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The premiere of The Bachelor’s 18th season introduced Juan Pablo Galavis to the 27 women who will be vying for a rose and his heart over the next few months.

'The Bachelor' Recap

Opening up the show was a montage of testimonials from a number of the women. They share information about their families, their professions and what they think about the newest bachelor. “Sexy” was a favorite adjective of the ladies to describe Juan Pablo, who they all hope to get the final rose from.

Meanwhile, Juan Pablo once again is featured as the doting father that he is with his four-year-old daughter Camila. He’s also captured running shirtless on the beach, and once again, detailing what he’s looking for in his ideal woman. There to help him figure that out is former Bachelor star Sean Lowe who is set to marry the woman he picked,...

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Juan Pablo's opening montage lasts approximately five seconds before he's shirtless, but at least he's not soaping up in the shower like Sean Lowe. Remember that? It was weird.

There's some pretty sexy footage of Jp playing soccer, which he did professionally for seven years. But it all gets cuter when there's footage of him goofing around with his daughter Camila, who is named Camila Valentina because she was born on Valentine's Day. She's so cute you could eat her right up.

Plus, Camila and Juan Pablo's parents are going to live in Los Angeles with him while the first few weeks of the "Bachelor" tape, which is terrific. He keeps calling her "my chiquituri," and are they the most adorable parent/child pair to appear on this show? Very possibly.

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New Bachelor 2014,episode 2 insider spoilers hit the net. Alright everyone. It's that time of the year ,again, the brand new insider spoilers for the upcoming "The Bachelor" 2014,episode 2 have arrived from our trusty source, Reality Steve! And It turns out that current Bachelor ,Juan Pablo, is already going to have to get pretty stern by sending an overly drunk chick,packing early, and more. In the new episode 2, Juan Pablo will end up, narrowing the field of 18 women down to just 15 in Los Angeles,CA. The episode will kick off with a 1 on 1 date, featuring Juan and Clare Crawley. They will end up, going to the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu,CA. Then they will build a man made ice skating rink, by bringing in fake snow and trees, along with a bunch of lights. Later on, they'll have a private concert performed for them by Former “X Factor” season 1 runner up,...

In case the show itself isn't intense enough, it turns out that there is some major behind-the-scenes drama, too! And Syndicated Productions, the company that brings us The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, is suing their former accountant, Iain Anderson, for allegedly stealing at least $600,000 in fake production costs! It seems "Bachelorette" Emily Maynard's teeth aren't the only phony thing on the show! Deadline Hollywood obtained the lawsuit, which was filed by And Syndicated Productions against Anderson and unspecified co-defendants in Los Angeles County court Wednesday. In the lawsuit, And alleges, "Anderson converted to his own possession at least $600,000 in [production] funds and concealed his acts of conversion." Anderson reportedly did so by requesting petty cash for false expenses, mixing his personal bank accounts with productions funds, and recording incorrect payroll transactions. If all of this is true, that means Anderson tried to get away with stealing more than double the...

After week one’s epic three-hour event, week two started off with the same gusto. With things changing so much the competitions have become huge this season. The only safe place to be sitting during elimination is with a rose. This week’s competition was rough to watch. It was interesting how it opened up a lot of issues in the house, and also within certain individuals.

Melissa and Michael won the competition and each of them won dates where they were able to take three others with them. Could their dates have been any more different and could they have gone any different?...

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Not surprisingly Justin “Rated-r” Rego was the first guy kicked out of the Bachelor Pad last week. Hey may not be as much of a player as he thought he was. First of all, he didn’t manage to pull the wool over Ali Fedotowsky’s eyes by having a girl on the side on The Bachelorette. And this time around he couldn’t manage to overthrow the already super powerful clique led by Vienna Girardi and her boyfriend Kasey Kahl. In a recent conference call interview Rego talked about strategy and his fatal mistake on the show.

Justin said he went into the competition knowing how much strategizing there would be. He acknowledged, “I did know that you have to have some game… coming on here. That was the part that I was looking forward to the most, was actually getting involved, getting mixed up...

Justin "Rated R" Rego, 27, got caught with a girlfriend on Ali Fedotowsky's season of The Bachelorette. On season 2 of Bachelor Pad, the ex-wrestler from Toronto got caught playing both sides of a house divided. He spoke with reporters about failed strategies (his and Jake Pavelka's), his Bachelor Pad crush and power couple Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl. Did you see anything that surprised you when you watched? Ames and Jackie making out right away. They make a cute couple. And seeing how the voting went. It seemed like Gia was the deciding vote that sent me home. At the reunion,...

Welcome back to Bachelor Pad, a squelching cesspool of amorality, intellectual rot, and abject horror where wannabe celebrities come to play for the chance to take home a cash prize that’s more than double what they hand out to the winner of Project Runway.

But before the scheming, crying, flesh baring, and inappropriate touching begin, we get a status report on what some of our franchise graduates got up to after they retreated from the Bachelor/Bachelorette habitat and temporarily returned to their camera-free caves. Jackie is still seeking “love.” Gia needs a flow-chart to explain the ugly web...

A year ago the two of us were in the Bachelor mansion competing for $250,000. While we're no strangers to this game, Bachelor Pad season 2 appears to come with new dynamics and unexpected twists sure to keep us all guessing. We've become friends with many on both sides of this game, so now we're looking forward to sitting back with you each week, rooting and reacting as hopefully the most deserving competitors make their way to a $250,000. Bunkmates are still being chosen, friends and enemies are being sorted, the first challenge has barely been completed and already we have just witnessed...

When I was told who would be moving into Bachelor Pad this season I had high expectations. Those expectations didn’t come close to the drama and excitement that will unfold over the next six weeks. I remember sitting in the control room that very first night and someone jokingly said, “This is so good we’re going to need a three hour premiere.” We all laughed because in this day and age of Add, channel-surfing viewers there’s no such thing as a three-hour show. Turns out that little joke became a reality. We had so much to show...

Are you ready for all the flirting, drama and tears of "Bachelor Pad" Season 2? I can hardly wait. Chris Harrison welcomes us by saying that "Bachelor Pad" is the home for the men and women who did not find love on "The Bachelor" or "Bachelorette." He fails to say "some of the men and women," because if it were all the men and women who didn't find love, "Bachelor Pad" would be held in a football stadium.

Also - this is three hours long, so strap in, peeps. Hope you're still here at the end.

Run-down of the contestants. Highlights include:

Reliving Justin "Rated-r" Rego's wussy romp through the bushes trying to get away from Ali.Michelle Money is back and I still hate her. She's crazy, she's not as funny as she thinks she is, and she's super-fake looking. You can't even win me over with the "dad has cancer" thing.

On August 8, the second season of the "Bachelor Pad" airs on ABC. From Justin "Rated-r" Rego to Michelle Money, this season features the best characters from "Bachelor" past. Who's going to walk away with money? And who will finally find love? Access breaks down the cast and sizes up the competition for the $250,000 prize!

Alli Travis, ("The Bachelor" Season 15, Brad Womack) - During the first rose ceremony, and within minutes of meeting Brad, Alli bent over in front of him to see what he thought of her derrière. Supposedly her ex-boyfriend thought it was too big, ...

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After much speculation, the 18th and final contestant on the upcoming season of " Bachelor Pad " has been revealed. ABC, the network airing the reality TV competition, withheld the identity of the last contestant, only revealing that it was a male who appeared on the current season of " The Bachelorette ." The blogosphere immediately assumed it was Bentley Williams , who toyed with Ashley Hebert 's heart not once, but twice, this season. But the blogs are wrong. The final "Bachelor Pad" contestant is Ames Brown , the likable portfolio manager who was eliminated after Monday's hometown dates. Brown joins fellow "Bachelorette" Season 7 contestants William Holman and Blake Julian . Other notable "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" alumni who will compete are Jake Pavelka , Vienna Girardi , and Justin "Rated-r" Rego . Check out photos of the contestants below and be sure to check out the three-hour premiere of "Bachelor Pad" August 8th on ABC. Below is the complete cast list.

