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The Bachelor heartthrob Joey Graziadei opens up about the syndrome causing his yellow eyes

The Bachelor heartthrob Joey Graziadei has lifted the veil on the mysterious syndrome that caused his eyes to look yellow.

Bachelor Nation has been swooning over Joey, but many of those who scrutinized his features came to notice an occasionally jaundiced tinge in his eyes.

And this Thursday, in a candid video posted to his Instagram page, he warmly explained why exactly his peepers look the way they do.

‘Hi, everyone, I hope you are having a beautiful day,’ said the hunk-tastic reality star, treating his more than half a million followers to his winning smile.

‘I want to jump on here really quick and talk about something that I am seeing a lot of comments about, which is Joey’s yellow eyes.’

The Bachelor heartthrob Joey Graziadei has lifted the veil on the mysterious syndrome that caused his eyes to look yellow

Bachelor Nation has been swooning over Joey, but many of those who scrutinized his features came to notice an occasionally jaundiced tinge in his eyes

The dreamboat shared: ‘So to give some context on that, I have to go all the way back to when I was in high school. I was sick for about a week and a half and my mom thought it would be a good idea to go to the doctor.’

His bloodwork unearthed a high bilirubin count, indicating that ‘there could be something that was wrong with my liver.’

Further investigation showed that ‘there was nothing that was necessarily wrong like hepatitis but they diagnosed me with something called Gilbert syndrome.’

He assured his legions of admirers: ‘At the end of the day, I am told that I am healthy. It’s something that does affect the whites of my eyes. It makes it have those jaundice levels, which is why they look a little bit more yellow.’

Joey dished: ‘It’s something I want to pay attention to more going into this year. I wanna get my health right and make sure that I’m all good, but I at least wanted to give some background and let you know that to my knowledge, I am healthy.’

He went on: ‘It’s just something that I have to pay attention to – drinking more fluids. It is worse when I have stress or lack of sleep, which happens on a TV show.’

Sweetly, he let his fans know that ‘I do appreciate everyone looking out for me and wondering if I’m okay, but to my knowledge I’m as okay as I can be, and I’ll continue to look at it, so thank you very much.’

Joey burst onto the scene on The Bachelorette last year, winning the hearts of fans and ultimately winding up as the runner-up for Charity Lawson’s affections.

And this Thursday, in a candid video posted to his Instagram page, he warmly explained why exactly his peepers look the way they do

Joey’s gaffes have also attracted a fair bit of mockery online, including when he confused Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

His season of The Bachelor has been eventful from the off, with Joey left ‘crushed’ last week after contestant Lexi Young quit the show because the two of them were not on the same ‘timeline’ to have children.

Then on this Monday’s episode, Maria Georgas saw Joey kissing another contestant and threatened to walk off – only to relent and then get a rose.

Joey’s gaffes have also attracted a fair bit of mockery online, including when he confused Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

He became a figure of fun again on the Valentine’s Day episode when the show whisked him off to Malta and he described the island country, which has been inhabited since about 5900 BC, as having an ‘old-school vibe.’

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The Bachelor heartthrob Joey Graziadei reveals the syndrome that turned his eyes YELLOW

March 1, 2024
Maria Georgas Shocks Joey Graziadei by Quitting After He Kisses Another Contestant, But Has A Change of Heart and Receives a Rose

Joey Graziadei was stunned when Maria Georgas threatened to leave after seeing him kiss another contestant on Monday’s two-hour episode of The Bachelor on ABC.

‘I don’t know if I can do this anymore,’ admitted Maria, 29, an executive assistant from Ontario, Canada.

She told Joey, 28, that the Hometown dates mean a lot to her because she hadn’t introduced anyone to her family that wasn’t truly hers. Maria said that it worried her because Joey had connections with the other women.

‘You always discredit what we have,’ Joey said.

‘I’m obviously shocked,’ Joey said. ‘I didn’t expect this. I want you to know how much I truthfully care and that my biggest fear in all of this is not only the fact that this wouldn’t work for me, but that the right person possibly couldn’t see themselves doing this, in this way, because I know I have a lot of great women here that I do have connections with. But you were one of them.’

Joey Graziadei was stunned when Maria Georgas threatened to leave after seeing him kiss another contestant on Monday’s two-hour episode of The Bachelor on ABC

‘I just can’t do it anymore,’ Maria said.

‘I want someone to choose me,’ Joey said. ‘I thought we were going somewhere.’

Joey asked Maria if her mind was made up and she said, ‘I think it is.’

Maria got up and started crying as she walked away.

The beautiful brunette told a producer that she only wanted to be with Joey.

‘I just don’t like that I can’t say he’s mine,’ Maria said.

Joey said he didn’t know what to do at this point. Maria then walked back in the room and told Joey that she might have overreacted.

‘I think out loud a lot,’ Maria said. ‘I don’t want you to ever think that it’s you that I’m running from. Because of how I feel with you, I’m scared. I don’t like seeing you with the other women.’

‘I just can’t do it anymore,’ Maria said told Joey after watching him kiss another contestant

‘I’m obviously shocked,’ Joey said. ‘I didn’t expect this. I want you to know how much I truthfully care and that my biggest fear in all of this is not only the fact that this wouldn’t work for me, but that the right person possibly couldn’t see themselves doing this, in this way, because I know I have a lot of great women here that I do have connections with. But you were one of them’

Maria got up and started crying as she walked away

Joey was equally surprised when Maria walked back in the room and told him that she might have overreacted

Joey told her that he also had fears.

‘It seems like you were about to walk out,’ Joey said. ‘Whoever I choose at the end, I’m in. Nothing I see, nothing I hear will change from where I’m at, because that’s how I am. And you have to start believing that it can be you. I need someone that’s in it fully.’

When the season 28 episode started, there were six women left looking forward to spending more time with Joey in scenic Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.

A date card arrived at their cabin that was for Daisy Kent, 25, an account executive from Becker, Minnesota, and read ‘let’s ride out into the sunset together.’

Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Tran, 25, a physician assistant from Miami, got upset because she did not get the one-on-one date card, while Daisy was going on her second one-on-one with Joey.

‘It definitely is a lot harder than I thought it would be,’ Jenn said in a confessional. ‘It’s tough to see him have such strong connections with women.’

Daisy met Joey for a horseback riding date. Joey told her it was his first time riding a horse.

‘This is so beautiful,’ Joey said. ‘I’ve got you. I’ve got these mountains.’

When the season 28 episode started, there were six women left looking forward to spending more time with Joey in scenic Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada

Maria and Joey kissed after she decided not to quit

Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Tran, 25, a physician assistant from Miami, got upset because she did not get the one-on-one date card

Daisy Kent met Joey for a horseback riding date

They rode to a hot tub, changed and then got in it.

‘Every time I’m with him, I’m so happy, and I feel so good,’ Daisy said in a confessional.

Daisy also admitted in a confessional that she wasn’t in love with Joey yet.

Back at the lodge, another date card arrived and it was for Jenn; Maria; Kelsey Toussant, 31, an actress from Inglewood, California; and Rachel Nance, 26, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, and read ‘Let’s take our love to the great outdoors.’

Jenn remained upset that she didn’t get the one-on-one and so was Maria.

Daisy and Joey went out for dinner and Daisy was determined to tell him how she felt about him.

‘I really, really like you but like am I there yet?’ Daisy said. ‘No. The thing is I can see us being so great together. And I can see myself falling in love with you if I’m being honest.’

‘It’s not what I want,’ Joey said in a confessional. ‘I would love for her to be there. That’s a fear. I need to feel that level of confidence before I meet her family.’

They rode to a hot tub, changed and then got in it

‘Every time I’m with him, I’m so happy, and I feel so good,’ Daisy said in a confessional

‘I really, really like you but like am I there yet?’ Daisy said. ‘No. The thing is I can see us being so great together. And I can see myself falling in love with you if I’m being honest’

Daisy said she was feeling more and more for him every time they were together. Joey reached over and picked up the rose. He said he appreciated her honesty and told her what she said didn’t scare him.

‘I really want to meet your family,’ Joey said.

‘I’m so excited you have no idea,’ Daisy said.

Joey said in a confessional that he sees potential with Daisy.

‘Daisy’s worth it because of the way she makes me feel,’ Joey said.

The next day Joey met the four women for the last group date. He took them to learn how to become ‘lumberjills’ by chopping wood and axe throwing. Maria was not happy about being on a group date.

‘I feel like I need to let my anger out,’ Maria said in a confessional.

The women put on flannels and then competed in a ‘lumber jill’ competition, rolling, flipping, and cutting logs and drinking Elk milk, Kelsey T. won the competition. When Joey was taping a confessional, Jenn interrupted him for a good luck kiss and the other women were angered when they saw them kissing.

Joey reached over and picked up the rose to offer to Daisy

‘I feel like I need to let my anger out,’ Maria said in a confessional

When Joey was taping a confessional, Jenn interrupted him for a good luck kiss and the other women were angered when they saw them kissing

‘Seeing Jenn kiss Joey made me sick to my stomach,’ Maria said. ‘This is just too much.’

At night, Joey pulled the women aside for one-on-one discussions. Jenn told Joey she was excited for him to meet her family, but that she was nervous because she had never brought anyone home before.

