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It’s time for Juan Pablo Galavis to romance us all on the new season of The Bachelor. Tune in here for live, up-to-the-minute highlights and updates in addition to some of Juan Pablo’s live tweets.
He sure does! @JuanPaGalavis #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/gh1haepjrQ
— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) January 7, 2014
Things start off by going through highlights from the upcoming season, showing a lot of kissing, a lot of tears, but no cliffhangers. 8:03pm
The show shifts to Juan Pablo and his relationship with his daughter Camila. Camila will be staying in Los Angeles with Juan Pablo and his parents, who will look after her while he is “working”. 8:08pm
RT @chrisbharrison Let the journey begin @JuanPaGalavis #TheBachelor
— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) January 7, 2014
Sean Lowe returns to give some funny and genuine advice to Juan Pablo. It actually seemed very open and honest. 8:15pm
And now we give a little background on the women, starting with down-to-earth Chelsie who’s learning Spanish to impress Juan Pablo. 8:21pm
Next is Renee from Sarasota, Florida. Renee is a hot-bodied surfer chick who has something important in common with Juan Pablo. She is also a single parent. 8:23pm
Andi can be quite intimidating as the camera follows her into the courtroom … She’s a criminal attorney who’s not looking forward to fighting the other girls for JP’s love. 8:24pm
Next is the massage therapist … She wants a man who wants to be rubbed by her … Need I say more? 8:26pm
The young, sweet nurse sounds a bit more realistic for Juan Pablo … but she does look even younger than she is … a lot younger. 8:26pm
Our metro area nurse Nikki on The Bachelor right now! KC fountains make a cameo!!! Rt if you're watching pic.twitter.com/r1ja4ac3VX
— KMBC (@kmbc) January 7, 2014
Lauren from Oklahoma has a big laugh and holds her family very close to her heart. She talks about how her ex-fiance broke off the engagement just six weeks before the wedding. She still has her wedding dress and the ring … 8:27pm
Yikes, watch out for that bow and arrow … Hopefully the next girl Lacy won’t be as dangerous. She actually owns her own elderly care center. Impressive. 8:28pm
And here’s Clare … She’s part Mexican and the youngest of six girls. She tells a sad story of her father dying of cancer. 8:30pm
Clare actually has a DVD her deceased father made her … She’s never watched it and she’s hoping to show it to her future husband one day. 8:31pm
And now it’s time for the famous limos! 8:37pm
Oh boy! A surprise! There aren’t 25 bachelorettes … There are 27! 8:37pm
Amy L. is the first girls to arrive. No big gimmick. Just hugs and cheesy words. 8:38pm
Cassandra, a former NBA dancer arrives and shares an awkward silence with Juan Pablo. 8:39pm
A marketing manager named Christy gets called gorgeous by JP. 8:40pm
And the next girl brings a gift for Camila, JP’s daughter … a cute little bracelet. 8:40pm
Nikki the nurse is next. She brings a stethoscope for Juan Pablo to hear how fast her heart is beating. 8:41pm
Kat steps out in a red dress and wants to salsa with Juan Pablo, so the two try to clumsily dance together. JP thinks she smells very good … 8:42pm
Chantel comes next and then Victoria. Victoria speaks a little Spanish. Juan Pablo thinks she’s a cutie. 8:43pm
Next is Lucy Aragon, stepping out in a hippie outfit, with no shoes … yup. 8:43pm
The girl I already hate listed her profession as "free spirit." In other words, unemployable, dirty hippy. Hate her even more. #bachelor
— Candace Compton (@canniccom) January 7, 2014
Danielle steps out out the limo and then a girl pushes a piano up the hill instead of being in a limo. Lauren S. then plays a song for Juan Pablo, but hits a bad note and then laughs it off. Juan Pablo calls her gorgeous and the too have a speedy and awkward encounter. Juan Pablo then runs back inside because he didn’t hear Lauren introduce herself. How cute. 8:45pm
Chelsie is next in a gorgeous silver dress. 8:46pm
Valerie, who claims to be a country girl, sports some cowboy boots with her gown. 8:47pm
Elise and then Ashley each come out, but Ashley is the one with the gift. Because she’s a teacher and gives gold stars to her good students, she decides to give a gold star to JP. 8:48pm
And here’s pregnant Clare … Well, not really. 8:48pm
Just a baby bump … a fake one. Next is soccer playing Alli, Amy J., and Renee. Renee was straight-forward and let JP know she has a little boy. 8:55pm
GREAT STRATEGY PRETEND TO BE PREGNATE SO EL #BACHELOR'S FIRST IMPRESSION IS "AW HELL NO" pic.twitter.com/dQXPUhdWNq
— ☃scary helator™ (@HairySkeletor) January 7, 2014
Lauren H. came next in a beautiful black, sheer dress. Maggie followed. Maggie brings Juan Pablo a fishing hook because she likes to go fishing with her family. 8:56pm
Next out of the limo is a dog named Molly … No, she’s not a contestant. She’s actually owned by Kelly the dog lover. 8:57pm
Lacy brings Juan Pablo a prescription bottle of pills that are probably candy to cure him of the headaches he’s sure to get from all the women in the house. After Lacy comes Alexis and Kylie. 8:58pm
Next out of the limo is a beautiful Canadian singer followed by Andi the attorney. 8:59pm
The girls begin to gush about Juan Pablo’s accent. 9:03pm
Juan Pablo leaves the room and returns with some music. A dance party breaks out. Then the girls start to have fun in a photo booth that’s at the house. This is definitely a first on The Bachelor. 9:07pm
Nikki the nurse gets the first one-on-one time. 9:07pm
The next one-on-one is single mom Renee who talks about her son Ben. 9:09pm
Lucy the hippie makes Juan Pablo a little nervous. He thinks she’s kind of crazy … and the viewers seem to as well. 9:10pm
The masseuse Amy J. busts out some oils to give Juan Pablo a massage on an actual massage table. It’s definitely cringe-worthy footage. 9:11pm
Juan Pablo says Amy J. is very nice, but the massage was “very awkward”. 9:12pm
The ladies are scrambling, wondering who’s going to get the first impression rose. 9:18pm
Chelsie and Juan Pablo get silly in the photo booth. 9:18pm
Elise meets with Juan Pablo and talks about the passing of her mother a year ago. 9:19pm
Let's have a moment of silence for all the poor Swarovski crystals that were sacrificed for this episode. #bachelor
— Alyssa Hertzig (@alyssahertzig) January 7, 2014
And the first nervous breakdown begins … 9:22pm
Do you think JP will keep Lauren H. around after she talks about her ex-fiance. 9:31pm
And Sharleen gets the first rose. 9:34pm
How awkward that Sharleen actually doesn’t feel much of a connection to Juan Pablo. 9:37pm
Clare Crawley gets the first rose at the ceremony. 9:43pm
Oops, the redhead thought JP called her when he actually called Kat. 9:47pm
And Lauren H. gets sent home. 9:52pm
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