Like a hangover after a wild night out, you knew the "Bachelor Pad" was coming. The reality TV competition -- where former "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" contestants compete for a cash prize -- premieres August 8th on ABC. ABC just released photos of the telegenic cast -- in swimsuits, of course -- and revealed two more contestants. The two additions are both from the current season of "The Bachelorette" -- Blake Julian , who just got the boot from Ashley Hebert in Hong Kong, and William Holman , who was too harsh during Hebert's roast. Check out all their photos, below. There is one yet-to-be-named male contestant, which many suspect is "Bachelorette" bad guy Bentley Williams . Williams withdrew from the show after saying he wasn't interested in Hebert, only to come back in Hong Kong and tell her the same thing. Of course, Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi will reunite for the first...

" Bachelor " Jake Pavelka and his former fiancee Vienna Girardi are reuniting -- at least for the cameras (and a paycheck). The estranged exes will live under one roof for ABC's " Bachelor Pad ," a spin-off show where ex-"Bachelor" and " Bachelorette " contestants compete for a cash prize. Season 2 of "Bachelor Pad" premieres Monday, August 8th on ABC. It'll be the first time since Pavelka and Girardi will appear together. The last time the exes spoke on camera was their reunion on "After the Final Rose." Watch the spectacular showdown below and then read on to find out more about the "Bachelor Pad" cast: Pavelka has tried to extend his 15 minutes of fame by appearing on " Dancing With the Stars ." He has another reality show with fellow reality TV regulars Heidi Montag and Danielle Staub called " Famous Food " that will debut in the fall. Girardi dated "Bachelorette" contestant Kasey Kahl after splitting with Pavelka.

The second season of "Bachelor Pad" is upping the drama by bringing Jake Pavelka and his ex-fiancee Vienna Girardi back under the same roof, along with several other of the, uh, more colorful characters from recent "Bachelor/ette" seasons.

Jake and Vienna are the headliners, sure. But the cast also includes Gia Allemand, who was on the first "Bachelor Pad" and apparently has a bone to pick with Vienna over her breakup with Wes; Kasey Kahl, who according to ABC's release is dating Vienna now (really, these people should widen the dating pool a little); the polarizing Michelle Money from Brad Womack's second go-round; girlfriend-calling pro wrestler Justin "Rated R" Rego; and another Jake dumpee, single mom Ella Nolan, who comes to "Bachelor Pad" fresh off a broken engagement.

ABC also says there will be three "mystery men" from the current season of "The Bachelorette" in the cast. If one of them isn't Bentley,...

ABC has officially announced the cast of "Bachelor Pad" season 2, confirming Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi's involvement. This will be the first time the former engaged couple of "The Bachelor" season 14 reunite after their post-split interview a year ago.

From "Bachelor" season 14, there are also Gia Allemand and Ella Nolan. The other female contestants are Erica Rose of "Bachelor" season 9, Holly Durst of "Bachelor" season 12, as well as Jackie Gordon, Michelle Money, Melissa Schreiber and Alli Travis of "Bachelor" season 15.

Joining Jake in the male camp are Graham Bunn of "The Bachelorette" season 4, Michael Stagliano of "Bachelorette" season 5, Kirk Dewindt, Kasey Kahl and Justin "Rated R" Rego of "Bachelorette" season 6. Three men who are competing for Ashley Herbert's heart in the current season of "Bachelorette" will also join the show, but their names are yet to be revealed.

Season two of "Bachelor Pad" is promised to "bring fireworks, drama,...

After weeks of rumors and breathless speculation, lovers of ABC’s lowbrow (but highly satisfying) Bachelor Pad are finally going to learn who’s on board for season two (premiering August 8). ABC has released the official list exclusively to EW.com – and while some fan favorites rumored to be joining (Madison the vampire, Tanner the foot fetishist) did not make the final cut, there will be plenty of entertainingly desperate fame-seekers (see: Jake Pavelka) in reality TV’s raunchiest funhouse, including three “Mystery Men” from the current season of The Bachelorette. Click through for the full release, and check back...

When you cut right to the heart of it, the typical season finale of The Bachelor has a lot in common with the “torture porn” genre of horror films: After spending six weeks isolating a group of women from their families, friends, and careers, then “eliminating” them one by one, a maniacal lady killer brings his final two “bachelorettes” to a deserted mansion, where only one will come out alive. Of course, if we’re viewing The Bachelor as an extended slasher movie, then Monday night’s “After the Final Rose” represented the climactic scene where our heroine wreaked bloody (verbal) revenge on her tormentor.

