Re: Bachelorette 8 - Media - Thread #3

[sushifan]

Actually, Emily's response was clever. I give her points for being good on her feet.

[Guest]

I think Emily was TRYING to be clever. "I dont have any knocks on MY door" (meaning that they probably met at a neutral site and not her house. Or maybe he climbed up her WINDOW, haha. ) but her "I gotta close all my blinds" made Jef seem like a peeping tom.

[MissC]

I think Emily was TRYING to be clever. "I dont have any knocks on MY door" (meaning that they probably met at a neutral site and not her house. Or maybe he climbed up her WINDOW, haha. ) but her "I gotta close all my blinds" made Jef seem like a peeping tom.

Or maybe she needs to close her blinds so no one can see when Jef is there?

[lavenderred]

Wetpaint claiming to know that Jef and Sean are final 2.

http://www.wetpaint.com/the-bachelorette/articles/who-does-emily-maynard-pick

Gee, I wonder where they're getting this? It sure isn't from their best friend RS. And they're jerks for not giving credit!

I'm tired of all these sites acting like they just pulled the F2 out of thin air! Because they didn't!!! :Furious:

[nutty1]

I listened to the interview, and thought she was sort of taken by surprise. Her voice lowered, and she said "really?". Thats how I took it anyway.

[Love_Me]

I'll post the entire US Magazine article in a few minutes

More in depth interview with Sean

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s78/the-bachelorette/interviews/a385951/the-bachelorette-sean-lowe-qa-i-have-strong-feelings-for-emily.html

t4p!

Woah - I thought I couldn't love Sean more but after reading this .... :pinkaw:

My Trend Micro AntiVirus software won't allow me to open this. Is there somewhere that I can read all of Sean's interview? If so, where should I look?

Sean's Interview:


Can you give us a preview of your date with Emily? Was it what you thought it would be?
"Up until London, I knew that Emily was a great girl and I knew we had connected on several different levels, and this was the first opportunity I had to spend the entire day with her. I'm not ashamed to say it was one of the best days of my life. We did some really cool things. We did some things a normal tourist isn't able to do. We got to tour the city in a double decker tour bus, it was really awesome. And I think London, that particular day, was the day that I knew I had really strong feelings for Emily."

A few weeks back, you really impressed Emily's friends in Charlotte. Do you think that influenced her decisions?
"I think it probably influenced her decisions a little bit more. I think your friends are a reflection of who you are, and so since I made a good impression on her friends I think she can trust their opinion, and if they told her good things about me I think she probably took that to heart. So yeah, I think that probably influenced her a little bit."

How strong are your feelings for Emily now?
"Before my London date I knew that we had connected on a couple of different levels and I knew she was a great girl and possessed all these great qualities. But London it really all comes together and that's where I start to develop these real feelings and that's the first time I think that I pictured myself being with her in the future. And that was awesome. That was great. That was like the kick-off, so to speak, of our relationship."

What do you feel like you have in common with Emily? What values do you share?
"I think we have a lot in common. My priorities are faith and family - those are the top two and I believe those are the top two for Emily as well. And I think that's something we bonded over. I let her know from the very beginning that I'm not here for my 15 minutes of fame by any means, and ultimately I want to live a simple life and simple to me is just being surrounded by loved ones and raising a family together and loving my wife forever. And I think she could tell from the very beginning when I said those words that I was being genuine and I meant it. I mentioned my family several times and I feel like that's the kind of life they live and that's what I want to model my life after. So on those two points I think that's what we really connected on."

Are there any guys in the house who don't share those values with Emily?
"I don't know if I can beat on anybody's faith, but as far as family values goes, I think there's a lot of great guys that share those same values and there's probably some in the house that don't. And I think those guys will be revealed as the season goes on. But you've got great guys in the house like Doug - Doug definitely puts his family first and John Wolf is the same way. And Charlie was the same way as well, and Travis and Alejandro. I think there's a lot of people that share that same outlook."

You've spoken about how special London is - would you go back for a wedding or honeymoon if things worked with Emily?
"You know, I would absolutely go back to London. London was so romantic and it's just full of so much culture and history. I could see a wedding there if that were in the future, or a honeymoon. Sure."

Did you realize going on the show that Emily would be the Bachelorette, and that being with her would mean taking on a father role? Or did you not know until you spoke with her?
"No, I knew going into this show that Emily was going to be the Bachelorette. I knew that she had a daughter. I didn't watch her season but of course friends and family were quick to fill me in on the situation. And honestly, that was nothing that I had ever thought about entertaining in my life - I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to possibly be a stepfather one day. But after getting to know Emily and especially after we connected in London, that seemed like it was a very real possibility and I was certainly open to it."