Kelsey T. told Joey her feelings for him were strong but that her father doesn’t even know that she was on the show.

Maria was getting stressed out just waiting to talk to Joey.

‘There is other women being involved,’ Maria said. ‘It’s not normal. ‘

At the end of the night, Joey said he could not give out the group date rose because he needed more time.

The next day Joey went on a date with Kelsey A. They walked through town and then did Jasper’s polar plunge. They took their robes off and then jumped into the freezing water. Joey and Kelsey A. kissed in the freezing water.

‘She made the entire experience even more special,’ Joey said.

Joey and Kelsey A. kissed in the freezing water

Afterwards, they went into a sauna and kissed. Kelsey A. told him the polar plunge was scary but telling him that she was falling in love with him was scarier. Kelsey got upset telling him about how she lost her mother to cancer but that she had her father to support her. Joey picked up the rose and told Kelsey A. that she makes him happy and that he wants to meet her father and her siblings.

‘I got Joey’s coming to New Orleans rose,’ Kelsey A. said.

Back at the house, Maria regretted telling Joey that she considered leaving. Rachel also said she was nervous.

‘At this point going home would be devastating,’ Jenn said.

Show host Jesse Palmer, 45, then walked in and told the women there would not be a cocktail party, but instead they would be going straight to the rose ceremony.

‘Finding your person isn’t easy, but I’m here to find my wife,’ Joey said. ‘And I’m really, really confident that she’s in this room tonight.’

‘Finding your person isn’t easy, but I’m here to find my wife,’ Joey said. ‘And I’m really, really confident that she’s in this room tonight’

The women looked nervous during the rose ceremony

First, Joey pulled Maria aside to chat. He said he wanted to feel confident that she wanted to be with him and not begging her to stay. Maria told him that she liked him a lot, but just didn’t like seeing him with other women.

Joey returned to the room and gave the final two roses to Rachel and Maria sending Kelsey T. and Jenn home.

‘This is a big rose,’ Joey told the remaining women. ‘This means I’m about to meet your families.’

The Bachelor will return next Monday on ABC.

February 27, 2024
Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon, former contestants of The Bachelor, share the gender of their second child

Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon revealed the gender of their soon-to-arrive second child during an Amazon Live session that was held on Friday.

The 35-year-old reality television personality and her husband, 35, shared a video that had been taken during their trip to Walt Disney World that took place a month ago.

In the clip, the Bachelor vet – who was briefly disappointed about the gender of her first child – and husband bit into a pair of cupcakes and revealed that they were expecting to welcome a second baby boy.

Iaconetti predicted that she was going to have another son just before the gender reveal, and she quipped: ‘I thought it was going to be a boy before I was pregnant.’

Haibon then stated that he was excited about the prospect of starting a family-of-four, and he remarked that the ‘idea that we’re gonna have two boys is gonna be a lot of fun.’

Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon revealed the gender of their soon-to-arrive second child during an Amazon Live session that was held on Friday. The 35-year-old reality television personality and her husband, 35, shared a video that had been taken during their trip to Walt Disney World that took place a month ago

The cast member of The Bachelor Winter Games went on to speak about how she had originally wanted a girl during her first pregnancy.

‘It’s funny because when it comes to gender disappointment, I had it so much worse with Dawson. We found out, and I was upset for a day or two,’ she said.

Iaconetti added: ‘I really actually do not even care what the combo is now, I just want them to be close.’

The couple announced that Ashley was pregnant with their second child during an Amazon Live session that took place this past January.

Their son Dawson, nearly two, wore an adorable ‘Big Brother’ T-shirt as his parents shared the joyous news.

‘He’s going to be a big brother!’ Ashley gushed.

‘You’re going to be a big brother!’ Jared exclaiming before sharing, ‘Ashley’s pregnant!’

In the clip, the Bachelor vet – who was briefly disappointed about the gender of her first child – and husband bit into a pair of cupcakes and revealed that they were expecting to welcome a second baby boy

Iaconetti predicted that she was going to have another son just before the gender reveal, and she quipped: ‘I thought it was going to be a boy before I was pregnant.’ Haibon then stated that he was excited about the prospect of starting a family-of-four

The announced the joyous news on Amazon Live this past January

‘I’m pregnant!’ Ashley chimed in, later adding she was 13 weeks into her pregnancy.

Ashley and her husband tied the knot in 2019 before welcoming their first child together, son Dawson, in January 2022.

‘We are a little concerned that he will be having some jealousy issues,’ Ashley said during the live stream. ‘He’s been incredibly clingy lately.’

Speaking with People, Ashley said she has been ‘overwhelmed as hell’ amid her second pregnancy.

‘We want Dawson to have a sibling,’ her husband told the outlet. ‘That’s very important. Both of us come from families with two kids. So we wanted to give that to Dawson.’

Their firstborn attended his parent’s first doctors appointment, where his mother’s sonogram was shown.

‘I try to teach him, “Where’s the baby? It’s in the belly!”‘ Ashley explained. ‘Sometimes I’m like, “Where’s the baby?” And he’ll point to his belly. So he doesn’t get that it’s my belly. He has been extremely, even more so of a mommy’s boy since this child has been in my belly.’

‘So he is already getting jealous,’ Jared added.

The happy couple was joined by their son Dawson during the stream

The couple pictured in January 2023 at the premiere of 80 For Brady

The couple wed in 2019 and welcomed their son Dawson in 2022

So far Ashley’s pregnancy has been smoother than when she was expecting Dawson.

‘I had hyperemesis gravidarum last time, so that meant that basically I threw up almost every, well, I threw up multiple times a day up to about 30 weeks. And the first 16 to 18 weeks were just absolutely debilitating,’ she said.

‘So I’m just so freaking grateful that I’m not experiencing that,’ she added. ‘I haven’t been great. I don’t like the feeling of being pregnant. I never want to feel this again. Just don’t like it.’

Ashley also revealed she suffered a chemical pregnancy in the fall before becoming pregnant again with their upcoming addition.

‘It’s a week five miscarriage where basically the day that you think that you’re going to get your period, you end up bleeding. But I had already had a positive pregnancy test. So for three days, I thought I was pregnant,’ she explained to Us Weekly.

But just a month later Ashley became pregnant again: ‘We got so lucky that she got pregnant literally the next month,’ her husband told The Messenger.

Ashley and her husband first crossed paths on the second season of Bachelor In Paradise and later became engaged in June 2018.

The following year, the pair said ‘I do’ during a romantic wedding ceremony held in Newport, Rhode Island. In summer 2021, Ashley and Jared announced that they were expecting their first child

The following year, the pair said ‘I do’ during a romantic wedding ceremony held in Newport, Rhode Island. In summer 2021, Ashley and Jared announced that they were expecting their first child.

In regards to naming their son Dawson, the couple previously revealed during an Amazon Live that the baby name was inspired by the character of Jack Dawson played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, per People.

The Bachelor In Paradise star expressed at the time that, ‘Naming a kid after a Leo character is very natural for us.’

The mother of one, who is also a journalist, gained recognition after appearing on the 19th season of The Bachelor and later on the second and third season of Bachelor In Paradise.

Jared is also no stranger to the world of television, and appeared in the 11th season of The Bachelorette as well as the second and third season of Bachelor In Paradise. During the show’s fifth season, he notably proposed to Ashley.

February 23, 2024
Joey Graziadei of The Bachelor experiences a setback as Lexi Young leaves the show over conflicting family timelines

Joey Graziadei was ‘crushed’ after Lexi Young revealed they were not on the same timeline to have a family and quit on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC.

The 30-year-old digital strategist from Pataskala, Ohio, broke it to Joey, 28, during the season 28 episode that his ideal timeline to have children in a few years did not align with her goals.

‘I feel crushed,’ Joey said to the camera. ‘After the one-on-one in Malta, I could see her as my wife.’

‘You can’t make something ready for something that they are not,’ Lexi said in a confessional. ‘But I’d be remiss to say it didn’t break my heart.’

Lexi made up her mind to leave after speaking to Joey who said he envisioned a two- to three-year engagement and then having a couple of years of marriage before having kids.

Joey Graziadei was ‘crushed’ after Lexi Young revealed they were not on the same timeline to have a family and quit on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC

She found his answer about waiting to have kids ‘complicated.’

‘Building a family is one of the most important things to me and Joey is not on the same timeline,’ Lexi said.

Lexi went to see Joey in his hotel room and said she didn’t have the privilege to wait to have a family because of her health situation.

‘I think it’s unfair to keep me here when I’m on a different timeline,’ said Lexi, who previously told Joey about her endometriosis condition.

Joey said he was stunned as Lexi hugged him and said goodbye.

‘I’m scared about the possibility of other women leaving,’ Joey admitted in a confessional.

When the two-hour episode opened there were 10 women remaining vying for Joey’s attention. They had just arrived in Montreal, Canada, and Joey was eager to spend time with them.

‘I’m falling for multiple women and it scares me,’ Joey said.

