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Opinion: Should we accept Ali Oetjen’s rose as The Bachelorette?

It's the move that shocked the nation... But are we ready for it?! - by Jennie Noonan
  • 01 May 2018
Opinion: Should we accept Ali Oetjen’s rose as The Bachelorette?
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Sophie Monk’s turn as the Bachelorette may not have ultimately ended with a happily ever after, but viewers sure enjoyed the ride. Audiences knew she was funny, beautiful and self-effacing. We were interested from the start.

 

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With the casting of Nick Cummins, aka The Honey Badger, as the sixth Bachelor, the Bachelor/Bachelorette brain trust were really thinking outside the box. At the very least, we’re curious and guaranteed entertainment.

The latest move to cast third-time hopeful Ali Oetjen is, for a lot of fans, a headscratcher. 

 

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But let’s break it down. 

Bringing back former rose-rejects has always been of a mixed bag. The real-life soap-opera that ensued after Sam Frost was dumped by Bachelor Blake Garvey was way more interesting than her reality TV turn when she handed out the roses. As viewers, we needed to follow up her storyline.

Second runner-up Richie Strahan was the nice guy of his Bachelorette series. He was cute and a good sport. Probably good qualities in a partner, not necessarily ingredients for the most riveting reality TV as the Bachelor. 

Matty J’s visceral reaction to his rejection by Georgia Love meant that seeing him fall for Laura Byrne was healing. Plus, he was sort of the unexpected underdog who won us over during the course of the series with his personality and charm. 

With Ali, to be honest, I mostly remember her awkward cocktail kiss-attempt on Tim Robards. Her Paradise experience was firstly as an object of obsession (hey there Mack! What’s up Jarrod?) and after that she was so deep in her love-bubble with Grant Kemp that she sort of became part of the (blow up?) pool furniture.

As the Bachelorette, here's what we have to look forward to: A detailed breakdown of Ali’s breakup with Grant. How did it go so south so fast? Can’t wait. She’s fun to look at for sure. She genuinely seems to want to find love. She’s ready. Perhaps what she really needed all along is the spotlight to shine. Is that what producers see? Time will tell. 

Do you accept her rose?  

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Jennie Noonan
Jennie Noonan, Executive Editor of WHO Magazine, watches reality TV like it’s her job — which fortunately, it is— in between raising kids, monitoring the weather and searching for a positive spin on most things.

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