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Why Chris Harrison Intervenes in New Bachelor Drama

Originally posted 02/04/2012 10:30 AM

Chris Harrison Won't Repeat the Mistake He Made with Ashley and Bentley

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Chris Harrison has learned a lesson.

The host of The Bachelor tells PEOPLE he regrets what unfolded on Ashley Hebert's season of The Bachelorette with Bentley Williams, whose deceit about his intentions eventually led to heartbreak.

"I felt like I didn't go far enough in talking to [Ashley] about Bentley," Harrison says. "Yeah, I warned her and I took some steps. But I don't think I went far enough."

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New Bachelorette Emily Maynard Is 'Scared to Death'

Originally posted 02/01/2012 05:00 PM

Emily Maynard Is 'Scared to Death' About Being the Bachelorette

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Is Emily Maynard getting cold feet?

Production for her season of The Bachelorette begins next month but Maynard, 25, isn't quite ready.

"It really hasn't hit me, what I've signed on to do," she tells PEOPLE. "I'm scared to death."

Last June when Maynard and The Bachelor's Brad Womack ended their engagement, she swore she "had no intentions of ever being the next Bachelorette."

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ABC Confirms Emily Maynard Is the New Bachelorette

Originally posted 01/24/2012 08:30 AM

Emily Maynard Is Officially the New Bachelorette

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It's official: Emily Maynard will indeed see what it's like on the other side as the next star of The Bachelorette, ABC confirmed early Tuesday.

As show sources told PEOPLE last week, Maynard, the charismatic, charming winner of Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor, will be the one handing out the roses this time around.

Her second shot at TV love comes after a public fallout this summer, when she broke her silence about her broken engagement from Womack.

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Kasey Kahl: Why I'm Smiling in My Mug Shot

Originally posted 01/23/2012 11:50 AM

Kasey Kahl: Why I'm Smiling in My Mug Shot

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Kasey Kahl knew his recent mug shot was no laughing matter, but says it was easy to smile when he did nothing wrong.

"I was really friendly, and I knew what was going on wasn't what it was in its entirety," the veteran of Bachelor Pad and The Bachelorette, 27, said of his Jan. 15 arrest and subsequent highly photogenic mug shot.

"I wasn't drunk. I smiled. I wasn't charged with anything. I wasn't convicted of anything. There were no charges filed. I just smiled because [jail personnel] told me to."

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Five Things Contestants Need to Know to Woo Emily Maynard

Originally posted 01/20/2012 07:40 AM

Five Things Contestants Need to Know to Woo Emily Maynard

Before long, Emily Maynard will have a new crop of hopeful guys vying for her affection on the new season of The Bachelorette, according to show sources.

So what's the way to Maynard's heart? Here are five things her prospective suitors need to know about the 25-year-old single mom.

1. Her Daughter Comes First
Maynard and her 6-year-old, Ricki, are incredibly close. When Maynard left town to film The Bachelor with Texas bar owner Brad Womack, she vowed she'd never leave her daughter for such a long period of time again. That's why producers agreed to film a large portion of her upcoming season of The Bachelorette in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. Guys had better know how to charm Ricki if they expect to have a chance with Maynard.

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Emily Maynard Is the Next Bachelorette

Originally posted 01/18/2012 12:15 PM

Emily Maynard Is the Next Bachelorette

Emily Maynard is looking for love on TV – again!

The sweet and likable winner of Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor will return to the franchise as the next star of The Bachelorette, show sources confirm to PEOPLE.

Maynard, whose rocky engagement to Womack ended last summer, was reluctant to appear on The Bachelorette because she didn't want to be away from her young daughter Ricki. But, a source says, the show is moving production to their hometown, Charlotte, N.C., to accommodate, Maynard, 25.

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PHOTO: Kasey Kahl – Happiest Mug Shot Ever?

Update 01/17/2012 06:45 AM Originally posted 01/16/2012 06:45 PM

Kasey Kahl Arrested for Drunk and Disorderly Conduct

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What started as innocent fun with friends turned into an arrest for reality star Kasey Kahl – and one heck of a mug shot.

The former Bachelor Pad and Bachelorette star, 27 – who is also the ex-boyfriend of Vienna Girardi – was taken into custody at 2:47 a.m. Sunday at Club Habanos in Fresno, Calif., authorities tell E! Online.

Kahl was booked on a drunk-and-disorderly-conduct charge, and released around 8:30 a.m.

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Bachelor Ben: What Did I Get Myself Into?

Originally posted 01/03/2012 09:00 AM

Bachelor Ben: What Did I Get Myself Into?

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Hey, hey … 

Let me start off by saying how excited I am to have been asked to be the Bachelor and how I can't wait for the season to unfold, as I think it will be very exciting! 



It took me a few months to decide whether or not I wanted to try and find love this way again, and after thinking long and hard about it, I ultimately thought it would be another positive experience. Guess you'll have to wait and see just how positive it turns out to be. 



Arriving at the mansion that first night was an extraordinary experience. Having such fond memories at the mansion from my time on The Bachelorette gave me a bit of comfort, but I was nervous nonetheless. One thing that helped make me felt a bit more at ease was that the women who were about to arrive knew I was going to be the one greeting them at the door and they weren't going to be surprised.

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Ashley Hebert & J.P. Rosenbaum Learn About Each Other's Traditions This Holiday Season | Ashley Hebert

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Six months after getting engaged on The Bachelorette season finale last August, lovebirds Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum are spending their first holiday season together learning about each other's family traditions.

Rosenbaum is Jewish and celebrates Hanukkuh, while Hebert's family celebrates Christmas.

"All of my friends in dental school are Jewish and they celebrated Hanukkuh, but I never did," Hebert says. "I love it."

"We have been celebrating the first few nights of Hanukkuh. We lit some candles," Rosenbaum tells PEOPLE, joking that he has also introduced her to the "Jewish tradition of having Chinese food." Says Rosenbaum: "We did a pre-Hanukkuh dim sum down in Chinatown with my parents."

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Ali Fedotowsky: Why I Left Roberto

Update 11/30/2011 10:00 AM Originally posted 11/30/2011 08:00 AM

Ali Fedotowsky: Why I Left Roberto | Ali Fedotowsky

After meeting her fiancé Roberto Martinez on The Bachelorette last year, Ali Fedotowsky says she was ready to wed – and right away.

But after an 18-month engagement, the pair called it quits on Nov. 21 – and now, Fedotowsky is speaking out about what went wrong.

"I wouldn't be being truthful if I said this came out of nowhere," a tearful Fedotowsky, 27, tells PEOPLE for its new issue, on newsstands Friday.

"We definitely had been having problems. But I had always believed that we could work it out."

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