The 30-year-old digital strategist from Pataskala, Ohio , broke it to Joey, 28, during the season 28 episode that his ideal timeline to have children in a few years did not align with her goals

‘Building a family is one of the most important things to me and Joey is not on the same timeline,’ Lexi said

‘I think it’s unfair to keep me here when I’m on a different timeline,’ said Lexi, who previously told Joey about her endometriosis condition

‘I’m scared about the possibility of other women leaving,’ Joey admitted in a confessional

Joey said he feared that this journey wouldn’t work out for him in the end. Joey got emotional saying that he wasn’t perfect and that there was ‘a lot of s*** that’s wrong with me.’

‘I’ve always been my biggest critic,’ Joey said.

Show host Jesse Palmer, 45, met the women on the street in Montreal and told them that Lexi; Daisy Kent, 25, an account executive from Becker, Minnesota; Katelyn DeBacker, 25, a radiochemist from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Kelsey Anderson, 25, a junior project manager from Leesville, Louisiana; Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Tran, 25, a physician assistant from Miami; Rachel Nance, 26, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii; Léa Cayanan, 23, an account manager from Waipahu, Hawaii; and Jessica ‘Jess’ Edwards, 24, an executive assistant from San Diego were all going on the group date with Joey.

That meant that Kelsey Toussant, 31, an actress from Inglewood, California, and Maria Georgas, 29, an executive assistant from Ontario, Canada, would each have their own private one-on-one date with Joey.

‘It sucks,’ Lea said in a confessional. ‘I’m not jumping for joy that Maria got a one-on-one sorry to say.’

Jesse gave the girls clues to get them started on a scavenger hunt to explore Montreal. Joey joined them and they went to a restaurant and learned how to make poutine. Kelsey A. was getting upset seeing Joey flirting with the other women.

‘I’m just tired of these group dates and I don’t understand why I haven’t had a one-on-one,’ Jess said to the camera.

Jess said in the group settings she felt forgotten. Lexi also felt nervous and said she needed some reassurance from Joey. Joey told them that the journey also had been tough for him.

Show host Jesse Palmer, 45, met the women on the street in Montreal

Lexi, Kelsey A., Jenn, Katelyn, Daisy, Jess, Lea and Rachel went on a group date with Joey

Joey talked to the women as they started their group date together

‘I’m just tired of these group dates and I don’t understand why I haven’t had a one-on-one,’ Jess said to the camera

Katelyn started crying telling Joey that not having a one-on-one had been hard for her. Kelsey A. told Joey that she was falling in love with him and the two of them kissed.

‘I’m very happy to be out of that spiral and back up in the clouds,’ Kelsey A. said.

Joey told Jenn that he appreciated her attitude on the group date. Jenn told him that she was falling for him.

‘I’m on cloud nine,’ Joey said in a confessional.

Jess told Joey that the group dates were getting hard seeing him connect with the other women.

‘It’s just scary because I am falling for you,’ Jess said.

Joey told Jess that made him happy, but that he couldn’t picture them.

‘I know that’s not easy to hear, but I have to be honest through this, because you deserve that,’ Joey said. ‘I think you deserve the world. I just don’t think it’s right to keep you here.’

‘I know that’s not easy to hear, but I have to be honest through this, because you deserve that,’ Joey said. ‘I think you deserve the world. I just don’t think it’s right to keep you here’

Joey walked her out and said goodbye.

‘Like, did I do something?’ Jess said tearfully.

Jess sobbed in the limo and said she just ‘felt stupid.’

Joey told the other women that he sent Jess home. Joey then picked up the group date rose and gave it to Jenn.

The next day Kelsey T. met Joey for her one-on-one. He surprised her by taking her to a training session for Cirque du Soleil. The two twirled around, but then Joey started to feel dizzy and sick.

‘Right now I’m just focusing on trying not to die,’ Joey said in a confessional.

At night, Kelsey T. wanted to open up to Joey. She told him that her feelings for him have been deepening. She told him that she hadn’t had the best relationship with her family, especially with her father. She said her father stopped talking to her for a while over religion and her decision to go to college.

‘That affected the way that I trust in relationships,’ she admitted.

Jess confessed to Joey that she was falling for him, but he did not feel the same way

‘Like, did I do something?’ Jess said tearfully

Kelsey Toussant and Joey for their date had a training session for Cirque du Soleil

The two twirled around, but then Joey started to feel dizzy and sick

‘That’s a lot for someone to go through,’ Joey said.

Joey reached over and gave her the date rose.

‘It can see myself falling in love with Joey,’ Kelsey said to the camera.

‘I do believe that she can be a great wife and I’m excited to see what the future holds,’ Joey said.

Joey picked Maria up for their one-on-one in an antique limo. They drank champagne and joked around in the car. Joey took her to a boutique and told her her to pick out a special gown.

‘I feel like a princess,’ Maria said after picking out a sequined dress.

They left the boutique and drove to an airport where there was a waiting helicopter. Then they flew over the city and kissed.

‘It was beautiful today full of pleasant surprises, and I didn’t expect any of this,’ Maria said in a confessional. ‘I’m on such a high right now. Today was just so special and he made me feel so beautiful.’

Joey picked Maria up for their one-on-one in an antique limo

‘I feel like a princess,’ Maria said after picking out a sequined dress

Maria and Joey kissed in the boutique

At dinner, Maria told Joey she can be ‘so in her head’, but that he makes that all go away. Maria said in a confessional that she likes everything about him. Joey said he would do everything in his power to make her feel special and loved.

‘I’m falling for you in ways that I didn’t expect,’ Maria said. ‘You make me happy.’

‘You make me happy, too,’ said Joey, who has showed clear chemistry all season with Maria.

The band Feist then played a private concert for them as they danced.

‘This is something that I’m going to appreciate for the rest of my life,’ Maria said.

Joey picked up the rose and told her it meant that he saw a future with her.

‘Tonight makes me feel good,’ Joey said in a confessional. ‘This is working. I can let go of the worries. I know I’m going to find my wife.’

At the evening cocktail party, Joey told the women that his biggest fear was choosing someone and it not being reciprocated.

Joey and Maria also kissed during a helicopter ride

At the evening cocktail party, Joey told the women that his biggest fear was choosing someone and it not being reciprocated

At the rose ceremony, Joey said he had to lead with his heart and gave out the three remaining roses to Daisy, Kelsey A., and the final rose to Rachel.

Lea and Katelyn did not get roses and were sent home.

‘I think it’s unfortunate that I wasn’t given the full opportunity to have that time with Joey and see what Joey and Lea really look like,’ Lea said in the car leaving. ‘But that’s truly his loss.’

The Bachelor will return next Monday on ABC.

February 20, 2024
Nick Viall, 43, and Natalie Joy, 25, step out in public with their newborn daughter River Rose for the first time, two weeks after her birth

Nick Viall and Natalie Joy were spotted for the first time with their newborn daughter River Rose while they stepped out in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.

The 43-year-old lead of The Bachelor’s 21st season and his fiancée, 25, pushed their baby girl around in a stroller as they made their way around the city.

The reality television personality – who became a father on February 2 – was later seen cradling his child as he stepped into a car.

He donned loose-fitting pants and a t-shirt as he pushed his daughter around, while Joy stayed comfortable in a half-zip jacket, leggings and dual-tone Nike sneakers.

Viall and his partner initially began dating in July of 2020, after they met when she messaged him through Instagram.

Nick Viall and Natalie Joy were spotted for the first time with their newborn daughter River Rose while they stepped out in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon

The reality television figure was formerly engaged to Vanessa Grimaldi, whom he met while leading the 21st season of The Bachelor, although they broke up in 2017.

The podcast host eventually moved on with Joy, and they went Instagram official with their relationship in January of 2021.

Viall and Joy went on to announce that they had become engaged by sharing a post on his account in January of last year.

The social media personality and his fiancée revealed that they were planning on starting a family this past August, and the latter gave birth to River Rose earlier this month.

He shared several photos of his baby girl on his Instagram account shortly after her arrival, and he wrote a short message in his post’s caption to let his followers know that she was ‘named after Natalie’s great grandmother and niece.’

The reality television personality affectionately added: ‘The best part of life starts now.’

Viall spoke to People in 2023 and revealed that he, as well as his fiancée, had similar ideas when it came to what they wanted to achieve as parents.

‘Our overall goal is to make sure our kids always feel loved, even when we have to tell them no,’ he said.

The 43-year-old lead of The Bachelor’s 21st season and his fiancee, 25, pushed their baby girl around in a stroller as they made their way around the city

The reality television personality – who became a father earlier this month – was later seen cradling his child as he stepped into a car

Viall and his partner initially began dating in July of 2020, after they met when she messaged him through Instagram

The social media personality and his fiancee revealed that they were planning on starting a family this past August, and the latter gave birth to River Rose earlier this month

He shared several photos of his baby girl on his Instagram account shortly after her arrival, and he wrote a short message in his post’s caption to let his followers know that she was ‘named after Natalie’s great grandmother and niece’

The social media figure then stated that the ‘biggest fear’ that he and Joy shared about becoming a family was ‘the safety of our child.’

The podcast host quipped: ‘We already worry way too much about our dog Jeff, so I’m sure we’ll be somewhat overprotective as parents.’

Viall concluded by stating that the prospect of becoming a father brought him closer to his fiancée over the course of her pregnancy.

