Brad Womack Named the New 'Bachelor' (Again!)

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 27th 2010 10:05PM

It's official: former 'Bachelor' Brad Womack will return to the show and continue his quest to find true love, PEOPLE reports. Womack, 37, shocked 'Bachelor' fans in 2007 when he rejected both of the final two bachelorettes, DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft, on the finale of season 11. Now he's getting a second chance to find his soul mate.

The news was revealed during Monday's 'Dancing With the Stars.' "Brad, this time, pick somebody!" quipped 'Dancing With the Stars' host Tom Bergeron.

"At first I was skeptical," 'Bachelor' host Chris Harrison told PEOPLE. "But the more I thought about it, the more I fell in love with the idea of him coming back, getting another shot." Never before had a 'Bachelor' or 'Bachelorette' rejected both finalists.

There was quite a bit of backlash after Womack made the decision-causing him to go into hiding.

"I don't think Brad deserved as much of the anger and resentment from the fans," Harrison says of the treatment Womack received from fans. "He's come out a better man and I think he's ready to do this."

The next season of 'The Bachelor' premieres in January 2011.

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Tuesday 28 September

By sriders10

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Thanks for having back a looser, a million single men and they pick him again. At least I wont have to worry about missing an epiosode, I wont be watching.

By MotorCityMama

Just another pretty boy with a large ego and a small wiener. If he looks THAT good and he's 37 and still hasn't found anyone, he's either got issues or is a player. Send him back into hiding and cancel the damn show already.

By Paula

How ridiculously insane!

By ProfessorEnglish

Does anyone over the age of 18 really watch this trash?

By dee1224

I WILL NOT watch if he is the next bachelor!! He had his chance and further more after that season,I can't stand the guy!!! They better get a NEW bachelor,ASAP,or this season will be the final one!!

By Jeanne

PLEASE ... NOT him again.

By Diane

Not watching!

By weluvdbacks

Everyone who is saying they will NOT watch need to stick to their guns or this crap will keep happening. If they lose some viewers maybe they will go back how it started.

By Marie

Yuk....think I just puked a little! Damn, can't ABC do aany better than this loser?? Sure as hell won't be watching. Besides, the women (most anyway) are just so pathetic, sad, and way too desperate. Given this guys history, am thinking the women are already a pack of morons to agree to be on the show.

By Anita

PLEASE....let's have new faces, new people, no more recycling. Brad reminds me of Jake, needs more fame and attention.
I have watched all the shows, but will not watch the Brad Womack season.
Pay attention ABC/DWTS. The advice is stacked against a repeat of Womack.

By magknicksfan

Although I will probably watch, I agree that they do need new people. I am soooooo tired of them recycling people. They should of had a new Bachelor and the person he doesn't pick should not be the next Bachelorette, I am so tired of that.

By Jocelyn

I have always enjoyed watching Bachelor/Bachelorette for what it could teach through role modeling. I thought every bachelor should watch as the men selected were for the most part positive role models, mature empathetic & sensitive men who were confident revealing their gut emotions rationally & romantically,... and with a spontaneous sense of humor & wit. I think Brad Womack was an exception to this...like a billion guys out there, a nice guy struggling with his self-image, not emotionally available (yet?)to anybody but himself, & not the entertaining person that this show requires. Kiss of death for this show's ratings?

By Janice Newlands

You have got to be kidding. I didn't like him the first time. First they do Bachelor Pad and now bring back this weirdo.

The bachelor pad was good, a lot of drama, I loved it.

By chipper

Whoa, what a bad idea! Half of the fun is watching the personalities develop every week and finding out their strengths and weaknesses, and watching the bachelors and bachelorettes learn about each other and develop feelings! This will be like watching re-runs, won't be doing it!
It's time to get some new production people if this is the best you can do.
Could it be that your pool is getting smaller because there are less and less reputable people to use. You know like men and women who have morals!!

By Esther

What a stupid idea!!!! With all the young men out there that are available*....(*or maybe not?????) ...I for one, won't be watching....

By sjg

I'm 56 years old , they be better off having me on there instead of this clown

By Connie

This reminds me when NBC decided to replace Jay Leno with Conan O'Brien. The majority of respondents said, "NO!" Well, NBC didn't listen to us and the Tonight Show tanked - and so did O'Brien. Listen up ABC! Where's Chris???

By JB

To ProfessorEnglish: Apparently you DO or you wouldn't be blogging on this site,... or are you under 18?

By TexGirl

What a disgusting choice. I have watched every episode and look forward to the new season, WHY the producers picked him again we will never know. I will not watch and I am sure the ratings will drop dramastically. Please pick a new person next time....

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