The Bachelor Canada - Media - Discussion

me too love - that is a very good picture of him. the others are horrible.

This article is from the TSN website. I was wondering if they were going to mention it. TSN is Canada's ESPN.


TORONTO -- Canadian Football League wide receiver Brad Smith is entering a new playing field, one that could change his free agent status -- in the love department, that is.

On Tuesday, Citytv announced Toronto-based Smith is the star of the inaugural season of "The Bachelor Canada" reality dating series, set to debut this fall.

"I take this experience very seriously, and I truly believe in the process," Smith, 28, said in a news release Tuesday.

"I can't wait to meet all the wonderful Canadian women who have put their lives on hold to experience all of this with me. I hope I can live up to their expectations, as I know they'll absolutely exceed mine."

Raised in a close-knit family in Hudson, Que., Smith has played for the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos. His father, Sen. Larry Smith, is a former CFL commissioner and former president and CEO of the Alouettes. Meanwhile, his sister, Ashley, is married to former CFL kicker Damon Duval.

"My wife, Leesa and I, are very proud of Brad and we'll be like everyone else in Canada -- looking intently to see how this adventure unfolds during the fall," the senior Smith said in a brief telephone interview, noting he's very supportive of his son's new venture.

"I don't give too much advice out at this stage because I only can remember my parents when I was in a similar situation many, many years ago. You've just got to go with your own heart."

Rogers Media described the free agent, who's taking time off from sports, as "driven, confident, candid and comfortable in his own skin." Inspired by his parents' loving and committed marriage of nearly 40 years, he's looking for "the right woman who will complement both his fun-loving personality and active lifestyle."

"He is attracted to women who are independent, intelligent, and just as confident in a ponytail, sweatpants and sweatshirt as they are all dressed up for a night out on the town," continued the news release.

Photos on "The Bachelor Canada" website have the six-foot-one, blue-eyed brunette looking ruggedly handsome in a leather jacket and jeans, and spiffy in a grey suit.

His bio says he lived in more than a dozen apartments in five years while playing football, a transient career that "made it virtually impossible for him to focus on love." In memory of two of his closest friends who died within 18 months of each other, he got a tattoo on his chest over his heart.

Interviewed by "CityLine" host Tracy Moore Tuesday morning, Smith admitted he's a fan of "The Bachelor" franchise that's popular in the U.S.

"People say, 'Well how can the situation be real?' But when was the last time you ever took two months of your life off and just focused on dating?" he said. "So when people say that stuff is manufactured, I really don't believe it, because if your only focus is somebody else, it's pretty easy to fall (in love)."

Smith also said he's open to the idea of proposing to a woman at the end of the series, if he's in love.

"I think if you didn't have the notion in your head that that would be a possibility, you would defeat the purpose of the show, and I would've never have gone through the auditioning and the processes had I not had that intent."

The American "Bachelor" franchise has already featured several Canadians. They include Vancouver-based interior designer Jillian Harris; Ottawa-bred former football player Jesse Palmer; Oakville, Ont.-born actress Jessie Sulidis; and Toronto wrestler Justin Rego.

Citytv says production on the nine-episode "Bachelor Canada" is now underway and that it will reveal the identities of the host and 25 bachelorettes at a later date.

"Brad is the full package -- a quintessentially Canadian, down-to-earth man," said Claire Freeland, director of original programming at Rogers Media and executive producer of "The Bachelor Canada."

"He is completely committed to this experience and in it for the right reasons."

http://www.bachelorcanada.ca/2012/05/the-bachelor-canada-in-hello-canada-magazine/

He will be in the Hello Magazine,on newstands tomorrow. There is also a BT video talking about him. For Toronto gals you will know exactly where they went to take the pics. We went there years ago when we were touring TO.

To bad we have to wait so long to see the finished version on TV. I am getting excited. Know lots of gals that no longer watch the American version will be watching.

Jillian Harrison:
My Thoughts on the Canadian Bachelor

http://jillianharris.com/blog/post/my-thoughts-on-the-canadian-bachelor

I bought the hello magazine to read it will be my bible tonight lol

reason wrote:I bought the hello magazine to read it will be my bible tonight lol

Thanks for the reminder, I must get it.

Meet the new Host of Bachelor Canada.

First some interesting stuff I found on him and then a video from this am.

Tyler Harcott is a Canadian-born actor and television host. He has hosted TLC's Junkyard Wars as well as Miss America: Countdown to the Crown. He has appeared in minor television roles including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show.[1]

[edit] Personal life

Harcott is married to Genevieve Gorder, the host of Dear Genevieve on the HGTV cable channel. They met through the TLC Network in the spring of 2003 while filming an episode of A Dating Story. The show never aired due to TLC's opinion that the date did not go well, and the network did not want to cast the two stars in an unflattering light. Gorder, however, had other ideas about Harcott and told him that if he was ever in New York (where she was living at the time) to call her. He flew from LA (where he was living at the time) to see her and their first date lasted eight days.[2][3] He immediately moved from LA to New York. They became engaged in early 2005, were married in 2006, and welcomed a daughter, Bebelle, on January 31, 2008.[4]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/videos/207717

Genevieve - I LOVE Genevieve.....

Bachelor Canada Brad Smith on The Roz & Mocha Show radio interview



http://www.kiss925.com/2012/09/28/interview-bachelor-canadas-brad-smith-in-studio-with-roz-mocha/

Lyndsey Vanstone‏@VanstoneL
Just about to go on @newstalk1010 with @MikeBullard1010 and @bradcsmith aka the Canadian Bachelor I never got a chance to date

Lyndsey Vanstone‏@VanstoneL
Okay I can now confirm @bradcsmith is hot and funny. Right now on @newstalk1010 with @MikeBullard1010 pic.twitter.com/Ym9C9Cdo

Lyndsey Vanstone‏@VanstoneL
After meeting @bradcsmith, I'll definitely be watching the @bachelorca pic.twitter.com/5gR6ZmkJ

Bachelor Canada star bares his soul

The first-ever star of "The Bachelor Canada" says he wouldn't trade the experience for the world. Former CFL player Brad Smith says the process opened him up to raw and unresolved emotions

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/arts-video/video-bachelor-canada-star-bares-his-soul/article4574198/

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