‘It’s been fun discussing different parenting styles with each other and the ways we want to raise our child…it has really made us feel even more like a team,’ he said.

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Nick Viall, 43, and Natalie Joy, 25, are spotted in public with their baby daughter River Rose for the first time… two weeks after she was born

February 19, 2024
Is this the raunchiest reality show yet? 10 contestants decide whether to couple or throuple, leaving Paula Froelich horrified and worrying for viewers’ health

Paula Froelich is a NewsNation senior story editor and New York Times best-selling author

Rome had Nero.

America has the executives at Peacock.

The concupiscent geniuses behind wildly popular smut, like Love Island and Temptation Island (was Epstein Island taken?), have introduced a titillating new offering into the soft-core porn genre – Couple to Throuple.

Like the show’s contestants – the title gives it away too easily.

Here’s the premise: four ‘sex-positive’ (read: licentious) couples gather in a tropical paradise to experiment with alternative lifestyles – as desperately horny singles compete to join them in a tripod of early childhood trauma otherwise known as the throuple.

Think: Flavor Flav meets The Bachelor with more daybeds. And similar to Couple to Throuple’s reality show predecessors, each participant uses the same lingo.

Everyone is on a journey. They’re all looking for a connection and good energy. And they all swear they’re in for the right reasons.

After six episodes of the 10-show series, I felt like my soul had contracted chlamydia and I needed Valtrex for my eyes.

Here’s the premise: four ‘sex-positive’ (read: licentious) couples gather in a tropical paradise to experiment with alternative lifestyles – as desperately horny singles compete to join them in a tripod of early childhood trauma otherwise known as the throuple.

After six episodes of the 10-show series, I felt like my soul had contracted chlamydia and I needed Valtrex for my eyes.

Now, before we go further, let me be clear: I have nothing against consenting adults choosing whomever and however many partners they want. My motto is: if it’s not hurting anyone, what’s the problem?

I’m also a devoted fan of the genre.

Nothing beats Love Island: Australia (Season One). The winner was a greasy charmer named Grant Crapp. His name, neck tattoos and good ‘bantah’ told you everything you needed to know about this young bachelor, who may or may not have had a girlfriend waiting at home the entire time.

Spoiler alert: he did!

That’s just good fun but then there is this abomination – a devilish mash-up of the basest tricks of the category. It’s the Jerry Springer of dating shows.

The first episode opens on a sandy nirvana (a random beach in Panama), as a voice intones, ‘If you were given a chance of nonmonogamy in paradise, what would you do? Has monogamy been holding us back?’

Fair question. One thousand years of cultural monogamy in Western civilization may have an answer to that, but go on…

Couple to Throuple is hosted by some perma-grinned guy named Scott Evans (who bangs a gong to denote scene changes) and a ‘sex expert’ Shamyra Howard – the Dr. Drew of sexperting.

Of course, anyone truly serious about exploring sexuality and helping others heal probably wouldn’t do it on TV, but there’s always the paycheck.

Then, we are introduced to our couples, who want to throuple.

Couple to Throuple is hosted by some perma-grinned guy named Scott Evans (who bangs a gong to denote scene changes) and a ‘sex expert’ Shamyra Howard (above) – the Dr. Drew of sexperting.

This abomination – a devilish mash-up of the basest tricks of the category. It’s the Jerry Springer of dating shows.

There is the gay couple, Ashmal and Rehman (Ashmal: I’m bisexual and Rehman is tri-anything sexual!’); the buff bodybuilding couple, Dylan and Lauren (Dylan: ‘We’re already married but we want others to feel our love’); the African-American couple Sean and Brittne who have zero chemistry and who are there so, according to Sean, ‘maybe Brittne can stop talking my ears off and have a best friend’ – no wonder they’re looking for a third!

And there’s the married Burning Man dropouts, Corey and Wilder (In case you’re confused: Corey is the woman. Wilder has a porn stache and a faux-hawk mullet).

Corey has ‘trust issues’ as Wilder has cheated tried to enter a throuple without her when she was in the bathroom at a party.

Tomato, Tomahto.

This time she’s in charge! She is going to be there when the action happens!

Soon after that, we meet the lab rats (I mean, singles).

‘Bring out the hotties!’ booms an off-camera master of ceremonies.

A long line of technically good-looking, enhanced men and women enter the pool area in various stages of undress.

Everyone’s excited.

Ashmal, (while staring at the bulging crotch of a man in budgie smugglers) notes: ‘He looked like Thor and the hammer was right there.’

Lest you think Ashmal was just in it for physical, showing some discernment, he adds, ‘We’re from Chicago – LA gays do have some type of reputation.’

Corey and Wilder interview potential partners thusly: ‘You rock climb? Chef’s kiss! She’s a freak like a Scorpio… I’m a Leo (chef’s kiss!)’

Sean and Brittney have similarly deep conversations with their potential mates.

‘Have you heard the earth has different chakra points? Joshua Tree is one!’

Brittne: ‘That’s deep. Sean has seen spirits. Have you?’

‘Definitely’

‘Bring out the hotties!’ booms an off-camera master of ceremonies. (Above) Lina Chang,a professional relationship designed, is one of 14 singles on Couple To Throuple

The African-American couple Sean and Brittne (above, in a throuple) who have zero chemistry and who are there so, according to Sean, ‘maybe Brittne can stop talking my ears off and have a best friend’ – no wonder they’re looking for a third!

Corey and Wilder (above) interview potential partners thusly: ‘You rock climb? Chef’s kiss! She’s a freak like a Scorpio… I’m a Leo (chef’s kiss!)’

Brittne: ‘We’re gonna vibe.’

The couples make their choices and immediately go to bed. The potential partners express something along the lines of, ‘we feel like we know you already!’

Moaning, groaning, and sheet sweating ensues – all captured on grainy surveillance video.

What follows next is… obvious.

Here we are, in a world of ill-advised tattoos, fast fashion, spray tans and banana hammocks where bad decisions are de rigeur.

But don’t mistake this show as simply an excuse to broadcast orgiastic hookup play, there are also deeply unsettling emotional breakdowns.

There are tears when ‘trust’ built over two clammy nights in the sack is broken (wait til they get the doctor’s bill!).

Couples are torn asunder (albeit not enough in my humble opinion), jealousy ensues and, naturally, there’s the desperation of not wanting to be dumped at the concluding ‘Stay or Swap Ceremony’.

Even if the single contestants can’t stand the people that they are throupled with – the thought of not being chosen by two losers is just too overwhelming for our hotties.

There’s shame, sorrow and existential dread.

Moaning, groaning, and sheet sweating ensues – all captured on grainy surveillance video. What follows next is… obvious. (Above) Corey and single, Denyse

Don’t mistake this show as simply an excuse to broadcast orgiastic hookup play, there are also deeply unsettling emotional breakdowns.

At the culmination of the first ‘Stay or Swap’ ceremony, one of the contestants who wasn’t picked, mumbles, ‘Maybe I dodged a bullet?’

To which I can only say, ‘Yes. Yes, you did.’

In the latest episode, there’s a twist – a new couple is introduced during the Garden of Eden Party.

Host Sean: ‘This isn’t the real Eden – there is no forbidden fruit here!

Maximo, a flamboyant homosexual man from Bushwick and Ash, his femme formerly lesbian lover: ‘We are from Bushwick, New York and our love throws gender norms out the window!’

(It doesn’t make sense. But no one cares.)

Just before this sick chapter ends, Maximo and Ash are given the option of taking on a third – single or throupled up!

A cliffhanger. The suspense is not killing me.

There’s not enough penicillin in the world to get me through the rest of this series.

And so, as the world burns and America faces a geriatric election smackdown in adult diapers, 10 morons decide whether to stay with the moron next to them or add another moron into their mess.

I’d rather watch the news.

February 19, 2024
Joey Graziadei gives Maria Georgas a rose despite bullying allegations during dramatic two-on-one date in Malta on The Bachelor

Joey Graziadei took Maria Georgas and Sydney Gordon on a tense two-on-one date and at the end sent one of them packing on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor.

‘I need answers,’ Joey, 28, said during the two-hour episode on ABC.

Maria, 29, an executive assistant from Ontario, Canada, and Sydney, 28, a vintage store owner from Newport, Rhode Island, both packed their bags and left them by the front door.

‘Spending the whole day with Maria is like spending the whole day with the devil,’ Sydney said in a confessional after previously accusing Maria of bullying behavior.

Joey said to the camera that he didn’t know who was telling the truth. He then told them that he had a fun day planned for them and they all got a smaller boat to explore Malta’s Blue Grotto.

Joey Graziadei gave Maria Georgas a rose after she survived a tense two-on-one date with Sydney Gordon on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC

‘To be honest this is really torture, but I’m doing it,’ Sydney said. ‘I’m showing up for Joey. ‘

Joey pulled Sydney aside to chat.

‘Joey’s trying to find his wife and I know that I’m the one for Joey and it is 110 percent not Maria,’ Sydney said in a confessional. ‘It sucks that I have to occupy my time talking about Maria but the truth needs to be said.’

Sydney told Joey that Maria attacked her in front of the group and that Maria has repeatedly been disrespectful.

‘The person that Maria has been towards me and others is not someone that you would want your wife to be,’ Sydney said.

