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Jake Pavelka may have had his heart broken on the last season of The Bachelorette, but now he will have his own turn to break some hearts.
In an interview with Extra, Jake talked about being announced as the next Bachelor and the love he hopes to find. Read more »
Who said love was easy? Certainly not Jillian Harris, the Vancouver-based restaurant designer whose heart was pummeled by single dad Jason Mesnick on last season’s The Bachelor. But now, Jillian’s the one plucking suitors on The Bachelorette. She tells OK! what it’s like to be in charge.
What were your thoughts going into The Bachelorette?
It’s funny, because I’m a super-real and down-to-earth person, so I understand that it’s a crazy and unrealistic way to meet somebody, but I thought I would give it a try.
What has the process of The Bachelorette been like for you?
It’s 17-hour days and running from one place to another, and finding time just to have a bite to eat. In the beginning, you have to be emotionally available to all of the guys and not spread yourself out too thin. It can be really draining.
OK!’s EXCLUSIVE PICS OF JILLIAN:
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Last season you had your heart broken by Jason Mesnick. How did you mend?
I was watching my intro on the first episode, and I said that it took me weeks to bounce back, but I actually did it really quickly. I knew pretty early on that he had chosen Melissa [Rycroft] and because she had become one of my good friends – you know how it is when you might think somebody is cute and then they start dating your friend and you get over it right away? So that helped, because I was so happy for [them].
How hard is it to choose a partner?
You definitely do fall for more than one person in a situation like this… but eventually you know what you’re getting into. My final choice wasn’t a difficult one to make.
So you are happy with your choice?
I’m a firm believer that I made the right decision. The relationship failing is a fear, but I can’t control that. If it happens, it happens. I will be in the same place that I was before this, which is a great place.
The reality hits keep on coming when it comes to alums of The Bachelor – Melissa Rycroft, ex-fiancee of Jason Mesnick, will be joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars this season.
So is Jason jealous of his ex’s success after he broke up with her? Nope.
"I am so excited for Melissa, I know she has danced her whole life and she must be excited for the opportunity," he tells Extra. "I hope and think she will win it all."
Hopefully this time around, for her sake, she’ll get to keep it all forever.
It’s time to stop feeling bad for Melissa Rycroft, the woman Bachelor Jason Mesnick left on national TV for another woman. Despite losing her fiancé to Molly, Melissa is thankful to fans of the show and says she’s doing just fine.
In the statement she also explains why she decided not to look for love again on The Bachelorette, saying she’s done with reality TV for now.
Read the full statement below:
"Although I could not be here, I want to thank everyone who has been so supportive throughout this process. This has been such an overwhelming experience, and I really do appreciate the support system behind me. This was definitely one of those experiences that changes your life, and makes you so much more aware of who you are and what you want out of life.
Strange as it may sound, I am doing really well. I’m back in Dallas, pursuing the teaching thing, and attempting to get my life back to normal (if it was every really normal to begin with). I still have my same life mottos: Live life with no regrets, and keep smiling no matter what happens.
I’m in such a good place in my life right now, and I really couldn’t be happier. I don’t regret anything that happened over the past few months; because I know I wouldn’t be where I am today had none of it happened. I have, however, decided to move on from my reality television days, and get some sense of normalcy back to my life. As wonderful of an experience as The Bachelorette would be, I think it’s time for me to move on from my television days, and see what my future holds back in Dallas. I have no doubt it will be an amazing experience for whoever assumes the role, and I wish them the best of luck! "
All I can say about The Bachelor finale tonight is damn.
That’s in damn you, Jason Mesnick. This is the kind of stuff that makes me never want to date again.
After being dumped at the final rose ceremony by DeAnna Pappas last season, the single dad had a third chance at love by becoming The Bachelor.
He started with 25 lovely girls, and narrowed it down over the weeks to two women.
There was Molly, the sensible and nice – if not a little predictable – choice, and Melissa, the vivacious, living life on the edge gal.
Over the past few seasons, the Bachelors and Bachelorettes have been drawn to the one with the wild streak, with disastrous results.
But Jason, who’s actually been the "nice guy" should have known better.
