Re: Juan Pablo & Nikki Ferrell General Discussion - Fan Forum

[Alanna]

Yeah no, Nikki isn't that demented.

[dw_a_mom]

I highly doubt she is pregnant. Already having one unplanned child, I can't imagine he'd be that careless. AND we already know what plans changed roughly two weeks ago. Juan Pablo was doing the same coy moves he did consistently through out the season. Easy story to spin just to get attention because they don't have to be right.

[Alanna]

JPG's blog is up on People, sorry I can't bring it over! It's very cute, articulate and he calls Nikki mi catira/my blondie and says he is going to give her all his love :) Very sweet. He also talks about the edit and his "real" self.

[Mommyof2]

Juan Pablo Galavis's Bachelor Blog: It's Time to Say Goodbye – and Meet the Real Me

By Juan Pablo Galavis

03/15/2014 at 10:00 AM EDT

 
Juan Pablo Galavis, former pro soccer player, single father and star of this season's The Bachelor, blogged for PEOPLE.com each week about the ladies, the dates and the difficult decisions he faced. You can follow Juan Pablo on Twitter on Twitter and on Instagram @JuanPaGalavis.

My bachelor adventure comes to an end, but now I'm thrilled and so grateful that real life – and the real journey of Nikki, me and our life together – really begins.

As my experience ended, I finally sat down for a second to analyze how everything started and how everything ended. I decided to take the chance to be The Bachelor, even though it was something that I had never thought I would do because I had never seen the show before. I had only watched 20 minutes of one and I thought, "This is so cheesy," but I decided to give it a shot on The Bachelorette.

My experience on The Bachelorette was great. I met great guys, enjoyed filming, met a nice woman, but in week six I was sent home because Des was not feeling it with me. Was it the end of the world? No. I knew I could have gone home any time or maybe be the one chosen.


When I was announced as The Bachelor, Chris Harrison said, "In the history of this show, no guy has made a greater impact with less screen time." Have you thought about why people apparently liked me at the time? Why I didn't have that much screen time? Well, so you guys understand a little bit more, it is because of my honesty and that I don't like drama at all – something that viewers appreciated from the little they saw of me on The Bachelorette.

I believe my direct approach and honesty unfortunately ended up hurting some of the women and that was never my intention. I have always cared deeply about the women and have stayed true to myself and wanted to be respectful of them and not waste their time. I believe I have a different style than others who have been on this show.


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The way I was treated before filming was spectacular. Everything seemed to be so nice and beautiful. Filming was great – but I did wear my boxing gloves. Nothing in this situation was going to make me change who I was, what I wanted and what I said, unless some words were misused or misunderstood (me and "my little package" is a great example), which happened a lot during two months of filming.

The end result is not what anyone expected or wanted, because the show has the proposal as the perfect ending. As you saw on Monday night, what is real and the respect for a father is more important to me than making a perfect TV show. I did what I wanted and thought it was better for me and my family.

After I gave mi catira (my blondie) the final rose, I felt a sense of relief and joy, because our four months of being together in secret was starting. As I told her dad, that was going to be the big test. If we could make it through that, we were heading on the right track.


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Then the show aired and the hours of filming (a wild guess – over 1000), talking, crying, laughing, smiling, swimming, dancing, eating, running, posing, playing soccer, ogoing, shooting, my family, concerts, bungee jumping, karaoke, learning about different cultures, attending a Little League game, helping charities, cocktail parties, more talking, etc. were reduced to what is called The Bachelor.

A 20-hour show, it is impressively done by a huge group of people that sacrifice a lot. They leave families, girlfriends, parents and friends, miss birthdays, etc. Wow, I only can say thank you to those who made it happen.

Those 20 hours and your comments on social media are what made me reflect on writing this blog, my last one as The Bachelor. Some people don't like me, hate me and wish me the worst. There are some that still see me as the guy before Vietnam, that cares about his daughter, that cares about other people (especially the 27 women who took the time to meet me), jokes around a lot, is sarcastic, likes to dance, drama-free, who wants a family and is very honest – like I said before, maybe too honest for this reality show – and it's okay.


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One of the things that hurt me the most was seeing my family and friends suffering with how I was being portrayed and misjudged in the media, because they are the ones that know Juan Pablo, the guy who is not The Bachelor. To them, I just want to say thank you for always being there for me and covering my back when needed.

Even though it's hard to believe, I have great memories out of all of this – I learned many things and it made me stronger than before. Now, it's time to say goodbye to all of you that are reading and writing to me constantly and I have to confess that I will miss you a lot. Until today, you will get to read about The Bachelor Juan Pablo and from now on you will get to see more of the real Juan Pablo.


Juan Pablo Galavis's Bachelor Blog: It's Time to Say Goodbye – and Meet the Real Me| Celebrity Blog, The Bachelor, Juan Pablo Galavis

Nikki Ferrell and Juan Pablo Galavis shot by Bachelor producer Elan Gale in St. Lucia

Courtesy Elan Gale
I'm happy, truly happy, with my decision and I cannot wait to go to the movies, eat McDonald's, take Camila for a swim, go to Disney, baseball games, concerts and being able to give mi catira all the love without hiding from everyone...

At the end of the day, all I want to be is happy and I found what I signed up for: I found mi catira. She's the woman from After the Final Rose that you saw as my girlfriend. Nikki has been that way to me for a few months already.


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I will always be thankful for the opportunity, but if you asked me to do it again, I would definitely say, "HELLLLL NOOOOO" jejejejeje.

Thanks for reading and writing.

Besitos,

Juan Pablo Galavis

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20796987,00.html

[Isabel123]

Nice pic in People Mag

[Guest]

I wonder what changed after Vietman? He wrote that people loved him before. Was that when oceangate happened? And he started falling for Nikki?

[iamreal2u]

Yep. That was oceangate and some thought he shamed Clare.

[Mommyof2]

I wonder what changed after Vietman? He wrote that people loved him before. Was that when oceangate happened? And he started falling for Nikki?

Yep. I think up to that point, people liked him, but then oceangate happened, and it only went downhill from there. He did mention in his blog that his date with Nikki in Vietnam was a turning point in their relationship.

[Mommyof2]

Nice pic in People Mag

They really are a beautiful couple!   

[Alanna]

They are stunning! And they also look very alike, it's kinda eerie lol.

[Isabel123]

I really liked this pic taken by Elan. Also posted in the blog

[Mommyof2]

Notice no mention of Clare in his final blog. Nothing. Nada.

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