We're in for some explosive moments on Monday (June 11) when one of the guys refers to Emily's daughter Ricki as "baggage". It looks like Doug's the one to tell Emily - was there a discussion about whether you should tell her and who should do it?
"In that particular instance, that occurred on the group date and since I had the one on one date that week I was not there. But my hat's off to Doug. Doug, he's a father and he knows what it's like obviously to raise a child and to protect that child. And he felt like it was his place to step in and tell Emily the truth that, 'Hey, this guy is saying this over here'. And I think that Doug was trying to protect her. So like I said, my hat's off to Doug and I think the person who said it, he was kind of revealed to be the guy that he is. I think maybe he fooled Emily for the first few weeks but his true colors showed that day."

Was the baggage comment made on the group date?
"I'm not sure when the statement was made. I know I wasn't around when it was made. But yeah, it was revealed on the group date so I was not there."

Were you surprised when you heard that this person had made the baggage comment?
"I wish I could say it did surprise me but it really didn't. I got a good feeling for the guys that were there for the right reasons, who wanted to get to know Emily and know more about her and connect with her. And then there were guys that simply weren't there to do that. So I think he revealed himself as one of those guys who was not there for the right reasons."

On this week's show, Emily said to Chris Harrison that some of the guys had warned her about others, but without revealing any names. Why do you think the men were reluctant to name names up to that point?
"You know, that's a really good question. I think that if I overheard a guy say something as strongly as, 'I think Ricki is baggage', I definitely would have told Emily. There's also a lot of chatter among guys. You can call it locker room talk, call it whatever you want, that I think you have to take with a grain of salt, and a lot of guys might say something that they don't necessarily mean or they're joking around in the moment. But if I felt like someone said something that would ultimately be harmful to Emily if she were to develop feelings for that person, I would definitely step in and say something."

We've only really seen Emily's sweet side to this point, but understandably she gets really angry in Monday's installment. What was it like seeing that side of her?
"Well, like I said, I wasn't on the date so I didn't get to see that side of her, but the guys came home and they would not stop talking about it! I think everyone was really impressed with the way she handled it and they liked seeing that side of her. She played that protector role for her daughter, obviously. But yeah, I think the guys loved seeing that side of her. You can only be cheery and happy for so long and eventually you're going to have to show you have this other side, and Emily certainly did that that night."

Charlie has said that he thinks you'd be the best match for Emily. How do you feel about that?
"You know, I'm humbled and I'm very flattered. Everybody thought it was a shock that Charlie went home, because I thought Charlie was such a great guy and he had such a good heart and he's got so many great things going for him, it surprised me when he went home in Bermuda. But as for that comment, I'm definitely flattered and humbled and I think a lot of Charlie as well."

There does seem to be a lot of drama in the house but you largely seem to stay out of it. How did you manage to do that?
"That's a good question. Going into it, I kind of had a game plan of I didn't want to tell guys any of my intimate details that I had with Emily or any of the intimate moments that we shared and I really didn't want to listen to any from other guys because I feel like the time Emily and I had together was a special time and I almost feel like you take away from that if you share it with all the guys in the house. So with that being said, I didn't get involved with that side of the drama with the guys when it came to Emily. And outside of that I'm not a dramatic guy and I'm the type of guy that I pretty much get along with everybody, so I'm level-headed and I feel like I'm a cool guy that's laid back. And drama's just not my thing so I didn't get entangled in it too much."

Is there any other drama coming up outside of the baggage incident?
"Outside of the baggage incident, I don't know about any other guy drama. I can say that Monday is going to be an awesome day. It's going to be awesome for me to go back and watch it because like I was mentioning earlier, this is where I think you're going to start to see sparks fly between Emily and me. This is kind of where we kick off our relationship. That's what I'm most excited to see. As far as the guys go, I know everyone was kind of fired up over the baggage comment but I don't know if there's any other guy drama outside of that."

There was a lot of discussion on this week's show about age and maturity, and Doug and Chris had a bit of a clash. Whose side were you on?
"I was kind of sitting in the middle of that conversation and I kind of lean towards Chris's side. I believe your age is not necessarily indicative of how mature you are. At the same time, I think Chris probably could have handled that whole situation a little better than he did, which may be an indication of his immaturity! For the most part I stayed out of it but I don't believe because you're older it necessarily makes you wiser. I think I made the comment in the episode that we should just have a bunch of guys that are 40 because they might be more wise than everybody here. So I would probably lean towards Chris's side of the argument."

