Former Bachelorette Defends Frank's Decision to Leave Ali
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DeAnna Pappas doesn't think Frank is a bad guy for leaving Ali Fedotowsky on Monday's Bachelorette because he still has feelings for a girlfriend back home.
"The one thing I do give him credit for is that he was brutally honest... and his tears seemed very real and very genuine," Pappas, who starred on season 5 of the ABC drama, tells UsMagazine.com. "He did seem like he felt horrible about what he was putting Ali through."
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"Everybody's so mad at him for doing this, but, to an extent, I think producers told him this was how it needed to be done, and he had to break up with her on camera to give the viewers an explanation," continues Pappas.
But she doesn't exactly approve of Frank leading Ali on for so long into the season.
"If he was a real man, he could have gone home early on -- especially if he was having second guesses and missed his ex girlfriend," said Pappas. "He shouldn't have done that to Ali and make her fall more and more in love with him."
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But now, Pappas says, Ali will be able to move on: "If Frank hadn't showed up in person and been as brutally honest as he was... I don't think that she would have had the closure that I think she deserves."
Frank's leaving paved the way for Chris L. to remain on the show, Pappas believes.
The two "have so much more adult and such a more grown-up relationship," says Pappas. "I think he's the total package."
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As for Roberto, who Us Weekly has reported is the frontrunner to propose in the Aug. 2 finale, taped in Tahiti? "With Roberto, there's just so much chemistry there, but I think chemistry only goes so far, and then your relationship changes...."
"When you meet someone, you're so attracted to them and so in love, but it grows from that. You become best friends, you become partners and different things. I'm not sure that can happen with Roberto as I already see it transpiring with Chris L.," says Pappas.
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80How come Frank is honest as that love clown expert Deanna is saying..He's very brave to state so, but I don't think so. Frank's behaviour on the show was nervous, bashing, jeajous, he was looking emotionally unstable. I couldn't trust his words, his moves, his teary eyes, his crying. What , WHAT, WHAT was Ali seeing in him ? Mysterious surprise. Unemployed Retail Manager. Hmmm. Failure in writing career. Hmmm. He has no ehough income to live separate from his parents being ready to get married. Hmmm. He had girlfiend when he went to show. Hmmm. If he in love with Ali and sobbing about Nicole - some big lie is here. Or Ali, or Nicole. But he run to Nicole. Hmmm. If he had no feeling for Nicole to be on the Bachelorette, then nothing is here to rush back. Hmmm. If he HAD strong feeling for Nicole before show - he had no right to be on it. Hmmm.For me everything about Fnank and his so called honesty is just O, No..And my last thought- ABC knew everything about guys before to air it. Everything is checking out. That's why conclusions about someone's brutal dishonesty and shining honesty, like Frank's, have no base under.
i like roberto and chris, but i kinda hopes she choses chris!
gorgeous bad boy Justin + not gorgeous good boy Frank + same luggage = good money. ABC profit script.
DeAna was commenting on Justin as bad boy and she's commenting on Frank as goog boy. She knows exactly how to dump and be dumped after. She has her own vision of good- bad.
gorgeous bad boy Justin with the same luggage as not gorgeous good boy Frank = very good money for ABC from all of us, foolishes
I'm glad Frank dumped Ali 1) b/c it's the right thing to do and 2) Ali deserves to have some trifling nonsense returned to her for her catty, mean girl ways. The producers forced Frank under contract to remain a certain amount of time, but this is not Frank's fault. Ali went along with the producer's plan to leave and come back when she was vying for THE bachelor and has nerve to expect better treatment when she is THE bachelorette!? At least when Frank did it, he was doing it to be honest not like Ali who was hoping to manipulate Jake and/or be the next bachelorette.
