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Bachelor Nation star Kaitlyn Bristowe has spoken out for years about how she was denied a chance to appear on Dancing With The Stars because of an ABC executive. She revealed recently that the same exec didn’t want her to be The Bachelorette either. Keep reading to find out why not.

Kaitlyn Bristowe’s DWTS Dream Crushed For Years

Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe finally had her chance to compete on Dancing With The Stars in 2020. The outspoken reality star revealed in 2017 that she was in talks to join the dance show. However, the creator of the Bachelor show, Mike Fleiss, wouldn’t let her.

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Kaitlyn went on to win Season 29 with her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev. She was the second Bachelorette to win the dance competition. Hannah Brown won the Mirrorball Trophy in Season 28. Bachelor Nation stars Jenn Tran and Joey Graziadei are competing on Season 33 of DWTS.

Jenn Tran is The Bachelorette for Season 21 when The Bachelor spinoff returns this summer.

It’s no secret that she was at least the third choice for the role after Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas stepped down.

But that doesn’t mean she isn’t the best choice and after Maria’s recent podcast appearance, that is becoming more apparent.

Not to mention, Daisy Kent already has a new man after coming in second place while trying to win over Joey Graziadei.

We’re dying to know how Jenn is doing on her journey, which has been filming since soon after The Bachelor season ended.

So far, we know that Daisy and Kelsey will be making an appearance, but beyond that, not much is known, and the spoilers have been few and far between — which is going to make Jenn’s season even more epic once it starts in July.

“The Bachelorette” makes history Monday night with two stars leading the franchise for the first time ever.

Well, that is if you’ve forgotten about Season 11, which aired in 2015, when the male contestants were tasked with choosing between Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson to become the leading lady of the season. Bachelor Nation knows that backlash ensued after that season with Bristowe, but things have changed in the years since.

The franchise’s newest leading ladies, Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey, promise that their season does not pit women against each other, and instead, is a true display of girl power through a complicated journey of finding love (twice!). In fact, the women say that choosing two Bachelorettes was only fair.

“It’s like, how could they have chosen one?” Recchia tells Variety. She reminds viewers that earlier this year, both her and Windey were at the center of a...

With Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia’s season of “The Bachelorette” right around the corner, we can’t wait for double the romance — and double the drama — but how will the series balance two leading ladies? In essence, how does “The Bachelorette” with two bachelorettes work?

When both women were announced as Season 19 bachelorettes during Clayton Echard’s “After the Final Rose” episode in March 2022, host Jesse Palmer did not provide details about how this season — which marks the first season that two leads will appear for the entirety of a season — would work.

“This is insane and I’m excited to do this journey with you. We did it once together,” Recchia said to Windey after the announcement. But what will two journeys for love in one season look like?

How will this season work?

While Palmer insisted that “there’s no set formula,” and “there are no rules,...

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Every year, ABC teases the "most dramatic finale in 'Bachelor' history," and this year, it actually measured up to the hype. Clayton Echard's season ended in a roller coaster that left top two contestants Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia devastated. In case you missed it, Echard told Susie Evans, who was in the top three, that he'd slept with both Windey and Recchia during their Fantasy Suite dates, and she she sent herself home as a result. During part one of the finale, the former football player told his top two that he was in love with both of them, had slept with both of them, and had been in love with Evans.

Behind the scenes, Windey told cameras, "Wrong f*cking answer" and decided she didn't want to continue on with the journey. Follow me on this ride, all right? Windey...

It's a party of three! Former Bachelor star Britt Nilsson shared the heartwarming and special news that she gave birth her baby girl, Noa Ellis Joy. She and her husband, Jeremy Byrne, welcomed their little bundle of joy earlier this week. This is the couple's first child together. "Hello! My Name is Noa Ellis Joy Byrne and I was born June 23 at 5:52 am, 9lb and 21 inches long," Britt's Instagram post began, alongside a photo of her newborn. Additionally, The Bachelor alum explained the meaning behind her little one's name. "Noa is a Hebrew girls' name that means 'movement' or 'motion.' In Japanese it means 'my love'...

On July 14, 1918 in Uppsala, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman was born, and a quarter-century later, he began to bring his cinematic voice to the world. A century after his brith, with an astounding body of work like few other directors and an influence that reverberates through the past many decades of filmmaking, his filmography is being celebrated like never before.

Starting this February at NYC’s Film Forum and then expanding throughout the nation “the largest jubilee of a single filmmaker” will be underway in a massive, 47-film retrospective. Featuring 35 new restorations, including The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Scenes from a Marriage, Fanny and Alexander, and many, many more, Janus Films has now debuted a beautiful trailer alongside the full line-up of films.

