5 Things You Don't Know About The Bachelorette's Bentley Williams
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Whether you love him or love to hate him, Bentley Williams sure is getting Bachelorette fans talking.
The 28-year-old divorced dad famously announced he'd rather go "swimming in pee" than plan a wedding with Ashley Hebert, but that's no matter to Hebert, who's been smitten with him since day one.
Going into episode three, Hebert has yet to wise up to Williams, but in the meantime, Us Weekly uncovers five need-to-know details about the suitor who makes for must-see TV:
1. Hebert may not realize Williams' motives, but the divorced dad is fooling none of his viewers. "When I read the bios, my first favorite was Bentley," last season's Bachelor winner Emily Maynard recently said of Williams. "But, yeah, ew! I think we've all had that guy that's lied to us and told us everything we wanna hear, and then broken our hearts. I really hope he doesn't do that to [Ashley] this season and she figures it out really quickly."
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2. When you can't cozy up to the girl, blame editing! In clips from the show, Williams says he "wasn't overly attracted to [Hebert]." But a Williams pal insists "he's super-nice" and blames his comments on editing.
3. Could a stint on Bachelor Pad 2 be far behind? The Salt Lake City resident is well-connected to the local scene in town -- and his ex-wife is friendly with Brad Womack's Bachelor castoff Michelle Money. In fact, the unnamed "former contestant" who warned Hebert that Williams was only on the show to promote his business was Money herself! "I would want to know if I was in Ashley's situation," Money told TheBachelor.TV.
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4. Williams -- who now co-owns the Airborne Trampoline Arena in Draper, Utah -- may have honed his pick-up skills in school libraries. The newly-minted reality star graduated in 2007 from Brigham Young University before going on to New York University to receive his MBA. Prior to his stint on the show, Williams logged hours at Goldman Sachs and General Motors, among other companies.
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5. Even Bachelorette host Chris Harrison thinks he's a sleaze! "Everyone says the producers are jerks and how could [we] do that to her, but she always has the decision, she can always get rid of this guy," Harrison tells TVGuide.com of Williams, the dad to 2-year-old Cozette. "You didn't even see how much I begged her and bagged on this guy on Night 1. When she's telling me the story, I'm like, 'His name's Bentley. Right there, run!'"
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11Scripted or not..we all have seen that people have fallen in love and married because of this show. Of course they have to have one bad person on the show and that happened to be Bentley! His actions and comments on the show were just down right mean and I feel sorry for his ex-wife and his daughter. Im not downing his parenting skills but saying such horrible things as he did was WRONG no matter if he meant it or not. They blamed it on editing lol...no amount of editing could have turned good comments into such nasty comments so lets stop blaming the show and editing for his actions and man up! I do hope that his daughter does not meet someone like him..that would be a tragedy! One day when he grows up he will realize how hurtful he was to Ashley which made him one of the most hated men in america! It is true that what goes around comes around so have fun with that Bentley! I agree with you Valerie..they think mask guy was a creep...Bentley makes him look like the best catch ever!
When the show began, Ashley commented that she had grown a lot since last years season. If you can fall in love in 60-120 minutes, you have a problem; maybe low self esteem.This sweet girl is still naive and I pray she picks a fellow who adores her and would make a good mate.Time to forget Bentley...
BENTLEY IS THE ONLY REASON TO WATCH the show. What are we going to do now that he is off? THE CHECK OUT THE BENTLEY FAN CLUB SEARCH: BENTLEY APOLOGISTS Find out a real take on this show and bentley's actions.
How can no one tell that this all scripted and fake? He is a horrible actor.
Bentley Williamsâ??The Only Guy With Class on The Bachelor/Bachelorette (admittedly a low bar) Search Bentley apologists blog to find the BENTLEY FAN CLUB
What a loser. Can't believe what Ashley was thinking keeping him around after being warned about him. Unbelievable. I feel for Bentley's daughter. Poor thing having to rely on a heartless jerk for a father. I sure hope she doesn't meet a guy like her dad when she gets older. Shame on you Bentley.
just ugly!!!! she must be absolutely retarded to fall for a guy like him, if she gets her heart broken she deserves it
He's not even that good looking!
US YOU DIDN'T EVEN MENTION HIS FAN CLUB!!!!!!! THE BENTLEY APOLOGISTS. Are you kidding me? This is a group of dedicated supporters of Bentley and his hair. Check it out!!! Google Bentley Apologists
Why is US mag wasting their time/space and promoting this LOSER even more?!
He seems like such a creep. I even like the dude in the mask more than this guy.