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Interview with Jillian Harris, the Bachelorette

by Page Wiser, http://blogs.suntimes.com/tv/2009/07/interview_with_jillian_harris.html

Just finished a conference call with Jillian, God bless her. She could probably use a nice extended breakdown about now.

My mom: "Ask her how much she weighs. She's so tiny!"

I did not. But here were the highlights:

*OK, this is a shocker. Jillian has already downloaded Wes's lame song, "It Don't Come Easy." In fact, she's downloaded the whole CD. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS ANYONE ELSE TO DO THIS.

*She says she was only full-out drunk three times -- for the first rose ceremony, the second rose ceremony, and the snowmobiling date. But there was a lot of drinking, and she never got a day off. Her big hangover cure? "Coconut water. It's like drinking 10 Gatorades, with no sugar."

*Jillian's recommended toenail polishes: Revlon's Make Mine Mango ("Tanner really loved that color"), and My Chihuahua Bites by OPI.

*For her dream wedding, she would have red and white gingham tablecloths, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and her Aunt Becky's cabbage rolls.

*In trying to keep the guys straight, Jillian called Jesse "Josh." Twice.

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Reid is a no-show on The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette: Realtor Reid might just return

By Gillian Burnett,http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Bachelorette+Realtor+Reid+might+just+return/1805028/story.html

Jillian Harris says goodbye to Reid Rosenthal in Episode 9 of The Bachelorette.

Photograph by: Handout, ABC

Reid Rosenthal, the bachelor sent home by Jillian Harris in the penultimate episode of The Bachelorette last week, has sparked speculation that he might be returning — in a season suspiciously full of "surprise" returns.

First it was Ed Swiderski, who returned to the show after recusing himself early on owing to work pressures but captured Jillian's heart by making up for lost time in Spain.

Then it was Jake Pavelka, spurned by Jillian one week only to return the next to tattle on his bachelor nemesis, Wes "Hate 'im" Hayden, purported to have a girlfriend — a rumour roundly denied by Wes and the woman in question.

Now comes word that Reid, a fan favourite for his sense of humour and easy chemistry with Jillian, didn't participate in the "Bachelors Tell All" episode airing this Monday. He wasn't the only one: Wes, who's publicly complained of his treatment at the hands of The Bachelorette's editors, also skipped the appearance.

It's bad news for ABC's potential ratings this week, as any fan will tell you that most of the other candidates for Jillian's affections have already been consigned to that part of the brain reserved for complex math equations.

But it does raise questions, as Bachelor/ette tradition dictates that all but the final two contestants get to have their say on the "tell-all" episode.

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THE BACHELORETTE: MEN TELL ALL SECRETS

THE BACHELORETTE: MEN TELL ALL AND JILLIAN SPILLS SECRETS

After taping the ''Bachelorette: Men Tell All'' special (airing on ABC tonight), we caught up with Jake, Dave, Tanner P., and Jillian to score off-camera dish about bunion-phobia, Wes' new nickname, and that awkward boat date

by Paige Parker, http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20209564_20209584_20292201,00.html

'The Bachelorette': The Men -- and Jillian -- Spill Secrets!

This season of ABC's reality dating franchise The Bachelorette has been chock full of drama, and tonight's ''Men Tell All'' episode should be no exception. The night of the taping, EW.com caught up with Jillian Harris, the center of attention this season, as well as three of her more, um, colorful suitors — Tanner Pope, David Good, and Jake Pavelka — to get additional scoop.

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WES AND THE MEN TELL ALL

Craig Sjodin
ABC

Austin reality star fights to clear name

Hayden denies that he had a girlfriend at the time he appeared on 'The Bachelorette.'

By Claudia Grisales, http://www.austin360.com/tv/content/tv/stories/2009/07/ABC-Bachlorette-Diss.html

When ABC airs the "Men Tell All" episode for "The Bachelorette" tonight, one of its more notorious contestants will be conspicuously missing: Austinite Wes Hayden.

Hayden was portrayed as a ruthless player who wasn't on the show to find love, but instead had a secret girlfriend and a larger motive to promote his singing career.

Now Hayden says he's on a mission to clear his name. He is denying that he had a girlfriend while taping the show, and he says he's a victim of creative editing.

"I signed a contract with them, so I knew they could portray my character any way they saw fit," Hayden said. "But they have totally slandered me and taken my words and put them out of context. They cut, they paste, they left vital sentences out."

Hayden's public fight is another in a series of behind-the-scenes controversies that have recently plagued the 7-year-old "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" series, which each season feature dozens of contestants fighting to win the heart of one designated man or woman. The shows have resulted in one marriage (in 2003) in a combined 17 past seasons — 13 for the "Bachelor," and four for the "Bachelorette."

Now, some claim the show has gone too far in its portrayal of unfolding romances, with producers playing a heavy hand to inject drama.

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