The rationale then-host Chris Harrison began regarding The Bachelor because the “most dramatic” display on TV most probably has slightly one thing to do with Jason Mesnick and Molly Mesnick (née Malaney).
Jason, a then-single father from Seattle, first seemed on season 4 of The Bachelorette in 2008. Whilst he used to be able to get down on one knee right through the season finale, DeAnna Pappas rejected him and authorized a suggestion from Jesse Csincsak. (The twosome referred to as it quits in November 2008.)
The account govt, who stocks son Ty with ex-wife Hilary Buckholz, went directly to be named the lead for season 13 of The Bachelor, which premiered in January 2009. Whilst he initially picked Melissa Rycroft to be his spouse, Jason modified his thoughts after proposing. The display then moved up the normally reside After the Ultimate Rose taping so Jason may just get a divorce with Melissa and inform Molly, the runner-up, he sought after to be along with her.
After the drama spread out onscreen in March 2009, Jason proposed to Molly that October.
“Melissa is a great girl, but there wasn’t any chemistry,” he informed Us Weekly on the time. “So I broke up with her after Christmas, about a month after we wrapped. Obviously, I didn’t want it all on TV, but I had to take the chance if it meant getting [Molly] back. I’d rather have picked up the phone, trust me!”
Jason and Molly wed in 2010 and percentage daughter Riley. Scroll thru to revisit their love tale: