It will soon be time to put away the roses and take out the sunscreen. On August 8, ABC will kick off a new season of Bachelor in Paradise, gathering a handful of favorites (and villains) in the tropics for yet another shot at love. Which past contestants from seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are on board? Scroll down for a complete list of Season 4 cast members… 1. Corinne Olympios A memorable Season 21 contestant, she often took her shirt off on The Bachelor. 2. Raven Gates She failed to win over Nick Viall on Season 21. And has claimed she’s never had an orgasm. 3. Amanda Stanton A suitor on The Bachelor Season 20, she was actually in Paradise last summer, too. 4. DeMario Jackson He just got the boot from Season 13 of The Bachelorette… for lying about his single status. Oops! 5. Robby Hayes So close! He finished second on JoJo’s season of The Bachelorette. 6. Alexis Waters Yes, the one who dressed like a dolphin to meet Nick on The Bachelor Season 21. View Slideshow
The Bachelorette is about to begin its 13th season on ABC. While we’ve yet to see a single episode, Rachel Lindsay’s epic journey for love has just concluded with a final rose ceremony in Spain. Customarily, The Bachelor spoilers have already leaked. Hands in the air if you’re surprised … hello? Anyone?! There are no hands in the air because The Bachelorette spoilers leaking before the season begins, let alone ends, is a foregone conclusion. It’s even more of a given than the winners of the previous season breaking up, which is really saying something given the show’s history! We apologize for the pessimism in what should be an uplifting time, but we tell it like it is, and they’re batting around .070. Just saying. Anyway, back to the lecture at hand, as Snoop would say: Starting Monday night, more than two dozen guys will arrive at the Bachelor mansion to begin their formal courtship with Chris Harrison. Er, sorry. With Rachel Lindsay. Here’s the full lineup” View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Suitors: Meet Rachel Lindsay’s Men! Soon, she will begin to pare down the field until only a few contenders are left and, eventually, a final rose recipient is selected. To the surprise of no one, Reality Steve (a.k.a. the Soothsayer of The Bachelorette spoilers) has already uncovered the scoop. As a result of his sleuthing, we can confirm who Rachel has already gone on hometown dates with, and who gets cut after that. Moreover, we can tell you who among her final three guys walks away from the finale engaged to the beautiful attorney from Dallas. Ready to find out exactly who the final four are, and whose life will be intensely scrutinized as soon as the season finale airs? The four dudes who make it to hometowns are: 1. Dean Unglert (above). He is a startup recruiter who has his mother’s initials tattooed on his chest. Will he add “RL” next?! 2. Bryan Abasolo (above). Dr. Bryan, as he is sometimes referred to, is a chiropractor who has spoken Spanish since he was a child. Talk about a cool and useful skill set. Will it be part of the whole package that lands him in the winner’s circle, or will it be … 3. Eric Bigger (above). This is a personal trainer who considers himself to be somewhat of a neat freak. We all have our neuroses. Also, he is jacked out of his mind. Like, shredded. Do you even lift?! We’re guessing he does … but seriously, is that an eight-pack!? Goodness gracious. 4. Peter Kraus (above). This is a business owner who has a fear of heights, according to his oh-so-revealing ABC biography. A quartet of worthy contenders, to be sure, so you know when it came down to the final three, Rachel had a tough decision. Which three to take on overnight dates (read: take into the Fantasy Suite for sexiness), and which one to send home alone? Dean Unglert, according to Steve, is eliminated, at this stage, but rest assured, he’ll be off to Bachelor in Paradise. Phew. That leaves us with a final three of Eric Bigger, Peter Kraus and Bryan Abasolo, all of whom meet Lindsay’s family in Dallas. So, the million dollar question: Who will win the final rose, and become Rachel’s fiance at season’s end (if she picks one)?! Bryan Abasolo. Rachel is engaged to Bryan Abasolo. It’s still not clear who made the final two, or where the exit of the third-place finisher occurred, but Bryan wins, and proposed in Spain. As always, in Reality Steve’s own words, this is a lock. The man’s track record speaks for itself. Yes, he has been wrong before, but very rarely so, and he’ll cheerfully admit when he is. He’s simply spot-on accurate almost always. So between now and early August, when we expect the season finale will air, expect a whole lot of rumors, half-truths and misdirection. Maybe there will in fact be a mammoth twist that blows The Bachelorette spoilers above to smithereens at the last second. We just wouldn’t bet on it. View Slideshow: Rachel Lindsay: The Bachelorette Star in Photos! Granted, as those who follow this stuff religiously know, Steve initially told us Peter Kraus would take home the final rose, not Bryan. That prediction? Well, it’s now been amended . We’ll have more episodic details, spoilers and specifics about how everything plays out once they become available next week and beyond. We’ll also update this with any twists or inaccuracies that need correcting or addendums. Again, though, we don’t anticipate the former. As for whether love will last for Ms. Lindsay? We would not bet on it, that’s for darn sure. Which is not a knock on Rachel, but simply a commentary on the show and its track record. Please, prove us wrong, Rachel and Bryan! View Slideshow: The Bachelor and Bachelorette Couples: Are They Still Together?
Earlier today, we reported that former Bachelor star Chris Soules was arrested after fleeing the scene of a fatal car accident. Soules was immediately taken into custody after being chased down and apprehended by local police in his Iowa hometown. He appeared before a judge in Buchanan County Court this morning and was released on $10,000 bond pending trial. It may be some time before we find out what the legal system has in store for Soules, though officials say he was not under the influence. But whatever the outcome in court, Soules will undoubtedly carry the burden of his actions for the rest of his days. According to sources close to the case, Soules drove his Chevy pickup truck into the back of a tractor being driven by 66-year-old Kenneth Mosher. Now, a relative of Mosher’s named Richard Roepke reveals for the first time that Soules was well acquainted with the victim and his family . “Everyone around here is in shock,” Richard Roepke told Radar moments ago. “He knew them, they’re neighbors.” “We’re feeling very sad, everyone knows Chris’ family.” Roepke added that while he feels sympathy for the Soules family, he believes Chris should be punished for his involvement in Mosher’s death. “Chris has created his own problems,” Roepke told Radar . “This is life changing for him. He has to deal with it himself. “This isn’t the direction his family wanted him to go in.” Roepke went on to state that he believes Soules’ “mistake” is the result of a generational inability to accept responsibility. “It’s Chris’ age and generation, it’s not right,” Roepke said. “It was huge mistake. That will haunt him for the rest of his life.” One of the questions that Roepke would like to see answered during Soules’ trial is what many of his fans are asking as well: Did the former reality star – dubbed ” Prince Farming ” during his time on The Bachelor – know that Mosher was dead when he left the scene of the accident? “We’re trying to figure out why he left the scene,” Roepke said. “This is something he has to share and the rest of us can only speculate. He may have known Kenny was already gone at that point.” “What was going through his head? It is a bad day.” That’s putting it mildly. Following Soules’ arraignment this morning, his attorney issued a statement saying that the 35-year-old “was devastated to learn that Kenneth Mosher passed away.” “His thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Mosher’s family.” We’ll have further updates on this story as more information becomes available.
Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimadli are tuning out critics after a widely panned debut as a couple on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special . As The Bachelor spoilers predicted, Nick proposed, she said yes … and predictions of their imminent demise also didn’t look far off. Suffice it to say, alumni of Bachelor Nation and fans alike were far from confident in Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi ‘s future Monday. Past stars from Sean Lowe and Catherine Guidici to J.P. Rosenbaum and Trista Sutter all took to social media to voice their skepticism. Typically you’d see a united front, with the alumni rallying around the couple, but Viall and Grimaldi’s interaction was just that awkward. Yet despite the negative commentary from critics doubting their love for one another, the couple are focusing on the positive together. “You can never make people happy. At the end of the day, we are focusing on our relationship,” said Grimaldi, a special ed teacher. “It’s so easy to focus on the negative, which sometimes I do, and Nick tries to get me out of it. But it’s the world that we’re living in.” The duo admitted that it’s been a struggle up to this point, and that they are ready to live life together without ABC TV cameras rolling. “I was excited for it to end, but now I am sad,” Grimaldi said. “I mean, I’m excited for us to start our real life together.” (NOTE: Why is she sad about it then? This is confusing.) “She’s very much looking forward for this to be over,” Viall added, admitting, “It was very difficult for us as a couple at the end.” While the pair are engaged, they recognize that they “have a long way to go” and “are getting to know each other” these days. “I don’t think any relationship is perfect,” said Vanessa. Definitely not, but most Bachelor and Bachelorette couples come out of the finale looking a bit more optimistic than these two lovebirds. “I hope we came across as in love and passionate tonight,” Nick said, responding to the widespread sentiment that they looked miserable. “The reality is – we joke about it, but it’s true – we don’t know what it’s like to go to the movies together, to spend time together in the real world.” “Our relationship has been based off of stressful situations.” Vanessa, for her part, seconded that notion and said that “I feel like it’s been on standstill for a little bit … I’m ready to move forward.” How far forward will they move, though? Think it’ll last? Vote in our poll below: Yes! They are made for each other! No! LOL, just look at them. View Poll » View Slideshow: The Bachelor Stars: Ranked By Relationship Length!
Nick Viall’s final rose was on the line and the man tears were a-flowin’ Monday as The Bachelor season finale arrived at last on ABC. Weeks of rumors, tears, heartbreak and The Bachelor spoilers led us to this moment, but would Nick’s fourth time truly be the charm? All was revealed and all gossip put to rest at last. Despite a season unlike any other in many respects, the finale followed a familiar pattern, with two hours building up to an epic conclusion. For Raven Gates and Vanessa Grimaldi, Nick’s only remaining aspiring wives, hopes and emotions ran high as the final dates approached. You cannot blame them, considering the stakes. Either could make the case to the leading man (or the fans) that they should be who Nick Viall picks , but there can be only one ring. One Neil Lane ring, if you will, to rule them all. At least for the next 3-6 months until they break up and she returns it. Kidding! (Maybe!) Anyway … would it be a conventional season finale this year, or would there be a twist at the end that defied all predictions and conventions? Fans have been promised a franchise “first,” and the producers, editors and writers are good at pushing our buttons like it’s their jobs. Hmm. Which it is, now that we think about it. And for good reason. These people are pros at what they do. But will this literally unprecedented “first” be, and will it be truly noteworthy? All we can do in the end is sit and watch. Who did Nick decide on? And would there be a live, unpredictable ending to his journey for love on the After the Final Rose special? Well, let’s get right into it and find out! After dates with both women, meetings with family, and plenty of tears, fears and everything in between, Nick sucked it up and proposed to … Vanessa Grimaldi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Bachelor spoilers straight up nailed it. No switcheroo a la Jason Mesnick. No double rejection flake-out a la Brad Womack 1.0. Raven Gates was left out in the cold, literally, despite Nick letting her reach the final rose ceremony in Finland before giving her the boot. Brutal. Don’t get us wrong. Dude has been through a lot and looked genuinely torn at times, and clearly didn’t relish cutting her loose. Still. Dragging it out like that for effect? We can debate whether that was bad form or not until we’re blue in the face, but if you were #TeamVanessa, you had to love the outcome. She and Nick had a strong connection from the start, and despite Raven, Rachel and Corinne Olympios’ best efforts, she was his pick. Think she was the right choice? Will Nick and Vanessa last?! Will everyone involved in this experience look back on it fondly? As for the After the Final Rose special shocker … We were led to believe – or at least it was implied – throughout the final week of the season that the “historic” event had to do with Nick. He’s the star, after all, and he just got engaged. How could it not have to do with Nick and Vanessa? Well, slow your roll there, people. Remember, Rachel Lindsay was announced as The Bachelorette before hometown dates, so the producers are mixing things up lately. Our guess is it as to do with her. Stay tuned. View Slideshow: Vanessa Grimaldi: The Bachelor Favorite!!
It’s been about six months since we first learned that Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are dating . In that time, the couple has moved extremely fast, and though they’ve made no official announcement and they started out under unusual circumstances (Tristan recently became a dad by his previous girlfriend), by now just about everyone has come to terms with the fact that Khloe and Tristan will get married sometime in the near future. Everyone, that is, but Lamar Odom … Lamar is reportedly extremely angry that Khloe moved on so quickly after their latest reconciliation attempt, and insiders say he was inclined to dislike Thompson from the start. Perhaps unwisely, Khloe arranged a meeting between her current boyfriend and her ex so that they might try and make peace. We’re not sure why she cares (It’s not like she and Lamar have kids together.), but the sit-down went about as well as you would expect. And by that we mean punches were thrown almost immediately. “Khloe arranged for the guys to meet at her home a few weeks ago, because she wants to stay on good terms with Lamar and thought he and Tristan would keep things civilized,” a source tells Radar Online. One insider tells the site that Lamar was supposed to arrive solo, but instead he “rocked up with a couple of his buddies.” From there, the situation deteriorated rapidly. “She didn’t count on how snarky and hostile Lamar was going to be, plus how super-protective Tristan acted in return,” says the source. “Lamar’s friends had to pull them off each other once things got really bad.” The insider adds: “Khloe now realizes they can’t be in the same room ever again.” Um … we could’ve told you that from the start, Khloe! When has a meet and greet between two huge dudes who both have feelings for the same woman ever ended well? To the untrained eye, it might seem that Lamar committed a fatal error by showing up with his crew and escalating the conflict before a single word was spoken, but really, that’s the smartest thing he could’ve done. Tristan and Lamar are about the same size, but one is 25 and in the prime of his playing career, while the other is 37 with several years of retirement and a long history of substance abuse behind him. It sounds like Lamar planned on talking smack from the start. And this fight would not have gone well for him one-on-one. View Slideshow: Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom: Romance Rewind … Then Unwind
