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Another radio interview done last week before the premiere.

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Ashley Hebert's 'Bachelorette' Nightmare!

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By RAPHAEL CHESTANG

May 30, 2011

This season's "The Bachelorette" star Ashley Hebert revealed to ET's Chris Jacobs the pressure she's been under during a dazzling wardrobe fitting with her stylist Cary Fetman.

"I hope so," Ashley said when asked if she expected to find her true love on the show. "I had a really bad dream last night that I didn't … I woke up in a panic."

In tonight's episode, contestant William Holman sets his relationship with Ashley on the fast track, coaxing her into a pretend wedding, but Ashley said that she's ready for the real thing if she finds the right guy.
"I think I've been ready for a while," Ashley admitted.

Watch the clip to see if Ashley thinks Chris has what it takes to be a contestant on "The Bachelorette" which airs tonight on ABC.

http://www.pressherald.com/life/mainer-sees-sincerity-in-man-with-little-interest-in-her_2011-05-31.html

http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-10-changes-the-bachelor-franchise-needs-to-make-if-they-want-us-to-take/

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Next week: We’re hoping for more scenes with J.P. and Ben F., who we think are front-runners to be the Final 2 this season. But it looks like this episode will be mainly about Bentley and his evil ways. Also, some sort of a flash mob dance scene takes place, and the men take part in a comedic roast that goes too far.

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Watercooler: We Can't Mask Our Concern for The Bachelorette

May 31, 2011 10:28 AM ET

Oh Ashley, you poor, silly pretty girl.

Last night, The Bachelorette spent her second episode pretty much making sure that we all saw how clueless she is when it comes to guys. It's kind of a shame, really.

First, the adorable semi-dentist (turns out someone is still waiting for to finish those credits from the University of Pennsylvania) admitted — like eight minutes into her date with William — that she was falling for him. "I don't know if any guy could be as great," she proclaimed before spending any amount of time with the other remaining 17 fellas. Miss Hebert may want to learn how to pace herself... and quit patting herself on the back for being able to "read" how sincere Bentley is being. Especially since the d-bag is giving confessionals every chance he gets to talk about how he's not into Ash at all.

Then, to solidify her tragic taste in suitors, she went and kept Jeff around for another week, despite the fact that A) he is still wearing that stupid mask and B) he is still wearing that stupid mask. Seriously, honey, we expect a certain level of nitwittery on shows like this, but you're taking us to a whole new level. A really low one.

Do you agree with Ash's picks from last night? Or are you worried that she's wacky when it comes to guys, too?

Bachelorette Recap: Mask and You Shall Receive





Episode two of The Bachelorette: Cavity Search — hey, our heroine’s a dentist! — started with a fake wedding and ended with a shot of a masked dude sitting on a toilet. Who says this franchise doesn’t understand the meaning of true romance? Um, actually, that would be me. To that end, let’s dive right in to the five most soul-crushing portions of Monday night’s two-hour telecast:

* Dating as Hideous Public Spectacle: Every portion of Ashley and William’s one-on-one Vegas date had me doing a full-body cringe — from the way she tried to throw him off balance by pretending to shop for wedding cakes and engagement rings to the passively hostile escalation of Ashley visiting a wedding chapel and having a minister start their vows. “This could be a legally binding marriage!” she giggled, after William pressed his foot to the gas pedal during the game of emotional chicken and said “I do.” Still, the worst part of the excursion was the way ABC clearly arranged to have some Bachelorette “fans” positioned outside the casino to snap pictures of Ashley upon her arrival, and then later spy our heroine having dinner at the Bellagio fountains and squeal “We love you Ashley!” William’s description of the “breathtaking” meal — “How many people have dinner in the water, and to have everybody just watching you?” — pretty much summed up the central conundrum of the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise: It’s hard for a fameosexual to distinguish between true love and public adulation. Or maybe, for a fameosexual, there is no difference at all?

* Ability to “Perform” as Amateur Actor/Dancer/Singer as Prerequisite for Romantic Worthiness: Ashley’s group date found her in updated “Hee Haw chic” — pink gingham top tied at the waist, tight jeans, requisite stilettos — and demanding that her suitors choreograph and perform routines for a chance to perform during a Vegas show with America’s Best Dance Crew winners Jabbawockeez. (Nice to see the reality-show circle of life remains unbroken.) The results of this nonsense were ultimately inconsequential — a half-dozen mostly dark-haired galoots got “alone time” with Ashley in Vegas while another half-dozen mostly dark-haired galoots got sent back to Los Angeles — but I thought West’s comment about how he was “very happy to spend time with the Jabbawockeez” said a lot about the nature of wannabe famous people and their desire to snuggle closer to actual semi-sorta-famous people. Also: How infuriating would it be to purchase tickets for the Jabbawockeez Vegas show and wind up having to watch an extended segment devoted to an ABC reality dating series? Gross.

* Selection of Known Freak Over Viable Suitor for the Sole Purpose of Heightened Dramedy: In real life*, if a woman showed up for a blind date, and her suitor turned out to be dude in a mask (who wasn’t opposed to donning a sleeping mask on top of his daywear mask), she’d flee the scene faster than Paris Hilton attending a party with no paparazzi. But instead we got Ashley saying “yes” to the mess — hey, he almost showed his true face after revealing a backstory involving a scary brain hemorrhage and subsequent divorce — over adorable mama’s boy Matt (whose voice mail to his mother — “I need you to pick me up at the airport and give me lots of love and cook me french toast.” — ranks among the all-time best exits from this show). Then again, we did see Ashley donning a Jabbawockeez mask in Vegas, so maybe she, too, has some kind of masquerade fetish? (Is there such a thing?) Whatever. I sincerely hope our protagonist made her decision without having access to all that insane footage of The Mask keeping on his headpiece while lap swimming, eating chips, vacuuming the Bachelor pad foyer, and (forgive me for typing this) dropping a deuce. Best part of the episode was seeing The Mask boiling on a 90 degree day and admitting he wished he’d chosen his signature accessory in white, not black. (* I know, I know, what does real life have to do with The Bachelorette?)

* Ashley’s Casual Horribleness: Could you believe that the Bachelorette followed up Mickey’s heartfelt story of his mother’s death by announcing she wanted to use a coin flip to decide whether or not to give him a rose? Yeah, yeah, she later admitted she’d have kept the guy around no matter what, but note that only happened after the coin came up “heads.” (Side note: Was anyone skeeved out by the sight of the couple standing in an ankle-deep pool of water for that Colbie Caillat concert? Color me stunned that some enterprising ABC ad exec didn’t manage to monetize the moment with a product-placement pitch for Tinactin.)

* Bentley’s Mere Existence: Every Bachelorette season has its villain, but this dude is trying so hard to be abhorrent that it’s actually bordering on…pathetic? Psychotic? Possibly paid for by ABC? Take his description of our fair dentist: “Great body, amazing butt, rockin’ legs. and having her tickle my [bleep], I mean, that would be amazing.” And then, of course, we had Bentley waxing misogynistic with this zinger: “Do I need to, like, ram my tongue down her throat? Honestly, I think Ashley will be open to it.” For the love of Chris Harrison, please make it stop!

What did you think of this week’s Bachelorette? Did I miss any of your favorite soul-crushing moments? Was there anything about the two-hour spectacle you thought was actually romantic? Sound off below, and for all my reality recaps and news, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSlezakTV!

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The Bachelorette's Chris Harrison: Ashley's Upset About Bentley and Feels Like a Fool


May 31, 2011 04:48 PM ET

Bentley and Ashley

If you thought The Bachelorette has had its share of bad boys in Wes Hayden or Justin Rego, well, they don't even compare to this season's Bentley.

"Bentley is beyond disrespectful," host Chris Harrison tells TVGuide.com. And while Ashley hasn't seen that in him just yet, next week's episode will devastate her, Harrison adds.

I have nothing to say other than the word, Bentley.
Chris Harrison: I want to start off by defending Ashley and let people know that A) she was infatuated, and B) she wasn't privy to everything. She didn't see or hear Bentley say, "Yeah I'll let her tickle my pickle," the really derogatory stuff. In that same vein, did she have enough information? Yes. It was just so weird how infatuated she was with him from the moment he got out of the limo. It was like she was going to change the bad boy or prove to us that he's not the bad guy we all thought he was.

