Subscribe
Previous Post
You’ve heard about what happens when your boyfriend auditions for The Bachelor. But what happens behind the scenes when you audition to DATE the Bachelor, standing in line with other aspiring Bachelor-daters like so much as a herd of cattle?
A Crushable pal who spoke on condition of anonymity (she signed a confidentiality agreement) did just that the other day during an open casting call in San Francisco. She’s a fan of the show – especially Kirk DeWindt, whom Ali Fedotowsky just dumped – so she went on ABC’s website, found an application and learned of the casting call from there. She felt compelled to audition out of a mix of curiosity and fun. And she figured Kirk might be the next Bachelor, and “even if he wasn’t,” the other contestants - Chris Lambton, Roberto Martinez and Philandering Nerd Frank Neuschaefer – are all pretty good, says our pal.
The audition happened Thursday in a hotel conference room, and she waited 2 1/2 hours for her turn to meet a producer. In the meantime, about 150-200 women filtered in and out, and some got more face time to audition than others. She signed the confidentiality agreement and a release that allows the show to use footage of her audition (and basically do whatever they want with it). In addition, she signed an application and answered pertinent questions such as, “Why haven’t you found the man of your dreams?” and “Have you had a restraining order filed against you?”
The whole scene was disorganized, says our pal, adding that the event runners didn’t seem to care how long she’d been waiting. Finally, someone grabbed her and she was face to face with a young male producer who interviewed her for a minute on camera.
He asked her to describe her hobbies, line of work and who stood out to her from past seasons of the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise.
“They probably wanted to me to say who the next Bachelor is,” says our friend, who picked Ali as her standout, citing the former Facebook employee’s down-to-earth personality.
After it was all over, they told her they let her know within two weeks if she’d made the cut; then they would fly her out to Los Angeles for the second round of auditions.
Unlike Justin “Rated R” Rego, she says she tried out for the “right reasons.” And if she doesn’t get the call, she’s “not gonna freak out about it.” But if she does get summoned to Hollywood, she says she and her boss “would work something out” so her job doesn’t interfere.
Although casting calls are being held here and there, most people audition online, sending producers a video and 5 to 15 pictures. Our pal thought she would get a leg up if she did it in person.
Tell us: Would you audition for the show? Have you auditioned before and had a similar experience? A wildly different one? Send any intel to tips AT crushable DOT com. We’re all ears!
