Bachelor Jake Won't "Deal" With Contestants Having Beaus Back Home
Credit: ABC
Dallas pilot Jake Pavelka, who was rejected last season by Bachelorette Jillian Harris, tells Usmagazine.com he is "honored" to be given a second chance at love as the new Bachelor star.
"It's such a unique opportunity," Pavelka, 31, told Us after the Dancing With the Stars taping in Los Angeles Tuesday. "I still cannot believe this is happening. How did I get here?"
On The Bachelorette last season, Pavelka famously accused contestant Wes of having a girlfriend back home while pursuing Harris. So will he be asking any of the upcoming contestants if they have boyfriends back home?
"I hope that's something we don't deal with this season," he said. "I'm going to give everybody a clean slate going in, and I think over time [contestants] will weed themselves out. I'm hopeful."
See where your favorite Bachelor stars are now
He also said he won't come on too strong - a mistake he made on The Bachelorette.
"It was good I got to watch an actual first date on TV," he told Us. "I was like, 'Oh! Tone it down a bit!' That's what I took away from The Bachelorette. I was just so excited. I wanted her to like me because she's so gorgeous and such a great person. And I tried just a little too hard."
See reality show romances that fizzled
He told Us he doesn't plan on consulting any past Bachelor stars for tips.
"I've seen a lot of other seasons, but I'm not planning on that," he said. "I want to go in fresh. I know that they are making a show that ultimately doesn't have anything to do with my goals. I want to meet these girls, and I want to fall in love and let them down as gently as possible at the end."
See the most scandalous reality stars of all time
So who's his dream girl?
"I'm going to look deep into the heart for character," he told Us. "The four most important things to me are similar qualities -- someone who is romantic, passionate, compassionate and protective ... and will laugh at my jokes!"
The new season of The Bachelor is slated to premiere in early 2010 on ABC.
Tell Us What You Think
14i think jake should get to pick another girl from the ten he let go because roz turned out to be already having a daliance with someone on the show
He better give himself a clean slate. He is dating my friends daughter in Tampa,Fl. She has been to meet his parents, and he has been to the Gulf Coast to meet her friends and family. He is such a fake. He loves the drama and attention. He could not carry on a conversation unless it was about himself and the Bachelorlette show. I am not jealous, I am too old..but giving you the heads up on him.
If having fun were a sport, Ali, Corrie, Emily, Jessie, Sheila, Ella & Michelle would be on the Varsity Team. In between scarfing private time with Jake, Iâ??m sure theyâ??ll be the ones concocting their version of a "Thorny Rose Martini" @ the pool side Tiki Bar, start a kareoke competition, plan a food fight or climb through the the Bachelor Pad's bedroom window @ midnight for a pillow fight â?? these 7 just love a good time.
Ashley, Ashleigh, Ella, Kimberly, Michelle, Valishia & Vienna will want the mansion wing that that has the most Mirrors, Laser Hair Removal & Spray Tan Services. Based on their names, these 7 love to look good & theyâ??re going to think theyâ??re the Hottest Cargo on Jakeâ??s Flight of Love.
Well ABC has done it again. They regurgitated their successful Reality TV Show Formula that combines a Stud with Nags, Nerds, Hotties & Drama Queens and sequesters them in a magnificent mansion to battle it out using Bimbo Tactics and â??Barely Thereâ?? bathing suits in pursuit of a Hunky, Gainfully Employed Bachelor who's armed with a Rose & an Engagement Ring. Based on their names, and the research of Kerri Hopkins, which of these 25 Cast Members will become Jake's Official Co-Pilot and who will go down in TV history as the Most Competitive, Most Annoying, Most High Maintenance, Best Looking, Friendliest & Funniest of the season???
One of the Bachelorettes had an affair with Production crew .. hmmm ... based on their names - my guess is Corrie, Ella, Gia or Jessie to be the one most likely to hook up with a hot staffer ..
Um, this guy is an ACTOR. He was on Walker, Texas Ranger and then couldn't make it big so he's resorted to a dating show. The show asked him to go back and tell Jillian about Wes for RATINGS. He hooked up with a friend of mine that's a flight attendant and he actually got furious when she wouldn't sleep with him! This guy is a jerk and a phony.
JAKE's A CUTIE
Jake's a cutie. What's her name was so stupid to pick the cheating bozo she picked.
please change the bachelor!! kiptyn or reid!!!! please! im sure he;s got a good heart but he should NOT be the new bachelor!!! very upset about this, possibly boycotting this season.
Good luck with your homeless guy, Mary Jane. I would love to be one of the lucky girls vying for Jake!
Then don't watch it MaryJane. Nobody cares what you do.
I'm very happy that Jake was chosen. He seems genuine and sweet. Good luck, Jake! ~Erika
He actually said "how did i get here?" uhhhh you've been auditioning for the role since the 1st episode of Jillian's Bachelorette show c'mon clown, admit it LOL He's so smarmy and vile, i can't believe EVERY man in the world was busy and they had to settle for HIM??? I'd rather watch the homeless guy downtown than this fake idiot