The Ingmar Bergman retrospective begins on February 7 at NYC’s Film Forum and then will expand to the following cities this spring:

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Wa

Detroit Film Theatre,...

After two heartbreaking outcomes in Bachelor Nation, Britt Nilsson finally got her fairy tale ending when she married her fiancé, Jeremy Byrne, on Saturday, Us Weekly reports.  The outlet adds that the bride and groom said "I do" in front of 160 guests at the Green Oak Ranch in Vista, California. "Jeremy's great grandfather actually started this ranch way back when, so it's been in his family forever," the newlywed told the publication. "It's really beautiful and very nostalgic for Jer for sure." To kick things up a notch, Britt opted for some funky footwear, a pair of bedazzled Converse, for the fun-filled and festive occasion. The pair began...

Britt Nilsson used to be at war with her body, but now she's learning to let go of the need to be perfect and is embracing her humanity. Read more about her journey here.

Life is gravy. Bachelorette contestant Brady Toops tells Us Weekly that his life is returning to normal after his whirlwind appearance on the smash ABC series and subsequent relationship with his ex-girlfriend Britt Nilsson. "It’s nice for some of the craziness to die down," Toops, who was at the Kit & Ace store launch party in L.A.'s Venice neighborhood on Wednesday, Oct. 28, tells Us. "It still happens. The raving fans come up and want pictures. I just flew in from Sacramento and the flight attendants wanted [...]...

Congratulations to you, sweet @kaitlynbristowe!!! I'm praying for every blessing in the world to come into your new life! Everything Does happen for a reason, and tonight is definitely your night, girl! Can't wait to see you and give you a big hug! You are a treasure and a fighter and a woman I am happy to call my friend, truly beautiful inside and out--congratulations !! ?????????????????? A photo posted by Britt Nilsson (@brittkarolina) on Jul 27, 2015 at 10:14pm Pdt Bachelorette buddies! Britt Nilsson sent a sweet [...]...

Bachelorette fans were shocked to learn that Brady Toops and Britt Nilsson ended their romance shortly after stepping away from the cameras – despite the "going strong" updates that ABC aired each week.

"Everything on paper was perfect," Nilsson, who her chance at finding love this season to Kaitlyn Bristowe in the premiere, told People of why their relationship only lasted a few weeks. "But we didn't have that connection I was looking for. That was a hard conclusion."

In an Instagram post Tuesday, Toops, 33, teased that the truth behind their breakup had more to do with their lack of a...

Brady Toops is setting the record straight. The former Bachelorette contestant took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 21, to offer up an explanation as to why he and Bachelorette star Britt Nilsson parted ways. The rocker, 33, shared a sweet photo of himself on the beach with Nilsson, for whom he left the current, 11th season of the ABC dating show after it was announced that Kaitlyn Bristowe would be the next Bachelorette. Bristowe narrowly edged out Nilsson at the beginning of the season, which was the [...]...

Tonight's episode, kicked off with another brief intro for Kaitlyn. Then they showed Bradley Troop, showing up to surprise the rejected Bachelorette ,Britt Nilsson, after walking out on Kaitlyn. Britt was full of tears until he showed up. Then she immediately changed her tune, so it looks like it was a good thing. From there, they got things back on track by focusing on the real Bachelorette,Kaitlyn, and her group date with 8 of the guys. They went to learn how to box with boxing champ, Laila Ali. After learning how to box, they had to box each other, and big Ben Z ended up winning after knocking the crap out of poor Jared. After that, Kaitlyn chatted up the guys at the afterparty. She really liked Ben Z's conversation and kissing, so she gave him the early rose. Next, they showed some 1 on 1 date action with Kaitlyn and Clint.

Booted 'Bachelorette' contestant Josh S. is livid over being portrayed as a creepy stripper by host Chris Harrison because he was only getting naked on demand -- the producers' demands. Sources close to Josh tell TMZ ... producers put him up to the striptease after nixing his original plan to simply hug Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson. We're told producers said his nice guy act was too boring and forgettable -- so, he caved and did...

Sean Lowe wasn't a fan of the two Bachelorette idea in theory, and he's not a fan of it in practice, either. After voicing his objections to the pitch when it was announced back in March, he weighed in again after the premiere aired on May 18. The For the Right Reasons author took to his Patheos blog on Tuesday to share his thoughts about part one of the two-part episode, which brought back season 20 contestants Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, who vied for Chris Soules' [...]...

