On March 25, 2002, ABC introduced to the world a show that took one man’s search for Ms. Right and, with the help of some alleged post-production trickery and the casting of some beyond wackadoo hopefuls, turned it into a reality-tv phenomenon which has since spawned multiple STDs spin-offs.
We’re of course talking about The Bachelor, which on this day marks its 15th anniversary.
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Since inaugural suitor Alex Michel, the ABC franchise has helped 19 other eligible bachelors on their quest for “true love,” most recently bringing together Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi in the Season 21 finale.
We’re of course talking about The Bachelor, which on this day marks its 15th anniversary.
VideosRachel Lindsay Confirmed as First Black Bachelorette
Since inaugural suitor Alex Michel, the ABC franchise has helped 19 other eligible bachelors on their quest for “true love,” most recently bringing together Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi in the Season 21 finale.
- 3/25/2017
- TVLine.com
For the first time in 15 years and 33 seasons, Bachelor Nation will finally get to cheer on an African-American contestant as they attempt to find love on national TV.
During Monday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC announced that Rachel Lindsay, a 31-year-old lawyer from Dallas, Texas, has been cast as The Bachelorette for season 13. She's technically one of the final four ladies vying for Nick Viall's heart on season 21 of The Bachelor, which is currently airing on the network, but with this announcement, we now know she's not the 36-year-old's final pick (it's down to Corinne, Raven and Vanessa).
Et has learned that production for Rachel's season of The Bachelorette will begin shortly after Nick's finale episode airs on March 13. In anticipation of her historic season, we're breaking down the timeline of how, after years of being slammed for lack of diversity, the network ultimately chose a black male or female to lead...
During Monday night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC announced that Rachel Lindsay, a 31-year-old lawyer from Dallas, Texas, has been cast as The Bachelorette for season 13. She's technically one of the final four ladies vying for Nick Viall's heart on season 21 of The Bachelor, which is currently airing on the network, but with this announcement, we now know she's not the 36-year-old's final pick (it's down to Corinne, Raven and Vanessa).
Et has learned that production for Rachel's season of The Bachelorette will begin shortly after Nick's finale episode airs on March 13. In anticipation of her historic season, we're breaking down the timeline of how, after years of being slammed for lack of diversity, the network ultimately chose a black male or female to lead...
- 2/15/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
So much popcorn was thrown into the air in shock and horror when ABC revealed its plan to have both Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson compete to be "The Bachelorette" for Season 11, which begins tonight at 9 p.m. Rosemaster Chris Harrison crowed that they had never had two Bachelorettes before, and that's true, but it's not a sexist twist pitting women against each other, it's a repeat of what they did back in "The Bachelor" Season 6 in 2004.
Have we already forgotten not only Byron Velvick but also the ill-fated Jay Overbye? Byron found love (for a while, anyway) with Mary Delgado, but real estate broker Jay got dumped on the first night when the ladies chose to continue dating pro fisherman Byron. It was a close one, though, and Jay lost by just one vote.
Jay Overbye had a lot to say to Huffington Post in their new "Here To...
Have we already forgotten not only Byron Velvick but also the ill-fated Jay Overbye? Byron found love (for a while, anyway) with Mary Delgado, but real estate broker Jay got dumped on the first night when the ladies chose to continue dating pro fisherman Byron. It was a close one, though, and Jay lost by just one vote.
Jay Overbye had a lot to say to Huffington Post in their new "Here To...
- 5/18/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Feminism suffered another sucker-punch at the hands of ABC’s reality-dating franchise on Monday night when Chris Harrison announced the upcoming season of The Bachelorette will begin with a runoff election between Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson.
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Yes, the series that typically puts the power in the hands of its titular female singleton will begin by allowing its male competitors to strike the first blow.
“We actually decided not to decide: For the first time in Bachelorette history, we’re gonna have two bachelorettes,” Harrison explained cheerily.
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Yes, the series that typically puts the power in the hands of its titular female singleton will begin by allowing its male competitors to strike the first blow.
“We actually decided not to decide: For the first time in Bachelorette history, we’re gonna have two bachelorettes,” Harrison explained cheerily.
- 3/10/2015
- TVLine.com
So … who's the next Bachelorette? Stop reading now if you don't want spoilers about Monday's finale of The Bachelor or who will be handing out the roses on the next season of The Bachelorette. After we learned which lady Chris Soules is now calling his "soulmate," another question remained: Who among the rest of the women would be chosen for her own journey to find love. Well, if you've been wondering whether it would be Britt Nilsson or Kaitlyn Bristowe for season 11, you've been asking the wrong question - it's not an either/or scenario. Both ladies will be kicking...
- 3/10/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
So … who's the next Bachelorette?
Stop reading now if you don't want spoilers about Monday's finale of The Bachelor or who will be handing out the roses on the next season of The Bachelorette.
After we learned which lady Chris Soules is now calling his "soulmate," another question remained: Who among the rest of the women would be chosen for her own journey to find love?
Well, if you've been wondering whether it would be Britt Nilsson or Kaitlyn Bristowe for season 11, you've been asking the wrong question – it's not an either/or scenario.
Both ladies will be kicking off...
Stop reading now if you don't want spoilers about Monday's finale of The Bachelor or who will be handing out the roses on the next season of The Bachelorette.
After we learned which lady Chris Soules is now calling his "soulmate," another question remained: Who among the rest of the women would be chosen for her own journey to find love?
Well, if you've been wondering whether it would be Britt Nilsson or Kaitlyn Bristowe for season 11, you've been asking the wrong question – it's not an either/or scenario.
Both ladies will be kicking off...
- 3/10/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- People.com - TV Watch
Troubled U.S. reality star Mary Delgado has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Tampa, Florida. The 2004 winner of "The Bachelor" was taken into custody on Thursday, August 12 after she was allegedly spotted driving erratically.
She refused to take a blood alcohol test and was briefly held behind bars at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office before being released on $500 bail, reports ABC News. It's not the first time Delgado, 42, has been in trouble with the law - she was arrested in 2007 for assaulting Bryon Velvick, the man who proposed to her on the hit TV show, and she was busted again in 2008 for public drunkenness.
Mary Delgado rose to fame after appearing as a contestant on "The Bachelor" in 2003 and 2004. She came up as the winner of the series after Byron Velvick chose her during a September 2004 episode of the show.
She refused to take a blood alcohol test and was briefly held behind bars at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office before being released on $500 bail, reports ABC News. It's not the first time Delgado, 42, has been in trouble with the law - she was arrested in 2007 for assaulting Bryon Velvick, the man who proposed to her on the hit TV show, and she was busted again in 2008 for public drunkenness.
Mary Delgado rose to fame after appearing as a contestant on "The Bachelor" in 2003 and 2004. She came up as the winner of the series after Byron Velvick chose her during a September 2004 episode of the show.
- 8/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The Bachelor season six winner Mary Delgado is in trouble with the law - again. The former reality TV contestant, 42, who was arrested in a Texas bar in 2008 for public drunkenness, was pulled over early Thursday morning in Tampa for driving under the influence, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Web site. Delgado refused to take a blood alcohol test and was released on $500 bond, ABC Action News reports. Photos: Bachelor Pad: Who's Moving InThe DUI charge also comes two years after Delgado, a former cheerleader for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and now a real estate agent, was arrested for assaulting Bryon Velvick,...
- 8/12/2010
- by Eunice Oh
- PEOPLE.com
The most successful couple to emerge from ABC's "Bachelor/Bachelorette" reality series is Trista and Ryan Sutter, who married on national television in 2003, but what about the rest of the reality daters?
Check out where the all the "Bachelors" and "Bachelorettes" are now! Bring your own roses!
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Season 1 (2002)
Bachelor: Alex Michel
Profile: Management Consultant
Winner: Amanda Marsh
Runner-Up: Trista Rehn
Alex did not propose to Amanda,...
Check out where the all the "Bachelors" and "Bachelorettes" are now! Bring your own roses!
"Bachelors" and "The Bachelorettes," Where Are They Now?Alex Michel
Season 1 (2002)
Bachelor: Alex Michel
Profile: Management Consultant
Winner: Amanda Marsh
Runner-Up: Trista Rehn
Alex did not propose to Amanda,...
- 6/24/2010
- Extra
"Inside The Bachelor: The Stories Behind the Rose," A behind-the-scenes look at "The Bachelor" includes casting sessions and unseen audition tapes; interviews with former contestants, including Gma's Melissa Rycroft as special correspondent ( also scheduled to appear on The Ellen Degeneres Show Friday March 12, 2010) as well as Jillian and Ed, Kiptyn, Ryan & Trista Sutter, Jesse Csincsak, Andy Baldwin, Deanna Pappas, and Dr. Travis Stork .
Brad Womack updates viewers on what he's doing since he chose neither of the women during his season and will be reunited with Deanna Pappas. Also, the latest updates from Bachelor's Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado, Bob Guiney and the latest Bachelor couple, Jake and Vienna.
The "20/20" special will air Monday, March 15 at 8:00pm/Est on ABC.
Brad Womack updates viewers on what he's doing since he chose neither of the women during his season and will be reunited with Deanna Pappas. Also, the latest updates from Bachelor's Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado, Bob Guiney and the latest Bachelor couple, Jake and Vienna.
The "20/20" special will air Monday, March 15 at 8:00pm/Est on ABC.
- 3/10/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (realitytvnews)
Byron Velvick splits from fiance Mary Delgado, the woman he proposed to on the finale of the sixth season of ABC's "The Bachelor." Well... they lasted longer than most "Bachelor" romances.
Velvick confirmed to Us Weekly that he and Delgado have split up. You'll remember this couple as the one where she punched him in the mouth a couple years ago. Alcohol may have been a factor.
This break-up knocks the total number of "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" couples that are still together down to four. Trista & Ryan, Charlie & Sarah, Jason & Molly and Jillian & Ed (they say they're still together). Only one of these relationships led to a trip down the aisle, though both Charlie & Sarah and Jason & Molly have said publicly they have plans to get married.
We can't say we're terribly shocked. What are the odds we're writing a story like this about new "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka in a few months?...
Velvick confirmed to Us Weekly that he and Delgado have split up. You'll remember this couple as the one where she punched him in the mouth a couple years ago. Alcohol may have been a factor.
This break-up knocks the total number of "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" couples that are still together down to four. Trista & Ryan, Charlie & Sarah, Jason & Molly and Jillian & Ed (they say they're still together). Only one of these relationships led to a trip down the aisle, though both Charlie & Sarah and Jason & Molly have said publicly they have plans to get married.
We can't say we're terribly shocked. What are the odds we're writing a story like this about new "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka in a few months?...
- 12/3/2009
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Neve and Scott make it a Party of Five reunion! — JustJared Sarah Palin is a PC — geeksugar The Jackman family pool party — Pink Is the New Blog Katy Perry is a possessive girlfriend — MSN Hot Gossip Britney's dog London lives! — D-Listed Even more Megan Fox bikini photos — Egotastic Check out the Ed Hardy Intimates fashion show — Hollywood Tuna Samantha Ronson's sexy lap dance — Hollywood Rag Jessica Simpson performs at Bingo — Idlyitw Kiefer Sutherland talks about the reality of jail — Celeb*tchy Rihanna and Chris Brown's new tattoos — cityrag Amy Winehouse takes her hive for a walk — popbytes Mary Delgado from The Bachelor arrested for public intoxication again — MollyGood Adrien Brody gets photographed by his mommy! — Lainey Gossip...
- 11/18/2008
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
U.S. reality TV star Mary Delgado has been arrested at a Texas bar for public drunkenness.
Delgado - who starred in and won season six of The Bachelor in 2004 - was taken into police custody on Sunday.
Management at Lorina's Cantina called Val Verde County Sheriff's police after the TV star, 41, reportedly refused to leave the bar.
She was charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct - all misdemeanours - and was released later in the day without bond.
A court date for Delgado has yet to be scheduled.
Delgado - who starred in and won season six of The Bachelor in 2004 - was taken into police custody on Sunday.
Management at Lorina's Cantina called Val Verde County Sheriff's police after the TV star, 41, reportedly refused to leave the bar.
She was charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct - all misdemeanours - and was released later in the day without bond.
A court date for Delgado has yet to be scheduled.
- 11/18/2008
- WENN
It was another bump on the road to happily-ever-after for The Bachelor season six winner Mary Delgado when she was arrested for public drunkenness at a Texas bar early on Sunday. Her weekend in Del Rio turned bad when the reality TV personality refused to leave a local bar, Lorina’s Cantina, prompting the manager to call Val Verde County Sheriff’s police. The cops arrested an unruly Delgado, 41, who "kicked around" in the squad car on the way to jail, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff. She was charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors.
- 11/18/2008
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
Photographed by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department I normally wouldn’t bother reporting on past reality show “stars” whose lives go into a downward spiral as their time away from the spotlight increases, but with the arrest of a contestant on the current season of Survivor happening on the day and with very similar charges, I couldn’t resist. Mary Delgado, last seen winning season six of The Bachelor and becoming engaged to fisherman Byron Velvick, was arrested on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Like Ace, she was allegedly asked to leave a bar and refused to do so, forcing the bar to call the police to get rid of her. Unlike Ace, when she allegedly made threatening motions at the cops, she meant them—kicking the radio inside the squad car that was taking her away. This is the second arrest for Delgado, her...
- 11/18/2008
- UGO TV
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