'Bachelor' Alum Brad Womack Recalls Awkward Ellen DeGeneres Moment

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Brad Womack is reflecting on an awkward moment with Ellen DeGeneres. The 52-year-old The Bachelor alum, who originally led Season 11 of the franchise in 2007, spoke about his experience on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during an appearance on the Almost Famous podcast. “I went on [The] Ellen [DeGeneres Show] and I just bombed.

I mean, I just bombed,” he said. “Even the publicist at the time kinda gave me the puppy eyes, like, ‘Oh that didn’t go so well.’” Keep reading to find out more… “She called me a jerk the first season because I didn’t pick anybody,” he said of the host. “Thank god, she asked me back for a little bit of redemption.

But it was the third time I was on Ellen to announce the second season.” Brad chose no one in his season, and was cast as the lead again for Season 15 in 2011.

He ultimately popped the question to Emily Maynard. They called off their engagement after the finale aired.