I disagree with a lot of these posters on here. I think that what Frank did was very BRAVE AND UPFRONT. From what I have heard, Frank was feeling confused about his feelings for his ex-GF dating all the way back to when they were in NY. Frank had told the producers that he wanted to leave the show due to his feelings however, the producers of the Bachelorette would not let him do so because he was under contract. Therefore, he had to stay on the show all the to the end. So, not all of this is 100% Frank's fault. If you want to hate someone, hate Fleiss and the producers because they are most responsible for this. Now, everyone is jumping on the "I hate Frank" bandwagon and I think it's absolutely despicable. Yes, maybe Frank should have opened up to Ali and let her know how he was really feeling earlier on in the process but I really genuinely believe that Frank came on the show to find love and that during the process of the show when he began developing feelings for Ali, he just realized that he still had feelings for his ex-GF. I really don't see why people are making Frank out to be the villain. IMO --- what Justin did was much worse. He RAN away from Ali. Frank actually came all the way to Tahiti to tell her face to face. Guts, man, guts. IDC what anyone says, FRANK DID THE RIGHT THING. It takes a real man to do that considering that most men (like JUSTIN) just scurry away like a chicken. I do believe that if the whole Frank/ex-GF situation hadn't happened, I think that Frank would have been her F1. It was very apparent and obvious from the beginning that Frank was the one she was most attracted to because they had a lot in common. Firstly, astrologically speaking, Frank is a Taurus and Ali is a Virgo (natural chemistry and connection right there), both are quirky, free-spirited, adventurous, curious, fun-loving, playful, have a fear of commitment and falling in love, both are dreamers and idealists and both are a little off-beat (Frank with his glasses, Ali mentioning that she would wear Converses at her wedding etc). FRANK AND ALI HAD THE BEST CONNECTION ON THE SHOW IMO. I really don't believe that she will choose either of the F2 guys left. I don't think she is as into them as she was into Frank. Therefore, I do believe the spoilers that say she picked no one in the end. She fell in love with Frank, he broke her heart and she didn't pick anyone as a result. Neither of the final 2 guys are a match for her IMO. Chris L --- really sweet, down to Earth, genuine, caring and understanding guy but I don't feel the sparks between them at all. To me, I just see a friendship connection and I think that their relationship took off a little too late. Plus, I don't think she's as into him as he is into her. I would really like to see Chris L. as the next Bachelor since I know that he is not the chosen one (sorry about the spoiler). Roberto --- good looking guy, well-rounded, appealing, charming, cultured ETC but I don't see Ali with him either. I feel like their relationship is just based on physical attraction and passion. All alI says to Roberto is how hot he is. Hot isn't enough substance for a solid relationship. I think that they would be good for each other but IDT it has any long-term relationship potential. Frank was the ideal combination for Ali in the sense that there was both a friendship and romantic connection. It's really too bad about the outcome of all this because I really thought Frank and Ali were great together and had an amazing connection/chemistry. She always looked so at ease around him, so happy and so playful. I think she's into Roberto too but I think that Frank and Ali's connection was much deeper with more substance. Frank is not a GQ model but he is appealing in his own nerdy "Reid" kind of way and I think that's what made Ali so comfortable around him. Anyways, I don't believe Ali will choose anyone in the end. I hope Ali finds happiness anyways and I wish Frank the best of luck.