Gotta be honest here: That was boring…until the season highlights promo. Chris Harrison wasted no time whatsoever in revealing the result of the vote: Britt Nilsson is not going to be the Bachelorette, meaning our girl Kaitlyn Bristowe is now tasked with finding the love of her life as dramatically as she can on national television. Lucky her? We didn't quite hear what Britt was saying as she cried in the limo, but here's what we think she might have said: "That...sob...was...sob...so pointless...sob...and probably...sob...just...for ratings...sob...but I hope...sob sob sob...this is is enough...sob...crying...to fulfill my contractual obligations." So, without...

Welcome to the club, girls! Bachelorette Andi Dorfman passed the torch to Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson on Monday, May 18, with the premiere of the new season. "Excited to welcome Kaitlyn and Britt into an Amazing group of women that I was so lucky to have gotten to join last year," Dorfman wrote on Instagram, alongside a collage of Bachelorettes, ranging from season one's Trista Sutter to season 11's dueling duo. The collage included photos of all 12 ladies who've been featured on ABC's smash reality series [...]...

Recently, ABC dropped this new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "The Bachelorette 2015" episode 1, and it gives us new looks at some pretty shocking and interesting stuff as one of the 2 Bachelorettes, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, are in for a very upsetting announcement when one of them gets voted off to only have one Bachelorette like it should've been in the first damn place. In the new clip, it shows all the Bachelor guys actually getting the opportunity to vote for who they think should be the new Bachelorette. I just hope Kaitlyn is the one that gets to stay. I've always thought it should've just been her. I'm still trying to figure out why Britt even got to be involved in this, because I recall her being horrible on the Bachelor, making Chris feel very uncomfortable and what not. What the hell? Anyways, check it out, below.

Unexpected, shocked, intimidated. These were all words used by Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson to describe ABC's double Bachelorette twist while speaking to Us Weekly during a conference call on Thursday, May 14. "It was definitely unexpected, and I was shocked," Bristowe, 29, told Us of the plot twist for season 11. "Yes — I was kind of just beside myself, because I didn’t know what to think. I wasn’t excited about it." Bristowe was the clear front-runner for the Bachelorette slot after season 19 Bachelor Chris Soules [...]...

With 25 suitors choosing between Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, there's no doubt that the proceedings will be more than a little awkward – especially given the fact that after the first rose ceremony, one of the ladies will have to pack their bags and head back home.

However, Bachelorette host Chris Harrison says that the premiere won't be awkward for the reasons you think. "It ended up being more awkward for the guys," Harrison, 43, told Yahoo! TV. "They got out of the limos and there were two women they had to get to know and impress. Guys are bad at these introductions anyway.

Just one day after Sean Lowe made waves when he called the Bachelorette twist ''disgusting," Bachelorette alum and pal J.P. Rosenbaum is now weighing in on the shake-up. In case you haven't been keeping up with your Bachelorette scoop, the ABC series will feature two Bachelorettes next season—Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe—and on the very first night, 25 suitors will go on dates with both women and ultimately decide who will make the best wife. "I am eternally grateful for all that has transpired in my life over the past four years," Rosembaum, who is married to season seven Bachelorette Ashley Herbert, began. "I was lucky enough to marry my...

Peeps-flavored milk has potential to be the best or worst seasonal beverage on the market, so Jimmy Kimmel enlisted “American Idol” judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. to put the Easter treat to the test. The results? Also Read: %u2018American Idol%u2019 & %u2018Voice%u2019 Winners: Who%u2019s Broken Out, Who%u2019s Just Broken (Photos) “It’s going to Hollywood,” Connick said. “That’s amazing.” “Yikes,” Lopez said. “It’s so, like, milky sugar.” Also Read: Dual %u2018Bachelorette%u2019 Contestants Britt Nilsson, Kaitlyn Bristowe Take Turns Dumping Jimmy Kimmel (Video) Earlier in the show,...

Welcome to The Bachelorette Thunderdome! Two eligible bachelorettes enter, only one gets to hand out the roses. The ABC hit franchise is going rogue for season 11, kicking off with not one, but two ladies: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, both fan-favorites from Chris Soules' recent season. Alas, both gorgeous brunettes won't be looking for eternal love on TV all season, as the 25 contestants will get to choose which lady sticks around as the Bachelorette after the first night. Insanity, right?! "For the first time in Bachelorette history, we're gonna have two Bachelorettes," Chris Harrison announced at the end of the After the Final Rose live special on Monday night....