Joey said he doesn’t want to be with someone who makes people feel uncomfortable. Joey then pulled Maria aside to talk. He said he heard that she told someone to ‘shut the f*** up.’ Maria told him that Sydney was lying.

‘She’s a liar and I’m just over it,’ Maria said in a confessional.

Maria later told Sydney ‘you know we are on camera the entire time, right?’ and called her a trouble maker.

Maria and Joey kissed after she accepted his rose

Sydney, Joey and Maria sat down together with one rose on the table

At night, Joey met them for dinner and hoped he would get some clarity. Maria and Sydney sat at the table and didn’t speak to each other. Joey asked Sydney first if she thought there could be a potential future with him. Sydney said she believed they had a legitimate connection. Joey then asked Maria the same question.

‘I need some clarity but I’m hoping that you feel what I feel and that’s my truth,’ Maria said.

Joey then picked up the rose and said he was trusting his gut.

‘Sydney I’m sorry but I cannot give you this rose,’ Joey said.

Joey then walked her out.

‘I am a little shocked because I don’t think he knows the real her,’ Sydney said in a confessional.

Joey then picked up the rose and gave it to Maria.

‘I’m in shock but I’m so happy,’ Maria said. ‘This rose means everything.’

‘Sydney I’m sorry but I cannot give you this rose,’ Joey said before he walked her out

Joey hugged Maria after she accepted his rose

‘Tonight I feel something real with Maria.’ Joey said. ‘I can see a future with Maria.’

A producer went into the ladies hotel suite and removed Sydney’s bag in front of the other women who gasped over her exit.

When the show opened, host Jesse Palmer, 44, told the ladies to pack their bags because Joey was going to meet them in Malta. Everyone started screaming and then ran to their rooms to pack.

Later, they checked into the Intercontinental hotel and there was a date card waiting for them that read ‘Lexi, let’s explore Malta together.’ Joey took Lexi Young, 30, a digital strategist from Atlanta, around to show her some of the sights of Malta.

Back in the room, Sydney talked about how she was still upset that Maria was still on the show.

‘Right now, like, my brain is, you know, completely occupied by Maria, and it’s, like, affecting my health,’ Sydney said in a confessional. ‘I’m just exhausted. I’m lethargic. I’m breaking out. So I’m going to make sure that Joey knows that she is the problem.’

A group date card was delivered back at the hotel and it was for 12 of the ladies and they realized that Sydney and Maria’s names were not on the card meaning they would be going on a two-on-one date instead.

‘For me this is a real attack on my character,’ Maria said.

‘I have never disrespected you. All I said is, yes, you are verbally abusing me, because that’s what you were doing,’ Sydney said. ‘You were attacking me and that’s it.’

Joey and Lexi changed and went out to dinner for their evening date. Lexi opened up and told him about how she was diagnosed with stage 5 endometriosis.

Joey took Lexi Young, 30, a digital strategist from Atlanta, around to show her some of the sights of Malta during a one-on-one date

‘It is a reproductive condition where tissue that’s supposed to grow inside of your uterus grows on other organs,’ Lexi said.

Lexi said the doctor later told her that she might not be able to have her own kids and that her last boyfriend ended their relationship because of it.

‘It doesn’t scare me in any sense,’ Joey said.

‘I appreciate you so much,’ Lexi said.

Joey then picked up the rose and gave it to Lexi.

‘I can absolutely see myself falling in love with Joey,’ Lexi said in a confessional.

The next day, Joey met the women for the group date at Fort Manoel, where part of the HBO show Game of Thrones was filmed. Three knights trained the women to fight and had them try to catch sausages that were hanging from a spinning wheel in their mouths.

‘I literally got hit in the face probably 500 times,’ Daisy Kent, 25, an account executive from Becker, Minnesota, said. ‘I almost threw up because I was gagging so bad.’

The next day, Joey met the women for the group date at Fort Manoel, where part of the HBO show Game of Thrones was filmed

Three knights trained the women to fight and had them try to catch sausages that were hanging from a spinning wheel in their mouths

Later, Joey pulled aside the women individually to talk. Joey said that his heart started to flutter when he talked to Kelsey Toussant, 31, an actress from Inglewood, California.

‘I get so excited when I talk to her,’ Joey said. ‘It feels so natural and seamless, and I get lost in it.’

At the end of the night, Joey offered the group date rose to Kelsey T. and she gladly accepted.

At the evening cocktail party, Joey told them he he did not feel strongly about Sydney, which was why she was no longer there.

‘No one cares that Sydney went home,’ Lea said in a confessional. ‘They are all being nice to Maria.’

Léa Cayanan, 23, an account manager from Waipahu, Hawaii, didn’t like how Madina Alam, 31, a mental health therapist from Charlotte, North Carolina, was being nice to Maria.

‘Maria knows Sydney and I are close,’ Madina said. ‘I don’t have to be mean to Maria because Sydney was my friend.’

Madina said she didn’t appreciate Lea critiquing her behavior that she was just trying to navigate through the situation the best that she could.

Autumn enjoyed some alone time with Joey during the gorup date

‘We just have different approaches and perspectives on life and relationships,’ Lea said.

‘I hold myself, my friends, my close circle to a really high standard. I have a different set of morals and values,’ she added.

‘I guess we’ll just agree to disagree,’ Madina said.

Maria went and checked on Madina who told her that everyone was mad that she was being nice to her.

‘Why am I so hated here?’ Maria asked. ‘They are getting mad that you were just nice to me, that is not okay. That hurts my feelings.’

Maria survived the two-on-one date with Sydney, but found herself still in the middle of drama

‘I just can’t win with these women,’ Maria said in a confessional.

Maria started to cry and said she was just ‘over this’ and told a producer that she was ‘out.’

‘They win,’ Maria said. ‘I just want to go home. I hate this. I don’t care. Give someone else my rose. I really don’t care. I’ll tell Joey right now. I’m leaving. I just want to go.’

The Bachelor will return Tuesday on ABC.

February 13, 2024
Denise Richards, 52, Denies Collaboration with Daughter Sami Sheen, 19, on OnlyFans After Controversy.

Denise Richards has shut down speculation that she will collaborate with her teenage daughter Sami Sheen on OnlyFans.

The actress, 52, denied she would team up with Sami, 19 on the adult subscription platform after she was branded ‘sick and twisted’ over a since-deleted post with a caption saying the pair should ‘do another collaboration soon’.

During an appearance on Nick Viall’s podcast The Viall Files, she insisted that she did not do an OnlyFans photoshoot with her daughter and mentioned that she has not even gone on her daughter’s site.

‘They’re so judgmental to me and people are like, “How can you do this? Your daughter”,’ she told The Bachelor star and podcast host. ‘I didn’t collaborate with my daughter.’

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills vet — who will be starring opposite NeNe Leakes in a new survival drama called Hunting Housewives — said she had been ‘protecting’ her daughter from entering the industry.

Denise Richards has shut down speculation that she will collaborate with her teenage daughter Sami Sheen on OnlyFans

‘Did I do a picture with my daughter’s face and I that was on social media? Yes. Did I collaborate with my daughter for, like, a sexual OnlyFans shoot? Abso-f***ing-lutely not,’ she said. ‘That is not true.’

The reality TV personality noted that she has not even seen her daughter’s OnlyFans posts.

‘I haven’t even been on my daughter’s site,’ she explained.

Because she did Wild Things and Playboy early in her career, she said she is able to relate to her daughter.

‘I was protecting her as a young woman coming into this industry [and] being judged,’ she said. ‘Because it’s not fair that, whether people agree or not, and it’s easy to judge, how can I judge stuff with some of the things I’ve done in my career.

‘Like when I was in Wild Things and I did Playboy, did I ever think, “Oh gosh, one day when my kids are older…” You don’t think about that stuff because it seems so far away.’

She continued: ‘Then that day comes and you’re like, “Well s***, I have to deal with this.” It’s hard.’

Back in October 2023, Richards was slammed and branded as ‘sick’ by social media users for teasing ‘another’ OnlyFans collaboration with her teenage daughter.

Denise Richards was branded ‘sick’ for teasing ‘another’ OnlyFans collaboration with her teenage daughter

She had recently posted a sultry snap of the pair in tiny tops on her account on the adult subscription site – with the caption: ‘Should my mini me @samisheen and I do another collab?’

The star charges $25 a month for exclusive access to her account while Sami charges $19.99.

A screenshot of the controversial post surfaced on Reddit with fans condemning Denise for the ‘f*****g weird and incestuous’ post.

One fan wrote: ‘This is ‘f*****g WEIRD beyond words and one of the sickest s**t I’ve seen on this app. what does she even mean…. what do her and her daughter do on that app….

Others wrote: ‘Denise is really turning OnlyFans into an OnlyFams’, ‘It’s f*****g weird & incestuous’ and ‘Creepy creepy creepy. In no world is this appropriate.’

Another fan typed: ‘This is f*****g creepy, weird, inappropriate, and so many other things’ while one follower penned: ‘This is beyond foul.’

OnlyFans is used primarily by sex workers who produce NSFW content but it also hosts the work of other content creators, such as physical fitness experts and musicians.

