The next Bachelor is

[~disneydiva~]

Brad Womack???

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20429701,00.html

He walked away once. Would he do it again?

Brad Womack, who famously rejected his final two bachelorettes, DeAnna Pappas and Jenni Croft, on season 11 of The Bachelor, is optimistic about finding love, this (his second) time. "I don't care if people call me an idiot or don't believe those words coming out of my mouth. I truly believe that it can work," he tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview airing Tuesday on her talk show.

But, "I would walk away," he says if he were to finish the upcoming season 15 without falling in love.

"Again?" DeGeneres asks.

"Absolutely," he replies.

Having said that, the Austin bar owner, 37, is optimistic for a better outcome this time. "I am a completely different person," he says. "I believe it can work."

Womack and DeGeneres have a little history between them. DeGeneres publicly called Womack a jerk after he made his controversial decision to pick no one in 2007. She later apologized to him.

Womack has always defended his decision not to choose the first time, but he admits his own issues were largely to blame. "I definitely have or had commitment issues," he says. "I thought that I was as open as I was supposed to be, and clearly I wasn't. I walked away and wound up all alone and left two girls standing there."

Thoughts?

 

[MickeysMommy]

Why?

 

[StacyMarie]

Booooooooooo!

 

[~disneydiva~]

It will be interesting to see the girls reactions when they meet him the first night!

 

[Robinrs]

I think it will be interesting. Besides, I thought he was by far the best looking bachelor they ever had... with the worse taste. I didn't like Jenny OR Deanna.. and obviously, neither did he.

It takes mega cajones to do what he did. Some of the other bachelors should've considered it, too!

 

[RachaelA]

I haven't watched the Bachelor/Bachelorette since Jason's season. I'll definitely watch the new season with Brad on it again. It'll be interesting to see how it goes down with all the women knowing what he did before.

 

[happygirl]

I can't wait, I think he will be real with his feelings.

 

[hulagirl87]

what a waste

 

[DisGirlAllie]

I think it will be interesting. Besides, I thought he was by far the best looking bachelor they ever had... with the worse taste. I didn't like Jenny OR Deanna.. and obviously, neither did he.

It takes mega cajones to do what he did. Some of the other bachelors should've considered it, too!

This.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Ummm, yeah, a 'bar owner' with commitment issues...

A REAL catch!!!!

If I were in the running to be bacherlorette contestant, I would be withdrawing immediately.

ABC has really degenerated to the lower depths with the lame/smut factor lately. What-e-v-e-r....

 

[dislaney]

What a letdown!

Of course I'm sure I'll still watch!

 

[Magic Mom]

Ummm, yeah, a 'bar owner' with commitment issues...

A REAL catch!!!!

.

What's wrong with being a bar owner? And why is it in quotes? Doesn't he really own it?

 

[minniebeth]

Jeez Louise, can't ABC find some fresh faces instead of recycling the same old baggage?

 

[micknme94]

Yuck. Didn't like him 1st time around, probably won't watch this one. The show needs new blood!

 

[MickeyMinnie1971]

It seems like an odd choice, but I'll still watch.

 

[Robinrs]

Jeez Louise, can't ABC find some fresh faces instead of recycling the same old baggage?

The Bachelorettes are ALWAYS recycled and the guys always start out great and end up jerks. At least this time he started OUT a jerk and he has nowhere to go but up!

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I liked Brad and I think he took way too much grief for not picking one of the women. So basically what he did was be honest, and people had a problem with that? How many of the Bachelor/ettes make their obligatory choice at the end with absolutely NO intention of continuing a relationship? Travis Stork comes to mind...I think he knew by the end of filming that NO ONE appealed to him. They didn't even HAVE an ATR show that season.

I think it's an interesting choice. At this point in the game, the producers have to come up with a new angle, or it's just the same old same old. It should be interesting to see how it plays out, with the women knowing about his prior season. It would be cool if it worked out...but I won't be holding my breath on this or any other season.