ABC’s first-ever dual Bachelorettes, Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe, are already practicing the art of the break up to prepare for the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette.” Jimmy Kimmel welcomed the former “Bachelor” contestants to his late-night show on Monday, and told them that since they will have to dump numerous men, they should test their strategy on him. Also Read: 7 Juicy %u2018Bachelor%u2019 Scandals: From a Venezuelan%u2019s Gay Slur to a Producer%u2019s Affair (Photos) Bristowe went first, and took Kimmel’s hands in hers to say, “We had a beautiful moment in the hot tub.

As America now knows, not one but two women, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, were named potential Bachelorettes for the next season of the ABC show, squaring off on night one. Shocking news for fans, but the women themselves are taking it in stride. "I'm trying to be really positive about the situation," Bristowe tells People of vying to officially become the next Bachelorette. "It's definitely not ideal, but it's an incredible opportunity. And if the outcome is me meeting the guy I spend the rest of my life with, then it is all worth it." Nilsson, who weathered a...

As America now knows, not one but two women, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson, were named potential Bachelorettes for the next season of the ABC show, squaring off on night one. Shocking news for fans, but the women themselves are taking it in stride.

"I'm trying to be really positive about the situation," Bristowe tells People of vying to officially become the next Bachelorette. "It's definitely not ideal, but it's an incredible opportunity. And if the outcome is me meeting the guy I spend the rest of my life with, then it is all worth it."

Nilsson, who weathered a...

As you may have heard, the next season of The Bachelorette will have not one but two bachelorettes, because, as the old adage insists, two are better than one. Until comes decision time, when only one will win. Jimmy Kimmel knows this. He wants to help. To that end, he invited Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe onto his show Monday night for a prep session. Specifically, he wanted to help the pair with their breaking-up skills. And whether they're turning Kimmel down in favor of Guillermo or simply because they found out he was married, it does appear that Nilsson...

As you may have heard, the next season of The Bachelorette will have not one but two bachelorettes, because, as the old adage insists, two are better than one. Until comes decision time, when only one will win.

Jimmy Kimmel knows this. He wants to help. To that end, he invited Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe onto his show Monday night for a prep session.

Specifically, he wanted to help the pair with their breaking-up skills.

And whether they're turning Kimmel down in favor of Guillermo or simply because they found out he was married, it does appear that Nilsson...

Team Kaitlyn or Team Britt? In a crazy twist, Bachelor host Chris Harrison announced that both Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson will be passing out roses on the upcoming eleventh season of The Bachelorette — but fans don't seem to be thrilled about the decision. During the After the Final Rose on Monday, Mar. 9, the live audience appeared to gasp when the shake-up was revealed. Fans of the ABC series also took to Twitter about the hot topic — that is, after Bristowe and Nilsson awkwardly [...]...

If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.

On Monday night, ABC revealed that "The Bachelorette" will have two rosemistresses for the first time in the show's history. (There were two Bachelors at one time, on Byron Velvick's season, and the women of the house voted early on to pick one to stay.) Jimmy Kimmel sat down with the two new bachelorettes: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson. Jimmy grilled them on what will happen (they're not sure of the details yet), and what happens if they like the same guy. Jimmy also had them practice dumping a guy. Love when Kaitlyn dumped Jimmy for Guillermo, and Britt pulled the Matt Damon card on Jimmy and slapped him.

The three-hour "Bachelor" finale ended with another big announcement: There will be two "Bachelorettes" next summer -- Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson. In a new twist, 25 men will have, in the words of Harrison, the "ultimate say about who they think would make the best wife." It's not completely clear how this will work, but it seems that only one woman will be around in the finale to hand out a rose. We'll see who finds love when "The Bachelorette" begins its 11th season on May 18. What do you think of the "Bachelorette" shakeup? Were you surprised by Chris' pick? Tell toofab in the comment section below, and watch the final rose ceremony above! Click "Launch Gallery" above to see your favorite "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" couples, after the show. Read more...

Tonight's episode, kicked off with Carly Waddell getting the first 1 on 1 date of the show in their new Santa Fe, New Mexico location, and they ended up at a sex doctor's place, which Chris thought was supposed to be a love doctor. Things got pretty awkward at one point when the doc had them getting a little too touchy, feely for their comfort level. However, Chris made Carly feel at ease by expressing how awkward he felt as well, so they ended up just talking for the rest of the session. In the 2nd half of their date, they engaged in a deep conversation that went quite well, ending with Chris giving her an early rose and some kisses. Next, was the group date action with Whitney, Megan, Samantha, Mackenzie, Kelsey, Becca, Ashley I., Kaitlyn and Jade. They went white water rafting along the Rio Grande river. Everyone seemed to have a blast.