June 16, 2008
In 2004, Byron Velvick became the 6th man to become ABC’s The Bachelor. That season, the show featured a new twist, where the eligible women actually got to choose between two men. Byron won over Jay Overbye, a real estate agent from New York City. No group dates were allowed in season 6 and Byron was able to live in the house with the women. He ended up choosing Mary Delgado, who was rejected by Bob Guiney in the previous season, and they are one of the very few Bachelor couples still together. The two have been through some turbulent times but have found a way to make their love last.
June 14, 2008
It seems Andrew Firestone is soon to be a bachelor no more. In the current issue of US Weekly magazine, the former cast member of ABC’s The Bachelor reveals that he’s ready to take the plunge with fiancé, Ivana Bozilovic. Bozilovic, originally from Serbia, is a model and actress who grew up in Chicago. She has appeared in a number of movies including National Lampoon’s Van Wilder and Wedding Crashers. The two have been engaged since 2007 but have decided on a July wedding date.
June 11, 2008
Well, what a surprise. Note my sarcasm here. According to In Touch magazine, another Bachelor couples bites the dust. There are only two to choose from since the only pairs still together are Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado and Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas. Since Velvick and Delgado have proved to pass the test of time, and a dramatic domestic dispute, that leaves only one couple left. Yes, it seems Matt and Shayne couldn’t make it work and have called it quits.
June 5, 2008
For the latest updates on Byron Velvick, click here.
November wasn't exactly a stellar month for The Bachelor franchise. First Brad Womack decided that he wasn't going to pick either DeAnna Pappas or Jenni Croft in the finale. That was great for generating buzz, but not so great for making the fans of The Bachelor feel very positively about the show's success at matchmaking.
And right after that news, one of the few relatively successful couples to come from the series – Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado, who met on the sixth season of The Bachelor had also just appeared on Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor – went through some very public rocky times when Mary was arrested for assaulting the former Bachelor.
The couple recently spoke about the incident and clarified what was behind the trouble between the two.
June 5, 2008
With 12 seasons of The Bachelor and four seasons of The Bachelorette behind us, we only count with one hand the number of successful relationships these reality dating games has spawned. Surely, the latest and 12th season of The Bachelor gave us Shayne Lamas and Matt Grant, who admit that they are still together months after the show has ended. In fact, they’ve been rumored to be getting married as soon as next week rolls about.
Before the two lovebirds, though, there was Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, who emerged with a successful relationship from the first season of The Bachelorette. The two, whose December 2003 marriage was televised, have recently become proud parents of their first baby, Maxwell Alston. Now that they are a family, it seems that controversy is still at their heels.
June 3, 2008
Season 12 of The Bachelor saw Londoner Matt Grant pick celebrity daughter Shayne Lamas over pharmaceutical sales representative Chelsea Wanstrath, who believed that she would be bagging Matt’s heart by the end of the season. However, things took a turn for the worst for Chelsea as Shayne was given the last rose in the final night. Since then, Matt and Shayne have been going strong and have been living together at her condominium. However, more recent reports have surfaced about the two planning a Las Vegas wedding set to take place as soon as next week!
May 30, 2008
The happy ending that was The Bachelor’s season 12 saw Matt Grant picking celebrity daughter Shayne Lamas over pharmaceutical sales representative, Chelsea Wanstrath. Matt gave Shayne the last rose and an engagement ring, and since then, they’ve been living happily ever after—until now, that is. Recently, Shayne posed for some rather revealing photos for the Girls Gone Wild magazine. Shayne says that the magazine is all about “fun and freedom,” and “a way for a girl to express confidence in herself.”
Apparently Matt Grant approves of this photo shoot, as he previously stated the obvious—“Shayne has a genuine ‘girl next door’ quality, but she also happens to be very hot.”
May 27, 2008
The 12th season of The Bachelor recently concluded with a Matt Grant choosing celebrity daughter Shayne Lamas over Pharmaceutical sales representative Chelsea Wanstrath from Durango, Colorado. The season finale featured a bitter end for Chelsea, who expected to win the dating game. Before walking away from the show, she had a word with Shayne, telling her that she was the “fakest person” Chelsea ever met. Recently, Chelsea spoke with Reality TV World to discuss what went on her mind as the final rose was given to Shayne, and not to her.
Despite being “completely confident,” Chelsea said, “I definitely thought I was about to get proposed to. There was almost no doubt in my mind that I was going to end up with him.” Things took a turn for the worst, though, when Matt decided to let her go.