What Sean's Ex Girlfriend Says!

Who says you can’t be friendly about your ex?

The newly-announced Bachelor Sean Lowe is looking for love and he’s getting some support from an unlikely ally – his ex girlfriend.
Brooke Sorenson Nix, who dated Sean in 2008, tells Celebuzz she was ecstatic to hear her former flame was chosen for the title role of the hit ABC reality show and she hopes Sean finds what he’s looking.
What does she say about the new reality stud?

“I think he’s an awesome guy and I’m super happy for him,” said Nix, who’s married to Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Laynce Nix.
Other family and friends also couldn’t be happier for the Dallas businessman, who made his TV debut on last season’s The Bachelorette when he fell head over heels for North Carolina single mom Emily Maynard, but only made it to the final three before packing his bags.
Sean’s brother-in-law Andrew Shull says it took his best friend and family member a long time to get over Maynard, who is now engaged to Utah entrepreneur Jef Holm.

After The Bachelorette he was heartbroken. But the great thing about Sean is his ability to bounce back,” Andrew revealed to Celebuzz. “He knows how to move forward and look at the positive side.”
Sean actually introduced his brother-in-law to his wife (his sister Shay) — so Andrew wanted to help him meet the future Mrs. Lowe by nominating the 28-year-old for The Bachelorette, said Shull’s mother, Cheryl.

“When he nominated Sean he said, ‘The least I can do is return the favor,’” she laughed.

But listen closely ladies, Andrew has some insider advice for those hoping to win his best friend’s heart.

“Sean has dated many types of girls, so there isn’t a type of girl he’s looking for. But she’d have to be someone with the same goals, interests, down to earth and loves family,” he said. “He’s searching for his type.”

Cheryl thinks the perfect girl will be just like Sean: “She’ll be a fine Christian woman. She would just have to be genuine and sensitive person.”

One thing fans will love about the entrepreneur is his sense of humor, says his BFF.

“He’s so funny and just fun to be around,” Andrew said.

And whether or not he’s engaged or just dating at the end of the reality show run — which has already started filming in Los Angeles and Dallas — Andrew said the outcome doesn’t matter to him.

“I just want him to be happy, whatever that means,” he added. “He’s one of the most down-to-earth, genuine individuals. I have never met someone who doesn’t like Sean.”

Source:CelebBuzz

Trista Sutter and Jesse Csincsak Weigh In on Sean Lowe

 

When news broke on Tuesday that Bachelorette star Emily Maynard's ex Sean Lowe had been named ABC's latest Bachelor, fans had mixed feelings. While some of us jumped on the news, excited to hear that one of our favorite Southern gentleman would be returning to make his own journey to find love, others wondered how this sweet and calm Dallas entrepreneur could have been selected to carry television's most dramatic dating show. Will he be entertaining enough to carry a whole season of the famed series on his own? Hollywood.com spoke with two Bachelor experts — former Bachelorette star Trista Sutter and former Bachelorette winner Jesse Csincsak — to get their thoughts on how ABC and Lowe can possibly make this work.

Of course, for anyone who has watched The Bachelor/ette, or any reality show for that matter, you know that to "make it work" on the small screen, it's all about what's happening behind the scenes. Csincsak explains, "It doesn’t matter about his story. Guarantee you that they went to his hometown and filmed, and they are going to make the guy look like a rock star. That’s the magic of the editing room. They can make any guy look like Jesus on TV."

The next stroke of divine magic comes from the casting. "They always have to cast interesting characters," Csincsak says. "There are going to have the villain, they are going to have the drunk, they are going to have the kook." While the show's producers know how to pick their archetypes, Sutter thinks Lowe has some standout qualities on his own. Namely, those good looks and Southern charm.

"Number one, his dimples... [and] his all-American good boy personality is huge," Sutter notes. "The fact that he’s open to both the process and articulating his feelings, I’ve always said is kind of a requirement for someone to be in that position because ABC and the producers don’t want someone who isn’t going to talk about the experience with the viewers." Sutter adds, "I have a pretty hot husband and I’m not complaining, but the fact that he has a body that they will be able to show off, they are all over that. They are going to have him shirtless more than anyone."

Lowe's good looks and wit explain why he attracted so many fans (124,044 Twitter fans and counting) in the first place. It's that very fan base that Csincsak believes convinced ABC to pick Lowe as the new Bachelor over other contenders like Ali Fedotowsky's ex-fiance Roberto Martinez and or Maynard runner-up Arie Luyendyk, Jr.

"They strategically do nothing except look at the guy’s following once he comes off the show — and the guy with the most following becomes the next Bachelor," Csincsak says. "You go on Facebook and Twitter, you look at his following, he has over a 100,000 following. That’s ratings. That’s how they make money." So will Lowe's million dollar smile really bring the big bucks and even bigger ratings to ABC? Find out when the Season 17 of The Bachelor premieres in January 2013.

 

Source:Hollywood

Melissa Rycroft Approves of New Bachelor

Famously jilted "Bachelor" contestant Melissa Rycroft approves of new Bachelor Sean Lowe.

"He's a really great guy," the "Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars" contestant told reporters after last night's (Sept. 25) results show.

"I knew Sean back when I was a cheerleader," she explained. Rycroft cheered for the Dallas Cowboys, Lowe's hometown team, in 2006-2007.

"He actually was dating one of the girls I was a cheerleader with, so I knew him back then. He's a really nice guy, I wish him luck."

"I don't know how much of the process could work," added Rycroft, now happily married after being dumped at the virtual altar on her season of "The Bachelor." Lowe was brought back for the reality dating show this season after ultimately being rejected by Emily Maynard on "The Bachelorette."

But despite her doubts, Rycroft insists, "I do wish him luck."

Rycroft could use a little luck herself: she and partner Tony Dovolani received the fifth-lowest scores from the judges for their premiere performance on "DWTS."

From: Zap2It

"Sean Lowe is Bachelor, Ryan Lochte Not Even Runner Up"

From the Huffington Post:

 

It has just been announced that Sean Lowe will be the new "Bachelor" on the hit ABC show. However, Sean has known for more than two months that he would be handing out the roses next season.

“They decided on Sean because of the way women have taken to him. He is good looking, rich and most importantly he wants to find love,” a friend of Lowe tells me. “He has made it clear that he isn’t doing this to find fame, he wants to find a wife.”

Sean was the second (my correction:he was third) runner-up when Emily Maynard was "The Bachelorette" and came close to being this year's Bachelor.

“Despite rumors, [Olympic swimmer] Ryan Lochte was never in serous talks,” one show insider tells me. “It ultimately came down to Arie Luyendyk, who also vied for Emily’s heart, and Sean. Producers thought Sean would have a better connection with viewers and contestants and thus produce better ratings. Arie says that he was the first choice but passed on being The Bachelor but this simply isn't true. Sean was picked two months ago."