During the last season of the Bachelor I happened to be hanging out with a former contestant who knew the outcome and spilled the beans. So from the very beginning of the season I knew that Ben chose Courtney, the model. According to reports they’re still together which is quite a shock for anyone, but knowing who ended up with the final rose really ruined the experience for me. However, there are some people who love knowing the inside scoop. And there are plenty of websites ready to dish it out.

I have friends that love reading blogs like RealitySteve.com or WetPaint.com that seem to know the outcome of the Bachelor or Bachelorette season before it even begins. But for me, that takes the fun out of it. It’s like peeking at your presents before Christmas morning. I like experiencing it as it happens– at least how ABC makes it appear to happen. I imagine it’s especially tough for people like me who live on the west coast. No matter how hard they try to avoid finding out the ending of an episode before it airs, a simple visit to Facebook or Twitter could ruin that right away.

So I’d like to know– do you like reading Bachelorette spoilers, finding out the scoop before everyone else? Or do you prefer to watch it week after week and see the drama unfold gradually? Emily Maynard is down to her final four guys and– spoiler alert– I have no idea how this will end up! I was a little surprised to see Doug go (and the fact that he ended it all with the most awkward kiss ever!) but I didn’t know about it until the episode aired. And if you know, please don’t ruin it for me!

We’ve been counting down the days until the Bachelorette premier on ABC starring single mom Emily Maynard! Emily will have her shot at finding love after a failed relationship with Bachelor Brad. To make this TV event even more fun we’re hosting a tweet-up! For all of you on Twitter you’ll have several chances to win awesome prizes worth $200 from The House of Bachelorette! To participate, make sure you’re following @THoBachelorette!

We’ll be tweeting out trivia questions and polls throughout the show. Every correct answer that includes the hashtags #Bachelorette and #HouseofBachelorette will be entered to win big prizes! One of the fun prizes we’ll be giving away is a rhinestone sash just like the one Bachelor Pad winner Holly Durst was spotted wearing at her LA bachelorette party this weekend!

So tune into ABC and follow @THoBachelorette so we can all watch the Bachelorette premier together! See you tweeps tonight!

Mark your calendars– ABC’s Bachelorette staring Emily Maynard premiers in exactly two weeks! You can tune in to the premier on Monday, May 14 at 9:30/8:30 central. Emily will choose between 25 bachelors in her quest for love. You may remember Emily ended up with Brad Womack, a relationship that ended badly. Emily’s season of the Bachelorette is being shot in her hometown of Charlotte. According to reports that’s because of Emily’s six-year-old daughter Ricky.

Emily’s tragic story of lost love really hit home with viewers. Little Ricky’s race car driving dad was killed in a plane crash while Emily was pregnant. Check out the new promo video for the upcoming season of The Bachelorette:

So what do you think– will you be watching the latest season of The Bachelorette? We’d love to hear!

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Have you been glued to the latest round of The Bachelor, ABC’s hit reality show? In case you need to play catch up, grab a copy of the latest issue of Us Weekly, on stands tomorrow. Courtney Robertson takes the cover, admitting she never found Ben attractive. The magazine also reveals she has mean  nicknames for the other bachelorettes including “horsey” and “fatty”.

Ben Flajnik is now down to just three women, following the latest episode of hometown dates. Courtney, a 28-year-old model, went to new lengths coordinating a mock wedding ceremony on the February 20th episode. The other remaining bachelorettes are Lindzi Cox, 27 and Nicki Sterling, 26. Kacie Boguskie, 24 was just eliminated.

Courtney told her family that she knew she was Ben’s top choice and that her competition was slim, according to Us Weekly. Courtney has dated around, including some celebrities like former Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe, Entourage actor Adrian Grenier and Reese Witherspoon’s CAA agent husband Jim Toth.

What do you think– will Ben end up with Courtney?

Have you been watching this season of The Bachelorette with Ashley Hebert? I have to tell you my new favorite hobby is following the “#bachelorette” hashtag on Twitter during the show. It’s like being able to watch The Bachelorette with my best friends. The comments are hilarious and often spot on. Need some examples? Here are recent tweets from last night’s episode. Keep in mind the program was interrupted for Obama’s debt crisis speech:

@Possessionist: If Obama doesn’t bring back my #Bachelorette, the debt will be the LEAST Of his crises.

