Just two weeks after we saw Catherine Guidici and Sean Lowe get engaged on The Bachelor, the two are already on the rocks, according to a new report. If Life & Style is to believed, they’re officially DONE. They haven’t looked unhappy in the least at any point we’ve seen them, but the seemingly over-the-moon couple was allegedly in tears at a trendy nightclub. After a blowout fight last weekend, their relationship is totally kaput … at least if you believe this celebrity gossip source, which we are not inclined to. Don’t get us wrong. We buy that Catherine Giudici and Sean Lowe are already fighting now that they’re back in the real world. And that the odds aren’t good. Simply put, The Bachelor ‘s track record would not be something to bet on. Especially if one half of the duo transitions to Dancing With the Stars right away. But regardless of whether Sean Lowe is a diva who’s let fame go to his head, there’s nothing of substance to support they broke up. At least not yet. These things have a way of fizzling once the show ends, but they clearly do have chemistry and like each other. A split this soon would be pretty shocking. Will they make it to the altar? That’s another story. Share your comments and vote in our poll below: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici: Will it last? YES. You can just tell. They are made for each other. Maybe … not convinced, but not writing them off. No chance. I don’t see the connection! View Poll »
In a surprising (and yet somehow not surprising) twist, Lindsay Lohan struck a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding jail in her lying-to-cops case … for now. Lindsay will be headed to rehab and must do community labor but will avoid major jail time, provided she complies the the terms of her probation. Yeah, we all know how that goes. The star showed up 48 minutes late (obviously) to face the music, and despite having rejected a plea deal earlier this month, agreed to the following terms: 90 days of in-patient, lockdown rehab 30 days of community labor 18 months of psychotherapy 2 more years of probation In concluding the proceedings, the judge told Lindsay “don’t drive” and “this is it” regarding probation. Next time, there will be no hearing. Just jail. It’s amazing she avoided it in this case, to be honest. For one, there’s a mandatory five-day jail sentence for reckless driving, but it’s going to be folded into her rehab; she won’t be behind bars even for a day. She also admitted to violating probation in her jewelry heist case, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail as a result … but that sentence was stayed. If Lindsay Lohan completes probation, it’ll disappear. Lohan was charged with reckless driving and lying to a police officer about a June 2012 car crash in which her Porsche crashed in to a dump truck. Her arrest triggered the probation violation charge. The actress entered pleas of no contest on two misdemeanor charges relating to the traffic accident, and she did not challenge that she violated probation. Lohan acknowledged her drug and alcohol addiction in past court appearances. She’s spent 250 days in five rehab facilities since January 2007. In other news, she got glitter-bombed, and wore this: Lindsay Lohan’s plea deal: A fair punishment? Fair enough. It’s on her to sink or swim. Not harsh enough! Lock her up! View Poll » Can she stay clean this time? Yes, she’s learned her lesson by now! No, she’s spineless, weak and surrounded by enablers! View Poll »
The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe says he’s in it to win it on Dancing With the Stars, and credits fiancee Catherine Giudici with keeping him in the groove. “I couldn’t ask for a better fiancee, because she’s understanding that I have to put it in a lot of hours here but she’s rooting for me,” he told E! News. “She’s in my corner. She’s going to be in the front row cheering me on.” Sean’s DWTS debut will be the first time she’s seen him dance, too. “I want it to be a big reveal ,” Lowe says of his performance tonight. “She keeps asking for me to show her clips on my iPhone and stuff, but I just want her to wait and for her jaw to drop and go, ‘Woah, where did Sean learn how to do that?!'” As for his routine, Sean promises there will be an “attention-grabber.” All we can hope is that DWTS continues The Bachelor’ s gratuitous displays of Sean Lowe shirtless, right ladies? Keep your fingers crossed. Crossed hard. While Sean is busy at rehearsals, Catherine Giudici has been hard at work planning their upcoming wedding … to the extent that ABC will let her, anyway. Catherine Giudici and Sean Lowe: Will it last? YES. You can tell. They are made for each other. Maybe … not convinced, but not writing them off. No chance. I don’t see the connection! View Poll »
Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici got engaged Monday on The Bachelor finale , then went and dropped the “bombshell” that they want to marry on ABC. The future looked nothing but bright for the gushing couple last night, but the honeymoon (so to speak) is over, and the real work has yet to begin. Will their love last – and will they actually make it to the altar? Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici: The Proposal As we know with franchise, the track record is not what you’d call good. Just a handful of unions have resulted from 16 Bachelors and seven Bachelorettes. In recent years, however, the results have somewhat improved, thanks to Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney and Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum. Past performance is not a perfect indicator of course, because every season – and couple – is different. Sean and Cat certainly have great chemistry. Still, some critics say that while the smitten pair has a blast together, there is something lacking, and building blocks of lasting love may elude them. Reaction to Sean and the happy-go-lucky, hilarious, bubbly Catherine Giudici definitely improved as the season progressed, but is still mixed. Some fans preferred him with runner-up Lindsay Yenter, third-place finisher AshLee Frazier or even The Bachelorette-in-waiting Desiree Hartsock . They certainly seem confident in their future, though, and if anyone seems grounded enough to make it last through this difficult phase, it’s Sean. Then again, he’s already going Dancing With the Stars … and we know how well that worked out for Jake Pavelka. We know, they’re not the same at all. Still, it makes you wonder. Can any relationship survive this adjustment period as the duo acclimates to real life? Some can, but some can not. Will Cat and Sean beat the odds? Time will tell. But you tell us for now: Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici: Will they last? YES. You can tell. They are made for each other. Maybe … not convinced, but not writing them off. No chance. I don’t see the connection! View Poll »
Desiree Hartsock is totally the next Bachelorette . The fan favorite from the current season of The Bachelor, whom many thought would win Sean Lowe’s final rose, was spotted at Santa Monica Pier this week. With a camera crew. It’s Bachelorette promo time! While nothing is official – look for the official announcement on Monday’s Bachelor season finale – Desiree Hartsock definitely feels like a good fit. Also … single, fashionable, carefree girl, hair blowing in the breeze, gazing out at the sea as if she’s waiting for the man of her dreams to come along? ABC. Ratings. Gold. “Des was smiling and was happy. She definitely seemed like she was enjoying herself,” an eyewitness to the secret-but-public shoot told E! News. A second source confirms that Des was filmed looking off into the distance, cotton candy in hand. If that’s not season premiere B-roll, we don’t know what is. The runner-up among the two finalists, Catherine Giudici and Lindsay Yenter, would also appear to be a strong candidate, but it looks like Des won out. Who will win the final rose Monday night? Check out The Bachelor spoilers now if you dare, then tell us below, regarding the lovely Ms. Hartsock: Will Desiree make a great Bachelorette? Yes! She’s like perfect for the show! No, I prefer Lindsay/Catherine! No, someone new entirely! View Poll »
Ah, the annual Women Tell All filler episode special. As always, it didn’t offer much in the way of insight (or The Bachelor spoilers ), but boy was it entertaining. Not only did Tierra LiCausi and her “sparkle” bring the drama, there were other notable interviews and a memorable exchange between Sean and AshLee. What did we learn – good and bad – from the Women Tell All? Come along below for the official THG +/- Bachelor recap! Tierra surprisingly showed up in an attempt to explain herself, although the more she talked, the deeper she dug herself into the hole of her own making. Chris Harrison (who gets a Plus 50 for his moderation of events like this) asked Tierra if she had regrets or wanted to apologize for anything at all. Her response? “Off the top of my head, no. There’s nothing that I can say to apologize