Bachelor Brad Womack: "I Am a Completely Different Person"
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Second time's a charm?
Brad Womack -- who is returning as The Bachelor next season -- believes he'll find The One this time.
"I'll tell you why I'm here again - I believe it can work," he says on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday (check your local listings). "I don't care if people call me an idiot or don't believe those words coming out of my mouth. I truly believe that it can work. So here are 25-30 women that I never, ever would meet in regular life. I'm clearly doing something wrong -- I'm still single. So why I not? I really do believe that this can work."
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Womack, 37, appeared on the show's 11th season in 2007, angering fans when he left the final two women, DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft, heartbroken by not choosing either of them.
"It was really tough to have 13-14 million Americans call you a jerk," he says. "So I spent a year or two, maybe three, defending myself adamantly . To answer your question, yes, I definitely have or had commitment issues. More importantly, that process is difficult. I thought that I was as open as I was supposed to be and clearly I wasn't. I walked away and wound up all alone and left two girls standing there."
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What if he goes through the whole process and doesn't find love?
"I would walk away," he says. "Absolutely. Again, I take this very seriously. I know it is tough to believe it's a television show but ... I am a completely different person. I don't want to visit that thought."
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8you are a jerk...the truth hurts...you have changed...yes your are three years older
if he is the next bachelor i WON'T be watching!!
I give him a lot of credit for being honest ... I guess that's what he has been this whole time is honest, can we truly be mad at him for not falling in love?
Brad did the right thing the first time. Just being with people just to say you have someone is wrong! That's why so many Americans are in unfulfilling relationships, they settle, without even knowing who they are. We've been fed fairytale BS for so long. Pick the right person, not just any person.
He's 37, not 27!!
If Womack is 27, then he must have found the fountain of youth. I believe he was in his 30s when he was on the Bachelor the first time around. He is 37 now. But I'm sure he enjoys the error. The last story Us did also had his age wrong.
Soooo predictible of ABC to bring back an ex player / idiot
he is the hottest bachelor ever!!! i must agree... Everybody hated him for what he did.. but honestly looking at it..he did the right thing...why pick someone and lead them to a further heartache? Give this guy a break...at least he didnt pick one and then dump them for another like Jason Mesnick did to Melissa Rycroft.. I support him 100% and i hope he finds true love this time around! I will watch it!