Heck, DeAnna, who dumped her fiance Jesse Csinsak, actually came back to see if she could have another chance with Jason. He turned her down, and she warned him to choose between his two remaining women carefully, to look beyond the moment and think about whom he could really spend his future with.
Obviously, Jason didn’t listen. He picked Melissa, swearing he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
Only a few months later, Jason, who swore he had found his fiancé when the show premiered in January, was announcing he needed a do-over on The Bachelor, After the Final Rose tonight.
There was no studio audience as he revealed he had made a mistake, and couldn’t stop thinking about Molly.
So Jason did what any self-respecting boyfriend would do, he chose to break up with Melissa on a TV show!
Reasonably pissed, Melissa spoke of herself in the third person before giving Jason back the ring and telling him "don’t text or email me again." Yeah, that’s an understatement.
(Don’t worry, hon, you may be the abandoned wild card, but you will find the right guy – when ABC picks you up as the next Bachelorette.)
As for Jason, who cried after breaking Melissa’s heart, actually went on to try to woo Molly back. What a wuss.
Sure, Molly took him back. She loves him. She can’t help it.
But let’s face it, Jason doesn’t deserve either gal.
Former The Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas is speaking out for the first time about her split with ex-fiance Jesse Csincsak.
Pappas, who chose Jesse over current The Bachelor Jason Mesnick in the show’s final rose ceremony, tells Extra she called off her engagement because, "it came down to two totally different people. I believe we all make mistakes in life and we learn from them. Jason, who has it all together, has everything a woman would want. And then there’s Jesse, who kind of was like a wild card…And for me, I felt like the wild card was going to work out. Someone to keep me on my toes. But eventually it wasn’t what I was attracted to anymore."
Both Pappas and Jesse seem to have moved on. Jesse is now seeing The Bachelor: London Calling alum Holly Durst. "Jesse and Holly met while we were seeing each other," Pappas admits.
But don’t think this bachelorette is crying into her pillow every night! Pappas is the new host of Lifetime’s Get Married and she recently took a trip down memory lane, surprising Jason Meznick on The Bachelor during his fantasy dates!
Of the surprise reunion Pappas says, "It is worth the wait. I believe that it’s going to resolve some issues for myself and possibly some viewers."
As for what he thought of the whole situation, Mesnick says, "Of course it threw me off. I fell in love with her and I went through my healing process. And she’s the last person I expected to see, especially in New Zealand."
Oh, the drama!
Extra’s interview airs tonight!
Ahead of the premiere of the 13th season of the ABC hit series, The Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick says he has become engaged to one of the women who competed for his love on the reality show, set to air on Monday.
Mesnick, 32, is a single dad who made it to the final rose ceremony on the season finale of The Bachelorette. After DeAnna Pappas sent him packing for snowboarder Jesse Csincsak (the couple has since parted ways), Mesnick decided to try his own luck on the show as The Bachelor – something he now says has made him empathetic towards Pappas.
Mesnick says his choice of a future bride also had to suit the other person in his life – his 3-year-old son, Tyler. The handsome accountant says he consulted his son’s pediatrician and a psychologist before exposing him to the show’s unique situation and any separation involved.
”He’s always in the forefront of my mind,” Mesnick said.
The Bachelor kicks off tonight for its 13th season!
Jason Mesnick, a single dad who was rejected at the last rose ceremony by (once again single!) Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas, is now in the driver’s seat as 25 gals vie to win his love.
We already know that one did. Jason announced last December that he’s engaged to one of his lovely Bachelor ladies.
I’m all for finding love in 2009 (and I plan to: Feel free to send in your suggestions!). But with the Bachelor’s track record, 0 – in – 13, I had to know if Jason was worried that his declaration would be D.O.A. before the show even got underway!
“This question comes to me in every single interview or any conversation I’m having. And I say, ‘How can I not be open and honest about that,’” Jason declared to me.
Simply put, the accountant from Seattle, Wash., knew he’d have a hard time keeping his mouth shut about being head over heels in love as the show aired.
“If I had to swallow the fact that I’m extremely happy and I’m in love and I’m engaged for this long, there’s no way I could do that,” he admitted.
Awww, so sweet! I really works it works out for Jason and his mystery fiancée!
The Bachelor, season 13, premieres Monday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