for because there’s nothing that I feel I did to these girls intentionally or that I said bad about them.” “If I did say anything bad about anybody here, please tell me and bring it to my attention and give me an example, because honestly, I didn’t say one bad thing.” Minus 100 for Tierra’s utter lack of self-awareness. She is also not smart. Few of her sentences even make sense. Minus 100 for the guy who proposed to her for having to try to decipher this on a regular basis. Well, if her engagement is even real. Minus 75 for never naming the guy. Wait, Tierra was Little Miss Nevada? Tierra = Honey Boo Boo! Plus 50 . The women recalled numerous moments when she was downright unfriendly – not just not super-friendly – as Tierra squirmed in the hot seat and got defensive. And we haven’t even gotten to the AshLee Frazier fight. “It’s your character, you can’t just bash on people like that,” AshLee said. “We watched the show. That’s not fair for you to straight call me a liar to my face.” Plus 50 for that ownage. Tierra and her eyebrow were clearly in the wrong here and she seemed to realize it, eventually. She finally did give them this: “All I can say is I apologize to all of you guys for you guys thinking that I didn’t want to talk to you or I wasn’t being friendly or I wasn’t trying to be friends with you.” “Once again, I think I came into this really scared and I didn’t really know how to handle it, and I guess I handled it in a bad way, and I apologize.” Okay. Plus 50 . Now moving on. Sarah Herron mentioned how badly it hurt to open up to Sean and get rejected, and can’t help but wonder if it’s because of her arm. Girl, please. Plus 25 because you made it farther than most of the randoms up stage with you who have two arms, and because unlike Tierra, your sparkle is legit. Desiree Hartsock, meanwhile, is looking fantastic, and is totally being groomed to be The Bachelorette based on this interview. Mark our words. Plus 100 . Now the main event, and it had nothing to do with Little Miss Nevada. AshLee Frazier, looking amazing, recalled her stunning elimination last week. Clearly as bitter as her dress was designed to remind Sean what he’s missing now, she confronted him with the question she did not ask last week: WHY?! “From day one, you were my frontrunner. When I pictured my life with someone, it was usually you because everything seemed to match up with,” Sean said. When push came to shove, though, he said he was looking for his best friend, and “There were times that I felt like I couldn’t find that laughter with you.” That’s got to hurt, but Plus 50 for honesty … unless he wasn’t entirely honest. AshLee called him out on something she claims he told her on their last date. “Why did you tell me you had absolutely no feelings for them,” she asked The Bachelor , referencing finalists Lindsay Yenter and Catherine Giudici. Sean Lowe quickly denied that, looking visibly surprised and uncomfortable, saying, “I didn’t say that. I wouldn’t say that.” Her response: “But you did.” He’s either a bad liar or genuinely confused by all of this here. They kept going back and forth about it with the cameras “off.” Neither admitted they were wrong. It just got more and more awkward. Oye. Minus 100 . Think he said that or something like it? We may never know. EPISODE TOTAL: EVEN! SEASON TOTAL: +157! Did Sean make the right decision letting AshLee go? Yes … she’s sweet but it wasn’t the right fit. No, Catherine should’ve been sent home! No, Lindsay should’ve been sent home! View Poll » Her reaction since then: Right or wrong? Right! Way to stay strong and stand tall! Wrong! Immature and ungrateful! View Poll » Who do you want to win The Bachelor? Lindsay Yenter Catherine Giudici View Poll »
The Women Tell All on The Bachelor tonight, and while you won’t get any big revelations about the ending (see The Bachelor spoilers for that), you will see drama. And you can thank Tierra LiCausi now or later. The Bachelor Women Tell All Clip – About Tierra The Season 17 “villain” may not have gotten a hometown date, but she did go home and get engaged within hours (okay weeks), and gained legendary notoriety. Why? Because she’s insane! Just ask all the other women! A few takeaways from the ABC sneak preview clip above: No one was really a fan of Tierra’s sparkle This is clearly going to dominate the show AshLee Frazier looks unbelievably hot Gotta show Sean Lowe what he missed out on, right? Did he make the right call letting AshLee go? Yes … she’s sweet but it wasn’t the right fit. No, Catherine should’ve been sent home! No, Lindsay should’ve been sent home! View Poll » Who should he pick on the March 11 finale? Lindsay Yenter Catherine Giudici View Poll »
