The four Bachelors had a late night out the Friday before their appearance at the Calgary Women’s Show. Kiptyn’s line: “We underestimated Calgary’s hospitality!” They made the rounds at the Chophouse, Cowboys, Tantra and Seven. Notice Reid holding a little hair of the dog.
THE TAKE ON JAKE
Given that Kiptyn and Reid both have a huge fan following why was Jake selected as the next Bachelor? Turns out Reid, Kiptyn, and Michael were all in talks with ABC to be the next rose man. Reid flat out admitted he turned it down (”not right for me”), Kiptyn said it was a mutual conclusion (his official line from his Twitter page is “while the prospect of becoming the next Bachelor is intriguing, I have some immediate goals, both professional and philanthropic, that need to take precedence”). Kiptyn said he is working on something “transmedia” (tv and internet). He couldn’t give us any more hints but said he hopes to reveal details as early as November.
Michael & his twin bro were in brief discussions as well. But Michael isn’t a bachelor anymore – he is happily dating Holly from Season 12 (cute blonde on the right). Interestingly, Holly also dated Jesse Csincsak (DeAnna’s season). Michael and Holly met at a Bachelor cast wrap party and hit it off. They have only been together for 3 months and already he’s confident he’ll get down on one knee.
Jesse joked that his brother Jacob would have made an excellent Bachelor. Reid suggested he would produce that show – solid pitch I say. There are some classic photos of Jesse and his brother on their website (they run the family wine making business) – click here to check it out.
All the guys say they will watch Jake next season. Kiptyn says Jake’s biggest challenge will be making eliminations. Jesse says Jake will probably fall in love with “16 girls”. Michael came out and said “let’s be honest, Jake is a nerd” and proceeded to do a bang on impersonation – all in good fun of course…but it’s pretty clear Jake is well liked, but not really one of the guys. Reid called Jake “The Perfect Bachelor”. The new season kicks off January 2010 on Citytv!
hi, jill, you and reid look good together,very cute
October 26th, 2009 at 8:13 amHi Jill. This is some of your best work on your blog to date. Very informative ! I am so happy that everyone seems to be endorsing Jake as the next Bachelor ! I can’t believe that filming will be underway within 3 weeks. This is so exciting and I can’t wait until January. I bet Jake as the Bachelor will be the most exciting so far !!! Everyone needs to get fired up !!!
October 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pmJillian – You are sooooo lucky you had the opportunity to meet Kiptyn, Jesse, Reid and Michael!!! Keep up the excellent work on all of your blogging. Jesse and Kiptyn are my ultimate favourite bachelors of all time!
October 29th, 2009 at 6:05 pmJill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just saw these pictures… missed Breakfast TV in the past week and a half….SO…………………………………. R U NOT dating one of these lookers? Come on with the lowdown.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm