Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette premieres tonight on ABC. So she spent the morning doing press. One of her stops was Live with Kelly and Mark.
The first question Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had for her was why is she trying to meet her husband on TV. She responded, “I have a question: where did you meet your husband?” The married couple said that they met at work. And Tran was like, “On TV?”
Ripa and Consuelos got defensive and were like it is not the same. Then Ripa wanted to know if she was acting on the show.
Has Kelly ever seen The Bachelor? That is all they do do.
After this interview, Tran became my hero! I hope she finds true love and that the feisty Bachelorette is invited back to Live.
Before Joan Vassos the Golden Bachelorette, she was an extra in St. Elmo’s Fire. If you blinked, you would’ve missed the 21-year-old in that 1985 movie.
The Bachelor franchise is like a Soap Opera so it would make sense the producers would want a Soap star to be their suitor.
Therefore, they reached out to the Soap legend Susan Lucci. While her All My Children character, Erica Kane, was married 11 times, the actress was only married once in real life. That is kind of like the premise of the dating show. There is one person holding the rose, but several people who want it. So in that way, Lucci would be perfect as the lead.
Lucci has been a widow for two years, so ABC wanted to fix her up with a new man on The Golden Bachelorette.
The Emmy winner told People that their people reached out to her people and asked if she wanted to join the show. She told them that it isn’t for her.
While she won’t be going from Soap Queen to Queen B on The Bachelorette in the Fall, she will be watching. It is a recent guilty pleasure thanks to her assistant.
ABC announced this morning that The Golden Bachelorette will be airing on Wednesdays in the Fall. And then in the afternoon they revealed who will be handing out the roses.
The lucky lady is Joan Vassos, 61, a widowed mother of four children, grandmother of two, and school administrator from Rockland, Maryland.
She competed on The Golden Bachelor but had to leave early to be with her daughter, who just gave birth and did not have a normal delivery. So, ABC is giving her a do-over.
Personally, I wish they had gone with Susan Noles because she is a character. Vassos is safe, and that is what they show likes.
Are you like what am I going to watch this Summer? Well, ABC announced today what we can watch on their network.
The Bachelorette with Jenn Tran starts things off on July 8th. The dating show will be followed by Celebrity Family Feud, which includes the families of Donny Osmond and Flavor Flav this season. Who Wants to be a Millionaire with Jimmy Kimmel and Claim to Fame with Kevin and Frankie “Bonus” Jonas are next up. Steve Harvey’s second show on ABC as a Judge is back. Finally, Press Your Luck with host Elizabeth Banks and the only new show, Lucky 13, with Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez.
SCHEDULE:
MONDAY, JULY 8
8:00-10:01 p.m. “The Bachelorette” (season premiere)
TUESDAY, JULY 9
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Family Feud: Decades of Laughs” (special)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (season premiere)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Claim to Fame” (season premiere)
TUESDAY, JULY 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Judge Steve Harvey” (season two returns)
THURSDAY, JULY 18
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck” (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Lucky 13” (series premiere)