I disagree with a lot of these posters on here. I think that what Frank did was very BRAVE AND UPFRONT. From what I have heard, Frank was feeling confused about his feelings for his ex-GF dating all the way back to when they were in NY. Frank had told the producers that he wanted to leave the show due to his feelings however, the producers of the Bachelorette would not let him do so because he was under contract. Therefore, he had to stay on the show all the to the end. So, not all of this is 100% Frank's fault. If you want to hate someone, hate Fleiss and the producers because they are most responsible for this. Now, everyone is jumping on the "I hate Frank" bandwagon and I think it's absolutely despicable. Yes, maybe Frank should have opened up to Ali and let her know how he was really feeling earlier on in the process but I really genuinely believe that Frank came on the show to find love and that during the process of the show when he began developing feelings for Ali, he just realized that he still had feelings for his ex-GF. I really don't see why people are making Frank out to be the villain. IMO --- what Justin did was much worse. He RAN away from Ali. Frank actually came all the way to Tahiti to tell her face to face. Guts, man, guts. IDC what anyone says, FRANK DID THE RIGHT THING. It takes a real man to do that considering that most men (like JUSTIN) just scurry away like a chicken. I do believe that if the whole Frank/ex-GF situation hadn't happened, I think that Frank would have been her F1. It was very apparent and obvious from the beginning that Frank was the one she was most attracted to because they had a lot in common. Firstly, astrologically speaking, Frank is a Taurus and Ali is a Virgo (natural chemistry and connection right there), both are quirky, free-spirited, adventurous, curious, fun-loving, playful, have a fear of commitment and falling in love, both are dreamers and idealists and both are a little off-beat (Frank with his glasses, Ali mentioning that she would wear Converses at her wedding etc). FRANK AND ALI HAD THE BEST CONNECTION ON THE SHOW IMO. I really don't believe that she will choose either of the F2 guys left. I don't think she is as into them as she was into Frank. Therefore, I do believe the spoilers that say she picked no one in the end. She fell in love with Frank, he broke her heart and she didn't pick anyone as a result. Neither of the final 2 guys are a match for her IMO. Chris L --- really sweet, down to Earth, genuine, caring and understanding guy but I don't feel the sparks between them at all. To me, I just see a friendship connection and I think that their relationship took off a little too late. Plus, I don't think she's as into him as he is into her. I would really like to see Chris L. as the next Bachelor since I know that he is not the chosen one (sorry about the spoiler). Roberto --- good looking guy, well-rounded, appealing, charming, cultured ETC but I don't see Ali with him either. I feel like their relationship is just based on physical attraction and passion. All alI says to Roberto is how hot he is. Hot isn't enough substance for a solid relationship. I think that they would be good for each other but IDT it has any long-term relationship potential. Frank was the ideal combination for Ali in the sense that there was both a friendship and romantic connection. It's really too bad about the outcome of all this because I really thought Frank and Ali were great together and had an amazing connection/chemistry. She always looked so at ease around him, so happy and so playful. I think she's into Roberto too but I think that Frank and Ali's connection was much deeper with more substance. Frank is not a GQ model but he is appealing in his own nerdy "Reid" kind of way and I think that's what made Ali so comfortable around him. Anyways, I don't believe Ali will choose anyone in the end. I hope Ali finds happiness anyways and I wish Frank the best of luck.
what an ass to let her wait that long.
Thank goodness he did this early and not at the finale!
All Frank wanted to do was travel the world... he kindda made that quite clear from the beginning. He used her as long as he could then he ditched her. His ex was not surprised at all when he showed up... I think he is worse than Justin for what he did!
Frank is scum and deanna is an idiot-its that simple people
I think that Frank was right to leave since he decided he was in love with his old girlfriend, but I think that he waited too long to do it. He may be pretty screwed up so I wish his girlfriend good luck with him, and think that Ali might be better off without him if only she will be smart and pick Chris.
Don't you people realize that Frank wasn't allowed to tell Ali until this point? This stuff is all staged! He knew back in NYC that he was having feelings, but he wasn't allowed to leave.
Never did like Frank, so just glad he's gone. Ali seemed to care about him the most for some elusive reason. I doubt that she's engaged to either Roberto or Chris (according to spoilers in other magazines). Chris was the best one for her but those are my feelings, not hers. I have to wish her the best and hope she removes her blinders and finds a good guy. We've all spent too many hours of our lives watching these shows!
I heard that..ali dont know, justin and frank dumped on it and ali do think abt chris l...good ,then roberto and chris ...war on, hard time .thank u
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If you honestly believe that Ali "rolled" out of bed with two guys she probably spent 15-20 hours with total during the filming of this show you are a little delusional.
What a coward Frank is, you just dont get these feelings back all of a sudden for an ex girlfriend!! I am glad that it happened before the final rose, because I fell like Ali was going to pick him, she had a certain look about her when she was around him.. It is what it is and I am glad that he is gone, I did not like him anyways!! Let his ex have him back!!
Frank knew from the beginning that he was still in love with his former girlfriend. He's a loser and his old girlfriend will find this out. As for Roberto, for some reason, I just don't trust him. He's more infatuated with Ali than in love. Chris is the one! He is genuine. He loved his mother and was good to her til the end. Any man who loves his mother and respects her, will be good to his wife.