Like countless other young Americans, Honey Boo Boo has been selling Girl Scout cookies. To her hundreds of thousands of fans online, and the chagrin of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Honey Boo Boo posted the above ad on her Facebook page, which has 701,000 likes. She also drew the organization’s ire by posting photos of stacks of boxes she sold. HBB is not selling the cookies for herself, it’s worth nothing, but for a friend. Nevertheless, to say didn’t go down well with the organization is an understatement. A rep for GSUSA in Georgia, where young Alana Thompson lives, tells TMZ they contacted her site’s administrator and explained that this is off-limits . No good deed – or massive cookie sale – goes unpunished, as they say. Using Facebook and the like “defeats the whole purpose of selling the cookies,” such as teaching the girls about setting goals, working with people, etc. The sales she’s already WILL count, but if HBB wants to help her BFF from now on, she’s gonna have to set up shop outside Walmart like everyone else. That or go door to door. Maybe June Shannon or Poodle can drive? NOTE : It’s unclear what her biggest seller was among the GSC brands. Thin Mints are the best, right? What are your favorite types of Girl Scout Cookies? NOTE #2 : They’re no GSC, but this chocolate chip cookie recipe is dope. Seriously. It’ll hold its own with Samoas and the like any day of the week.
If you’ve read The Bachelor spoilers , you know who Sean Lowe picks. If you want to read about Sean in celebrity gossip tabloids, you can take your pick: The Bachelor hunk is on the cover of all of them this week! Seriously: With interest in the show’s 17th season peaking in advance of the March 4 Women Tell All special and March 11 finale, there are two obvious angles here: The final two women, Catherine Giudici and Lindsay Yenter, are liars He’s just a sweet guy who’s torn between both of those sweet girls In any case, he’s typically shirtless. Us promises in its cover story this week that Lowe is torn, and “after telling both ladies ‘I love you,’ Sean gives one a ring and the other a broken heart.” Knock us over with a feather. Meanwhile, OK! says Sean really, really is in love with Lindsay and Cat, is “not faking this for the cameras” and is facing an “excruciating decision.” In Touch tries a different approach, boasting, “Bachelor Sean tricked by their lies. Behind their sweet smiles, the Bachelor girls are not what they seem.” “Gold diggers obsessed with fame; Turned off by his ‘virginity’; A DUI, secret pasts, actresses pretending to be in love. Did he choose the wrong one?” LOLOLOL. ITW wins on style points. He’s even on the inset of two other covers: Life & Style, where he can’t wait for a wedding, and Star, which has him hilariously cheating with Emily Maynard . Good times in celebrity gossip.
It’s been far too long since Taylor Armstrong used her estranged husband’s suicide for profit or attention, hasn’t it? The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star is back at it, though, blogging this week about her state of mind – and the state of her liver – after Russell Armstrong took his own life in August 2011. “I went through about nine months where I was drinking to cope with the pain and the memories,” Armstrong wrote yesterday. “I was drinking to forget, to stop the recurring images in my head, to relax enough to try to sleep at night.” On Sunday’s episode of this Bravo hit, Kim and Kyle Richards approached Taylor about her drinking problem, causing Armstrong to reflect and now open up. “I was self-medicating and the sad truth is that I didn’t know another way to get through the days — and nights,” she wrote in her entry. “I was confronted with the truth that the life I thought I had was only an illusion. What I finally realized was that ‘pain waits for you.’ I would medicate for a day and the next morning all the emotions would come flooding back — not to mention the massive headache.” But that’s pretty much now all behind her, the reality star concludes: “Thankfully, I had an amazing support system and they helped me realize that it was time for me to feel my emotions and let the healing begin.” She may be healing off camera going forward, however. Rumors continue to float around that major changes are coming to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast .
