From a margarita machine in the house to which “Bachelor” required $20,000 of dental work — the “20/20″ special, “Inside The Bachelor: The Stories Behind the Rose,” revealed surprising secrets about the hit ABC reality franchise, including, do the couples really get intimate on the show? A show producer divulged that bachelor
Matt Grant underwent $20,000 of dental work before making his debut on the show, while it was also revealed on the program that there is a margarita machine on the premises of the house where contestants live during filming. And when it comes to intimacy, “Bachelor” producer
Mike Fleiss said that the “average guy has s** with three women throughout the course of the show.” The special amicably reunited
Brad Womack and the woman he jilted,
Deanna Pappas. Womack angered fans by not choosing either of the final two women when he was “The Bachelor,” but Pappas went on to break off her engagement to
Jesse Csincsak after she became “The Bachelorette.” Deanna reflected to ABC cameras, “I wish that I would have done what Brad did, and I probably shouldn’t have chosen anyone in the end.” The show also caught up with other former contestants, explaining where they are now. Prince
Lorenzo Borghese is currently selling pooch products, while former bachelors
Travis Stork,
Bob Guiney and
Jesse Palmer have found careers in television — on “The Doctors,” Game Show Network and ESPN respectively. “Bachelor”
Jerry Ferris quit his job at an art gallery and now translates for deaf patients.
Charlie O’Connell is still dating
Sarah Brice, the woman he chose on “The Bachelor,” despite some rocky times, and the couple said an engagement could be coming soon. Another former “Bachelor” participant
Meredith Phillips is writing cookbooks and currently living with a filmmaker and expects to be engaged soon as well. “Bachelor”
Andrew Firestone is happily married to a Serbian model named
Ivana. Sadly, “Bachelor” Guiney is in the process of getting a divorce from “All My Children” actress
Rebecca Budig, and said, “It’s been a really rough couple weeks recently … we’re thankful to have our friendship.” The next outing of the ABC reality franchise arrives in May when
Ali Fedotowsky debuts as the next “Bachelorette.”
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