The Bachelor may be a guilty pleasure. But these stars admit that they love the show. Can you blame them?!? 1. Kaley Cuoco Kaley Cuoco loves The Bachelor. But she has made it very clear, via multiple public statements, that she especially loves Ben Higgins. 2. John Mayer Said the singer to Ellen DeGeneres in 2012: “I don’t even feel like it’s my fault for liking it. It’s not a guilty pleasure. It’s designed to be a pleasure. 3. Amanda Seyfried Amanda Seyfried kept up closely with Juan Pablo Galavis via Twitter. “I hope Clare wins so they can learn English together. #bachelor,” she write in February 2014. “Chris Klein for The Bachelor. #unironicSuggestion 4. Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston admitted in 2011 that she finds The Bachelor “fascinating,” adding: “I was mesmerized by how these girls, they meet this guy, they have three dates together or something, and they’re weeping as though they’ve just lost the love of their life. I don’t understand that.” 5. Andrew Garfield Andrew Garfield has a thing for… Sean Lowe? “If I met him, I’d be like, ‘Oh my god, it’s Sean Lowe!” the star said in 2013. 6. Lea Michele Lea Michele also has a thing for Sean Lowe. In March 2013, she said: “Prior to this season, I had never watched The Bachelor before. But oh my god I am so sucked into it.” View Slideshow
Raven Gates’ ex-boyfriend Hunter Hayes has a bone to pick with the popular show, and it has nothing to do with The Bachelor spoilers . Well, unless you’re talking about his spoiled reputation as a man. Thanks to Raven’s claim that she’s never told a man she loves him, or had an orgasm (at all), Henry has become a subject of fascination. And hilariously, he’s calling out the show in an interview with Us . During Gates and Nick Viall’s fantasy-suite date on Monday’s episode, she told the Bachelor that she’s never said “I love you” to a man. Nor has she experienced, even once, what an orgasm feels like. Yes, this happened on national TV, making fans immediately wonder what the Hoxie, Arkansas, native’s ex-boyfriend Henry was doing. Or not doing, to be more accurate. They dated for two years! He was also discussed on an earlier episode in which Gates alleged that while they were dating, she caught him banging another woman. At that point, Raven said, she attacked her beau with a high-heeled shoe, an image that brings a smile to our face (cheating aside). Hunter’s definitely not among those laughing about it, however. “Comments made by Raven about our relationship are skewed and untrue,” Henry tells the website. “However, I wish her all the best.” “Definitely not true about the whole orgasm thing,” he adds. Sure man. You just keep telling yourself that okay? “And she has told me she loved me multiple times,” says Hunter, who’s in the running for Worst BF of the 2010s honors, “just for the record.” Anyone buying what Henry is selling here? Would The Bachelor actually invent wholesome, sweet Raven Gates’ “secret” as a storyline? Actually, they very well might, come to think of it … We put nothing past Mike Fleiss and company, though at the same time it feels hard to believe Raven would go out and lie like that. Right? Or would she do that if they told her to? In any case, Bachelor Nation fans have been fascinated by Gates’ claim that she has never climaxed from any sort of sexual activity. After the episode aired, a GoFundMe account popped up online seeking to raise money to buy the 25-year-old boutique owner a vibrator. An altruistic endeavor if ever there were one. Raven is one of Viall’s final three ladies, along with Vanessa Grimaldi and Rachel Lindsay, after he eliminated Corinne Olympios Monday. (We imagine Corinne and her platinum vagine have had about 14 orgasms, manually and/or with the aid of someone else, since then.) It was during Gates’ overnight date with Nick that the topic of the Big O came up, and Viall was at a loss for words like the rest of us. Gates had just come out of a bad breakup with Hunter Henry (never trust a dude with two first names) when she applied for the show. She says she’s slept with only him (and apparently, he didn’t do a very good job of it), before meeting and building up their great chemistry. Whether that’s enough to get her the final rose over Vanessa (we know Rachel is out) remains to be seen, along with any orgasmic action. Monday’s episode left off with a mini-cliffhanger. Raven ultimately accepted Nick’s invitation to the Fantasy Suite, where she met up with Viall and his uncomfortable looking turtleneck. Did he ditch said sweater and become THE ONE to take Raven to the Oh-Zone for the first time in her life on that hot night in Finland? Bachelor Nation can only hope. View Slideshow: Raven Gates Photos: Will She Win Nick Viall (and Bachelor Nation’s) Heart?
