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Did 'Bachelor' Brad Womack leave Bettina Bell to be on the show again?
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TV Squad is reporting (via Life & Style) that "Bachelor" Brad Womack ditched his girlfriend last year in order to start filming his second "Bachelor" season. And that that girlfriend is none other than Bettina Bell, the willowy blonde who finished 3rd on his first season of the dating show."He was pursuing me like crazy, and then out of nowhere he went MIA," Bettina tells Life & Style. Bell says they began dating in October 2009, then he broke it off last summer when he was approached to be on "The Bachelor" again.
The magazine also says that a source close to Womack claims he did date between "Bachelor" experience one and experience two, but he didn't "find anyone who captured his heart," which is why he decided to do it again.Bell says that Brad talked about his first "Bachelor" experience in a very negative light, but does note, "The show has 18 million viewers. It can open a lot of doors."
You can read all the sordid details in the latest issue of Life & Style, which hits newsstands Wednesday (Jan. 26).
We are fairly skeptical about all this, mostly because it seems like this is something the show would've used -- Brad reconnects with another girl he didn't pick, but that doesn't work out either and it's just another example of how the girls in that season weren't right him and now he's changed and ready for new women, or something.
On the other hand, if Bettina didn't want to spin it that way and is hurt and angry, perhaps this is the annual scandal that the show doesn't want out there. We have reached out to ABC for comment and will let you know if you hear anything.
Interestingly, Reality Steve (known "Bachelor" franchise insider) had this to say on his blog Tuesday (Jan. 25): "And also, remember how back when I gave the spoilers to this season I told you the drama wasn't going to be happening on the show, but will be taking place in the tabloids? Watch out. The s***'s about to hit the fan."
What do you think, "Bachelor" fans?
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Brad still seems to be such a slug.
Brad is an idiot. Bettina is the one he really wanted; she gave him a second chance and now he's messed it up.
It seemed to me that every time he walks into the room he wants the women to applaud him!
Brad does seem to act like a ringmaster as he tries to herd the woman from one thing to another. He tries to make it sound as if he came up with all the date ideas when we know it was the producers. If having Emily drive a NASCAR vehicle in Las Vegas was his idea, then he is a real jerk.
It is also interesting the way he begs the women to take the roses. He is either trying to get more time with them (which is commendable) or he can't face rejection.
I was gobsmacked by how seriously Brad took the whole 'action movie stuntman' role. I wonder if he is trying to get some film work and milking the show over and over for free publicity?
Brad is as dumb as a box of rocks, and how the show - or any of the women - take his seriously this time around is just amazing to me......that said, right now I have Chantal O slightly in the lead, drama and all.
Chantel is his final choice and Reality Steve has all the scoop on each of the episodes on his blog.
Wonder how long it'll be before Chantel realizes Brad is lipless airhead. Bet once the cameras stop following them!
Is Chris Harrison calling Bettina a liar or he is saying she was misquoted?
I can say with all certainty that Bettina and Brad were never dating. It's sad to see how the media will stop at nothing for good drama with no regard for the fact that these are real people with feelings. Perhaps Brad can sell his soul again but this is his choice. But leave Bettina out of these convoluted stories.