’re 100% true. So with no further ado, here they are. First, Reid is supposed to confess his love for Jillian. Then Ed is going to propose to Jillian in two weeks, even though he has a girlfriend back home. Jillian will have to choose between Reid and Ed,and it’s believed that she’ll choose Ed. Kiptyn will be announced as next year’s Bachelor. The “Bachelorette” airs Mondays at 7pm central time on ABC.

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WES TRIES TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF

Wes Hayden Throws The Bachelorette Under the Bus

by Free Britney, http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/07/wes-hayden-throws-the-bachelorette-under-the-bus/

They say ... love, it don't come eaaaaaaaasy. They also say there are two sides to every story, and The Bachelorette's Wes Hayden wants to make his known.

The Austin, Tex., singer's eight-episode stint on the ABC show came to an end Monday after all kinds of controversy over whether he just went on the show to promote his music, and/or whether he had/has a girlfriend back home.

He's been called every name in the book, and that's fine by him. But Wes Hayden says it's all bogus, and he is simply a victim of deceptive, false editing.

In an interview on an Austin radio station, he addressed the #1 rumor that has plagued the alleged singer but also his alleged girlfriend, Laurel Kagay.

"I had a girlfriend last summer. She's still a very good friend of mine. Every now and then we'll go out and do lunch or something like that. I mean, I did some work for her mom, I'm good friends with her family," Wes Hayden said.

"I just called [The Bachelorette producers] two weeks ago, and was like, 'Look. I don't care what y'all do to me. You can say I'm the worst guy in the world and I'm here for publicity, that I've got a girlfriend. But don't mention anybody's name."

"As soon as you mention her name, people in Austin are going to know her, because we dated for a long time. Sure enough, they mentioned her name the very next day."

And that's just the tip of the iceberg, according to Wes Hayden.

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Final Three in Hawaii

Next on The Bachelorette--Final Three in Hawaii

MELISSA RYCROFT AND TANNER POPE

Melissa Rycroft, Tye Strickland, Tanner Pope, Rhett Bomar, Sam Bradford and more

via: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peppard_0705gd.ART.State.Edition1.4c01360.html

Melissa Rycroft, the beauty from The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars, was spotted there recently with her new fiancé, Tye Strickland. (Last Tuesday, the former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader used her gig as a special contributor to Good Morning America to inform Diane Sawyer on the air that she and Ty just got engaged.)

Saturday night, The Bachelorette contestant Tanner P showed up at Cretia's. The Dallas financial analyst's real name is Tanner Pope. On The Bachelorette, he became known for his interest in women's feet.

In a recent interview with People magazine's TV Watch, Tanner said, "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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JAKE FOR NEXT BACHELOR!

The Bachelorette: Jake Wants to be the Next 'Bachelor'

via http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-bachelorette/the-bachelorette-jake-wants-to-29755.aspx

With all the drama surrounding love searcher Jillian Harris, Wes Hayden and his alleged girlfriend Laurel Kagay, eliminated Bachelorette contestant Jake Pavelka has become quite a celebrity these days. Not only is he the guy who opened the can of worms and told Jillian about Wes' shady intentions, but he's also the guy whom fans are rooting for to be next Bachelor.

AT LEAST SOMEONE IS ENGAGED!

Melissa Rycroft Reengaged!

http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b131915_melissa_rycroft_reengaged.html

by Natalie Finn,

AP Photo / Tammie Arroyo

Melissa Rycroft has officially rebounded.

Barely four months after enduring a nationally televised breakup with indecisive Bachelor Jason Mesnick, Rycroft is engaged to fellow Texan Tye Strickland, People reports.

Strickland popped the question Friday at White's Chapel in Southlake, Texas, after which the happy couple celebrated with his and Rycroft's parents—who were apparently onto something when they were reluctant to meet Jason last year—at a nearby restaurant.

Rycroft parlayed her rather heartbreaking Bachelor appearance into a third-place finish on Dancing With the Stars. Easy as ABC, the 26-year-old former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader was then offered a job as a special correspondent on Good Morning America this summer.

And it turns out Strickland was never too far from Rycroft's side throughout.

"We've been really good friends, but the timing was never right," she told Us Weekly of Strickland, who she started dating not long after Mesnick broke off their engagement.

"With all this going on, he's my support system. It's funny how things happen." For more on Melissa, visit here.

WANT TO RE-WATCH AN EPISODE OF THE BACHELORETTE?

Miss an episode or want to see an episode of The Bachelorette again?

Episodes are available! Check out Bachelorette Episode# 1307

IS JAKE REALLY GONE?

The Bachelorette Recap: Jake Booted ... But For How Long?!

Last night's installment of The Bachelorette was less notable for any events that took place than for what it teased regarding future episodes in the last three minutes.

We're coming down the home stretch of Jillian Harris' quest for love, as she cut the field from eight to five suitors, all of whom will go on "hometown" dates with her.

Of the three guys who were sent packing on Monday's episode (the sixth of the season), unemployed bartender Robby and foot fetishist Tanner Pope were obvious.

Her cutting Jake Pavelka, however, was a bit of a surprise.

Most of the episode (if not the season) was based around Jake being Mr. Perfect. He is hot. He is a pilot, which is awesome. He is super nice, fun and charming.

Jillian Harris acknowledged all of these things. Yet he goes.

This made little sense until the three-minute preview for the rest of the season aired: Jake Pavelka comes back to the show to tell Jillian about Wes' intentions!

This future development also casts a different light on Wes Hayden, who spent most of last night's show admitting, even bragging about his ulterior motives.

Jake has been dying to call out Wes. He will soon get the chance.

That he has an agenda is not shocking, but no one coming on The Bachelorette merely to promote his music would be so blatant as to say he is "not here for the girl" and that he can "feel" and "taste" the record sales he will generate from this.

Unless, of course, it is all a contrived sham. As is Jake being kicked off only to come back and stir up drama by calling out Wes and his alleged girlfriend.

It seems to The Hollywood Gossip that Jake's elimination was scripted from the start, just like Ed's departure last week because of "work" commitments.

Are Jake and Ed still in the running for Jillian? Were their reasons for departing legitimate, and only their returns staged? Or has this been the plan all along?

That we can't say, but spoilers will surely emerge. We'll be seeing both Jake and Ed in the coming weeks in some form though, you can mark our words.

Because as Jason Mesnick, Melissa Rycroft and Molly Malaney proved to record ratings, what's "reality" TV without a compelling, manipulated story to tell?

via: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/06/the-bachelorette-recap-jake-pavelka-booted-but-for-how-long/