They laughed. They cried. They called each other names. Considering how heated and weepy things got when 15 of the most memorable contestants from this season of The Bachelor reunited on a soundstage in Hollywood, it might be hard to believe there was still more that went unseen on The Women Tell All special. Here's the best of what you didn't see: • The anti-Michelle Money tirades were more intense and lasted almost twice as long in person. "I never in my life thought I would get that emotional," Money told People backstage. "I was so upset I couldn't breathe. I never felt uglier.

There’s something especially horrifying about The Bachelor‘s “Women Tell All” episode. It’s like watching an hour of Oprah‘s “Favorite Things,” only with Chris Harrison as the ringleader, and instead of getting excited about free merchandise, the audience roars its approval as a small group of women turn on one of their own, pulling the verbal equivalent of stoning her in the public square.

On Monday night’s episode, it was single mom Michelle who spent the most time in the “hot seat” (aka The Bachelor equivalent of the stocks). But a funny thing happened as hardened bartender Stacey,...

Things begin ominously this week on The Bachelor. Brad takes the eight remaining women — D-Cup, Tragic Mom, Crazy Town, Embalmer, Shopgirl, Teeth, Other Blonde, and Whatshername — to scenic Costa Rica, then points to an active volcano in the distance. Suddenly, I can’t shake a mental fast-forward to Chris Harrison making an announcement at the most dramatic rose ceremony ever: “Ladies, there is only one rose left. Whichever one of you does not receive a rose will be driven to the mouth of the volcano and hurled into its fiery depths, a sacrifice to ensure our continued Monday night ratings...

Hey, everybody! So this particular blog is going to be a little bit different. In my past blogs, I've described the individual women, the dates, etc. This time I'd like to try to describe the very intense emotions I was feeling in Costa Rica. I had hit what felt was like an insurmountable wall and needed the women so badly during the entire week. I was physically and emotionally exhausted, and I don't know if the exhaustion was as apparent in the episode as it felt. I don't know why it hit me like it did. Maybe it was that...

The Bachelor continued its slog toward the hometown dates, when things finally get interesting, with the elimination of two more women last night, leaving the field at six.

The problem with these episodes in between the season premiere and the final few weeks is when the Bachelor himself is so dull, you have little concern for what he does.

Brad Womack simply cannot go five seconds without sounding like he's reading cue cards and stupid Bachelor platitudes that Chris Harrison wrote. He may even use notes.

Still, the women do make things interesting at times, even sans a major scandal.

Brad Womack bid farewell to two more obvious choices last night.

One of the vanquished last night was the lovely Alli Travis. Brad felt like they only made small talks during their date instead of connecting with any sort of real heart-to-heart.

Brad decided he liked to hang out with...

Brad and the remaining bachelorettes - Alli, Ashley H, Britt, Chantal, Emily, Jackie, Michelle and Shawntel - traveled from Las Vegas to Costa Rica on this week's episode of The Bachelor, where one woman was sent home at the rose ceremony and another made a dramatic exit during a date... One-on-one date: Chantal O Brad takes Chantal to the world's longest zip line in the middle of the jungle! It begins to pour with rain just before they begin but Chantal isn't deterred. "I've always known Chantal was fun and today just proved that even more," says Brad. "That's the confident woman I fell for." Brad can't believe how much fun they've been having and says he can imagine hanging out with Chantal every day for the rest of his life. However, he's also looking forward to the more intimate setting of dinner. Unfortunately, their (more)...

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['The Bachelor' - 'Season 15, Episode 6']

This week on 'Fear Factor' ... Oops, wrong competition. Or is it?

We expect houses on reality shows to be bugged as par for the course, but after Alli's hysterical (in both senses of the word) reactions to the two insects that laid siege to the house this week, I'm half convinced that 'The Bachelor' producers have a box of creepy crawlers to release whenever there's a lull in activity in the house.