Bachelorette's Chris Harrison: I begged Ashley to cut Bentley

Did you or producers ever step in and fill her in on his behavior?
Harrison: There were a lot of conversations in front of the camera and behind the scenes with me and producers that normally don't take place, but they did this time with Ashley concerning Bentley. With every turn she defended him and kept him on the show.

Is he worse than Wes was on Jillian's season or Justin on Ali's season?
Harrison: Why this is different from Ali and Justin Rego is because I gave her essentially the same information that this guy has a girlfriend and Ali said, "I want to kick his ass off the show." I gave Ashley not only the same information, but more, and before the guy even got out of the limo! She never had to meet the guy. I hate to defend Wes but with him, he's a character and Jillian knows he's a character. Is he a character you want dating your daughter or sister? No, he's not, but is he respectful to women and does he love women? Yes. Bentley is beyond disrespectful, rude and crosses all lines of decency.

How's Ashley feeling about everything?
Harrison: I talked to Ashley the other night and she's upset and feels like a fool. But we've all been there, we've been duped by a girlfriend or boyfriend or treated like crap and ... we can all put ourselves in Ashley's shoes where you wanted to believe in someone and they absolutely pulled the rug out from under you.

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I asked you last week and I'll ask you again: Why did she give Jeff and his mask a rose?
Harrison: I'm with America on this one. I don't know why he's still around or why he still has a mask on. So I'm going to chalk this one up to: I don't know.

What will people be talking about after next week's episode other than Bentley?
Harrison: No one will be talking about anyone else ... I'll go ahead and tell you he's leaving the show and it crushes her. She was so devastated that there was a time where we thought we were going to shut down the show and production was going to stop. The only good thing is that it happens early enough that it doesn't taint the show.

Will he be back for the Men Tell All?
Harrison: Ashley was like, "There's no way in hell he's coming to the Men Tell All," but I hope he does because that's my chance and my turf. I'd like to have a few words and make him explain himself.

And how do we know when Chris H. is lying. Oh, yeah his lips are moving. He's another one who thinks we are all idiots.

Gina wrote:And how do we know when Chris H. is lying. Oh, yeah his lips are moving. He's another one who thinks we are all idiots.

Ha! That reminds me of what Judge Judy always says: How do you know when a teenager is lying? Their lips are moving!

'Bachelorette' Ashley about to be 'absolutely destroyed'

On this season's Bachelorette, Bentley is the resident romantic reprobate. He trash-talks Ashley and says, on camera, that she's not even his type.

Oddly, the loathsome Lothario earned a bloom in Monday's rose ceremony, but, following up on yesterday's blog post with a press call today, host Chris Harrison says next week's episode will be an eye-opener for everyone involved.

"It was a terrible thing to see any man -- any person -- treat another person like that," says Harrison of Bentley. "The way he leaves, and the way it happens, I find it even more disrespectful than the things he said before he left."

And no, Bentley wasn't a plant to get the show some buzz or increase ratings. "It couldn't be further from the truth. This is the type of person he is. We didn't put this guy in there," says Harrison. "We almost had to shut down production. We weren't sure she would be able to move past this. This really makes her question everything."

Ashley, says Harrison, was bamboozled. "This was very real for her. It was very real for us. You'll see the conversations I had with her. It was just me and her really just talking, and how vulnerable she is and how real she was," says Harrison. "This season, from here on out, will be unlike any other. This was a very vulnerable, real woman who's now battling with her insecurities and (wondering) can she possibly put herself back out there. It's so real and raw and emotional."

What goes down with Bentley affects Ashley "the rest of the time she was on the show. When you see Ashley after Bentley, you see this kind of vulnerable little girl," says Harrison, who added that Ashley was "absolutely destroyed" and questioned whether she could even find love on the show.

As for Jeff, the show's masked Romeo: "He had it on all the time. I've never dealt with anything like it before," says Harrison.