Desiree Hartsock - Bachelorette 9 - Discussion

umngirl wrote:

julychild wrote:How in the world did they find her there? Is she being followed?

In a word, yes. She will be photographed regularly just out and about.

I would hate that very much, I'm sure.

The lead is always followed around by the paps. Usually, you start to see the F1 and sometimes the F2 contestants being photographed at some point during the season as well.

Desiree faved these tweets recently:

Great episode! Fun, drama and romance! Great job @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

— Sophienette (@sophienette) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

@[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ...I mean, Des, God might have someone planned for you who is "walking with Him." Trust God's timing...you precious soul!

— JD Patzer (@JDPatzer) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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Consider it a test run.

Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock, who plans to design her own wedding dress should she get engaged on the ABC dating show, will debut an original gown on the June 10 episode. But in an exclusive to PEOPLE.com, fans can get a sneak peek at the rose ceremony couture she created.

The aspiring designer, who studied at L.A.’s Fashion institute of Design and Merchandising, shared her sketch of the floor-length strapless number with an attached bejeweled yoke — and we’ve also got an exclusive glimpse at the finished product.

“I wanted to design a gown that was elegant and timeless while still having an edge, glamorous but not overdone,” the 26-year-old tells PEOPLE. “I love to design gowns that are unexpected with different design detail or an interesting back.”

She obviously isn’t afraid of color or making a statement. “As I was looking around the fabric store, I was enamored by a vibrant blue color and knew it was exactly what I wanted to use. I love bold colors,” she said. “My favorite element on the dress is the neckline with varying gemstones. It was a nice change [from] the sequin gowns I knew I would be wearing.”

It marks the first time the star of the show has had a hand in creating her wardrobe on the series (though Hartsock was also responsible for the striking red lace frock she wore to meet Sean Lowe for the first time on the last season of The Bachelor). She didn’t take the opportunity lightly.

“I’m used to designing and sewing my own designs so it was a dream come true to collaborate with a sewer [Oneita Parker] to make my design come to life and be able to wear it on such a special night on national television. I felt beautiful in that dress and was excited to show the guys.”

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atem wrote:Desiree faved these tweets recently:

Great episode! Fun, drama and romance! Great job @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

— Sophienette (@sophienette) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

@[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ...I mean, Des, God might have someone planned for you who is "walking with Him." Trust God's timing...you precious soul!

— JD Patzer (@JDPatzer) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

That second tweet sounds like she's unattached.

Piper61 wrote:

atem wrote:Desiree faved these tweets recently:

Great episode! Fun, drama and romance! Great job @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

— Sophienette (@sophienette) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

@[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ...I mean, Des, God might have someone planned for you who is "walking with Him." Trust God's timing...you precious soul!

— JD Patzer (@JDPatzer) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

That second tweet sounds like she's unattached.

I don't think so. I mean, he was responding to her tweet about her finding love on that night's show.

atem wrote:

Piper61 wrote:

atem wrote:Desiree faved these tweets recently:

Great episode! Fun, drama and romance! Great job @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] @[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

— Sophienette (@sophienette) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

@[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ...I mean, Des, God might have someone planned for you who is "walking with Him." Trust God's timing...you precious soul!

— JD Patzer (@JDPatzer) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

That second tweet sounds like she's unattached.

I don't think so. I mean, he was responding to her tweet about her finding love on that night's show.

Ok. That puts it in context. Didn't see other tweets.

I don't think that anyone can judge a break-up (or not) by the way Des is acting or tweeting today. It is way too early in the airing season, and Des is being paid a hefty sum to promote the show all season long. If she DID break up with Brooks...and then DID tell the public the truth...who would watch the rest of the season?? Certainly not me! Des will be in big trouble with Fleiss if she doesn't play "happy and peppy and bursting with love" until ATFR.

melisma wrote:I don't think that anyone can judge a break-up (or not) by the way Des is acting or tweeting today. It is way too early in the airing season, and Des is being paid a hefty sum to promote the show all season long. If she DID break up with Brooks...and then DID tell the public the truth...who would watch the rest of the season?? Certainly not me! Des will be in big trouble with Fleiss if she doesn't play "happy and peppy and bursting with love" until ATFR.

That's technically correct...but I don't think you can "fake" it either. Des is not that good an actress, IMO.

You can tell when someone is faking it -- Brad 1.0, Bob, Aaron, Lorenzo, Jen Scheft, Travis, Matt, all did media and you could just tell it was B.S.
(Jimmy Kimmel said flat out to Brad 1.0 "you are not in love" )

I also remember Jillian tensing up every time Reid's name was mentioned in interviews like it made her uncomfortable....at the time lots of us thought it was F1 evidence but it was the whole him coming back thing that was the cause of her distress.

As I said before we will have to wait and see...but I think you can pick up when something is wrong and Des has been pretty solid to me so far. I definitely see a twinkle in her eyes. And I am not just saying that because I'm a Brooks fan or want the fairy-tale. If I felt like she was faking it or seemed off, I would say that. But I truly believe that is not the case from what I have seen from her. I look at her reactions to certain things/questions (she also not good at media either so it easy).

I personally think she gave away that Brooks was F1 on Jimmy Kimmel because she got so tense. Jimmy even joked that she look "traumatized" and she did!

Desiree is not a good actress at all. Plus, I her blog says a ton.

atem wrote:Desiree is not a good actress at all. Plus, I her blog says a ton.

Lol well it's a good thing she's not trying to pursue an acting career any time soon then! The blog for the episode is very telling.

I hear you, but I never thought that the lead ever actually wrote his/her blog. Instead, I believe that a producer/editor/director prepares the blog each week to further the storyline that they are preparing. (Or to hide the true romance that is telling too much.)

None of us know for sure. It doesn't matter to me who Des picks, as long as she is treated well by the one she picks. I'm not about to stick up for the supposed actions of some guy just because I think he is a cutie -- actually, that might be a non-issue for me as I am not yet finding any of them all that attractive!!

Good actress or bad, it is Des' job at this moment to try to make it appear that all is well in Bachelorette Land.