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After being engaged to The Bachelor, Brad Womack, Emily Maynard has split from him and is entering The Bachelorette in search for a new love.

In the show’s eighth season, Emily will get a set of 25 guys who are all eager to find love. Emily said in a statement hat she is “hoping that third time is the charm”. A source revealed, “She is looking for someone who makes her laugh, doesn’t take himself too seriously and can be her best friend.”

Emily said, “I need stability. A lot of times in Charlotte, I would go out with guys, and most guys knew my story. It’s just a lot to handle. And with a young child, you know, it’s a lot to ask of guys.”

The show will be filming in Emily’s hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. The show begins its eighth season on ABC in May.

We are more curious as to whether or not Bentley Williams will be making an appearance. When he was on Ashley Hebert’s season, he said that he was upset that Emily wasn’t the Bachelorette. So, he basically toyed with her feelings, even though she was given the heads up beforehand.

Emily has previously said of Bentley, “He clearly had an agenda for being on the show, and it wasn’t to fall in love. It’s hard for me to believe that someone could be that hurtful and just mean spirited. If I were Bentley, I would certainly be sleeping with one eye open.”

So that’s a “no”?

Back in March of 2011, single mother Emily Maynard was proposed to by Bachelor star Brad Womack. Since they had a pretty nasty split, she is ready to find love as the show’s eighth season Bachelorette!

She has previously said that she didn’t want to be on the ABC show, but has had a change of heart. Reportedly, she will begin filming the show in March in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she raises her daughter, Ricki.

A pal of Emily’s said, “She’s looking for a man – not a little boy.”

Was that a dig at Brad?!?

An insider revealed that instead of doing the filming of the show in a Los Angeles mansion, the guys will actually go to where she lives. The source said, “The guys will be flying to her. We’re switching things up a bit.”

When talking with Bachelor host Chris Harrison, Emily said in Jule 2011, “I wanted to be married and have more children, but I doubted he was going to still want to be with me. As a single mom, I don’t have the luxury of saying ‘we’ll figure it out when we get there.’ I need that reassurance that he’d want to be with me six weeks down the road much less six years.”

What do you think of the casting decision? Will you be watching the eighth season of The Bachelorette?

The Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowski graces the latest cover of People magazine, where she talks about leaving her former fiance, Roberto Martinez.

After meeting on the set of the television show, Ali said that she felt like she was ready to get married right away. After being engaged for 18 months, the couple called time on their relationship. Now, she is opening up about what went wrong for them.

Ali said, “I wouldn’t be being truthful if I said this came out of nowhere. We definitely had been having problems. But I had always believed that we could work it out.”

They were set to get married in 2010, but then postponed their plans, so that they could work on staying together. However, despite their attempts, they continued to argue.

She added, “We both realized we were unhappy more than we were happy. And we both deserved more.”

Do you think she should try her luck on the show again? Should Ali Fedotowski be the next Bachelorette so that she can try and find love again? If not, who do you think she should date? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

Kate Gosselin’s TLC reality show, Kate Plus 8, has been given the axe and Kate herself has said that she’s not done with television.

So, fans of hers thought that the natural next step for her would be to take on the role of the Bachelorette! Sure, she’s single…but she’s got eight kids! How’s she going to hole up in a mansion with 25 eligible bachelors with eight munchkins missing their mother, or even worse, take them with her?

She even hinted that perhaps a dating show might be the way to go. She tweeted, “I can’t wait2have the chance2challenge myself again w future endeavors!…And maybe even some dating??!!”

Don’t count on it, Kate. The creator of the Bachelor, Mike Fleiss, said no freakin’ way. Actually, he said, “Kate Gosselin? Sounds like a perfect fit for Bachelor Pad. or, H8R.”

What he should’ve said was, “Kate Gosselin? Does anyone wanna tell me who that is? Oh wait, she’s got HOW many kids? Umm…no. No, thank you. Issue a press release, divert the question, but this broad is not getting anywhere near my show. Don’t make me look like a jerk, either. Don’t mention the kids. Thanks.”

Ha.

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The Bachelorette star, Ashley Hebert and her fiancee, J.P. Rosenbaum say that they’re not planning to make their return to the small screen anytime soon!

The happy couple became engaged on the season finale of the show, and he presented her with a Neil Lane engagement ring worth $60,000. Ashley said, “I don’t think you’ll be seeing us on TV unless you Tivoed those episodes.”

When asked about the prospect of a televised wedding, J.P. said, “We talk about it in jest sometimes, but no real thought has gone into it.”

She went on to reveal, “We built this great foundation. We’ve been engaged for two months, but I feel like we’ve been together for years. We have a fairytale…but like the world say, there’s ups and downs. It’s not perfect, but it’s great. It’s a real relationship. It’s not like we’re in la-la-land.”

J.P. also discussed this season’s villain, Bentley Williams, saying, “We’ve come to the other side and we couldn’t be happier.”

Ashley is planning to move to New York to be with J.P. within the next month. Of that, she said, “J.P.’s in New York. He’s settled here, he’s happy here. I’m really excited to be with him. And I have no hesitation about moving in. I think we’re ready for that. He cleaned out a closet for me. How sweet is that?”

How long do you think they’re going to last?

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The Bachelorette star, Ashley Hebert covers the latest issue of People magazine, talking about her engagement to JP Rosenbaum!

Regarding her decision to pick JP, she said, “I’ve never even looked back for a second on my decision.”

She also reveals that she credits JP with helping her get over that douchebucket user, Bentley Williams. This still puzzles me because she went into that with a warning that he was there for other purposes and still pursued him. I would’ve chucked him out the door on the first night, well, right after the drunk dude who passed out.

She revealed, “Our relationship really started after we left the show. The show made us stronger than if we’d met on the outside.”

Are you happy that she picked JP? Was it a surprise at all, considering that there were leaked paparazzi photos of the two of them together weeks ago? Did you think she should end up with Ben?

Thoughts?

You won’t have to wait too much longer before you see who Ashley Hebert picks for her Bachelorette winner, but here is some news… She says in a new interview that she’s “so happy and in love.” Cue the awwwwwwws.

During the taping of Sunday’s Men Tell All special, she reveals that she’s found a great guy. J.P., maybe?!? We know for sure that it wasn’t that jerk Bentley, because he declined their offer to attend the show.

She said, “There were certainly moments where I thought I’d made a mistake agreeing to be the Bachelorette and thought it wasn’t going to end well. But you come out a stronger person and learn so many things about yourself. Ultimately, I know I did the right thing.”

She went on to reveal that all of the pain and heartbreak she went through was worth it in the end. She said, “I’m so happy, so in love. I found a great man. It’s going strong – we’ve been hanging out and talking all the time. I hoped I would leave with this type of relationship.”

The finale is Monday night and Ashley is excited to get it all out in the public eye, so she can move on with her daily life. She added, “I’m really ready for this to be over so we can go into the light of day and get on with normal everyday life.”

In case you’ve been keeping up with Ashley Hebert’s quest to find true love on The Bachelorette, then we’ve got some scoop for you! (Read CelebDirtyLaundry’s official Bachelorette recap here to get caught up!)

Spoiler alert! In case you haven’t watched yet! (continue reading…)

If you were hoping that Emily Maynard would take the coveted role of the next Bachelorette, then you’re in for some disappointment. According to reports, Emily is not taking the role!

It all boils down to the publicity she received when she appeared on The Bachelor, with Brad Womack. She sat down for an interview with The Bachelorette host Chris Harrison recently and discussed the idea.

As far as why Brad wasn’t there, she said, “He wants privacy just as much as I do. The only reason is because I don’t want people following me anymore. I have a daughter I have to protect.”

If you still have doubts as to whether or not she wants to appear on television again, then this might clear that up for you. She said, “That was my main reason for coming here. If I didn’t have that I would have just let it ride and never been on TV again.”

Who do you think ABC will choose as the next Bachelorette? Let us know what you think in the comments!

The star of the latest season of The Bachelorette, Ashley Hebert, graces the cover of the July 11, 2011 issue of Life & Style magazine. Apparently, after choosing her Mr. Right, she’s been betrayed again!

At first, she was betrayed by resident bad boy, Bentley Williams, after he led her on and then broke her heart. He was saying all kinds of nasty things behind her back, but to her face, he was as nice as pie. They reunited in Hong Kong where they turned their “dot dot dot” into a “period”.

After Bentley’s cruel taunts, it’s revealed that her new fiancee already has a girlfriend back home! Oh noes!

Did she really think that she would find love on a reality television show? Seriously, as much as this woman whined that people weren’t on the show for her, you would think that she would be prepared to be used for ratings. Isn’t that what she’s been doing to those 25 guys in the first place?!??

Also in this issue are Kim Zolciak’s baby boy, Teen Mom Catelynn’s college, wedding & babies, along with Jessica Simpson’s wedding in Hawaii.

If you were curious as to how much Ashley Hebert made as a result of her two month filming for The Bachelorette, then the news may just surprise you.

She made a cool $30,000 for her role on the show, which is a lot lower than some of the other stars. Reportedly, others have made in the $100,000 range, which is a good take for two months of filming a reality show. The show was taped from mid-March through mid-May of this year.

If you want to compare, former Bachelor Jason Mesnick, who appeared on the 2009 season of the show, raked in the same amount for his two hour wedding special with Molly Malaney.

It does seem strange that she wouldn’t get paid as much. I wonder if the show executives thought she wouldn’t pull in the ratings. She sure is getting a lot of media attention and tabloid coverage.

Why do you think she was paid over a third less than the other stars of the show? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!