50 secrets only true Bachelor fanatics know

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THE BACHELOR -“Episode 2108” – Corinne, Rachel, Raven and Vanessa are left in Bimini, still shocked that Nick sent Kristina home before the rose ceremony. They wonder if they still will get a coveted hometown date from the unpredictable Bachelor. But with the stakes being so high, Nick will go on an emotionally charged journey to visit these final four women’s hometowns. Raven meets him in Hoxie, Arkansas, and cute couple have some great, sexy fun, but Raven’s father reveals some serious news. Then, it is on to Dallas where Rachel and Nick confront the challenges that might meet an interracial couple. Corinne is waiting in Miami where her father waits with some tough questions. Finally, Nick travels to Montreal to reunite with Vanessa. Although her special needs adult students give him a big thumbs up, things don’t go quite so well with her big Italian family, especially after her father drops a bomb about Nick that has Vanessa questioning their relationship. Just as Nick gets ready to make the gut-wrenching decision to send one woman home, he gets a surprise visitor, who could change everything, on “The Bachelor,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Jeff Daly)NICK VIALL /

47. Contestants Plan Their Own Limo Exits, For The Most Part

As the seasons have worn on and on, the contestants have had to be more creative about getting their suitor’s attention. In fact, with the addition of the “first impression” rose, the stakes are incredibly high in that first night.

For the most part, it’s every man (or woman) for themselves, but the producers will offer a tiny bit of guidance. I would like to hope that nobody is advising women to wear shark suits or offer a cold hot dog, but you never know. Sometimes limo exits are simple and straightforward, but more often than not these days, the stunts are elaborate and awkward and are more about making good TV than making a good impression.

Producers will offer advice and counsel, which is probably not always in the best interest of the candidate, but they don’t usually tell them what to do, say or wear. Sean Lowe does reveal a little secret about exactly how they do interfere. He says in his tell all memoir that they definitely pick the order in which people come out of the limo. The first and last to come out of the limo are pretty significant since the first and last impressions are often the ones that linger.

Producers say that, “Traditionally, we try to pick two guys we think have the best shot ending up with our girl to be the first and last out of the limo.”

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