Tony, who left the show last week, said that some of the guys might have thought they were ready to be a father but weren't really. Do you agree? Was the guy who made the baggage comment the only one not ready, or were there others?
"I definitely think the guy who made the baggage comment is not ready by any means! That's a tough question. It's hard to say whether someone's going to be ready or not. You really have to get down to the root of the man to figure that out and I'm not sure if I can say this guy's ready and this guy's not, because there may be some guys who appear ready who, put into that situation, could buckle under the pressure. I'm not sure. But I think most guys have the right intentions and they honestly believe that they could step into that role if they were called."

Did you think any of the guys were there for the wrong reasons? We saw Ryan speaking about how he was interested in being on The Bachelor and thought he was destined for bigger things.
"Ryan is such an interesting guy, and when we first moved into the house in Charlotte, Ryan and I bonded right off the bat. We had a lot of things in common - we're both from the South, and we grew up playing football - and we bonded. After spending time with Ryan, I think he may be a little bit misunderstood. I know he's got strong opinions and he often sticks his foot in his mouth and there's no excuse for that but at the same time I think his heart's in the right place. Maybe he just doesn't know the best way to express how he's feeling or what he's thinking but ultimately I think, you know, is he there for the right reasons? I don't know. I think we might have to watch, and I'm anxious to see some of the behind-the-scenes stuff as far as what Ryan's saying in his interviews and stuff to really get a better feel for whether or not he was there for the right reasons."

How did you decide to go onto The Bachelorette? Was Emily a part of your decision?
"Yeah! My sister and my brother-in-law submitted my name and I got a call from the casting department, and at first I was totally against it and I didn't think I was going to do it. And the casting director said, 'Well why don't you send in your video that you have to send in, and if you change your mind you can always go forward'. So I sent in the video and not long after that I found out it was Emily, and that was the tipping point for me, when I found out it was Emily. I'd heard so many good things about her. That's why I decided to do the show."

This is probably a hard question to answer considering your feelings for Emily, but if you couldn't be with her, which guy do you think is the best match?
"[laughs] You're right - that's a tough question! I think there are a lot of great guys in the house. I would say Doug has such a sweet genuine heart that he could easily step into that situation and ultimately make her happy. I think Arie's a great guy, I think Jef's a great guy, I think John Wolf's a great guy. Obviously, I'm a little biased - I think I might be the best! But there are some really good guys there."

Interview with Emily. The other night one of their listeners sent the station an email stating that they flew out to Charlotte on a red-eye with Jef. Listen to Em's response ~
http://www.971zht.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=zoo_interviews&selected_podcast=Emily__1338902228_19651.mp3

Thank you Ryvetted and Blondie for posting these! :Smiley:

[Shelby]

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

[nd4reality]

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

You just saw it ? It was posted this afternoon I think on the media thread ? Not sure. Perhaps we should take it to Sean's thread too so folks there don't miss it.

Strange eh ?

[yumyum1]

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

You just saw it ? It was posted this afternoon I think on the media thread ? Not sure. Perhaps we should take it to Sean's thread too so folks there don't miss it.

Strange eh ?

This is all very bizarre! I just read the transcript of the interview. I am wondering if they are pulling out all the stops (precedent be darned!) because of lower than expected ratings. ??

[nd4reality]

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

You just saw it ? It was posted this afternoon I think on the media thread ? Not sure. Perhaps we should take it to Sean's thread too so folks there don't miss it.

Strange eh ?

This is all very bizarre! I just read the transcript of the interview. I am wondering if they are pulling out all the stops (precedent be darned!) because of lower than expected ratings. ??

IMO it is a very cruel way to try and get their publicity. Sean obviously knows how it all panned out yet has to answer those very pointed questions and ensure that he does not have to slip up by keeping the answers tailored to the London episode only.

[Shelby]

uh?????

an interview from sean NOW?????

I thought they could not make any unless they left the show???

You just saw it ? It was posted this afternoon I think on the media thread ? Not sure. Perhaps we should take it to Sean's thread too so folks there don't miss it.

Strange eh ?

yep. just came across it

[jlccaz]

Hardly cruel ... Just part of the contract he signed !

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