In June 2022 Sami made headlines for posting images alongside her Bond girl mom Denise, who posed for Playboy almost 20 years ago.

The model, who turned 19 last March, celebrated her one-year anniversary on the site in June 2023

At the time, Denise, who was married to Sami’s father Charlie Sheen from 2002 to 2006, jumped to social media to defend her daughter’s decision and said, ‘Lots of negative comments on my social this past week.

‘I have to say, I wish I had the confidence my 18 yr old daughter has. And I also can’t be judgmental of her choices. I did Wild Things & Playboy, quite frankly her father shouldn’t be either.’

In regards to the backlash, the actress added, ‘I’m in awe of her ability to shut out the noise. Because it can destroy you…I recently learned about @onlyfans in the last few months.

‘The judgement because women & men of the adult film industry are on there. I imagine they’re on IG & Twitter as well.’

She then questioned if there was, ‘a difference posting a picture of [ourselves] in a bikini on IG? We’ve all done it.

‘Because you get paid on Only Fans? I’m pretty sure IG & Twitter & Facebook do quite well off of all of us.’ Denise later added, ‘Perhaps I should open my own account…’

The screenshot of the controversial post surfaced on Reddit with fans condemning Denise for the ‘f*****g weird and incestuous’ post’

Denise ended up joining OnlyFans just days after her daughter started her own account in 2022/

Sami’s dad was initially opposed to her online gig but later said to Us Weekly, ‘Denise has illuminated a variety of salient points, that in my haste, I overlooked and dismissed.’

He added, ‘Now more than ever, it’s essential that Sami have a united parental front to rely upon, as she embarks on this new adventure. From this moment forward, she’ll have it abundantly.’

Charlie and Denise also share an 18-year-old daughter named Lola.

Previously the teen responded to a fan on TikTok who accused her of opting to ‘choose porn’ because she has ‘nothing else to offer the world.’

Sami recorded herself making a ‘get ready with me’ style video and said, ‘I am not a [porn] star and I don’t meet up with people. I don’t film myself having sex. I don’t do that.’

She added, ‘The only reason I said I’m a [sex] worker is because my main source of income is from my [OnlyFans]. And if people did their f***ing research, they would realize that there’s multiple forms of [sex] work.’

She also noted that she isn’t ‘comfortable’ with filming herself having sex, but she has ‘no judgment’ toward others who are.

In a recent TikTok video Sami said, ‘I know you’re probably thinking: “How the hell are you a sex worker if you keep [your breasts] censored?” But trust me, I have my ways. I still show pretty much everything’

Denise, who was married to Charlie Sheen from 2002 to 2006, jumped to social media to defend her daughter’s decision to join OnlyFans last year

In the recent TikTok video Sami said, ‘I know you’re probably thinking: “How the hell are you a sex worker if you keep [your breasts] censored?” But trust me, I have my ways. I still show pretty much everything.’

She added, ‘I just want to wait until the girls are done so I’m fully confident with everything I’m showing,’ hinting at getting a breast augmentation.

Going into further personal detail, the star said: ‘I’m starting laser hair removal soon so that’s gonna be a huge game-changer. I just can’t stand shaving my whole entire body every time I need to work! It’s so annoying!’

February 9, 2024
The Bachelor: Joey Graziadei steps in as Sydney Gordon accuses Maria Georgas of bullying on the show

Joey Graziadei was stunned that he had to deal with allegations of bullying in the house on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC.

The bullying allegations surfaced when Madina Alam told him that one of the girls demanded to know who had made a comment about her age.

‘If I had to describe it I felt like I was being bullied,’ said Madina, 31, a mental health therapist from Charlotte, North Carolina.

‘This is the last thing I want,’ Joey, 28, said in a confessional.

Joey went back to the other women and said that he had heard things about a ‘bully.’

Joey Graziadei was stunned that he had to deal with allegations of bullying in the house on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC

Madina told the other women that Joey was referring to her conversation about how she felt, but said that she didn’t mention Maria Georgas, 29, an executive assistant from Ontario, Canada, by name.

‘I also felt bullied as well,’ said Sydney Gordon, 28, a vintage store owner from Newport, Rhode Island.

‘You, I don’t want to hear from, no offense because you started this, right?’ Maria said.

‘You’re the one who said it, so you started it,’ Sydney said.

Maria called Sydney a ‘trouble maker’ and told her to stop. Sydney said she didn’t want to be friends with a catty person and walked away.

‘I’m done feeling attacked tonight,’ Sydney said.

‘I really don’t know where this is stemming from,’ Maria said confused.

When the season 28 episode opened, there were 18 women remaining in the house. Joey invited nine of the women on a group date with a card that read ‘I’m looking for my Mrs. Right. Love Joey.’

‘I also felt bullied as well,’ said Sydney Gordon, 28, a vintage store owner from Newport, Rhode Island

Maria Georgas, 29, an executive assistant from Ontario, Canada , was pulled aside by Joey after being accused of being a bully

The bullying allegations confused Maria who previously had been bullied and was sensitive to the feeling of others

‘This is the last thing I want,’ Joey, 26, said in a confessional as he dealt with the bullying claims

The women went to a theater where they competed in a pageant in front of a live audience.

Edwina Door, 25, an entrepreneur from Maple Grove, Minnesota, performed a song for Joey that she wrote for him. Maria did a no handed cartwheel and the splits. Sydney did a cheerleading routine that fell flat.

‘L-O-V-E Joey is the one for me!’ Sydney said. ‘R-I-G-H-T Mrs. Right, that’s me.’

The audience barely applauded when she finished.

‘Sydney was like, she’s going to blow our minds away and that’s exactly what she did,’ Edwina said laughing in a confessional.

Lexi told Joey that her talent was that she was the world’s best kisser and then called him to the stage to prove it. In the end, Joey picked Lexi as the winner of the pageant.

‘Lexi is already a good kisser,’ Joey said. ‘I’m in trouble if she gets any better.’

Joey also told Kelsey Anderson, 25, a junior project manager from Leesville, Louisiana, that he was excited about her.

The women went to a theater where they competed in a pageant hosted by Jesse Palmer in front of a live audience

The Golden Bachelor stars Nancy Hulkower, Kathy Swarts, Susan Noles and April Kirkwood helped Joey at the pageant

Edwina Door, 25, an entrepreneur from Maple Grove, Minnesota, performed a song for Joey that she wrote for him

Sydney did a cheerleading routine that fell flat

Lexi told Joey that her talent was that she was the world’s best kisser and then called him to the stage to prove it

‘There’s just something here that I almost can’t even describe, but it feels so right,’ Joey said.

‘I agree,’ Kelsey said.

‘I can’t believe how strong I feel about Kelsey already without even having a one-on-one,’ Joey said in a confessional.

At the end of the group date, Joey gave the date rose to Kelsey.

Back at the house, the one-on-one date card arrived and it was for Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Tran, 25, a physician assistant from Miami, and read ‘Love is a wild ride.’

‘I feel like I’m in a dream,’ Jenn said to the camera. ‘I really wasn’t expecting that.’

The next day, Edwina told another girl what happened and said that Maria was not a bully.

‘I honestly do not think that anyone is being bullied in this house and Sydney has blown it out of proportion,’ Edwina said.

The next day, Edwina told another girl what happened and said that Maria was not a bully

Edwina said Maria was just a straight-forward person.

‘Sydney is constantly bringing up things to knock me down for no reason,’ Maria said in a confessional.

Meanwhile, Joey went on his date with Jenn. They picked out wetsuits and surf boards and then went to the beach to surf. Joey helped Jenn ride the waves.

‘He’s making me feel so reassured and so comfortable,’ Jenn said.

The two kissed in the water and then on the sand.

‘I think we just click in a lot of ways,’ Joey said.

Jenn told Joey she had been through a few bad relationships and that her parents fought all the time when she was growing up.

‘It was a really traumatic place to grow up in,’ Jenn said.

Meanwhile, Joey went on a surfing date with Jenn

‘He’s making me feel so reassured and so comfortable,’ Jenn said

Jenn told Joey she had been through a few bad relationships and that her parents fought all the time when she was growing up

Jenn said she always felt unwanted by her father and that he was not a part of her life anymore. Jenn said she felt she was ready for a real relationship in her life.

Joey then showed Jenn a drone show in the sky that spelled her name and ‘Jenn will you accept this rose?’ Jenn said yes.

‘I am blown away, I feel so special right now,’ Jenn said.

At the house, the second group date for eight of the women read ‘I’m done playing singles. Love, Joey.’ Joey brought tennis legends Pam Shriver and James Blake to help teach the ladies some tennis and had them change into silly costumes from baby outfits, to hotdogs and buns to compete against each other.

‘The outfits are hysterical,’ Joey said. ‘

Jessica ‘Jess’ Edwards, 24, an executive assistant from San Diego, and Katelyn DeBacker, 25, a radiochemist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, dressed like a bee and a bee hive and went up against Evalin Clark, 29, a nanny from San Antonio, Texas, and Kelsey who wore lobster and butter themed costumes.

Katelyn told Joey her family had a curse because all of the women in her family were single and they were relying on her to break the curse. Joey ultimately gave the group date rose to Katelyn.

‘I didn’t expect that at all,’ Katelyn said.

