The Bachelorette

In a strange interview Monday, The Bachelor winner Emily Maynard turned on the tears, but didn't really get into why she broke up with Brad Womack.

After Ashley axed Ryan and Lucas, Emily sat down and confirmed to Chris Harrison that she and two-time Bachelor star are no longer engaged.

The waterworks were in full effect, but the details few and far between.

Interview: Emily Maynard on Brad Womack Breakup

If anything, Maynard had good things to say about her ex-fiance.

"He's such a gentleman," she said. "He's always going to be part of my life. I'll always be in love with Brad. No one will ever hear me say a bad word about him."

So what happened then? All Emily said was that she and daughter Ricki wanted this to work, and that they planned to move to Austin ... but didn't.

Her "wants ... maybe overshadowed the relationship," she said, adding that they were used to being single, making this "a hard adjustment."

So why go on The Bachelor then?! She said "Little red flags would come up," but didn't elaborate, then lamented the paparazzi attention.

Hard to see Emily as the next Bachelorette in any case. Short story, she's sad, but you didn't miss much. It was the opposite of this exchange last summer:

Jake Pavelka-Vienna Girardi Breakup Interview

Romance. Resentment. Tears. The Bachelorette brought it all last night, with Ashley Hebert narrowing the season's field to the lucky final four suitors.

The eliminations were a bit surprising, but there is no clear favorite heading into the hometown dates, which must always be referred to as such.

So who got the golden ticket home and who got the chop? Who whined way too much and who handled their ouster remarkably poorly?

The episode also featured a sad interview with Emily Maynard, which we've posted below, in which she confirms her breakup with Brad Womack.

The Bachelorette spoilers we've compiled include who makes it past the hometowns, and all the way to the end this season ... if you dare to read.

Right now, let's break down last night's episode, the sixth of the season, THG style. Continue on for our patented +/- Bachelorette recap ...

In the aftermath of her breakup with Brad Womack, Emily Maynard is reportedly in talks to become the star of The Bachelorette next season.

Emily is "angling for the opportunity," according to Us, which quotes a source: "She hasn't officially signed on, but it looks like a done deal."

This would be a first on a number of levels.

Not only did she win The Bachelor - ABC's typical pattern is choosing a runner-up, as Ashley Hebert was to Emily - but it's a year away.

Though the single mom to 6-year-old Ricki has said appearing on the series is "the last thing on my mind," the insider claims Maynard has other ideas.

In addition to boosting her career profile (she's an aspiring broadcaster,), Maynard seems eager to move on from Womack. Can't blame her there.

"He has issues, and you could tell from the start that it was never going to work with Emily," another insider says, even though Em "tried her best."

"She gave it everything she had."

We'll believe this when we see it, but if it is true that she's actively seeking the starring role ... how pissed is Bentley Williams right now!

Thoughts? Should Emily be the next Bachelorette?

Bachelor Pad. Perhaps the best and worst show (simultaneously) in the history of reality TV, the ABC competition and STD-fest returns August 8.

The Bachelor and Bachelorette spinoff pits castoffs from one or the other (or both, in the case of Jake Pavelka) in a house where they hook up.

They also compete for a cash prize by doing ridiculous things.

These two have great bodies. Sadly, they will eventually open their mouths.

Some of Season 2's best drama will likely come from Jake and Vienna Girardi, Bachelor winner and his fiancee of approximately 49 minutes. She's now dating Kasey Kahl, meaning he will have to guard and protect that a$$.

Two new additions from the current season of The Bachelorette - Blake Julian and William Holman - join a bunch of (possibly) familiar faces.

Gia Allemand is back for a second round, while recent villains "Rated R" and Michelle Money should shake things up along with the randoms.

Awkward. Here's a look at the cast of Z-list hotties ...

Former Bachelorette contestant Craig Robinson was allegedly sexually harassed by a married female producer of the show, and as such, was unceremoniously dispatched from the cast of ABC's Bachelor Pad this summer.

The producer was fired.

Robinson wooed Ali Fedotowsky on the sixth season of The Bachelorette, but claims he was wooed - hard core - by Karri-Leigh Mastrangelo.

The Bachelorette supervising producer was also leading efforts to pick the Bachelor Pad cast for the second season, and Craig was a contender.

Robinson, a 27-year-old lawyer from Philadelphia, Pa., initially tolerated Mastrangelo's advances but eventually accused her of sexual harassment.

"It was sort of like sexual harassment, but I realized if I rejected her, I'd probably ruin my chances to be on Bachelor Pad," Robinson told Star.

Hey, at least he's honest about it.

Robinson told Star that Mastrangelo initially called him to repeatedly discuss harmless matters concerning the Bachelor Pad selection process, but eventually she took their level of communication to "an alarming level."

Love on The Bachelorette is fleeting.

Therefore, even though Ashley Hebert has evidently found a fiance on this season of the ABC series, it's nice to know she made some decent bank for her time, as well. A new report says Hebert was paid $30,000 for two months of work.

While $30,000 may seem like a lot for just following the show's scripts, it's actually far less than the $100,000 past contestants have earned.

It certainly seems like Ashley deserves more, doesn't it? After all, she's been tortured for her looks and, as is made clear above, she's been betrayed again!

Monday's episode of The Bachelorette saw the return - and final exit - of Bentley Williams. You know what that means. Coming to Bachelor Pad this summer is ...

Blake Julian.

Yes, the only guy who was actually eliminated last night (Bentley and Mickey just left). A little bit of a letdown, we know. Bentley is tailor-made for that show.

Just the same, Blake joins last week's exiled Bachelorette hopeful, happy-go-lucky 30-year-old boy William Holman, for the coming season at the Pad.

The fellow dentist never got a one-on-one date with Ashley Hebert and never really hit it off with her, either. Will he have better luck at the Pad in August?

You never know. One more “Mystery Man” from the current season will round out the cast of the Bachelor spin-off. Six men remain in all. Who will it be?

We know who it won't be. Someone's gotta get engaged to Ashley, after all. To learn who (we think) it is, follow this link for The Bachelorette spoilers!

NBA star Gilbert Arenas wants to pull the plug on Basketball Wives: Los Angeles, claiming his baby mama is exploiting him by appearing on the show.

The Orlando Magic guard claims Laura Govan - the mother of his 4 children, and to whom he is NOT married to - simply wants to be a reality TV star.

In a lawsuit, Arenas claims that while Wives won't mention him by name "the very presence of [Laura Govan] and the title is an obvious reference."

Arenas notes his name was used in a press release announcing Govan's casting.

Gilbert claims Govan and the producers have no right to use his name or image  - expressed or implied - so he's asking for an injunction to halt the show.

He also wants cash for his troubles. He'll need it. Govan slapped Arenas with a child support lawsuit at halftime of a game this spring against the Heat.

LeBron also scored 51 against him that night. Talk about getting served!

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If you were playing a Bachelorette drinking game with the words "Bentley," "closure" and "dot dot dot" ... you aren't reading this right now. You are likely in a hospital bed recovering from alcohol poisoning and having your stomach pumped.

The fact that Bentley Williams was even allowed to return to the show after the stunt he pulled several episodes ago is a joke, but finally - finally - Ashley Hebert saw the jackass for what he is and he hit the road for good Monday.

That's not to say there wasn't collateral damage left in Bentley's wake. Some of the other guys, understandably, were far from pleased by his return.

The Bachelorette spoilers we've compiled include who makes it to hometown dates, and all the way to the end this season, so read at your own risk.

Right now, let's break down last night's episode, the sixth of the season, THG style. Continue on for our patented +/- Bachelorette recap ...

Competing for Brad Womack's attention on The Bachelor, Ashley Hebert turned to food to cope with the stress. Soon enough, she'd packed on 10 pounds.

For a petite, 5'2" girl, that's a fair amount.

Fortunately, Ashley changed her diet and exercise habits to lose the weight in time for her upcoming wedding to her dreamy mystery fiance (follow this link for The Bachelorette spoilers if you care to know who that is).

Those 10 pounds weren't the extent of Ashley's self-esteem battle.

Despite the misleading cover above (she was called those things as part of a comedy roast, after all), there's no question she has legitimate insecurities.

The way Bentley Williams messed with her, how could she not?

Fortunately, with the show behind her and a bright future ahead, things are looking up. Ashley Hebert is engaged, and mentally and physically, just so healthy!

“It’s a new, enlightened me. I’m happy. I’m in such a great place right now!” she says of her new body and her new life with the final rose winner.

The Bachelorette finale airs August 1.

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