Will Brad Womack Be 'The Bachelor' for a Third Time?

By Rob Shuter Posted Mar 22nd 2011 02:00PM

With 'Bachelor' Brad Womack and Emily Maynard's relationship looking anything but secure, several ABC insiders have told me internal discussions have already taken place wondering if asking Brad to come back for a third run at 'The Bachelor' would result in ratings gold.

"No one ever thought Brad would be invited back for a second time after he rejected both women the first time he appeared," an insider tells me. "So it's not totally out of the question that Brad could return again if he and Emily stop trying to make this relationship work."

Fans were shocked last week to discover that the couple had already split since the show finished filming. Emily reportedly refuses to commit, and the pair canceled all their post-show interviews and continue to live a thousand miles apart, with Emily in Charlotte and Brad in Austin.

"If Brad hadn't found love the second time there is no way he would ever be invited back on the show," a show insider tells me. "But after America saw him try so hard to make his relationship work with Emily, they like him again. Everyone thinks Emily tricked him -- they feel sorry for him."

While Brad and Emily continue to decide if they are a couple or not, ABC can continue to reuse, renew and recycle, turning Ashley H., a former contestant, into the next 'Bachelorette' when the season premieres May 23.

Who knows -- the third time might be the charm for Brad!

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Tuesday 24 May

By Rosemaree

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No thanks, I won't watch it. Bring on a new guy, we are sick of Brad!!! He has issues!!! Perhaps the Dr. Phil show???

By tonimazz

not fair to bring brad back, give someone else a chance

Saturday 16 July

By ana001964

If Brad Womack is on the Bachelor show for a THIRD time, (already a two-time loser), I will never watch either The Bachelor/The Bachelorette shows again. Get new people. He's already approaching 40 (38 years old). If he hasn't met anybody by now, he should give it up.

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