At the house, the second group date for eight of the women read ‘I’m done playing singles. Love, Joey’

Joey brought tennis legends Pam Shriver and James Blake to help teach the ladies some tennis

Back at the house, Sydney said that she didn’t like Maria.

‘I am not the person that is the mean girl…She is clearly the problem and this is something that should be addressed to Joey,’ Sydney said in a confessional.

Joey decided to have a pool party instead of a cocktail party. Sydney pulled Joey aside.

‘She verbally attacked me, and I just sat there and held my composure,’ Sydney said. ‘She called me embarrassing, weird and dumb. I ended up walking away. I just couldn’t be in that hostile environment.’

‘I am shocked,’ Joey said to the camera. ‘I’m worried. I’m upset. If anyone is bringing any hostile environment it scares the s*** out of me.’

Joey thanked her for bringing this information to him. Joey then pulled Maria aside to talk. Joey told her that he heard some things that were ‘pretty alarming’, but that he wanted to hear both sides of the story. Joey said he heard that she had been cursing out some of the other women.

Maria told Joey that she had been bullied herself in the past and would never treat anyone as bad as she had been treated in the past. Maria started to get upset.

‘That word is something that I would never throw around,’ Maria said.

‘She verbally attacked me, and I just sat there and held my composure,’ Sydney said. ‘She called me embarrassing, weird and dumb. I ended up walking away. I just couldn’t be in that hostile environment’

Maria told Joey that she had been bullied herself in the past and would never treat anyone as bad as she had been treated in the past

Maria said this was a surprise for her. Joey said he didn’t know what to do.

‘I didn’t expect my journey to be hard because of girls,’ Maria said, breaking down crying in a confessional.

‘What I say is this. Sydney, if you like her, there is no way you can like me because we are completely different people,’ Maria said to Joey. ‘I’ve explained my side as much as I possibly can.’

Sydney then told the group that she felt good about her conversation with Joey. Maria said that Sydney was insecure but she didn’t know if she could convince Joey that she wasn’t that person.

At the final rose ceremony, Joey gave roses to Lexi Young, Lea Cavanan, Kelsey, Rachel Nance, Madina, Daisy Kent, Jess, Edwina, Autumn Waggoner, Allison Hollinger, Maria and the final rose went to Sydney.

‘I’m ready to move forward and leave the drama behind,’ Maria said.

‘I’m not going to let the mean girl win,’ Sydney said in a confessional.

The Bachelor will return next week with episodes on Monday and Tuesday on ABC.

February 6, 2024
Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Welcome Their First Daughter with a Nature-Inspired Name

Bachelor Nation’s Nick Viall and his fiancee Natalie Joy have welcomed their first child – a daughter together – just days after she was seen with a massive bump out in Los Angeles.

The 43-year-old star of The Bachelor and his significantly younger ladylove, 25, took to Instagram on Monday morning to announce the arrival of their new bundle of joy just months after revealing her pregnancy back in August.

The happy couple shared several sweet snaps of the baby girl who was born on Friday, February 2 including her laying in her crib and on Nick’s bare chest.

Nick and Natalie also unveiled the name of the child which has a draw to Mother Nature as she is called River Rose.

In the caption the happy couple revealed where the name comes from as they wrote: ‘River Rose Viall [white heart emoji] 2-2-2024 named after Natalie’s great grandmother and niece…the best part of life starts now[swan dove cloud and red heart emojis]’

Bachelor Nation’s Nick Viall and his fiancee Natalie Joy have welcomed their first child; a daughter

The 43-year-old star of The Bachelor and his significantly younger ladylove, 25, are seen in Los Angeles back in June 2022

According to The Bump, the name River is a gender-neutral name of British origin that means ‘a flowing body of water’ and is more frequently used for boys but has been gaining popularity for girls.

It also notes that ‘Symbolically, rivers represent growth, tranquility, and life. If you want to celebrate nature or encourage baby to go with the flow, River is a choice worth considering.’

Last week Natalie looked ready to pop as she gave fans a closer look at her bump as while showing off her outfit.

As she gave fans a side view of her bump, she wrote, ‘Side view goes crazy.’

She continued sharing bump snaps in a post promoting her partnership with Brilliant Earth jewelry.

‘staying in for Valentine’s day and staying stacked with jewelry with @brilliantearth #brilliantearthpartner,’ she captioned the post.

The post included a tender photo of Nick embracing Natalie from behind in a sweet silhouette snap.

The happy couple first connected on social media after Natalie slid into his DMs.

The couple took to Instagram on Monday morning to announce the arrival of their new bundle of joy just months after revealing her pregnancy back in August

Nick and Natalie also unveiled the name of the child which has a draw to Mother Nature as she is called River Rose

In the caption the happy couple revealed where the name comes from as they wrote: ‘River Rose Viall [white heart emoji] 2-2-2024 named after Natalie’s great grandmother and niece…the best part of life starts now[swan dove cloud and red heart emojis]’

The happy couple shared several sweet snaps of the baby girl who was born on Friday, February 2 including her laying in her crib and on Nick’s bare chest

According to The Bump , the name River is a gender-neutral name of British origin that means ‘a flowing body of water’ and is more frequently used for boys but has been gaining popularity for girls

It also notes that ‘Symbolically, rivers represent growth, tranquility, and life. If you want to celebrate nature or encourage baby to go with the flow, River is a choice worth considering’

Nick told E! News’ Down in the DMs in June 2022 about what his now-fiancée had written in her message.

‘I think DMs are a great place to meet people,’ he said at the time. ‘My current girlfriend slid in my DMs.

‘Real clever, it said, “You’re unreal.” I guess it was funny,’ he continued. ‘I was more curious, wondering why I was unreal.’

After linking up online, the pair started dating and went public with their romance shortly after in July 2020.

Three years into their relationship, the couple got engaged in January 2023.

In August, they made the exciting announcement that they were expecting their first child together.

Last week Natalie looked ready to pop as she gave fans a closer look at her bump as while showing off her outfit

Natalie wore the same look she was seen during her lunch outing as she posed in a dimly-lit space

She displayed her bump again as she promoted her partnership with Brilliant Earth

The post included a tender photo of Nick embracing Natalie from behind in a sweet silhouette snap

Viall and Joy posted photos on Instagram of themselves posing in a field with both of their hands caressing Joy’s baby bump.

They also shared a snap of an ultrasound, and in the following month, the pair revealed they would be welcoming a baby girl.

Nick most notably rose to fame after starring in the 21st season of ABC’s The Bachelor and participating in three prior seasons of the franchise.

He has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars and completed guest appearances on TV series such as Insecure, Teachers, Speechless, and Family Guy.

February 5, 2024
Joey Graziadei selects Daisy Kent for the first one-on-one date on The Bachelor, where she opens up about her cochlear implant during their dinner together.

Joey Graziadei singled out Daisy Kent for the first one-on-one date on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC.

The 28-year-old tennis coach from Royersford, Pennsylvania, also went on a wedding-themed group date and watched the women literally battle it out for his affection during the season 28 episode.

Daisy, 25, an account executive from Becker, Minnesota, did not go on the first wedding-themed group date and waited at night with the other women for the next date card.

‘There’s a one-on-one and a group date. We don’t know what order they’re coming in. But I hope that it’s a one-on-one with my name,’ Daisy admitted in a confessional.

The women shrieked when the date card was delivered and only Daisy’s name was read aloud.

Joey Graziadei singled out Daisy Kent for the first one-on-one date on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC

‘I want a love that hits all the right notes. Heart, Joey,’ the card read.

‘I’m the first one-on-one. She read ”Daisy”, I was like, wait. Is it just my name? And it was. So I’m really excited. I’m a little nervous, too,’ Daisy told the camera.

Daisy then revealed to the women that she started losing her hearing eight years ago and that Joey doesn’t know about it yet.

‘It’s been, like, one of the hardest things that I’ve gone through, but it’s also been one of the most beautiful things,’ Daisy said.

Daisy revealed that she’s only been on one date since getting a cochlear implant and that she planned on telling Joey about it during their date.

The women thanked her for sharing and Daisy wondered if she was going to be able to sleep before her one-on-one date.

Joey later met up with Daisy for a helicopter ride to the Beach Life Ranch music festival in Redondo Beach and they kissed on the chopper.

Daisy at the festival told Joey how she was transitioning out of software sales to running her non-profit full time, but waited until later to tell him about losing her hearing.

Daisy and Joey kissed during their dinner date in Los Angeles

Daisy at the music festival told Joey how she was transitioning out of software sales to running her non-profit full time, but waited until later to tell him about losing her hearing

The festival wasn’t the right time for Daisy to tell Joey, so she waited until dinner

‘I’m the first one-on-one. She read ‘Daisy’, I was like, wait. Is it just my name? And it was. So I’m really excited. I’m a little nervous, too,’ Daisy told the camera

They watched the Bahamas perform and were introduced to by the band who serenaded them as they danced on a side stage.

Daisy later during dinner in Los Angeles told Joey about having stroke-like seizures when she was 11 and how she noticed hearing loss at age 17.

She revealed being diagnosed with Lyme disease and going to Germany for treatment in a hospital for 30 days.

Daisy said she lost ‘a ton of my hair’ and 15 pounds in five days, but felt better after the treatment.

She told Joey that her hearing kept getting worse though, but she can communicate with her cochlear implant.

Daisy showed him the implant and explained how it works.

‘That’s what’s most impressive about it, though, is you’re wearing it with pride, you have this confidence about it, and you want to make a job out of it and help other people. I don’t know, it’s extremely inspiring to me, and this has only made you seem more interesting, more impressive, more wanting for me to just, yeah, see where all of this goes,’ Joey said.

Daisy in a confessional said Joey’s response made him 10 times more attractive to her.

They kissed and Joey offered her a date rose that Daisy accepted with a smile and a hug.

‘I’m so excited. Today was a really great start to what could be something special. I haven’t felt this way about somebody in a long time. I can definitely see myself falling in love with him. Like, I can see it, and I’m really excited about that,’ Daisy told the camera.

Daisy later during dinner in Los Angeles told Joey about having stroke-like seizures when she was 11 and how she noticed hearing loss at age 17

She told Joey that her hearing kept getting worse though, but she can communicate with her cochlear implant

Joey during the wedding-themed group date was pressed by host Jesse Palmer, 45, to pick one woman for his first dance.

Rachel Nance, 28, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, delivered a hilarious toast to their future and Joey picked her for the first dance.

Michael Bolton performed and sang When A Man Loves A Woman as Joey and Rachel danced with obvious chemistry between them.

Maria Georgas, 29, of Canada, changed into something more comfortable for the after-party and Joey approved of her sheer black outfit.

Jessica “Jess” Edwards, 24, opened up to Joey about building herself up for the past two years after a rough relationship and she later got the group date rose.

The first group date of the season featured a wedding theme and lots of white dresses

Rachel Nance, 28, an ICU nurse from Honolulu, Hawaii, delivered a hilarious toast to their future and Joey picked her for the first dance

Joey and Rachel showed obvious chemistry as they danced together

Michael Bolton performed and sang When A Man Loves A Woman as Joey and Rachel danced

Rachel and Joey beamed while looking at each other on the dance floor

Jessica “Jess” Edwards, 24, opened up to Joey about building herself up for the past two years after a rough relationship and she later got the group date rose

The second group date featured past contestants Jubilee Sharpe and Demi Burnett who put the women through a boot camp.

They later were divided into blue and red teams for games of capture the flag with one member of the winning team getting extra time with Joey.

Joey gave Edwina Dorbor, 25, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, a rose for standing out during the group date.

Lauren Hollinger, 28, quit the competition before the rose ceremony, but her sister Allison Hollinger, 26, was offered a rose during the ceremony and accepted it.

The wedding date was too much for Lauren who was grieving the loss of her father and she shut down before deciding to leave.

The Bachelor will return next week on ABC.

January 30, 2024
Kate Hudson admits to being a fan of The Bachelor franchise during her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, where she promoted her podcast.

Kate Hudson said she was a fan of The Bachelor during an appearance on Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.

‘Oh yeah,’ Kate said. ‘I kind of took a little bit of a break and then Golden Bachelor brought me back. Because I watched one episode and balled my eyes out and then I was hooked.’

Kate, 44, wearing a short black dress with a plunging neckline, told Jimmy, 56, that she met this season’s star of The Bachelor, Joey Graziadei, who also appeared on the talk show following the season premiere.

‘Very beautiful eyes,’ Kate said.

Kate appeared on the talk show with her brother Oliver Hudson, 47, to promote their podcast Sibling Revelry.

Kate Hudson said she was a fan of The Bachelor during an appearance on Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC

They shared stories about their father Kurt Russell, 72 always finding himself in interesting scenarios. Kate said once she was at her friend’s house watching the NBA Finals down the street from where O.J. Simpson lived at the time.

‘It was a big chase,’ Kate said referencing the infamous June 17, 1994, chase of the fugitive. ‘O.J. was on the 405 and Kurt all of the sudden just went ”Oh, he’s going home” Next thing you know he gets in the car and he leaves and he goes to O.J.’s house. I don’t know why. Just to see what happens.’

Kate said then they saw Kurt on TV behind the caution tape at O.J.’s house. Oliver said his father also ‘had a run in with Ted Bundy, he beat up Tex Watson, who was Charlie Manson’s right hand guy.’

‘I may not believe either of these stories,’ Kate said.

Kate said their family was very imaginative and they once went to great lengths to try and fool one of their childhood friends that they were actually a family of vampires.

‘We pranked him twice,’ Kate said. ‘We told him we were launching a spaceship out of our house. ‘

Kate said nore of the strict aunt to Oliver’s children.

‘Our parents were so laid back,’ Kate said.

Jimmy asked if she and Oliver dated each other’s friends.

Kate, 44, wearing a short black dress with a plunging neckline, told Jimmy, 56, that she met this season’s star of The Bachelor, Joey Graziadei

The actress appeared on the talk show with her brother Oliver Hudson, 47, to promote their podcast Sibling Revelry

Kate said their family was very imaginative and they once went to great lengths to try and fool one of their childhood friends that they were actually a family of vampires

‘Very beautiful eyes,’ Kate said of Joey, shown during the season 28 premiere of The Bachelor on Monday, who also appeared on the ABC talk show

Kate smiled at fans outside the Jimmy Kimmel Live studio in Hollywood

The blonde beauty wore a black sweater and blue jeans

‘Date is a strong word,’ Kate said. ‘There were a lot of hookups.’

‘There are also discrepancies here because Kate hooked up with my friend Scott Caan who is also an actor,’ Oliver said.

‘I never made out with Scottie,’ Kate said. ‘It never happened. Scottie said it never happened.’

‘I still don’t believe him,’ Oliver said.

‘I’m on Oliver’s side,’ Jimmy said.

Jimmy said if Scott ever comes back on the show they would put him on a lie detector and ask him.

‘I would do it and I would win,’ Kate said. ‘I would beat it. I would tell the truth.’

January 23, 2024
Sarah Herron from Bachelor Nation announces pregnancy with twin daughters, a year after the heartbreaking loss of their IVF baby Oliver

Nearly a year after tragically losing their IVF miracle baby Oliver, Bachelor Nation album Sarah Herron and husband Dylan Brown are now expecting twins.

The 37-year-old reality star, who competed on Season 17 of The Bachelor in 2013 and the first season of Bachelor in Paradise in 2014, took to her Instagram story to reveal the news.

‘Appointment today went well, the babies are growing on track! Next appointment in 3 weeks. The babies look so round and chubs! Little Rolly pollies!’ she wrote.

She also joked, ‘F**k around with IVF long enough and one day you might definitely get multiples,’ in another snap that showed both embryos.

Herron went on to add that for a brief moment, she actually thought she was having triplets, thanks to a bizarre phenomenon.

Nearly a year after tragically losing their IVF miracle baby Oliver , Bachelor Nation album Sarah Herron and husband Dylan Brown are now expecting twins

‘Appointment today went well, the babies are growing on track! Next appointment in 3 weeks. The babies look so round and chubs! Little Rolly pollies!’ she wrote

She also joked, ‘F**k around with IVF long enough and one day you might definitely get multiples,’ in another snap that showed both embryos

‘What’s really crazy is, and I haven’t talked about this yet, is that when I went in for 1st ultrasound, there were actually 3 gestational sacs,’ she said.

She explained that meant, ‘Baby A tried to split and become identical twins, but a yolk and fetal pole never developed.

‘SOOO… this means for about 15 seconds I had a heart attack there was going to be triplets,’ she said.

The ultrasound image clearly showed the two embryos – Baby A and Baby B – but there was an ’empty sac’ that is called a ‘blighted ovum’ or a ‘vanishing twin/triplet.’

She then shared a snap of her and husband Brown, who tied the knot in August after getting engaged in May 2021.

‘I feel like I have been really lacking on the content front lately. I’m just so exhausted that any minute I try to sit down, I have to take a nap,’ she explained.

‘Thank you for still showing up for my updates, even if they are sparse. Hopefully by the 2nd trimester, I’ll have the energy to be creative again,’ she said.

She also inadvertantly revealed that the twins are girls in another Instagram story post, where she spoke about her grief over losing Oliver.

‘What’s really crazy is, and I haven’t talked about this yet, is that when I went in for 1st ultrasound, there were actually 3 gestational sacs,’ she said

She also inadvertantly revealed that the twins are girls in another Instagram story post, where she spoke about her grief over losing Oliver

When someone responded to her story with the all-caps text ‘GIRLS!!’ and two red heart emojis, Herron responded, ‘Oops. Cat’s outta the bag. But yes, we know the sex of all our embyros’

‘Just BAWLED my eyes out in therapy. My grief for Oliver is heavy right now, as his heavenly birthday 12 days away,’ she said.

‘It hurts so bad, and simultaneously I know he’s sending me these little girls to comfort me right now,’ she said, revealing the twins are both girls.

When someone responded to her story with the all-caps text ‘GIRLS!!’ and two red heart emojis, Herron responded, ‘Oops. Cat’s outta the bag. But yes, we know the sex of all our embyros.’

Herron and Brown welcomed their son Oliver at just 24 weeks on January 28, but they revealed he passed away just hours after birth.

January 17, 2024