The Bachelorette: Jillian

The Bachelorette Gets Naughty!

Will Jillian Harris morph into a female version of Jason Mesnick when The Bachelorette returns this spring? An insider tells OK! that Jillian, who finished third on The Bachelor — just missing a chance to be part of single dad Jason’s bizarre love triangle — is “getting her edge on” before filming starts later this month.



“Everyone who saw Jillian on The Bachelor has the idea that she is a goody-two-shoes,” the source says. “On the show they will reveal that she’s capable of creating controversy. The producers would love it if The Bachelorette ends just as dramatically as The Bachelor.”



Jillian, 29, an interior designer from Canada, was a fan favorite on the hit ABC show and will hand out her first rose on May 17. For The Bachelorette, she’ll be pitting the guys against each other. “You’ll see her really manipulating them in a way previous Bachelorettes haven’t,” the insider says.



“You may see her lying to the guys, misleading them about what she’s really looking for. She may not be a fan favorite by the time she’s down to her final choice, but it’s all about ratings.”Link

Jillian Harris 29
Interior Designer ~ Peace River, Alberta, Canada


ABC ANNOUNCES THE NEW BACHELORETTE



"BACHELOR" FAN FAVORITE JILLIAN HARRIS GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE
WHEN SHE BECOMES "THE BACHELORETTE," PREMIERING MAY 18 ON ABC

Jillian Harris, the intelligent, independent, passionate woman who fell just short of her goal -- hoping that Jason Mesnick could be her best friend, soul mate and future husband on the just completed hit season of "The Bachelor" -- will have her own opportunity to find true love, starring in the fifth edition of "The Bachelorette," which will premiere MONDAY, MAY 18 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The announcement was made last night on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" special.

An instant fan favorite on the last edition of "The Bachelor," Jillian, 29, a restaurant interior designer who currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, came oh-so-close to being the woman Jason selected. She scored points with him the first night she met him. Finding a creative new way to "grill" a guy, Jillian disclosed her unusual theory about discovering a lot about a man from the condiments he puts on his hot dog, and she immediately put Jason to the test. Her adventurous spirit and resourceful, resilient manner of handling a stressful family situation impressed Jason, who fit in with her wonderful and warm family. He invited her to New Zealand as one of the final three women, but even after she and Jason shared one of the steamiest hot tubs in Bachelor history, he still questioned whether their chemistry would last over time and sent her home.

Enthusiastic about her work and life in general, Jillian is ready to find her best friend and settle down and is confident that she can find the love of her life on "The Bachelorette." Jillian is an only child and is excited at the thought of starting her own family.

Jillian, a native of Peace River, Alberta, Canada, graduated from British Columbia Institute of Technology with a degree in interior design. In her spare time she volunteers in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program as a school tutor and mentor.

All Travel to film location starting March 13th
Promos and pictures March 14th
Preparations for filming March 14th and 15th

Monday - Meet and Greet 3/16
Rose Ceremony cut 25/15 Episode 1 Air Date 5/18

Tuesday 3/17 : move in/Group Date
Wednesday 3/18 : Group Date
Thursday 3/19: Group Date

Friday 3/20: Rose Ceremony Cut 15/12 Episode 2 Air Date: 5/25

Saturday 3/21: Group Date
Sunday 3/22: 1on1 Date
Monday 3/23 Group date


Tuesday 3/24: Rose Ceremony Cut 12/9 Episode 3 Air Date: 6/1

Wednesday 3/25 : Group Date
Thurs. 3/26 2 on 1

Friday 3/27: Rose Ceremony 9/6 Episode 4 Air Date: Air Date: 6/8


Saturday 3/28: Travel
Sunday 3/29: 1 on 1
Monday 3/30 - small group
Tues. 3/31- 1 0n 1

Wed. 4/1 - Rose Ceremony Cut 6/4 Episode 5 Air Date: 6/15

Thursday 4/2 - Travel for Home town Dates
Friday 4/3 - Home Town Date 1
Travel 4/4
Sunday 4/5 - Home Town Date 2
Monday 4/6 Travel
Tues. 4/7 - Home Town Date 3
Wed. 4/8 - Home Town Date 4
Thurs. 4/9 - Travel to Rose Ceremony location

Friday 4/10 Rose Ceremony Cut 4/3 Episode 6 Air Date: 6/22

Saturday and Sunday 4/11 - 4/12 Travel for Fantasy Dates


Monday 4/13 Fantasy Date 1
Tuesday 4/14 Fantasy date 2
Wednesday 4/15 Fantasy Date 3
Allowing a day for time off 4/16
Friday 4/17 Rose Ceremony Cut 3/2 Episode 7 Air date: 6/29

Men Tell All to be filmed after release of F3 sometime after 4/17 - Episode 7 Air Date: 7/6

Saturday 4/18: travel for Meet Jillian’s Family

Sunday 4/19: Meet Jillian’s Family
Monday 4/20: Meet Jillian’s Family
Tuesday 4/21: Travel to LCD location
Wed. 4/22: LCD 1
Thurs 4/23: LCD 2
Friday 4/24: Day off or travel to final location for Final Rose Ceremony

Saturday 4/25: Final Rose Ceremony Cut 2/1 Episode 8 Air date 7/13

Based on the last 4 seasons of the Bachelor and the Bachelorette as always this is a tentative
Schedule which can and will be altered as information becomes available.
This is based on the filming commencement date announced as March 16, 2009.

Start date: 5/18/2009
Finishing date: 7/13/2009

** keep in mind that's roughly 5 weeks to "fall in love" **

Wes, 32, musician from Austin, TX. Tanner P., 30, financial analyst from Dallas, TX.
Tanner F., 28, sales representative from Derby, KS. Stephen, 30, lawyer from New York, NY.
Simon, 26, soccer coach from Bradford, England. Sasha, 27, oil and gas consultant from Tiki Island, TX.
Robby, 25, bartender from Spring, TX. Reid, 30, realtor from Philadelphia, PA.
Mike, 28, baseball camp owner from New York, NY. Michael, 25, break dance instructor from Astoria, NY.

Mathue, 26, personal trainer from Wichita, KS. Mark, 26, pizza entrepreneur from Denver, CO.
Kyle, 26, graphic designer from Brooklyn, NY. Kiptyn, 31, business developer from Encinitas, CA.
Julien, 34, restaurateur from San Diego, CA. Juan, 35, general contractor from Santa Monica, CA.
Josh, 25, lifeguard from Newport Beach, CA. John P., 29, marketing specialist from South Norwalk, CT.
John H., 27, branding consultant from Boise, ID. Jesse, 27, wine maker from Carmel Valley, CA.

Jake, 31, commercial pilot from Dallas, TX. Greg, 31, entrepreneur from Scottdale, AZ.
Edward, 29, technology consultant from Chicago, IL. David, 27, trucking contractor from Dayton, OH.
Caleb, 27, photographer, Nashville, TN. Bryce, 31, furniture dealer from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Bryan, 28, high school coach from Lawton, OK. Brian, 32, IT consultant from Atlanta, GA.
Brad, 27, financial advisor from Chicago, IL. Adam, 27, Olympic cyclist from Long Beach, CA.

SEASON PREMIERE

FAN FAVORITE JILLIAN HARRIS GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE,
AS THE FIFTH EDITION OF ABC’S ROMANCE REALITY SERIES
“THE BACHELORETTE” PREMIERES MONDAY, MAY 18, ON ABC

Thirty – Count ’em – 30 Fabulous Bachelors Will Compete for Jillian’s Roses for the First Time Ever

This Season’s Highlights Include Extraordinary Trips Across Canada, Spain and Hawaii,
a Private Concert by Grammy Award-Winner and Four-Time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year
Martina McBride and a Pick-Up Game of Basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters

Jillian Harris, the intelligent, independent, passionate woman who fell just short of her goal -- hoping that Jason Mesnick could be her best friend, soul mate and future husband on the just completed hit season of “The Bachelor” -- will have her own opportunity to find true love, as the fifth edition of the female version of the ABC’s popular romance reality series premieres MONDAY, MAY 18 (9:02-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

An instant fan favorite on the last edition of “The Bachelor,” Jillian, 29, immediately charmed America with her irrepressible humor and emotional honesty. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia and works as a restaurant interior designer, successfully supervising projects in both Canada and the U.S. Vivacious and energetic, She always lives life to the fullest, but she is ready to settle down with her soulmate and is confident that she can find the love of her life on “The Bachelorette.” Jillian, who has enjoyed being part of a tight knit family, is an only child and is excited at the thought of starting her own family.

This season’s premiere, “Episode 501,” begins with 25 eligible men arriving from all over the country to try and win Jillian’s heart, including an Olympic cyclist, a break dance instructor, a pizza entrepreneur, a commercial pilot and a wine maker, as well as a successful lawyer, general contractor, business developer and oil and gas consultant. Each is more handsome than the next with standout personalities. All the men saw Jillian on “The Bachelor” and can’t wait to meet her.

The first man out of the limousine blows Jillian away with his good looks and quiet charm; one man literally sweeps her off her feet and yet another becomes quite tongue-tied in her presence.The party kicks into high gear as Jillian starts to look for the bachelor who will receive the night’s only first impression rose. One tall, dark and handsome guy attempts to woo her with his Latin style, a country crooner charms Jillian with a song – and then two bachelors duke it out on the floor, battling in a dance-off!

But in a stunning, first-ever twist, five strikingly handsome late arrivals crash the party. Jillian will be the first person in the history of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” to have 30 suitors to select from. The original group of 25 men quietly seethe as the additional guests get their time with the Bachelorette. One bachelor reveals that he is secretly obsessed with Jillian’s feet, while a wealthy businessman impresses her with his laid-back confidence. In the end, Jillian presents her “first impression” rose to the man who managed to stand out in the crowd of eligible contenders.
By the end of the evening, Jillian, having the time of her life and confident that her future husband is among this group of men, must eliminate ten of the 30 bachelors the first night, leaving 20 to compete for her affections and, in the end, her heart.

A list of bachelors will be released shortly.

Once again, trios of lucky bachelors get to live in the mansion with Jillian, while the rest of the men must live together in an unspectacular bunkhouse down the hill. And, during one of the episodes, the bachelors must vote for the man they’d most like to send home – much to one stunned and unhappy bachelor’s dismay.

Jillian’s hunt for Mr. Right will take place during some of the most romantic and adventurous dates ever with exciting surprises in store for her bachelors as they travel around the globe for intimate dates in California, Hawaii, Canada and Spain. Jillian takes one lucky man on her ultimate dream date: a private concert by Grammy Award-winner and four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride at the House of Blues in Hollywood. McBride will sing her hit “Ride,” as well as her new single, “I Just Call You Mine,” from her new album, “Shine,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Country Album charts. Seven bachelors go on a group date to Venice Beach, California, for a game of pick-up basketball. Little did they know that they would play against the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. In the most daring date in “Bachelorette” history, Jillian takes one man on a helicopter ride to the roof of the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, but the only way down is to rappel 30 floors to the pool. Will the guy have the courage to measure up to our most daring Bachelorette? Then, it’s “lights, camera, action!” as 11 bachelors get to channel their inner John Wayne on a movie set, acting in an old-fashioned Western. Are there any scene stealers, or just those who would like to steal a kiss?

Traveling north, Canada becomes Jillian’s personal playground with the guys, as she takes some of the bachelors to her hometown of Vancouver, showing them the city sights through her eyes. Then she takes one man ziplining through a mountain in Whistler and six of the men get a truly romantic surprise, traveling on The Rocky Mountaineer for a spectacular cross-country train journey, stopping for dates in some of the most beautiful places in North America.

As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a bachelor should decide that he’s no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating. Two lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit the final bachelors’ hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible -- but there are surprises in store for Jillian that shake her world. At the end of the journey, the Bachelorette may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?

Jake! <3 OMGA! He is my favorite already!

David looks the best

New Bachelorette Jillian Harris: Falling in Love "Very Possible"


Dumped by Jason Mesnick on the last season of The Bachelor, Jillian Harris is ready to find The One.

“I definitely know that falling in love is very, very possible," third-place finisher Harris -- who gets a second chance at love as this season's Bachelorette -- tells Extra. "And I'm obviously in a very good mood right now.

"[My fear going into this was] what if I don’t fall in love? What if I get to the end of it and I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel? Is it really possible?" Harris, 29, continues. "But I can say that that is not a problem. I'm definitely feeling the way I wanted to feel in this situation.”

Though Harris, a restaurant designer from Canada, has admittedly moved on in her search for love, she says Mesnick encouraged her to do the show.

"Jason was helping me quite a bit to make up my mind to do this," Harris reveals to Us. "He is somebody that I talked to and he really supported me. I had to sort of cut off my relationship with Jason [to do the show], but it’s temporary, and I will definitely be friends with him after all of this is over."

How will the fan-favorite's spin-off series, kicking off May 18 on ABC, differ from the controversial last season of The Bachelor?

"I don't need my dad to see any more hot tub scenes!" Harris jokes.

'The Bachelorette' sneak peek: Chris Harrison on Jillian, condiments, and adding extra beefcake

Our favorite dating franchise returns tonight on ABC (9 p.m. EST) when last season's Bachelor cast-off, hot tub hottie Jillian, takes the throne as the star of The Bachelorette. Since it's been oh-so-long since we last got our rose fix, we decided to check in with host (and EW blogger) extraordinaire Chris Harrison to find out what sort of madness we can look forward to this season.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you guys ever going to top the most shocking season of The Bachelor yet (a.k.a. Jason's chapter)?
CHRIS HARRISON: The good news is we’ve never really tried to top anything or do anything different. I think one of the main reasons the show has been so successful is you just plug the people into the scenario and then you let it happen. Every season is different. Everybody comes in with their own baggage, their own issues -- and they always surface. Nobody is the same. You can’t go, you know, Oh look what Jason did. Let’s have Jillian jump off a roof or something crazy. Halfway through the season, there is something different that happens with Jillian that we’ve never faced before. You don’t plan for it, you don’t script it -- because you can’t.

Why did you decide to start off with 30 guys rather than 25?
It was really interesting with Jillian. I kind of thought that there was going to be a huge overwhelming response for Melissa [Rycroft] to be the Bachelorette considering what happened. When Jillian got voted off, there was a huge response, and that’s normal. I was thinking it would die away when everyone saw what was going to happen at the end. But the response and support for Jillian never went away like it usually does with some of these girls. Week after week, even toward the finale, people were still asking for Jillian to be the Bachelorette. Once it got out that Jillian was going to be the Bachelorette, the response went through the roof from the guys. So we thought because she’s this popular, we should bring in more men.

Read more after the jump.


Did Jillian know going in that there were going to be 30 men going after her?
She had no clue that first night. The way it works is that there’s a limo that arrives and there’s 25 guys, then halfway through the cocktail party, I come in and do my deal. I say, "By the way, we’re not done yet -- there’s actually five more guys joining us." You could’ve heard a pin drop [laughs]. I looked at it as a total positive for Jillian because there was more to choose from, but it was really overwhelming for her because there’s so much to handle that first night. It think she had just gotten the grasp and then all of a sudden, there’s five more guys. Five more names to remember. Five more stories to get to know. It was kind of a double-edged sword.

Will it still go down to 15 guys after the first rose ceremony?
No, it will go down to 20. So the whole show is different from the first night on.

We're dying to know: how many mustard, ketchup, and general hot dog jokes do the guys make when they come out of the limo?
[Laughs] I set the over/under to Jillian at about seven or eight. I was pleasantly surprised at how few guys went for the cheap, easy hot dog joke or whatever. There was only like two or three.

We figured about ten guys would even bring ketchup with them!
Oh totally! I was expecting the worst. Because here’s the thing: guys suck. We’re not very bright and we’re not really creative. I assumed every guy would get out of the limo and make a stupid hot dog joke. So I was very impressed with my gender.These guys actually brought some game instead of saying something like, "I’m a kraut guy."

Sounds like they were really trying to woo her! Why do you think she's so likable?
She’s so relatable. She’s really pretty without being ridiculously over-the-top beautiful. She’s normal, she’s got a personality. She’s got a little bit of everything. Also, she’s vulnerable. We saw the circumstances with her mom last season and what she’s overcome. I think she’s a self-made woman so there’s a lot to respect. She’s like this perfect little package that I think everyone’s kind of fallen in love with.

I’ve got to be honest, though, when I came into that first rose ceremony that night, I was not ready. Jason really took a lot out of everybody. I know people look at us and they’re like, oh you’re just producers or whatever and you really don’t care. But we do care. It was emotional for all of us whether you liked it or not, it took a lot out of us. I came in that first night thinking, man, I don’t know if I can do this again. But when I walked in and saw Jillian, she jumped up smiling and gave me a big hug, and I was ready to go. She just has that energy about her.

And, unlike Melissa, she dodged a major bullet having been sent packing by Jason just before the final rose ceremony.
Yeah, and as great as Melissa would’ve been [as the Bachelorette], I’m kind of glad to step away from that. I don’t want to make the show about that. It happened, we dealt with it, and everybody’s living with it, but I don’t want it to become about that. That’s not what The Bachelor’s ever been. It was a weird, freak deal. I want it to become about this great girl, Jillian, who is now on her search for love, and I hope she can find it.

