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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
11/21: A talk with jilted Bachelor gal from Newnan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ABC in teasers before Monday’s finale led viewers to believe Brad Womack of “The Bachelor” had found “the one.” That one, apparently, was himself, because he chose neither Phoenix Suns dancer Jenni Frost nor Newnan-based Keller Williams realtor DeAnna Pappas.
The “After the Rose” special Tuesday night in which the two women confronted Womack over the decision failed to clear things up at all for DeAnna or the viewers. Although he said he still thought about DeAnna, he didn’t make any gesture to try to keep up a relationship with her to see if it would work.
“I’m still very confused about the situation,” said DeAnna in an interview today. “Everyone around me was confused. I didn’t find closure for myself. … I fell in love with him. I would have waited.” She would still like to try to work things out with him, but she said she is going to move on with her life after placing her social life on hold the past 10 weeks waiting to see what he’d have to say at this “After the Rose” special. (She was not allowed to talk to him at all during those 10 weeks from the time the Monday night episode had taped until the special was shot a few days ago.)
Overall, I thought she sounded pretty grounded and mature about the whole situation.
She is relieved that Brad never said he loved her. “I don’t want him to lie to me that way if it’s not true,” she said. At the same time, “I’m not sure if he knows something and just wasn’t willing to say it.”
Despite the rejection, she said “he’s one of the most amazing people I’ve met in my life. He’s honest. He’s genuine. He’s very caring. He broke my heart.”
But during the taping, she had no clue he was going to dump her - and Jenni. “I was never led to believe I was being set up for disappointment.”
Womack was able to make many of the girls feel special when he was alone with them, something DeAnna noticed while watching the episodes. “He did say things to me that he didn’t say to others,” she said. “He saw me in the future but the others only in the present time.”
For herself, “I have no game plan. I’m keeping my options open. I woke up today and it was a beautiful day. I waited for two and a half months. It didn’t happen. I can’t hang on forever.”
DeAnna, who graduated East Coweta High School, said a couple of good friends convinced her to try out for the show, which she had never watched. Now she’s addicted and plans to see future versions. “I’m hooked and I know how it works.”
What did she learn? “I learned about life, love and myself. I have no regrets. I learned you can wear your heart on your sleeve and love somebody, even at the risk of getting hurt. You live and learn and get over it. You’ll eventually find the person you’re meant to be with.” Before this show, she said she was always cautious about letting people in, especially since her mom died when she was 12.
Despite the fact none of the bachelors so far have actually married anybody on the show (only bachelorette Tristan with Ryan Sutter), she still believes the concept of “The Bachelor,” that “two people can find each other and make this amazing relationship. It depends on how hard people are willing to work at it.”
Womack, in this case, decided not to do so at all.
His loss, she said. “All my exes eventually want to come back,” she said. “They don’t realize what they’ve missed until they leave me.”
11/21: Ryan Cameron, T.I. raise $166K for Hosea
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
T.I., stuck at home because of the weapons charges against him, joined V-103’s Ryan Cameron radio show by phone Tuesday afternoon to raise money for the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry campaign after the foundation had lost a $150,000 donor. So the station raised $166,000. Much of the money came from T.I. and Cameron’s celebrity friends such as Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, Ne-Yo, Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri. Despite his problems, T.I. put in $20,000.
“I’m just trying to secure my place in heaven,” Cameron told AllHipHop.com. “That’s what my grandma always said.”
Have a great Thanksgiving, everybody!
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