Joe waterman and jen schefft
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I Live Here Now: Jen Schefft Waterman's journey from 'The Bachelorette' back to Northeast Ohio
Any card-carrying member of Bachelor Nation knows that Jen Schefft Waterman’s stint as “The Bachelorette” bucked convention at every turn. Rather than being set inre the famed Bachelor mansion in Malibu, her årstid took place in New York City. And when Schefft Waterman chose to leave the show sans beau at its conclusion, audiences were up in arms after what Entertainment Weekly called "the most shocking 'Bachelorette' finale ever."
“People said I ‘ruined’ the show,” says Schefft Waterman, “so the fact that it’s still going strong 15 years later is great to me.”
During that time, Schefft Waterman has continued to do her own thing
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Have you been a Bachelor and Bachelorette fan since the beginning? If so, you might remember me, Jen Schefft, one of the show’s original stars. I “won” the proposal from The Bachelor Andrew Firestone on season 3 of the infamous ABC television series, that relationship ultimately ended, but I was given another chance at finding love as The Bachelorette - and I was the first Bachelor or Bachelorette star in the show’s history not to make a match! The backlash I experienced led to me writing a book, Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling. After leaving the limelight, I DID find love, and married Joe Waterman, who I met on a blind date. We left Chicago after close to 20 years, and settled into an adorable little Ohio suburb outside of Cleveland with our two daughters, Mae and Charlotte. From The Bachelor To The Burbs chronicles my life as it is now - a relatable 44-year-old suburban wife and mother of 2, dealing with all the joys and struggles
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Where is she now? Former Bachelor, Bachelorette contestant back home in Northeast Ohio
HUDSON, Ohio — “Where are they now?” It’s a question we ask a lot about contestants on reality TV shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
In the case of one Northeast Ohio native who appeared on both shows, it's a question we can answer.
Jen Schefft, now Jen Schefft Waterman, won her season of The Bachelor in 2003.
"It’s always a funny story, because I never, ever thought in a million years, I would do anything like that," Waterman said of her participation in the show.
She said she and one of her girlfriends used to watch the show and call each other on every commercial.
"[We'd] just be like, 'Oh my God, these girls are crazy,'" she said. "My friend was like, 'Oh my God, we’re signing you up!' and she just sent in a picture of the two of us. She had a boyfriend at the time so she wasn’t looking to meet anyone."
Next thing she knew, she was on the show, capturing Andrew Firestone's he