"The Bachelor" Invades Rome
So many women, so few roses.
A new season of The Bachelor is upon us, and this time the ABC show is whisking 25 wannabe princesses to Rome to vie for the charms of this year's main event, Prince Lorenzo Borghese.
The Italian nobleman and canine beauty product entrepreneur (whatever, he's the heir to a human cosmetics fortune, as well) will have his pick of 27 women--the Americans plus two ladies from his native country who have yet to be identified and are mostly there to make bonding with the prince harder for the others. (And, hopefully for the network, to make things more interesting for viewers, of which there haven't been as many lately.)
Among the Yanks (and one Canuck) heading over to romp in the Trevi Fountain and take romantic Vespa rides around the Colosseum are Kim, 27, an interior designer from Long Beach, California, who said at the getting-to-know-you all-night cocktail party that "now is kind of my time to put on my glass slipper"; Houston socialite Erica, 23, who figures that "Lorenzo's family definitely owns the city and probably the country, and I can't wait to meet him"; and Lisa, 25, from Portland, Oregon, who's prepared to "lick a slug??hug a tree, whatever," to show Borghese how down to earth she is.
SPOILER ALERT:
Apparently the 34-year-old prince is a bit of a tree-hugger himself, because Lisa makes it through night number one with the first rose of the season and a new pair of diamond earrings, not joining the 15 who don't make it past the initial sunrise Rose Ceremony.
Once again, so many have their dreams dashed on the very first day and are unable to become like Travis and Sarah...oh, wait. Like Jesse and...nope, not them neither. Oh, wait, like Charlie and...
Bursting yet another fairytale bubble, E! Online TV reporter Korbi Ghosh spied season seven's Charlie O'Connell and his ultimate rose recipient, Sarah Brice, in what appeared to be the throes of splitting up at a Los Angeles café.
That rose is still blooming for some, though. Season six Bachelor Byron Velnick and his pick du jour, Mary Delgado, are still expected to tie the knot sometime this year.
Here's a complete list (minus the Italians) of the women looking to write their own happy endings this season, including their age, occupation, and current place of residence:
- Andrea, 28, hotel concierge, Cincinnati
- April, 23, model, Chicago
- Brit, 28, beer chemist, Columbus, Ohio
- Carissa, 25, attorney, Morristown, New Jersey
- Claudia, 22, restaurateur, Boca Raton, Florida
- Desiree, 22, realtor, Salt Lake City
- Ellen, 30, realtor, New Haven, Connecticut
- Elyse, 27, physician, New York
- Erica, 23, socialite, Houston
- Gina, 28, ultrasound technician, Chicago
- Heather, 34, registered nurse, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- Jami, 27, event planner, Galveston, Texas
- Jeanette, 23, teacher, Bloomingdale, Illinois
- Jennifer, 24, teacher, Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Jessica, 25, assistant buyer, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Kim, 27, interior designer, Long Beach, California
- Laura, 29, dolphin trainer, San Diego
- Lisa, 25, marketing manager, Portland, Oregon
- Meri, 27, attorney, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Renee, 30, broadcast marketer, Baltimore
- Rita, 29, policy adviser, Richmond, Virginia
- Rosella, 27, makeup artist, Chicago
- Sadie, 23, publicist, Carlsbad, California
- Sarah, 30, journalist, Nelson, British Columbia
- Tara, 24, realtor, St. Augustine, Florida
Season nine of The Bachelor premieres Monday on ABC.
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