Tony Pieper and Blakeley Shea Jones of Bachelor Pad have called off their engagement. Just one month after Tony proposed to his partner on the reality hit, they’ve parted ways. “Unfortunately, things didn’t work out as we had hoped,” said single dad Tony, who presented Jones with a $100,000 Neil Lane diamond on the Bachelor Pad 3 finale. “No one is to blame. It just ended up being a lot harder than we expected. I wish her nothing but the absolute best. She deserves total happiness.” Blakeley Shea Jones and Tony Pieper seemed an unlikely pairing from the start, but you could tell they really liked each other; we’re sorry to hear the news. Jones, who first appeared on Ben Flajnik’s season of The Bachelor in 2010, had relocated Portland, Oregon, to be near her fiance and his 11-year-old son. She is expected to move back to Charlotte, N.C., shortly. Rough couple of weeks for the franchise. Ben Flajnik and Courtney Robertson and Emily Maynard and Jef Holm , the two couples who got engaged on ABC in 2012, both ended things this fall.
This week on Bachelor Pad … a lot of inane things happened. Our recap could end there and be sufficient, but ABC’s guilty pleasure, which premiered in all its glory last week after Emily Maynard picked Jef Holm on The Bachelorette, did offer some memorable moments Monday night. Who got the boot and who got some tail? Find out below! Twins Brittany and Erica T., some of the “fans” cast this season, were at each other’s throats from the onset, and not in a creepy/hot way. Minus 12 . “You’re not a slut, OK? I would never have said that if I was sober,” one of the twins offered as an olive branch in the night’s best quote. Plus 12 . This week’s challenge was to learn and perform a gymnastics routine in front of a panel of judges, in honor of the London Olympics. Ugh. Minus 9 . Judges Ashley Herbert , J.P. Rosenbaum and Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert were assigned to score this nonsense. Plus 3 for the Ash sighting. The ladies group gets a collective Minus 40 . Aren’t women supposed to be the gender that can dance? Apparently not this collection of them. The guys earn a Plus 10 . Erica Rose and Ed Swiderski were voted the worst performance from each group, with a point docked against them. Michael Stagliano and Blakeley Shea, both dancers by trade, earn the roses in what was a totally unfair contest, but still, Plus 5 for effort. Mike took Rachel, Lindzi and Donna out for a night of rocking to a band and rocking worlds for the latter. Donna? A little obsessed. Minus 13 . He gave the date rose to Rachel, CRUSHING poor Donna, whose heart was LITERALLY shattered into like a million pieces. Groan. Minus 27 . At the Pad, peeps celebrated Jamie’s birthday. Virgin Ryan wants her, but she has eyes only for Chris, who totally wants to tap that booty but feels he must simultaneously lead Blakeley on as his “game plan.” Ah, Bachelor Pad . Plus 20 . How is Chris such a player? He’s not particularly charming, friendly or attractive. Yet at least two girls are ALL about it. Minus 6 . Chris tells Jamie he had no feelings for Blakeley and then tells Blakeley he had no feelings for Jamie. Ah, Bachelor Pad . Plus 11 . Jamie walks in on Chris and Blakeley in bed. If you want to play two girls, doing one of them in the room they share isn’t typically the stealthiest way of going about your “strategy,” but Plus 7 for entertainment value. Blakeley chose Chris, Ed and super fan Dave for her date, a Bachelor Pad soapbox derby event won by Ed. Plus 8 for his Pickle Car. Chris got the rose. Shocker. Minus 4 . The twins, for no reason at all, begin a high-pitched, long-running, confusing, pointlessly irritating fight that ultimately leads to them both leaving. Thus, no elimination for the girls tonight. Minus 30 . Lindzi Cox and Kalon McMahon? Really? Eh, Plus 5 . Anyone and Ed? Eh, Minus 5 . Ryan gets the boot after getting voted off by his own partner, Jamie, who probably still lusts after Chris for reasons unknown. Minus 20 . EPISODE TOTAL: -77 .
Ah, The Bachelor’s traditional Women Tell All special . Courtney Robertson certainly didn’t enjoy it, and neither did The Bachelor himself, Ben Flajnik. That’s putting it mildly, based on his body language … and now his words. As he describes in his weekly blog, which has noticeably regressed in its enthusiasm and zest for life in recent installments (wonder why), he writes : On the WTA reunion : “At the risk of sounding harsh, I can’t say I was looking forward to seeing the women I had sent home over the past few weeks.” “I was surprised to see so many of the women still going at one another … I’d think that after a few months of not being around each other they would start to bond over the experience they had all just shared. I was wrong again.” On all the crap Blakeley Shea took : “I just want to say again, I respect the fact that she stood on her own and focused on our relationship and didn’t let the women affect her as much as most people would have thought.” On crazy, possibly coked-up Samantha : “I wish I could say something nice but honestly, I think you can all see why she went home earlier than expected based on the way she spoke to the women. I’ll leave it at that.” On Shawntel Newton : “Poor Shawntel. I still admire the fact that she followed her heart and came back to see me. The women were so cruel to her.” On Nicki Sterling and Kacie Boguskie : “I have nothing but respect for these two women and wish nothing for the best for them for the rest of their lives.” “It still breaks my heart to watch these women go through the pain I caused them by ending our relationships. I feel so lucky to have gotten to date them.” “They are women of a high caliber and I truly appreciate the honesty and vulnerability they showed me throughout our time together. Ugh. Still tough.” On Courtney Robertson : “I don’t think I even know where to begin.” “Believe me, I appreciate what she did, coming on Women Tell All and apologizing for her actions and it seemed genuine to me. I’m glad there was some sort of resolution with the women because it needed to happen.” “To see an emotional side of this woman was a good thing and it makes her feel like she is human, and a softer, sweeter side is shown … It’s a side that I saw throughout the journey that no one else did. I guess that’s it for now.” “One more week until the show is over and my time as The Bachelor is up. What a ride.” Spoken like a man who’s loved every minute of the experience.
