by Amy Kaufman
Current status: Not together
Season 7, 2011: ASHLEY HEBERT
Winner: J. P. Rosenbaum
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Married
Season 8, 2012: EMILY MAYNARD
Winner: Jef Holm
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Not together
Season 9, 2013: DESIREE HARTSOCK
Winner: Chris Siegfried
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Married
Season 10, 2014: ANDI DORFMAN
Winner: Josh Murray
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Not together
Season 11, 2015: KAITLYN BRISTOWE
Winner: Shawn Booth
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Engaged
Season 12, 2016: JOJO FLETCHER
Winner: Jordan Rodgers
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Engaged
Season 13, 2017: RACHEL LINDSAY
Winner: Bryan Abasolo
Proposal: Yes
Current status: Engaged
A Note on Sources
This book is a work of nonfiction. I have made every effort to verify all facts through articles, books, and interviews, nearly all of which are listed on the following pages. In select cases, when a source requested anonymity, I granted it—typically because the source still worked in the television industry and feared retribution.
Whenever possible, I met sources in person. If this was not an option, I completed interviews via telephone or video call. The only interview conducted via email was with Allison Williams.
I reached out to every Bachelor or Bachelorette who ever appeared on the show via email to request interviews. I found contact information via LexisNexis and public records. If no contact information was available for an individual, I searched for the information of the individual’s publicity or management representative.
Interview List
Auerbach, Gary, via phone, November 22, 2016.
Bigger, Eric, via phone, August 16, 2017.
Borghese, Lorenzo, via phone, June 7, 2016.
Bukowski, Chris, via phone, December 14, 2016.
Carbone, Steve, via phone, August 17, 2016.
Carroll, Michael, Los Angeles, May 2, 2016.
Cody, Diablo, via phone, January 26, 2017.
Coontz, Stephanie, via phone, August 6, 2016.
Crawley, Clare, via phone, July 27, 2016.
Crescenti, Tim, via phone, December 13, 2016.
Crevier, Glen, via phone, November 18, 2016.
Csincsak, Jesse, via phone, October 6, 2016.
Douglas, Susan, via phone, August 10, 2016.
Dries, Kate, via phone, February 14, 2017.
Ferriter, John, Los Angeles, November 3, 2016.
Fisher, Helen, via phone, August 9, 2016.
Flajnik, Ben, via phone, September 30, 2015.
Forester, Brooks, Los Angeles, May 10, 2016.
Garofola, Michael, New York City, May 17, 2016.
Gerson, Kathleen, via phone, September 16, 2016.
Glaser, Nikki, via phone, July 23, 2017.
Gray, Emma, via phone, May 8, 2017.
Greenfield, David, Los Angeles, July 31, 2016.
Hains, Rebecca, via phone, December 9, 2016.
Hatta, Ben, via phone, October 3, 2015.
Iaconetti, Ashley, via phone, February 13, 2017.
Isenberg, Brad, via phone, May 3, 2016.
Iyengar, Sheena, via phone, October 4, 2016.
Jeffress, Scott, Los Angeles, September 30, 2015.
Johnson, Chad, via phone, June 12, 2017.
Johnson, Sandi, Los Angeles, January 13, 2017.
Joynt, Sharleen, via video call, September 23, 2015.
Lowe, Catherine, via phone, October 7, 2016.
Lowe, Sean, via phone, September 28, 2016.
Lynskey, Melanie, via phone, August 1, 2017.
Maguire, Daniel, Los Angeles, August 17, 2017.
Majors, Evan, via video call, December 9, 2016.
Malina, Joshua, via phone, August 30, 2017.
Miller, Kallissa, Los Angeles, September 19, 2016.
O’Neill, Rosie, via phone, December 19, 2016.
Papa, Rozlyn, via phone, August 18, 2016.
Perrin, Duan, via phone, May 4, 2016.
Phillips, Meredith, Portland, Oregon, June 12, 2016.
Pratt, Heidi and Spencer, via phone, August 30, 2017.
Price, Dave, via phone, May 2, 2016.
Rego, Justin, via video call, July 10, 2016.
Renfroe, Jay, Los Angeles, August 25, 2016.
Ritter, Jason, via phone, August 23, 2017.
Robinson, Craig, via phone, June 13, 2017.
Rose, Erica, Los Angeles, July 6, 2016.
Scheer, Paul, via phone, January 26, 2017.
Schumer, Amy, via phone, January 12, 2017.
Siegfried, Desiree, via phone, August 8, 2016.
Stanger, Patti, via phone, August 25, 2017.
Tatar, Maria, via phone, December 13, 2016.
Ventiera, Vinny, Los Angeles, August 17, 2017.
Viall, Nick, Los Angeles, October 5, 2015.
Wahlberg, Donnie, via phone, August 28, 2017.
Waterman, Jen Schefft, via phone, July 6, 2016.
Williams, Allison, via email, July 11, 2017.
Zeisler, Andi, via phone, December 5, 2016.
Selected Bibliography
BOOKS
Ackerman, Diane. A Natural History of Love. New York: Vintage, 1994.
Ansari, Aziz, with Eric Klinenberg. Modern Romance. New York: Penguin Books, 2015.
Cherlin, Andrew J. The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today. New York: Vintage, 2010.
Coontz, Stephanie. Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage. New York: Viking Penguin, 2005.
Dorfman, Andi. It’s Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After. New York: Gallery Books, 2016.
Fisher, Helen. Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.
———. Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2004.
Fleiss, Mike, and Michael Silver. Sports with an Attitude: The World’s Most Irreverent Sports Quiz Book. New York: Price Stern Sloan, 1993.
Guiney, Bob. What a Difference a Year Makes: How Life’s Unexpected Setbacks Can Lead to Unexpected Joy. New York: Tarcher, 2003.
Harrison, Chris. The Perfect Letter. New York: Dey Street Books, 2015.
Iyengar, Sheena. The Art of Choosing. New York: Twelve, 2010.
Johnson, Emily Maynard. I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love. Nashville, TN: Nelson Books, 2016.
Klein, Jessi. You’ll Grow Out of It. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016.
Leo, Richard A. Police Interrogation and American Justice. Boston: Harvard University Press, 2008.
Lowe, Sean, with Nancy French. For the Right Reasons: America’s Favorite Bachelor on Faith, Love, Marriage, and Why Nice Guys Finish First. Nashville, TN: Nelson Books, 2015.
Pozner, Jennifer L. Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press, 2010.
Robertson, Courtney, with Deb Baer. I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain. New York: It Books, 2014.
Rycroft, Melissa. My Reality. New York: Gallery Books, 2012.
Schefft, Jen. Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling. New York: William Morrow, 2007.
Sutter, Trista. Happily Ever After: The Life-Changing Power of a Grateful Heart. Bos
ton: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2013.
ARTICLES
“ABC Enters into Multi-Year, Wide-Ranging Deal with Producer Mike Fleiss and Telepictures Productions.” PR Newswire, October 10, 2002.
“ABC: Former Bachelor Contestants Mull Class Action.” Class Action Reporter, February 28, 2012.
Adalian, Josef. “Reality Vet Signs Eye’s Dotted Line.” Daily Variety, April 22, 2003.
———, and Michael Schneider. “WB Ramps Up Reality Skeins.” Daily Variety, October 15, 2001.
Angelo, Megan. “The Roses! The Romance! The Roasts!” New York Times, February 12, 2012.
Aurthur, Kate. “‘Bachelor’ Faces Up to the Harsh Reality.” Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2002.
———. “Reality Stars Keep on Going and Going.” New York Times, October 10, 2004.
———. “‘The Bachelorette’ Ratings Are Falling Hard.” BuzzFeed, July 11, 2017.
Babb, Christina Hughes. “Hello, Chris Harrison.” Advocate: Lake Highlands Edition, October 2015.
“Bachelor Contestant Gia Allemand Dies After Apparent Suicide Attempt.” CNN Wire, August 14, 2013.
Barney, Chuck. “Reality-TV Impresario Has Finger on Viewers’ Hot and Sordid Pulse.” Contra Costa Times, February 18, 2003.
Bellafante, Ginia. “One Small Step for Man, 25 Backward for Women.” New York Times, April 14, 2002.
Belloni, Matthew, and James Hibberd. “Unscripted Win Is Dose of Reality.” Hollywood Reporter, January 22, 2009.
Boedeker, Hal. “The Guy Who Saved ABC.” Orlando Sentinel, January 15, 2003.
Braxton, Greg. “‘Bachelor’ Casting at Issue.” Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2011.
Brodesser, Claude. “Feuds.” Variety, June 7, 2004–June 13, 2004.
Brownfield, Paul. “Fox Has Own ‘Bachelor’ Idea.” Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2002.
