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Ali Fedotowsky: Why I left Roberto Martinezupdated: Wed Nov 30 2011 10:29:00

After meeting her fiancé Roberto Martinez on "The Bachelorette" last year, Ali Fedotowsky says she was ready to wed -- and right away.

Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez splitupdated: Mon Nov 21 2011 15:29:00

Sorry, "Bachelorette" fans: there will officially be no wedding for Ali and Roberto.

Ali Fedotowsky: We are not planning a wedding updated: Thu Oct 20 2011 10:56:00

Ali Fedotowsky is well aware of the fact that it's been more than a year since viewers witnessed her engagement to Roberto Martinez on "The Bachelorette" season 6 finale.

People.com: Chris Harrison: The Ladies Are Excited for Bachelor Ben Flajnikupdated: Sun Oct 02 2011 17:31:00

"Who wouldn't want a good-looking guy who lives up in Sonoma on a vineyard?" says the host

People.com: The Bachelorette's Ashley Hebert: J.P. and Dog Boo 'Will Be Best Friends'updated: Tue Sep 13 2011 08:28:00

The reality star's teacup Yorkie adores her new guy, but is the pooch ready for a move to Manhattan?

People.com: Bachelor Pad's Justin Rego: Kasey Kahl Is a 'Threat'updated: Thu Aug 11 2011 11:53:00

"Rated R" sounds off about his early elimination, Jake Pavelka's mistake move and more

People.com: Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum Receive Advice from Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney: Don't Rushupdated: Fri Aug 05 2011 12:32:00

"Just because you met on a TV show doesn't mean you have to get married in three months," the former Bachelor says

People.com: Bachelorette Ashley's Sister: 'I Made a Big Mistake'updated: Thu Aug 04 2011 13:13:00

Chrystie Corns says she was wrong for blasting J.P. and now admits "he was the best choice" for Ashley

People.com: Ashley Hebert: 'I've Never Looked Back for a Second'updated: Wed Aug 03 2011 12:30:00

"The show made us stronger," she tells PEOPLE of her relationship with J.P. Rosenbaum

Bachelorette gets 2 proposalsupdated: Tue Aug 02 2011 13:33:00

In the season finale of "The Bachelorette," Ashley Hebert was offered two rings but refused one.

People.com: Ashley Hebert Chooses Her Man on The Bacheloretteupdated: Tue Aug 02 2011 12:12:00

Was it winemaker Ben or construction manager J.P.? Find out now

People.com: Bachelorette Finale: Who's Right for Ashley?updated: Tue Aug 02 2011 08:28:00

Tell us if Ashley should pick J.P. or Ben on the finale of The Bachelorette

People.com: Bachelorette's The Men Tell All Special: What You Didn't Seeupdated: Mon Aug 01 2011 16:20:00

Ashley faces the men she sent home as they sound off on dating, getting dumped and drinking too much

People.com: Bachelorette: Constantine Did Not Have 'Feelings of Marriage' for Ashleyupdated: Mon Aug 01 2011 06:34:00

Ashley's former suitor also reveals that he wants Ames to be the next Bachelor

People.com: Ashley Hebert: 'I'm So Happy, So in Love'updated: Sun Jul 31 2011 13:29:00

"I found a great man," the Bachelorette star tells PEOPLE while previewing the Men Tell All special

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley's Moment of Clarityupdated: Tue Jul 26 2011 15:48:00

Hebert writes in about Ben, J.P., Constantine and the guy who surprised her in paradise

People.com: Bachelorette: One Man Leaves Early - Another Makes a Surprise Returnupdated: Tue Jul 26 2011 11:50:00

Ashley Hebert is down to two suitors after a memorable trip to Fiji

People.com: Ashley Hebert's Final Three: Who Should She Pick?updated: Tue Jul 26 2011 09:51:00

Ben, Constantine and J.P. join Ashley for overnight dates in Fiji

People.com: Bachelorette: Ames Talks About 'Very Painful' Breakup with Ashleyupdated: Mon Jul 25 2011 16:18:00

"I was really sad and thought we had a lot of potential," says the latest contestant to go home

People.com: Bachelorette Ashley: What You Didn't See on My Hometown Visitsupdated: Tue Jul 19 2011 16:51:00

Find out whose mom and sister she connected with most

People.com: Bachelorette: Ashley Hebert Meets the Familiesupdated: Tue Jul 19 2011 11:55:00

After hometown dates with Constantine, Ames, Ben F. and J.P., it's down to three

People.com: Why Bachelor Brad Shunned the TV Camerasupdated: Tue Jul 12 2011 12:57:00

Womack wouldn't be interviewed about his breakup with Emily Maynard

People.com: Ashley Hebert Says Goodbye to a Frontrunner on The Bacheloretteupdated: Tue Jul 12 2011 11:34:00

While in Taiwan, one of the bachelors doesn't even make it to the rose ceremony

People.com: Bachelorette's Chris Harrison 'Believed Brad and Emily Would Work'updated: Mon Jul 11 2011 14:55:00

Maynard was very reluctant to discuss the split on the air, says the host

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky Trying Her Best to Manage the Post-Op Painupdated: Sat Jul 02 2011 00:49:00

The former Bachelorette tells PEOPLE she's on the mend after undergoing surgery on her left leg

People.com: Emily Maynard: Would You Watch Her on The Bachelorette?updated: Thu Jun 30 2011 12:30:00

Now that she has split from Brad Womack, should her latest quest for love be shown on TV?

People.com: The Bachelor's Emily Maynard and Brad Womack Splitupdated: Wed Jun 29 2011 14:50:00

The single mom tells PEOPLE why the couple's tumultuous relationship is over

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley Hebert's Final Thoughts on 'Bentley Debacle'updated: Tue Jun 28 2011 15:29:00

"You will never have to hear the B-- word again," Hebert says

People.com: The Bachelorette Recap: Bentley's Backupdated: Tue Jun 28 2011 13:48:00

The highly controversial suitor returns - and the drama doesn't end there

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Why Ben F. Has the 'Total Package'updated: Tue Jun 21 2011 13:50:00

Ashley covers her dates in Thailand, sending suitors home and why Bentley is still on her mind

People.com: The Bachelorette's Surprise Eliminationsupdated: Tue Jun 21 2011 11:53:00

Ashley Hebert lets three men go - but admits she's still thinking about Bentley

People.com: The Bachelorette's Chris Lambton Is Engagedupdated: Tue Jun 21 2011 08:48:00

The former runner-up proposed to fellow reality star Peyton Wright on Saturday

People.com: Bachelorette's West: 'I Really Liked Bentley'updated: Fri Jun 17 2011 10:08:00

"To see all this stuff on the show was a bit of a surprise," the lawyer says of his former fellow contestant

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley Hebert Gets Rained Out in Thailandupdated: Tue Jun 14 2011 14:28:00

The reality star blogs about her favorite group date in Phuket

People.com: The Bachelorette's Masked Man: The Mask Was a Joke ... with Meaningupdated: Sat Jun 11 2011 15:48:00

Jeff Medolla reveals why he wore a mask on the show and what he thinks of Bentley's antics

People.com: Emily Maynard: Ashley's Bachelorette Drama 'Hard to Watch'updated: Fri Jun 10 2011 06:30:00

Last season's Bachelor winner calls Bentley's behavior "hurtful and just mean spirited"

People.com: Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi Move Into Bachelor Pad 2updated: Thu Jun 09 2011 19:29:00

Michelle Money, Justin Rego and other memorable contestants will join the feuding exes on season 2

People.com: Bachelorette Ashley Hebert's Heartbreak and Humiliationupdated: Wed Jun 08 2011 11:49:00

Hebert tells PEOPLE of the hurt she endured at the hands of her suitors - and how she moved forward

People.com: Emily Maynard: How She's Haunting The Bacheloretteupdated: Tue Jun 07 2011 18:00:00

The likable Bachelor winner is unintentionally influencing Ashley Hebert's search for love

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley Hebert Feels 'Betrayed' by Bentleyupdated: Tue Jun 07 2011 12:52:00

Hebert describes the "hurt and embarrassment" she feels after being "made a fool of"

Obsessions: Why I watch 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette'updated: Fri Jun 03 2011 09:20:00

My name is James, and I have a confession to make.

People.com: Chris Harrison: Bentley Made Ashley Feel Foolishupdated: Thu Jun 02 2011 15:09:00

The Bachelorette host says the single dad turned Hebert into a "crestfallen, vulnerable little girl"

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley Dishes on Her 'Best First Date' Everupdated: Tue May 31 2011 15:10:00

Hebert says William is "handsome, charming, funny guy" but "he has a lot of depth to him"

People.com: INSIDE STORY: The Mysterious Death of a Bachelorette Contestant's Wifeupdated: Tue May 24 2011 18:09:00

Controversy surrounded West Lee in 2007 when his wife Sarah Lee drowned

People.com: Bachelorette Blog: Ashley's First Impression Rose Explainedupdated: Tue May 24 2011 14:49:00

"When he walked out of the limo, I nearly fainted," she writes in her first blog

People.com: Ashley Hebert Says She'll Surprise People on The Bacheloretteupdated: Tue May 24 2011 10:29:00

"I am so secure and confident," she says, addressing what she calls a "misconception" about who she is

People.com: Ashley Hebert: It's Not Easy Being The Bacheloretteupdated: Thu May 19 2011 16:54:00

The season 7 star says there's a lot of pressure, heartbreak and hot guys

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez Celebrate One Year Engagedupdated: Mon May 16 2011 14:50:00

The couple return to Bora Bora, where he proposed on the Bachelorette season finale

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky Gets Head Stapled After Kayak Accidentupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 16:50:00

The Bachelorette star's boat capsized while kayaking in La Jolla, Calif., on Sunday

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky Is No Bridezilla, Says Fiancéupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 08:28:00

"She's awesome," Roberto Martinez says of his Bachelorette bride-to-be

People.com: Vienna Girardi Dating Former Bachelorette Contestantupdated: Sat Mar 26 2011 12:28:00

Kasey Kahl - from Ali Fedotowsky's season - and the Bachelor winner are a couple, her rep tells PEOPLE

Ashley Hebert is the new 'Bachelorette'updated: Fri Mar 18 2011 06:47:00

After the season 15 finale of "The Bachelor" aired Monday night, Ashley Hebert was announced as the next woman to star on "The Bachelorette."

People.com: 5 Things to Know About New Bachelorette Ashley Hebertupdated: Wed Mar 16 2011 07:48:00

The Maine native is brunette, trained as a dancer and already in love - with her puppy

People.com: Ashley Hebert Is the New Bacheloretteupdated: Tue Mar 15 2011 10:29:00

Ashley Hebert, who competed for Brad Womack's heart, will star on the new season of The Bachelorette beginning May 23

People.com: Which Bachelor Contestant Is the Wackiest of Them All?updated: Tue Feb 15 2011 07:28:00

Michelle Money on Brad Womack's season is just one in a long line of women viewers love to hate

People.com: The Bachelorette's Chris Lambton Finds Loveupdated: Mon Jan 31 2011 22:09:00

He may have lost out on getting the final rose from The Bachelorette's Ali Fedotowsky but runner-up Chris Lambton has found love off camera.

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez Will Wed in 2011, Say Friendsupdated: Tue Jan 11 2011 17:50:00

"I would be shocked if they're not married before 2012," says Bachelorette host Chris Harrison

People.com: Bachelorette's Ali Fedotowsky & Roberto Martinez Spending First Christmas Togetherupdated: Sun Dec 26 2010 21:49:00

"Last year I was filling a void with boots, and this year I have Roberto," Fedotowsky says

People.com: Reality TV Villains Angelina Pivarnick and Justin Rego Are Datingupdated: Thu Nov 11 2010 14:53:00

The Jersey Shore and Bachelorette stars "are taking things slow," a source tells PEOPLE

People.com: Bachelorette Contestant Julien Hug Found Deadupdated: Fri Nov 05 2010 08:28:00

"I am completely heartbroken," says Jillian Harris after Hug's body turns up in the desert

People.com: Bachelor Pad's Tenley Molzahn and Kiptyn Locke Are Open to Marriage, Babiesupdated: Mon Oct 25 2010 11:29:00

"We make a really good team, and we're going for the gold," says Molzahn

People.com: Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez Slow Down Wedding Plansupdated: Fri Oct 15 2010 10:29:00

"We're still just as happy as we were," says the Bachelorette star, but "why rush?"

10 reality TV quittersupdated: Fri Oct 08 2010 15:16:00

As a reality TV fiend, I assumed that "Top Chef: Just Desserts" was going to be totally vanilla. Oh, how wrong I was.

People.com: Will Chris Lambton or Ty Brown Be the Next Bachelor?updated: Mon Sep 20 2010 22:28:00

Both men were offered the starring role in ABC's reality show, a source tells PEOPLE

People.com: Jesse Csincsak & Ann Lueders Keep the Wedding Party Goingupdated: Mon Aug 30 2010 13:48:00

"The whole weekend has gone by so quickly," says the former Bachelorette star

People.com: Jesse Csincsak & Ann Lueders Ready for Wedding - and Barbequeupdated: Tue Aug 24 2010 12:27:00

The couple will host a poolside rehearsal dinner at Las Vegas's Rumor Hotel with a special menu for 75 people

People.com: Jesse Csincsak & Ann Lueders Building a Big Family Right Awayupdated: Wed Aug 18 2010 15:28:00

The former Bachelorette and Bachelor contestants have adopted two dogs and already chosen their son-to-be's name

People.com: Jesse Csincsak: My Soon-to-Be Father-In-Law Almost Ruined My Proposalupdated: Mon Aug 16 2010 10:50:00

The former Bachelorette winner says Ann Lueders's dad spilled the beans - but she said yes anyway

Broken-hearted 'Bachelor' contestants who found love after the showupdated: Tue Jul 13 2010 11:40:00

Back in 2007, "Bachelor" viewers were shocked when lame-oid Brad Womack decided not to choose either of the final 2 contestants (Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas) in the show's last episode. Uh, didn't he get that memo about the point of the show?

Why are you still watching 'The Bachelor'?updated: Thu Jun 24 2010 14:33:00

Of the 14 "Bachelors" and five "Bachelorettes" who've handed out roses to prospective life partners on ABC's hit reality show, only four couples are still together and only two have actually gotten married.

'Bachelors' and 'Bachelorettes': Where are they now?updated: Mon Mar 01 2010 17:05:00

Over the weekend, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney tied the knot -- we'll see it unfold on television on March 8 -- becoming the first "Bachelor" couple to actually make it down the aisle, news that we can only applaud since Melissa Rycroft recently got hitched as well.

'The Bachelor' producer speaks on leaksupdated: Thu Feb 04 2010 17:05:00

As ABC announced last week, "Bachelor" producers are busy preparing for the Jason Mesnick-Molly Malaney nuptials on March 8 -- the first-ever wedding to come out of the seven-year-old series (Ryan and Trista Sutter met on The Bachelorette).

The stars go shoppingupdated: Thu Dec 24 2009 11:45:00

Celebrities have been seen out and about, doing their Christmas shopping -- or just having a good time. Here is a sampling:

Should you sacrifice love for work?updated: Sat Oct 24 2009 16:29:00

On "The Bachelorette," contestant Ed Swiderski told bachelorette Jillian Harris that he wasn't being fair to his employer in Chicago and that he had to leave her and go home.

Does soul-mate-ism prevent us from finding true love?updated: Thu Aug 06 2009 10:32:00

I remember being a little girl and hearing my mother use the term "soul mates."

'Bachelorette' Jillian Harris makes her pickupdated: Tue Jul 28 2009 14:36:00

Canadian beauty Jillian Harris finally found what she was looking for a lover and a best friend when she giddily accepted a proposal from Chicago computer software consultant Ed Swiderski on the season finale of "The Bachelorette" Monday night.

People.com: Bachelorette Jen Schefft Ties the Knot in Chicagoupdated: Mon May 18 2009 12:53:00

The reality star and fiancé Joe Waterman make it official Friday night

People.com: Bachelorette Jen Schefft to Wed in Chicago Fridayupdated: Sun May 17 2009 09:09:00

The reality TV star gets her happy ending with fiancé Joe Waterman

People.com: Trista and Ryan Sutter Have Second Childupdated: Mon Apr 06 2009 11:18:00

Blakesley Grace Sutter was born to the former Bachelorette couple on Friday

People.com: Former Bachelorette Jen Schefft Gets Engagedupdated: Thu Sep 25 2008 14:19:00

"I'm so excited and so happy," the bride-to-be tells PEOPLE

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