Andi Dorfman’s surprise visit to the hotel room of Nick Viall on this season of The Bachelor has fans guessing what her endgame is. Could there be a surprise reconciliation in the works? ( The Bachelor spoilers offer clues as to how the season ends, if you dare to read). Monday night’s episode gave us just a glimpse of Andi Dorfman’s return to The Bachelor , leaving fans dying to know what comes next. At least one prominent member of Bachelor Nation is hoping for – or at least envisioning – a rekindling of a romance between the two. “I think they’re perfect for each other, to be honest,” Dorfman’s former fiancé Josh Murray told Entertainment Tonight in an interview. Yes, the same Josh Murray who openly loathed Nick and stole his girl on two different shows in The Bachelor franchise since 2014. “Knowing both of the people and who they are, they should have ended up together ,” says Josh, who split with Andi after six months. Of whether or not he thinks Viall’s relationship with his final pick will last, Murray said he’s “very pessimistic when it comes to [that].” Josh says he chalks that skepticism up to “what I feel like the intentions are at the end,” adding, “I feel like I know Nick pretty well.” “I wish the girls luck for sure,” he added. From everything we’ve heard, there’s little chance Nick dumps his final four and makes Andi Dorfman The Bachelor winner in a shocker. Still, her mere presence has fans buzzing. Murray, 32, and Viall, 36, became on-screen rivals when they were the two finalists on Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette in 2014. Dorfman, 29, ultimately picked Murray. Their engagement ended, however, and not necessarily well; Dorfman released a tell-all memoir about her experience with the show. In it, Andi touched on the reasons behind her split from Murray, calling the former athlete controlling, paranoid and verbally abusive. Her book became a hot topic during Murray’s (and Viall’s) Bachelor in Paradise stint last summer as he romanced Amanda Stanton. (Who Nick was also really into at the time.) Nick, who has said Andi’s memoir didn’t always tell the whole story but said what she described was by and large true, was concerned. About Andi’s claims regarding Murray. Josh, who may be back together with Stanton after calling off their post- Paradise engagement, said Andi’s book was “a fictional story.” Murray told ET of his ex’s memoir: “That’s [Dorfman’s] way of making money and stuff, and that’s great, and if I’ve got to be the fall guy in whatever her stories are, then whatever.” Adding that he has “no intentions of ever seeing or talking” to Dorfman again, he says “it’s very tempting to tell the truth,” but he won’t. He’s been asked to write a book of his own, Josh says, but because he doesn’t want to attack people, he will not be taking such action. “There could be a book written that would be very, very bad, but that’s not something I want to do,” Murray said, advising future contestants. “Always be yourself” and true to yourself, “because they’re going to portray you how they want to portray you for the storyline.” Words to live by. View Slideshow: Nick Viall and Andi Dorfman (and Kaitlyn Bristowe): What Might Have Been!
Danielle Bregoli, best known as the “Cash Me Outside” girl due to a memorable appearance on the Dr. Phil show last year, has now gone viral for a reason outside of her very odd word usage. Only 13 years old, Bregoli earned her 15 Minutes of Fame several months ago when she mouthed off at the talk show audience while appearing opposite the aforementioned hack of a psychologist. Bregoli and her mother were guests on the program, featured in a segment about the former’s out-of-control attitude. And it was on full display not long after she stepped on to the stage. “All these hos laughin’ like there’s something funny,” Bregoli said at one point, gesturing to the crowd and later taunting them with the catchphrase that has made her Internet famous: “Cash me outside, howbow dah?” The odd word choice… the accent… pretty much everything about Danielle Bregoli caused her to become the subject of quite a few memes, along with plenty of social media commentary throughout Facebook and Twitter. On Monday, meanwhile, Bregoli got into a VERY heated dispute with a fellow passenger on board a Spirit Airlines flight. According to TMZ, Bregoli took issue with a woman who wasn't happy with how long Bregoli's mother was taking to put away her carry-on bag. Words were exchanged and then a punch was thrown by Bregoli. The alleged victim then made a “citizen's arrest,” TMZ writes, until the cops arrived and all three people involved in the confrontation were escorted off the plane. No arrests were made. But a lawsuit may be forthcoming. And Bregoli isn't denying that an assault took place. “She got her ass whupped by a 13-year-old,” Bregoli, who has close to 800,000 followers on Facebook and 3 million on Instagram, said in a video posted to both those platforms this afternoon. Watch the violent video in question below:
