Bachelor Jake Pavelka Attends 200th Episode of 'DWTS' With New Girlfriend

By PopEater Staff Posted Nov 2nd 2010 04:45PM

Bachelor Jake Pavelka Has a New Girlfriend

Jake Pavelka may be putting his 'Bachelor' days behind him, thanks to new girlfriend Meghan Jones!

The reality show contestant, who split from fiancee Vienna Girardi over the summer, has been dating Jones for a few months and tells PEOPLE he is relieved to find a relationship off-screen.

"[It's] nice," he says. "It's normal."

Despite his desire for privacy, Pavelka, a pilot, hasn't stayed totally out of the public eye. Following his stint on 'The Bachelor,' he competed on the tenth season of 'Dancing With the Stars,' as well as guest-starring on Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva." Pavelka has more small-screen stardom in his future as well and has been working on a new series. He says, "I can't tell you anything more about it yet, [but] it's 18 episodes."

In his downtime, Pavelka is still taking part in the same hobbies he pursued before his television career took off, including "flying planes and training and competing in triathlons."

Although he and Jones, a Dallas-based wedding planner, are currently balancing their careers with their long-distance relationship, Pavelka doesn't seem to find the mix too taxing. "One of the greatest things about being a pilot is being able to jump on a plane to Australia spur of the moment," he says.

Tags: couples, dwts, jake pavelka, the bachelor, Vienna Girardi

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Wednesday 03 November

By GG357

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Wonder how much this guy makes by keeping his name/picture in the public eye?

By nnie

Hope she has him checked!

By Judy

She should run the other way!! He's a jerk..........

By pat

jake is a jerk there is nothing about him that is any good

By JEN

When I spotted him on DWTS last night - I was sickened. Does ABC really have that much of a deficit of young actors that they keep shoving this guy down our throats. Please....enough already. What the heck is he gonna do for 18 episodes of anything? B A R F.

Saturday 13 November

By AM

that choke hold is him holding on to his cover. Open your eyes and look into his he is hiding behind the skirt. He is a pilot and that industry is still very homophobic in the flight deck anyways and he is also from a very conservative background with expectations from his parents to be what they want him to be and is afraid to be his own person. I could go on but i wont i just hope he doesnt get married and ruin someones life 5 to 10 yrs from now because he cant hide it anymore.

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