@WhatIWore: If you’re staying in a “fantasy suite” twice in one week…With TWO different men…You’re probably not ready to get married. #bachelorette

@MarissaJustMay: Ryan is the equivalent to glitter. once you play with it you can never get rid of it #bachelorette

@BachelorTV: Who cares about the Debt crisis! WILL Constantine go to the Fantasy Suite!?!?!?! help!! #Bachelorette

@NotMarryingKind: I wonder if Ashley wears her short shorts and sheer shirts when she’s dentisting. That’s right, dentisting. It’s a word. #bachelorette

@JenniferWeiner: Men of the #bachelorette: there’s a line between charmingly persistent and recurring like last week’s yeast infection. No rose? Stay home.

So if you don’t have TiVo like me, give yourself something to do during commercial breaks and enjoy some laughs by seeing what everyone else is talking about when it comes to the Bachelorette. I’ll definitely be tweeting during the finale!

Jen Schefft (Photo by Jason Kempin/FilmMagic)

Hey Bachelorette fans– remember Jen Schefft back from the 2003 season? She got the final rose and an engagement ring from Andrew Firestone in Season 3, and then went on to become The Bachelorette in 2005. Although Jen didn’t find love on the show, she is now married and just announced she’s expecting her first child. The baby is due in November. “I was shocked. I thought it would take more time,” she told the New York Daily News. “I took three tests because I didn’t believe it was true!”

Schefft, now 33 is married to a trader, Joe Waterman. The couple lives in Chicago and have been married since May 2009. They haven’t officially found out the baby’s sex, but Jen told the New York Daily News that she feels “like it’s going to be a girl.”

Are you ready for the first look at the Bachelorette Season 6 with Ali Fedetowsky? New photos were just released of the premier which airs on ABC on May 24 at 9pm.

Ali Getting to Know Her Men

During the season premier Ali will get to know the 25 bachelors and she’ll have to narrow the pool down to 17 by the end of the episode.

Ali Laughing with Bachelor Frank

Last season Ali chose her career with the website Facebook.com over love with bachelor Jake. But this time she’s putting love first, according to ABC.

Ali Focusing in on Bachelor Justin

Will you be tuning in to the latest edition of The Bachelorette on ABC? Let us know!

The newest season of ABC’s The Bachelorette doesn’t premier for another three months, but ABC is already working hard to make sure you tune in. They’ve just released new photos of the next bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky.

The Newest Bachelorette

ABC released a press release saying:

The energetic and charismatic career-oriented woman from San Francisco has re-prioritized her life and now love comes out on top.

Ali, 25, has been a fan favorite from the moment she stepped out of the limo with her sexy raspy voice and a peacock feather to meet Jake Pavelka on the last season of The Bachelor. She became the front-runner for Jake’s heart, but instead they found themselves in a heartbreaking situation when she made a gut-wrenching decision to choose a job she loved over the man she loved. Ali made the surprising safe choice to go back to work, but regretted it immediately.

By the time she sorted out her work affairs, Jake had already moved on with his search for love with the three fabulous women who stayed with him, and he did not allow Ali to return.

But it’s not too late for Ali now. Admitting that she made one of the biggest mistakes of her life, she has let go of everything this time her apartment, her job, her stability to really make a life-changing commitment to put her heart first.

Will you be watching Ali as the next Bachelorette?

Women across America got a little misty eyed watching the final moments of most recent episode of the Bachelorette. A heart broken Michael made the realization that he had indeed fallen in love with Bachelorette Jillian.

We knew he had a lot going against him. First of all– his age. Jillian was five years his senior and Jillian wondered if Michael really was ready to settle down. Second of all– his profession. Although she never realliy came out and said it, I’m sure Jillian wondered what kind of money break dancing instructors make and whether they have health insurance.

But let’s get back to broken-hearted Michael. If we could, we take him out for a night of dancing to forget about his lost love. We’d be sure to bring along plenty of glow-in-the-dark bracelets from The House of Bachelorette.What made the episode even harder to swollow was how Jillian could possibly keep Wes around. Wes is obviously a lying, publicity-hungry man-slut. And is it just us, or does Jillian act differently around slimy Wes? If we have to hear that stupid twangy line again, “They say love don’t come easy…” we may just barf in our ice cream bowls.

But while we’re sad to see Michael go, we’re kind of giddy over the fact that Ed is back…