'The Bachelorette': Andrew S. Reveals If He's Still Open to a Relationship With Katie (Exclusive)

The Valentine's Day proposal came after a courtship of almost two years.The happy couple first met after Jonathan caught Simone's eye - and, taking a modern approach to finding romance, she readily admits that she "slid into his DMs".She revealed to the Wall Street Journal: " I was like, 'Oh, he's pretty cute,' so I said hi … and then I saw that he was in the Houston area, so we started chatting a little bit, and then we went to hang out a week or two later."He admitted to having been totally clueless about who the medallist was when she originally contacted him, telling Texas Monthly: "I didn't know!"However, perhaps tiring of social media adulation, Simone was glad to be able to pursue a date anonymously."I just hadn’t heard of her, and when I told her that, that’s one of the things she liked," Jonathan explained."[We ended up] hanging out right before the pandemic."It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything, so we used [the lockdown] to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger.

“The White Lotus” and “Euphoria” — but Hollywood’s power players didn’t always believe Sydney Sweeney was fit for television. In a new interview with British GQ, the 24-year-old talked about her teenage years spent struggling to secure gigs, leaving her cash-strapped family living out of a budget motel room. “A casting director told me once that I will never be on a TV show,” the Spokane, Washington native revealed.

Miguel took to Instagram to reveal that they'd repaired their relationship nearly four months after they announced their separation. The couple split in September after nearly three years of marriage and 17 years together, but, according to their Instagram posts, they've healed those wounds. Nazanin posted a slideshow of photos with her and the singer playfully posing in a stairwell and an armchair.

Gemma Collins proved hers and Rami's relationship is going from strength to strength as they enjoyed a romantic Valentine's Day.The loved-up couple stayed in for the special day and enjoyed a delicious meal, with the TOWIE star documenting the evening on Instagram.The blonde star, who recently posted a rare snap from her childhood, shared a photo of herself with a huge bouquet of red roses, with her 2.2million followers. Flashing a smile, the 41 year old penned: "Lovely surprise whilst doing my house work.

Clayton Echard's journey hasn't always been easy. The current franchise lead appeared on the latest episode of Nick Viall's podcast, and revealed that he regretted signing on to the show when it started airing on TV.«I think the first three weeks of the show airing, I definitely thought that, because you just don’t know what to expect going into it,» he said of regretting his decision to become the Bachelor, immediately after appearing on Michelle Young's season of .«Having no frame of reference, not really watching prior shows. I went straight from Michelle's season to jumping into my own, so I didn't have that time in between to really reach out to [past] Bachelor, Bachelorettes, ask them these questions that now I'm asking,» Clayton explained.

Emmerdale's Meena Jutla, Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher stars have shared behind-the-scenes secrets from the ITV soap's chilling hostage scenes on Tuesday night. In a video released after the explosive episode, Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena, Olivia Bromley, who plays Dawn, and Jay Kontzle, who plays Billy, gave fans a tour on set.

Neil Lane‘s name is synonymous with The Bachelor franchise. The celebrity jeweler has been designing custom engagement rings for Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants since its first season in 2002. And while Neil is keeping tight-lipped on any details surrounding Katie Thurston‘s season of suitors, he did expand on what it’s like meeting with the final two men each season as he guides them through the process of picking the ring of their dreams.

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Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are expressing their support for everyone amid the franchise's recent shakeup. In an interview with ET's Katie Krause, the couple opened up about their feelings regarding longtime host Chris Harrison's exit from the franchise, and the people who have stepped into the role since. In June, Harrison permanently left the franchise after nearly two decades. In lieu of Harrison, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams are currently hosting Katie Thurston's season of . «Chris is a really good friend of ours.

After Andrew Spencer turned down Katie Thurston’s offer to rejoin her season of The Bachelorette, Bachelor Nation was split on his decision not to give their romance another shot. The season 17 contestant cousin’s Clay Harbor, however, explains why he made the right move on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons.”

He’s no saint! The Bachelorette’s Mike Planeta got candid about his sexual experiences after his virginity became a big story line on season 17 of the ABC series.

The great debate. Katie Thurston, who has been repeatedly criticized for her style choices, received a fair share of hate for her outfit on the Monday, July 19, episode of The Bachelorette. 

Katie Thurston chased down Andrew Spencer and asked him to return on Monday's episode of The Bachelorette after earlier eliminating him during a rose ceremony .The 30-year-old bank marketing manager sent two men packing during the season 17 episode including Andrew, 26,a pro football player from Vienna, Austria.Andrew left crying but showed up the next day to end their relationship on a high note. He told her he wanted to end things when they both had smiles on their faces.

Katie Thurston's Bachelorette Season 17 seems to be much shorter than the rest. The season has already reached its top 4 suitors and recently it was also confirmed that the big finale will be airing on August 9.

Katie Thurston's Hometown dates are going to lead to big questions from her four remaining men. At the end of Monday night's episode of , fans got to look ahead to two of the biggest weeks of Katie's journey: the Hometown dates and the Men Tell All episode.The preview kicks off with Katie admitting to co-host Tayshia Adams, «I haven’t admitted to anybody that I’m in love with them.» That truth seems to be a sticking point for Greg, as he states, «I’m introducing her to my family tomorrow, but she hasn’t told me she’s falling in love with me yet.» Katie's missing «I love you» is less of an issue for Justin, who thinks «there's still time» for those all-important words to be exchanged.

The final four guys on Katie Thurston‘s season of The Bachelorette have been revealed!

Katie Thurston said her hardest goodbye yet on Monday night's episode of . Episode seven of Katie's journey included three breakups, tough conversations, and hope for the future, all of which ET is breaking down in the  recap below.The episode began with Greg landing his second one-on-one date, before one man, discouraged over his lack of time with Katie, left the show ahead of the scheduled group date.A second man ended up single before the rose ceremony, but the heartbreak really ramped up with Katie's most devastating split to date, which left both the Bachelorette and the man in question wondering if things really had to end.Keep reading for the full recap of episode seven of .Greg was delighted to learn that he'd scored a second

Serious connections only, please. Katie Thurston narrowed down her pool of suitors to the final four during the Monday, July 19, episode of The Bachelorette.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the July 19 episode of “The Bachelorette.”Katie Thurston was tasked with narrowing down her “Bachelorette” suitors from seven to four in anticipation of next week’s hometown dates.Andrew Spencer, Blake Moynes, Brendan Scanzano, Greg Grippo, Justin Glaze, Michael Allio, and Mike Planeta remained in the running.Katie strategized on how to distribute her dates but ultimately decided to reward Greg with a second one-on-one (making him the first contestant of the season to receive multiple individual dates).

Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette continues to leave viewers with unanswered questions. After Cody Menk and Aaron Clancy’s pre-show relationship became a hot topic online, Blake Moynes and Brendan Scanzano’s friendship is making headlines as the lead prepares to solidify her final four.

Kaitlyn Bristowe's appearance.«I don't know why people think it's OK to say the s**t they do on Twitter,» Tartick told the podcast's co-hosts, Tayshia Adams, Joe Amabile and Natasha Parker. «There's so many things in this world we can control, and there's so many things we can't control.