Now that you've gotten an inside look at tonight's season premiere of The Bachelorette, how many of you Pop Watchers out there are already setting your DVRs? And how many out there are willing to admit that you vowed to never watch Harrison and his rose givers ever again after Jason's bait-and-switch last season, but are now planning to tune in tonight (you know, just to see what all the fuss over Jillian is about)? Speak up below!

Oh, and don't forget to check back right here on Pop Watch Tuesday morning for Harrison's undoubtedly stellar morning-after blog and Kristen Baldwin's undoubtedly hilarious recap!

Last night's show was an interesting mix of guys ... most of which are the type of guys who you would ignore if you saw them at a club. A lot of tools and fools.

But what the heck! Jillian keeps the one guy (Brian) who called her "Hot tub Harris" ...uhhh what the hell made him think that would win her over?!!?! Total loser!

Jillian gives out the first rose ceremony to David whom just by looking at him you think ok he's cute... but the whole speechless I'm too nervous act... I mean REALLY? C'mon!

... and don't even get me started on the creepy perv (Tanner P.) with the foot fetish!

I could have narrowed my selection down easily with being generous all the way down to about 6... but this is a show!

Based off the first show David needs to quit acting like a bitch and man up, knock off the nervous act. If not drop him like he's HOT!
So far I am liking Ed, Jake, Michael, Jesse, and Mike in for good measure - But Ed is sticking out the most to me.
The ones who didn't get the boot - yet!

so since I am fairly new to the bachelor and bachelorette, just how long will it be until everyone hates Jillian??

Usually by mid-season.

I still say Ed seems like a good catch (perhaps I am a bit biased because he is from Chi) but didn't get much airtime.

Much of the airtime was given to...
Wes - the country crooner, he could potentially only be there to further his music career.
Juan - he is annoying the piss out of Dave and is a bit femme.
Dave - being annoyed by Juan.
Tanner P. - his foot fetish nonsense.

Did Jake actually say "you're gonna make me cry" when Jillian gave him a rose on the 1 on 1 date? ugh! that would have been a deal breaker for me! Doubt he lasts the next round with comments like that.

I will be tuning in tonight!! I missed it last week so I have to catch up!!!!

Lorraine wrote:

I will be tuning in tonight!! I missed it last week so I have to catch up!!!!

Too late! It was on last night, you'll have to catch it NEXT week! lol

omg!!! lol!! Thats right, today is Tuesday!! This whole holiday thing has me confused. ugh

Lorraine wrote:

omg!!! lol!! Thats right, today is Tuesday!! This whole holiday thing has me confused. ugh

I know... haha it still seems like Monday to me too!

Jake, will you accept this rose? :)

Maybe I will actually remember to watch the show tonight...lol!

Not sure though because I just might be locked into "I'm a loser, get me out of here"

I like Ed. He seems genuine, cool and very cute! I kind of liked Sasha too, he seemed pretty genuine but he was let go.

Wes and Juan need to go for no other reason than just creepy, even creepier than Tanner P and his foot fetish!

This was an interesting rose ceremony... Tanner P sure knows how to stir the pot!

He tells Jillian that some of the guys don't belong there, that they have alterior motives and girlfriends back home... So she calls them al out at the rose ceremony and nobody says anything and Tanner P. looks extremely nervous.

Bachelorette Jillian, Ed Split!




Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski, who proposed on The Bachelorette, have called off their engagement, the new issue of Us Weekly reports.

"I love him and I'm really sad, but I have to look out for me," Harris, 29, tells Us.

Adds Swiderski, 30, "We're both kind of resetting. Jillian isn't happy and I'm definitely sad about the whole thing, but we've got to work through some things on our own if we decide to move forward."

Last August, Us exclusively revealed that Swiderski juggled two girlfriends while wooing Harris on the fifth season of the ABC show (and even slept with one after proposing to Harris, but before the finale aired).

"There's bumps on the road, and we don't always deal with them properly," Harris told Us in early June. "Our life is not always perfect."


He didn't seem that committed and I think she was in love with being in love.

I agree. Something about the two of them always seemed off. I think she kicked other guys to the curb who would have been a better fit for her.

Ed was just a little too shady.