Chris Harrison hears the same rumors apparently – here’s what he had to say on his blog about contestants (I personally heard Kiptyn and Wes) getting paid to be on The Bachelorette:
“For example, this week I heard that we paid two of the guys $50,000 and guaranteed they would make it to the final four or three. I know we shouldn’t but let’s just think this one through a little bit. To start, we found two untrained actors from middle America and asked them to put on a performance …These two Emmy-worthy actors would also have to have so much game that they could guarantee us that they could woo Jillian into keeping them ’til the final stages. Or wait a minute, the plot thickens: Jillian is in on it too. Can I stop now or do you get the idea?”
So, by this statement we CAN confirm that the contestants are not hired actors…but we still don’t know if they get any coin for showing up on set every day for up to 2 months and acting like themselves. Am I right?
OH MY GOD what was she thinking of letting Jake go … where is her head … tonight show was good but i think she let the wrong guy go Jake rock she even said he was a good one … but the Wes needs to be let go what a freak … If the were getting pay don;t you think that Ed would have stayed .. rumors are sure flying
Thanks Kim
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:54 pm