Updates on Past Contestants - All Seasons - Discussion - #2

Wow, that's awesome. I love that he's with Gia's mom and Gia's boyfriend too. I wonder if the other guy is her brother.

That's nice to see Craig and the others supporting such an important cause.

Craig has always been very involved from day one and has participated in several events. I'd love to see him meet a nice young lady.

Craig R., Tyler, Ty, Chris L., Roberto, etc. from Ali's season are some of my favs both overall from bachnation and with their bromances formed that season.  So sweet!  Glad to see he's still supporting the cause with her family.  Hope he finds his happily ever after soon!

Gia was such a sweetheart.  She was one of my favorite gals.  She had a unique vulnerability and beauty.  Her passing was so sad.  I think it is wonderful that Craig and her friends and family honor her memory in this charitable way.

I found myself wondering about Meredith Phillips, the second bachelorette. After she and her F1, Ian McKee. broke up, she went to culinary school and wrote a cookbook with a boyfriend she met there. Last I heard of her was in 2013, when she married her high school sweetheart and came out as an alcoholic in several interviews. She said she was trying to put together her marriage after being separated.

I googled her and really didn't find anything after 2013. I hope she was able to work things out with her husband and maintain her sobriety. I'm surprised to find she and Ian don't have threads here.

When threads are inactive, over a year without any posts, it's not necessary to have individual threads when there are so many other active threads.

That's why I created this one, for all seasons. This is for those we don't hear to much about but once in awhile something pops up.

Chancy wrote:...I googled Meredith and really didn't find anything after 2013...

Here's an article I found from Oct 2014 Link

I thought it was interesting production reached out to the public to help them find Bachelor #1 Alex Michel for the 20th Anniversary special. Apparently he is so over the franchise and doesn't want any recognition for being the first lead. Most other Bachelor/Bachelorette leads seem to feel the same way JMO

A long while ago there was a show about former reality contestants (I think this was only a few years after his Bachelor season aired), and Alex was on it and basically said the show screwed him up, and he had issues with depression and such afterwards. I don't think he ever realized what he got himself into.

For the Marcus fan's. He seems to be doing ok judging by his few latest tweets.

Marcus Grodd ‏@marcusgrodd  Jun 24
Finally Friday!!!

I only hope he does not fall in love so fast next time and has a happier outcome.