The Bachelor

We've heard from Brad Womack earlier. Now it's time to hear what DeAnna Pappas - one of the two women he spurned on The Bachelor - has to say.

Our friends at BuddyTV sat down with DeAnna Pappas for an exclusive. She dishes some pretty good dirt on Brad Womack, fellow rejected finalist Jenni Croft, and the rest of the girls on the show. Here are some excerpts ...

Question: Did you watch the finale? Or did you decide to skip it?

DeAnna Pappas: It was kind of hard for me to watch, but I watched it.

Question: Did you have any sympathetic feelings toward Jenni Croft?

DeAnna Pappas: Of course. Jenni is a great person. She has a big heart. And to see her standing there smiling, I mean, I don't feel like she had any clue that he wasn't going to pick her, and my heart just went out to her.

DeAnna Pappas and Brad Womack: Almost meant to be.

Question: They mentioned very briefly on that after the final rose special, that your dad was flown out for the engagement. What happened?

DeAnna Pappas: When I came back to my apartment the day after the final rose, my dad was there. He was just as confused as I was because he had no idea. He just knew that I didn't get chosen after he was already there.

Question: Now how long into the process did you really start to think that things could be serious with Brad Womack?

DeAnna Pappas: I knew from the first moment that I sat down and talked to Brad that I had a very strong connection with him. I truly felt like I was meant to be with this person. But it wasn't until he went to my hometown and Brad got to meet my family, that I realized I was actually falling in love with this person.

Question: Have you guys had any contact since?

DeAnna Pappas: I have had contact with Brad. Yes.

Question: There's a lot of rumors going around as to why he pick either of you. Do you, at this point, have any idea as to why he opted out?

DeAnna Pappas: I do have an idea, and I don't believe any of the rumors. I don't listen to them because I know that Brad is a very genuine person. He is a great person and one of the most amazing men that I've ever met. I truly believe that in this experience he got completely confused. He didn't know what was real and what wasn't real, and I'm not sure that he even knows today.

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We've talked at length about Brad Womack and his shocking rejection of both Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas on the season finale of The Bachelor.

We've been searching far and wide for reasons, for possible insights into the mind of Brad Womack. Now an insider has shed new light on the matter.

According to TV expert Kristin Veitch of E! Online, the real reason behind Brad Womack's stunning, unexpected decision to choose neither Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas in the season finale was, in reality, neither Jenni nor DeAnna.

Turns out, the reason may have been the girl he really had fallen for on the show, who had fallen out of the running a week earlier. Her name? Bettina Bell.

Says a rock-solid source: "Brad was really into [Bettina Bell], who made it to the final four. But when he went to visit her parents, Bettina's father was so awful to him, Brad knew it wouldn't work. So, he was just sort of over the whole thing."

Brad Womack visited Bettina's childhood home in the sixth episode of the season and Bell's father apparently sealed his daughter's fate when he stated he was "disappointed" by Brad's lack of a college degree and his career choice.

Sure, a smitten guy might look past that, but this is reality TV, people. Brad had, of course, only known Bettina Bell for a few weeks, and being humiliated on national TV is not exactly the makings of a long-lasting family bond.

So does this make Brad Womack's actions better or worse?

Obviously it still hurts for DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft, who had their hearts ripped out, and for viewers, who felt like they got robbed like Kim Kardashian at the airport. But this new info sure casts a different light on Womack's blunder.

As we reported last week, Mary Delgado beat the crap out of Byron Velvick. This season's finale of The Bachelor made fans want to do the same to its current star, Brad Womack, as well as ABC for blatantly misleading them.

ABC's promotional push for last Monday's season finale of The Bachelor has some viewers feeling they were duped hard, the N.Y. Daily News reports.

ABC promoted The Bachelor all week using a clip in which Brad Womack said he found the one. The clip was accompanied by the sound of a woman crying.

Based on the promo, die-hard viewers of the long-running series expected Brad found true love, or at least the reality TV show equivalent of it.

What they got was anything but.

After a week-long blitz of promos promising the "most shocking" rose ceremony in history, and a season of interviews in which Brad Womack himself proclaimed to be "very happy" with the outcome, and even clips of Womack picking out a freaking engagement ring, the 11th bachelor and ABC pulled a fast one.

He chose neither DeAnna Pappas or Jenni Croft.

Viewers felt like they were left at the altar by Brad Womack.

"I have been watching The Bachelor series from the very beginning ... but this is IT FOR ME!" wrote a frustrated fan on the show's message board.

"I cannot believe that ABC would air a program that ended this way when it was clearly nothing but lies and manipulation on Brad's part."

Hell hath no fury like a viewer scorned.

"I guess we got wrapped up in the fairy tale of it. Many of us used The Bachelor to believe," wrote another fan. "Unfortunately ... now none of us will believe again. Thanks, ABC, for breaking our hearts! Too bad Brad was the bachelor to do it."

Womack's blunder means, no insane, desperate woman on The Bachelor has ever married her man. Shocking. An ABC spokeswoman had no comment.

The Hollywood Gossip has been blowing up with people weighing in on Brad Womack and his shocking no-decision on the season finale of The Bachelor.

Last night, Brad faced the music in the form of both Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas, as well as all of America, to answer questions on his inactions.

Despite feeling "misled" by Brad Womack, Jenni Croft said she's disappointed in how Womack did the same to DeAnna Pappas, especially giving her a ray of hope just as he dropped the "but" and broker her heart. Nice one, Brad.

Jenni Croft says Brad should have given someone a chance, even in the form of dating. DeAnna Pappas still seems confused, angry... and into Womack.

Brad Womack then arrives to a mix of applause and boos. He says that he made his decision because he didn't want to make false promises to the girls.

Neither Jenni Croft (left) or DeAnna Pappas did it for Brad Womack.

We learn that Brad actually asked the network fly DeAnna Pappas' father out for the final ceremony, so Brad could ask for her hand in marriage - but his gut told him something was wrong when he went to buy the ring!

Jenni Croft rips Brad Womack for not at least giving either woman a chance and he says it "hurts deeply" to have Jenni lose respect for him.

Brad says to DeAnna that he thinks about her every single day, and it sounds like maybe he might be going to throw us for yet another loop by taking her back!

DeAnna hints that she would accept such a chance... and Womack replies that he's "very confident" in his decision, crushing her once again.

DeAnna Pappas can't hold back and cries to Womack, telling him that "[You're] the one person that I trusted most out of all of this, and you broke my heart."

Brad Womack's response: "I thought I was taking the high road." But was he?

For Jenni Croft, it was not meant to be.

For DeAnna Pappas, it was not meant to be, either.

Brad Womack threw viewers a curveball last night as The Bachelor star did not give a final rose to either of his remaining ladies - Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas - during the season finale. His decision left both in tears.

"The fact that he didn't pick either one of us is harder to deal with," said DeAnna Pappas, a 25-year-old realtor and bartender from Neunan, Ga., who was rejected after Brad Womack had sent Jenni Croft packing.

"This is one of the worst feelings in the world... telling someone how you feel about them and they kind of just reject your feelings," Jenni Croft, a 27-year-old Phoenix Suns cheerleader hailing from Wichita, Ks., said. "[That's] the reason why it's so hard for me to tell people how I feel."

Brad Womack sits alone with the final rose, having chosen to dole it out.

After both girls had gone and met Brad Womack's family, Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas each had one more chance to impress Brad during a final set of solo dates. Then it was time for the big showdown ... who would it be?

Neither. Brad Womack said that he could see both DeAnna Pappas (left) and Jenni Croft (right) being his wife and found himself in quite a quandary. In the end, he found a unique and historic way out of this jam.

ABC will air a special The Bachelor: After the Final Rose episode in which Brad will explain his move and Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas get a shot at some additional answers from Mr. Womack on Tuesday, November 20. Should be hot.

Hopefully Brad Womack gets his ass beaten with a sock full of quarters by both of these vengeful ladies. Now that would be a surprise twist.

Take a look at how last night unfolded, from the family visits to the final rose ceremony, read our comprehensive episode guide to The Bachelor ...

The women tell all, and they don't hold back. The Bachelor's penultimate episode was, as usual, dedicated to the special in which the gaggle of rejected babes get to ask questions and go off on Brad Womack. Standard operating procedure.

We relived some of the most memorable moments this season with the ladies who didn't quite make the grade. In addition to rehashing their departures and some of their epic meltdowns, the women then placed their bets on whether Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas would win Brad Womack's heart on next week's finale.

Follow the Gossip's link to relive the drama or catch up on everything you missed last night in this official guide to The Bachelor: The Women Tell All!

Having said his farewells to Sheena Stewart, only three women remained for The Bachelor star Brad Womack: Bettina, Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas. Which pair would remain after this week's fantasy dates, and who got the boot?

Brad had his first date in Cabo San Lucas with Jenni Croft, swimming with the dolphins. Next, Brad enjoyed a day of sailing with Bettina, and last, raced dune buggies with DeAnna Pappas, who he admitted strong feelings for. Hot diggity.

Brad Womack: Down to the wire in search of love.

What's next? Who's on their way home as the other two prepare to meet the family of Brad Womack and gear up for the biggest moment of their lives?

For either Bettina, Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas, it's the end of the line. Follow the link to read all about it in our episode guide to The Bachelor...

On last night's episode of The Bachelor, Brad Womack visited the hometowns of the four remaining aspiring wives - Bettina, DeAnna Pappas, Jenni Croft and Sheena Stewart - to meet their families and get a taste of their life.

The results? Mixed. Brad Womack certainly hit it off with some families, but he experienced awkwardness and straight up rude and unwelcoming behavior from others. Basically, he finally saw what it's like to have in-laws. Sucker.

Brad Womack: Looking not, doing his thing.

By the end of the evening, Brad Womack had winnowed the field from to three - three very lucky ladies he will take on romantic overnight getaways.

For Bettina, Jenni Croft, Sheena Stewart or DeAnna Pappas, this is it. The last rose ceremony. Follow the link to read about it in our episode guide to The Bachelor!

On the fifth episode of this 11th season of The Bachelor, the incredibly hot Brad Womack had three dates with the remaining six women.

At the end of the night, after some kisses and tough decision making, he had himself a list of the final four candidates. It's tough being The Bachelor sometimes.

After giving Hillary and Kristy the boot, Brad Womack has narrowed the field to four remaining aspiring trophy wives: Bettina, DeAnna Pappas, Jenni Croft and Sheena Stewart. All of whom stand an excellent chance, we believe.

Who will emerge on top among these four fearsome competitors? How did Brad Womack pare down the field to these lovely ladies last night? Who stands the best chance during the hometown visits? And which rejected girl had an epic meltdown after being denied a rose at the end of yesterday's show?

Find out in this episode guide to The Bachelor.

On the fourth episode of this young season of The Bachelor, nine very nice women were remaining: Jenni, Bettina, DeAnna, Jade, Stephy, McCarten, Kristy, Sheena and Hillary. But only six would make it through this emotional evening with a chance to capture the heart of Brad Womack. Who would it be?

The final nine were split up into three dates with The Bachelor. Six would go on a group date with the hot one. Two would head out with sexy Brad Womack (on the aptly titled 2-on-1 date) but only one would come home from it alive.

And one woman would get a very magical one-on-one date with Brad.

Jenni received the first note on this night's episode The Bachelor, letting her know that she would be spending 1-on-1 time with Brad Womack. OMG!

He arrived in a helicopter, picking her up right at the house. This is a stud that knows how to make an entrance, that much is for damn sure.

The two flew to a rooftop and shared a romantic dinner - and a good deal of kisses. Like Andy Baldwin and Tessa Horst a season ago, a genuine connection between the two was palpable. And she got a rose to show for it.

What happened next? How did Brad Womack arrive at his decision? Follow the link and find out in this comprehensive episode guide to The Bachelor...