The phobias were out in full force again this week, as Jackie was confronted with her "deathly" fear of heights, and Alli came face-to-face with both spiders and bats on her awkward one-on-one with Brad. There has to be a snake phobia that 'The Bachelor' can exploit in someone next week, right?

 

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Uh oh! Crazy Michelle gets even more insane! She lets Brad have it: ‘I didn’t like that you kept Chantal — it bothered me — 100% she’s not right for you!’

These women just aren’t standing for the fact that other girls are competing for Bachelor Brad Womack’s love … especially crazy Michelle Money. Chantal O’Brien — the rumored winner and Michelle’s nemesis — gets the first one-on-one date with Brad on tonight’s episode of The Bachelor and that just doesn’t settle well with Michelle. During the group date, Michelle goes bananas on Brad confronting him about his relationship with Chantal.

“I don’t see you with her,” Michelle directly tells Brad. “Do you know how hard it is to see her come home in your shirt? I’m saying that because I care about you.”

“Don’t tell me that I just want to have a sexy...

I’m pretty sure it wasn’t ABC’s intention to have Brad Womack, current leading man of its Bachelor franchise, outfitted like a live-action Ken Doll this week, but each of his three dates conjured up the idea that the drawling hunk of plastic was nothing more than a blank canvas onto which a variety of fantasies could be projected. (Hey, if the Mattel shoe fits…)

Who spies Personal Shopper Ken, bearing gifts of shoes and bags and dresses? And there’s Nascar Ken (accompanied by Grief-Stricken Barbie)! Oh, and look, it’s Soldier Ken, rocking guyliner and Lycra camouflage.

As much as I would love to begin this week’s blog by talking about the cardigan I wore last week or the driveway being wet, we obviously need to discuss the most talked about controversial moment of the season. Let me first explain how Emily actually ended up on this date. We planned all these trips and dates before Emily was ever cast on this show and we learned of her story. There were only three dates in Vegas, a one-on-one date, a group date, and the two-on-one date. Emily wasn’t getting the one-on-one as she had recently...

There are 11 women left on "The Bachelor" and it's time to hit the road -- Las Vegas, baby! There is going to be a solo date, a group date and the first two-on-one date. Excellent. Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin.

The girls get a suite at the Aria hotel and casino and it's awesome. We aren't the biggest fans of Las Vegas, but if you get to experience it when money is no object, it's probably pretty fun.

Solo Date

Shawntel gets a date card, woo! Love her, Team Shawntel. They head to a posh mall and get to have a shopping spree, wow. Brad and Shawntel appear to be having a great, relaxed, chill time together, it's very fun. She leaves the mall laden down with many bags, so when she gets back to the suite, the girls are totally jealous.

Particularly Michelle, who she think...

On the latest "Bachelor" episode, it's the episode of Sad Stories. It's like the girls are on "Queen for a Day," where they have to relay the horrible things that have happened to them in order to win a Maytag washer and dryer Brad Womack's heart.

And (spoiler alert!) Emily is "Queen for a Day." Twice.

Ashley's Date

The first date card is for Ashley S., the 12-year-old First Impression Rose girl or Ashley With the Dead Dad. There are many things about her that annoy us, hopefully Brad figures that out and sends her packing.

At Capitol Records, they record "Kiss From a Rose." Ughhhh. We enjoy that song -- you know, if it's 1995. And if it's not being sung by people who sound like manatees in the throes of passion. The redeeming part of this trainwreck of a date is that Seal is there to perform...

Tonight on "The Bachelor," the drama queens take a hike and everyone's favorite couple Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez come back!

We kick things off with Chris Harrison explaining everything to the girls. He advises them to use time with Brad wisely. Is that his euphemistic way of telling them to put out? The first date card he gives them is for Ashley H., who is the other Ashley, as in not Ashley with the Dead Dad. Ashley Wtdd looks sad the date card was not for her.

Melissa the Waitress informs us she's been thinking about doing "The Bachelor" for eight years, she bought a bunch of gowns and dresses for the show and she quit her job. Umm ... yikes. Are you at all familiar with this show?!

Ashley H. Date

They drive off into the woods and Brad stops the car, they walk and then ... he kills her and buries the body.