———. “In a War of Bad Taste, There Are No Winners.” Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2005.
———. “TV’s Big Noisemaker—and Proud of It.” Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2002.
Byrne, Alanna. “ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ Sued for Racial Bias.” Inside Counsel, April 2012.
“Calling All Brides . . . A Nationwide Search Begins for Potential Brides Willing to Marry a Millionaire Live from Las Vegas on Network Television.” Business Wire, December 7, 1999.
Carlson, Erin. “It’s the Women, Not the Bachelor, That Keeps ‘The Bachelor’ Going.” Associated Press, April 17, 2007.
———. “Producer: ‘Bachelor’ Finale Wasn’t Fixed.” Associated Press, March 4, 2009.
Carr, David. “Casting Reality TV, No Longer a Hunch, Becomes a Science.” New York Times, March 28, 2004.
———. “Viewers Don’t Want Conventional.” New York Times, August 27, 2012.
Carter, Bill. “Even as Executives Scorn the Genre, TV Networks Still Rely on Reality.” New York Times, May 19, 2003.
———. “TV’s Millionaire Groom Has a Past in Entertainment.” New York Times, February 18, 2000.
Chocano, Carina. “Just Call It America’s Funniest Prostitutes.” Salon, February 21, 2000.
———. “Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?” Salon, February 16, 2000.
Collins, Scott. “It’s a New Reality for ABC, WB.” Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2004.
De Moraes, Lisa. “He May Make $19,000, But ‘Joe’ Brings In 19 Million—Viewers.” Washington Post, January 8, 2003.
Farhi, Paul. “On Fox, Making Reality a Reality.” Washington Post, February 10, 2003.
———. “Popping the Question.” Washington Post, November 20, 2002.
Fernandez, Maria Elena. “Bighearted.” Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2009.
Flahardy, Cathleen. “Racial Discrimination Case Against ‘The Bachelor’ Dismissed.” Inside Counsel, October 2012.
“‘Frankenbiting’ Scares Up Reality Controversy.” Newsday, July 21, 2005.
Freydkin, Donna. “Reality-Show Contestants Raise Glasses, Concerns.” USA Today, February 18, 2003.
———. “Will Viewers Find ‘Bachelorette’ as Engaging as ‘The Bachelor’?” USA Today, November 25, 2002.
———. “Young and Voyeuristic.” USA Today, January 15, 2003.
Gajewski, Ryan. “The ‘Bachelor’ Mansion’s Owner Tells All.” Us Weekly, January 2, 2017.
Gardner, Chris. “Hitched, Hatched, Hired.” Hollywood Reporter, May 22, 2015.
Gay, Verne. “Will Viewers Tune In to Feel the Pain?” Newsday, January 8, 2003.
Gerhart, Ann, and Jennifer Frey. “Runners-Up in the Bridal Sweepstakes.” Washington Post, February 19, 2000.
“Ghoulish New US TV Game Show Concept Pits Relatives in Battle of Wills.” Agence France Presse, October 25, 2002.
Goldstein, Patrick. “Reality Moves Up to the Big Time.” Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2003.
Gordon, Julie. “‘Bachelor’ Secrets Spilled.” amNewYork, March 5, 2009.
Grego, Melissa. “‘Bachelor’ Boss Weds.” Daily Variety, October 10, 2002.
Hibberd, James. “‘Bachelor’ Cleans Up.” Hollywood Reporter, March 3, 2009.
“Inside The Bachelor; A Human Behavior Lab.” ABC News Transcript, March 15, 2010.
“Inside The Bachelor; Stories Behind the Rose.” ABC News Transcript, July 26, 2010.
James, Caryn. “It’s Her Turn, but Don’t Call Her Heartbreaker.” New York Times, January 8, 2003.
Lang, Derrik J. “As the Writers’ Strike Winds Down, Reality TV Continues to Grow Up.” Associated Press, February 12, 2008.
Leitereg, Neal J. “Hot Property: A Change of Genre in Calabasas.” Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2016.
Lisotta, Christopher. “Is Honeymoon Over for ABC’s ‘Bachelor’?” Television Week, April 18, 2005.
Littlejohn, Janice Rhoshalle. “‘Bachelor’: A Little Sweet, A Little Bitter.” Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2002.
Longwell, Todd. “What Price Reality?” Hollywood Reporter, June 5, 2009.
Lowry, Brian. “Cold Reality Is Setting In.” Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2000.
———. “Fox Hands Rivals a ‘Wedding’ Present.” Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2000.
———. “In Reality, There’s Really No Such Thing as Bad Buzz.” Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2003.
———. “Probe Absolves ‘Multi-Millionaire,’ Fox Says.” Los Angeles Times, April 13, 2000.
“Mel Gibson Sells California Home to the ‘Bachelor’ Creator.” WENN Entertainment News Wire Service, October 8, 2012.
“Mike Fleiss Marries Laura Kaeppeler.” Yerepouni Daily News, April 10, 2014.
Mongillo, Peter. “What Does Guy from Texas Know About ‘Jersey Shore’?” Austin-American Statesman, January 6, 2011.
“Multimillionaire Groom Was In Fact a Stand-Up Comic Linked to Fox TV.” Edmonton Journal, February 18, 2000.
“New ‘Bachelor’ Says He Liked Anonymity.” Associated Press Online, April 19, 2004.
“Nominate Your Favorite Candidate for America’s Most Eligible Bachelor.” PR Newswire, October 8, 2001.
Peyser, Marc. “Spinsterhood Is Powerful.” Newsweek, January 13, 2003.
Poggi, Jeanine. “The Business of ‘The Bachelor.’” Advertising Age, October 12, 2015.
Quinn, Steve. “The Natural.” Dallas Morning News, May 18, 2003.
“Rick Rockwell Talks About His ‘Multimillionaire’ Marriage.” Larry King Live, February 29, 2000.
Rosenthal, Phil. “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places.” Chicago Sun-Times, January 6, 2003.
Rubin, Daniel. “A Spurned Husband’s Altered State for Millionaire, ‘A Rough Couple of Days.’” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 2000.
Satzman, Darrell. “Home of the Week: A Modern Take on a Stately Classic.” Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2011.
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nbsp; Seal, Mark. “Reality Kings.” Vanity Fair, July 2003.
“Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici Exchanged Vows and Neil Lane Wedding Bands During the Much-Anticipated ABC Special ‘The Bachelor: Sean and Catherine’s Wedding.’” PR Newswire, January 29, 2014.
Seibel, Deborah Starr. “Reality As They Know It: One Hectic Day in the Lives of Four Power Brokers.” Broadcasting & Cable, August 30, 2004.
Sigesmund, B. J. “Behind ‘The Bachelor.’” Newsweek, April 11, 2002.
Smith, Emily. “Now He’s ‘Bachelor’ Himself.” New York Post, March 7, 2012.
Speier, Michael. “The Bachelor.” Daily Variety, March 25, 2002.
Stanley, Alessandra. “Blurring Reality with Soap Suds.” New York Times, February 22, 2003.
———. “It’s All About Hottitude and Tweaking ‘Reality.’” New York Times, February 13, 2003.
———. “When in Rome, Bachelorettes, Just Pretend It’s Las Vegas, with More Convincing Props.” New York Times, October 2, 2006.
Starr, Michael. “‘Bachelor’ Looks for a Tough Guy . . . Any Ideas, Fellas?” New York Post, May 29, 2002.
Steinberg, Brian. “How ABC Keeps Fans in Love with ‘The Bachelor.’” Advertising Age, February 11, 2011.
Tomashoff, Craig. “A Barnum of Reality Chases the Relateable Concept.” New York Times, February 23, 2003.
———. “Casting Reality TV? It’s Now Difficult to Find Real People.” New York Times, August 28, 2011.
Triplett, Ward. “He’s Got Game.” Kansas City Star, April 28, 2004.
“TV Mogul Mike Fleiss’ Disturbing the Peace Charge to Be Dismissed.” WENN Entertainment News Wire Service, March 9, 2015.
Volmers, Eric. “The Bachelor King, Mike Fleiss, Shares His Secrets in Banff.” Calgary Herald, June 13, 2012.
Wilson, Craig. “Why People Will Do Almost Anything to Get on TV.” USA Today, February 25, 2000.
Wong, Tony. “A Night at the Bachelor Mansion.” Toronto Star, February 16, 2013.
Wyatt, Edward. “The Reality of Hollywood’s Sweatshop: Low Pay, Few Breaks.” International Herald Tribune, August 3, 2009.
Yahr, Emily. “Days of Whine and Roses.” Washington Post, December 16, 2012.
Youn, Soo. “‘Bachelor’ Creator Charged in Malibu Dispute with David Charvet, Brooke Burke.” Hollywood Reporter, November 20, 2014.
