| Jason Mesnick, 4th season runner-up of ABC’s | | | | As for the fact that some of Season 13’s |
| reality dating show The Bachelorette, has been given | | | | contestants are single moms, he finds it a non-issue. |
| a second chance at love as the new Bachelor. The | | | | "Honestly, it doesn't make a difference either way. I |
| 13th season of The Bachelor will begin airing on | | | | would hope people would view me as a person, not |
| January 5, and in anticipation for the premiere, | | | | just as a single dad. It didn't surprise me that there |
| Mesnick shares a bit about his very public journey to | | | | would be single mothers but it didn't make me think |
| find new love. It seems that Mesnick is unfazed by | | | | one way or the other." |
| his close call on The Bachelorette, when DeAnna | | | | In fact, his son Ty even dishes the right advice in his |
| Pappas dropped him for Jesse Csincsak on the | | | | own little way. "He's 3 so he lives a life day to day |
| show’s finale. | | | | and has a great time no matter what he's doing. I |
| His choosing to become the next Bachelor was a bit | | | | don't know about any advice by word, but his advice |
| tricky, nonetheless, especially since he was a single | | | | by living is, 'Let's just live today'.” |
| dad. "It wasn't an easy decision because my question | | | | And as for finding love through reality television, |
| was, 'How would this impact Tyler?' That was my | | | | Mesnick sees no problem in the unusual format. "I |
| first question. I talked to a therapist and a pediatrician | | | | just knew it was real. A real love experience for me. |
| and they said, 'He's going to be fine'. I just said, 'I'm | | | | It's something you have to experience to really, truly |
| not gonna go more than a week or so without | | | | know. If that didn't happen to me the first time, |
| seeing him.' I can't do that. The show was great and | | | | there's no way I would do it [a second time]." |
| they gave me what I need. He was around when he | | | | For more celebrity news and gossip, visit Celebrity |
| needed to be and he was with his mom when he | | | | Gossip Hollywood. |
| needed to." | | | | |
