Chris Harrison - Bachelorette 8 - Discussion

Chris Harrison was there as we watched some of the most shocking moments of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. He gets us into the mindset of each bachelor or bachelorette as he prepares them before every rose ceremony. He asks questions we want to know during the Men/Women Tell All and the After the Final Rose specials. And, quite frankly, we can't imagine The Bachelor or The Bachelorette without him.

Chris Harrison began his television career by covering local sports in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Dallas, Texas native went to Oklahoma City University on a soccer scholarship and then made the natural transition to sportscasting with a local station. During his six years there, he worked his way up the ranks from part-time sportscaster to weekend sportscaster. He also had the opportunity to cover hard news stories, including the 1995 tragedy at the Federal Building, an event which profoundly affected his perspective on life and career.

A visit to L.A. in 1999 for an audition for a horseracing network led to a permanent move. Later that year, Harrison landed the job as host of HGTV's Designer's Challenge, which has consistently been one of the network's highest rated shows. In 2001 he became host of ABC's hit romance/reality series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. This year he will also host ABC's new reality show, Bachelor Pad, the first all-star reunion from previous seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, which premieres August 9.

Harrison continues to advance in the entertainment industry through a variety of professional endeavors. He will host live television coverage of the final championship rounds of The 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee on June 4, from Washington, DC, on ABC. Previously, he and Dancing with the Stars' Carrie Ann Inaba co-hosted the TV Guide Network's 2009 Emmy Awards live red carpet coverage, and will continue in those roles for all of the network's upcoming red carpet awards coverage for the next two years. Harrison co-hosted ABC's 2008 American Music Awards Red Carpet Live! with Ms. Inaba. He also hosted Road to the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC.com's daily coverage leading up to the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards. He co-hosted E!'s 2006 coverage of the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, and in 2008 moved to TV Guide Network to not only cover all the major awards shows, but also to host the network's new one-hour weeknight entertainment news show Hollywood 411. In 2004 he hosted the Miss America Pageant for ABC.

The versatile Harrison has done his fair share of acting as well, having garnered roles in the popular television series Alias, The Practice, Six Feet Under and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. His feature film appearances include Bounce, Showtime and, most recently, portraying himself in the comedy Date Movie.

In his spare time, Harrison still plays soccer and has become addicted to golf. He has developed a great appreciation for the weather and lifestyle of Southern California, and spends as much time as possible outdoors with his college sweetheart and wife of 16 years, Gwen, eight-year-old son Joshua and six-year-old daughter Taylor

Love_Me wrote:RS tweeted:

Man, if Chris Harrison and his wife can't make it, what hope is there for any of the contestants to?

Say it isn't so! pink crying

nd4reality wrote:

Love_Me wrote:RS tweeted:

Man, if Chris Harrison and his wife can't make it, what hope is there for any of the contestants to?

Say it isn't so! pink crying

What a bummer. I guess there is no hollywood marriage safe at all - not even the TV hosts. Poor Chris. Whatever the reasons this must be really hard for him particularly since he is smack in the middle of another season.

BlondieGal wrote:
By Kristin Boehm

Thursday May 03, 2012 05:10 PM EDT
Chris Harrison, Wife Gwen Are Splitting

The Bachelor host Chris Harrison and his wife of 18 years, Gwen, are announcing their separation "after much heartfelt consideration," the couple tells PEOPLE exclusively.

"Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children," they say in a joint statement Thursday.

Harrison, 40, is best known for hosting the ABC shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and last February was accused onscreen of hitting on a producer's wife.

At the time, he was hardly ruffled by the "cheap shot" of controversial contestant Rozlyn Papa. "I had nothing to hide," he told PEOPLE. "My wife was there."

The couple live 35 miles from Hollywood with their kids Joshua, 9, and Taylor, 7. Harrison, who coaches both kids' soccer teams, is "an amazing father," Gwen told PEOPLE in 2010. "He's very loving and involved."

Harrison hosts the new season of The Bachelorette, which premieres May 14 on ABC.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20592745,00.html

Gina wrote:More info:

UPDATE: People has confirmed, via statement from the couple, that Chris Harrison and his wife, Gwen, are indeed separating. Says the joint statement: "Though we have made this incredibly difficult decision to separate, our love and mutual respect remain, and we look forward to sharing in the lives of our wonderful children."

Thursday, May 3: The fact that most Bachelor/ette couples don’t make it isn’t too shocking a fact for fans. But this latest reported split might just cause jaws to drop, after all.


Photo Credit: Nikki Nelson/WENN

After 19 years of marriage and two children, none other than Chris Harrison and wife, Gwen Jones, have called it quits, reports In Touch. While the exact reason has yet to be revealed, a source told the mag that the split “has been really amicable.”

Apparently, the two have been separated for awhile, and Chris has been shooting Season 8 of The Bachelorette during this big change in his life, unbeknownst to most except “their close friends,” reveals the source. “Chris has been a total professional while filming,” they add.

It breaks our hearts to think that our beloved Rosemaster and pseudo-therapist of emotionally unstable Bachelors and Bachelorettes has been dealing with his own relationship woes for some time. Here’s hoping he has his own Chris Harrison to turn to when things get a little difficult.

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Bloomers wrote:Do you know the date of this article, Love?

Love_Me wrote:

Bloomers wrote:Do you know the date of this article, Love?

The bio about Chris was posted on ABC.com last year. The other articles about his split were dated today.