As previously reported, the stars came out last night for Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood party.
But while A-listers such as Lauren Conrad and Paris Hilton were in attendance, someone the country had never heard of six months ago stole the spotlight.
Indeed, former Bachelor suitor and current Dancing Star Melissa Rycroft used the event to show off boyfriend Tye Strickland for the first time in public.
Note to Tye Strickland: You better not dump Melissa Rycroft on national television!
The couple walked the red carpet at Hollywood hot spot My Club, arm-in-arm, smile-to-smile. Rycroft then spoke on the overwhelming attention.
"I feel like I am a normal girl in L.A. now!" she said. "It's weird. It's awesome. It's so surreal."
For the first time, Melissa also met DeAnna Pappas. We can only imagine the Jason Mesnick stories these two swapped back and forth.
























April 28th, 2009 2:14 PM
He is so cute.....Melissa, you are one lucky girl, forget about Jason, this one looks like he's a keeper!
April 30th, 2009 11:39 AM
melissa is so adorable,and the man she has on his arm,wow he reminds me of brad womack,all i can say is jason who.
May 11th, 2009 3:18 PM
Way to go Melissa, he is much more gorgeous than Jason.
June 30th, 2009 12:24 PM
PERFECT COUPLE. Good Luck with your future and CONGRATULATIONS. It all happened for a reason...now we can see the plan that was in store for you.
June 30th, 2009 11:33 PM
He is soooooooooo much better looking than Jason!!!
Good for her!
July 2nd, 2009 12:06 AM
He looks like Eric Martsolf who played Ethan Winthrop on the old Passions soap and now plays on Days of Our lives as Brady Black!!!! Wow!! A hottie!
January 12th, 2010 8:40 PM
Wow weird,I went to school with Tye @ Southlake Carroll High School in Tx! Class of 92