Woke up this morning, and whaddya’ know, ABC has released 32 who might be on Clare’s season. This is the 4th season in a row they’ve released the men early. Filming begins Friday, and in years past, in the 2 days the contestants were released before filming started, 2-3 end up getting cut and not making the list. So just assume that’ll happen again. Every guy I had on my list of 20 except for one ended up being part of this 32, so that made my job a little bit easier today. However, here’s what I’ll do. I’m giving the 19 whose bios I already had made up right now, gonna work on today’s column, and that’ll be up in a few hours. I’m sure by then, I’ll have more last names of the 13 guys I don’t have, and I’ll post those as well. The link in the first sentence takes you directly to all 32 guys and their head shots. 32 guys and 9 are 30 or older. Meh. I figured they’d do more than that, but hey, you saw my tweet yesterday, when I had 16 of the guys, only 3 were over 30. So yeah, they don’t really care about age for Clare since they included that 23 year old I originally had, and a couple 25 year olds as well. That’s ridiculous. I know Clare dates younger, but not THAT younger. 14 years? Seriously? Do you honestly think anyone under 25 has a chance at her?
Basically, you already have your built in drama with the guys in the house because you know the older ones are gonna tell the guys in their 20’s aren’t ready for marriage yet. So this season is already off to a rollicking start. Anyway, one thing I wanna put out there immediately, is that I’m sure negative stories will be coming forward about these guys by the dozens. But again, unless I personally speak to someone myself that has a really bad story about one of them, or someone wants to attach their name to their accusation, I’m not gonna be reporting how a guy might have been mean to them back in college, or this guy’s a douche, or this guy did this or that, etc. It’s gonna have to be something pretty serious for me to report something on one of these guys, because trust me, I’ve already heard some negative stories about a couple of these dudes. Nothing we haven’t heard every season about these guys, but nothing earth shattering either. Yet.
So here’s the 19 guys I already had, and I’ll be back in a few hours to talk about that dumpster fire we saw last night, along with hopefully more guys last names coming fast and furious at you all day long on social media.
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1. Austin Bouzigard: 28, Cut Off, Louisiana (yes, apparently that’s a thing). Chiropractor at Chiropractic Wellness Clinic, studied at LSU and Life College of Chiropractic. Here was a recent article written about him a few months ago. And oh yeah, he was an LSU cheerleader in 2014-15. “Go Tye-gahs!” (in my best Ed Orgeron voice).
Facebook – Austin Bouzigard
Instagram – doctor.boozie (private as of 2/27)
And I don’t wanna jump to any conclusions here, but this was on his Facebook page. Sooooooo, if he was just “in a relationship” with this woman in September, I mean…
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2. Yosef Aborady: 30, Mobile, AL. Territorial Managers for Northfield Medical. Graduated University of South Alabama Mitchell College of Business with a BBA in Business Administration and Management. Also models for the Barefoot Agency. Married in 2012 to Alesha Cook. Divorced in 20. Has a 4 year old daughter named Zara. There are one gazillion pictures of Zara on Yosef’s ex-wife’s Instagram page: www.instagram.com/aleshara.
Facebook – Yosef Aborady
Instagram – yosefaborady (private as of 2/28)
LinkedIn – Yosef Aborady
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3. Bret Engemann: 42, Provo, UT. Executive Business manager for Powell Lane Enterprises, a health company owned by TV co-hosts Chris and Heidi Powell. Is divorced with two sons, Rome and Cole, who are 15 and 12 respectively. He is a former quarterback at BYU from 1999-2002. Fun Fact!: Bret’s sister, Shawn, is the 7th ex-wife of Larry King. Oh boy.
Facebook – Bret Engemann
Instagram – bret_engemann (private as of 3/9)
LinkedIn – Bret Engemann
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4. Josh Elledge: 31, Minneapolis, MN. Account Exec at Apex Systems. Attended Gustavus Adolphus College and played hockey there while getting Bachelors degree in Biology in 2011.
Facebook – Josh Elledge
Instagram – jjelledge (private as of 3/1)
LinkedIn – Josh Elledge
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5. Alex Brusiloff: 28, Dallas, TX. Insurance broker for Family First Life. Youngest of 3. Has two dogs: Denali and Franklin. Has modeled for Lululemon. Originally from El Paso. Attended UTEP for a couple years. Plays golf.
Facebook – Alex Brusiloff
Instagram – alexbrusiloff (private as of 3/9)
LinkedIn – Alex Brusiloff
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6. Bennett Murphy: 27, Orlando, FL. Originally from the Hilton Head, South Carolina area and went to school at Newberry College. Now Plays soccer for the Central Florida Soccer Club and also coaches little kids soccer.
Instagram – chowda.ball.so.hard (private as of 3/2)
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7. Anthony Witchek: 27, Los Angeles, CA. Construction sales manager that specializes in the roofing business.
Facebook – Anthony Witchek
Instagram – likesooola (public as of 3/3)
LinkedIn – Anthony Witchek
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8. Cameron Duffy: 28, San Diego, CA. He was the one who was shooting his intro video last week at the Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach. Which is funny because he grew up in Glendora and works in Irvine, CA. He doesn’t even live in SD. Works for Colliers International and attended Azusa Pacific University where he ran track.
Instagram – cdduffy911 (private as of 3/9)
LinkedIn – Cameron Duffy
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9. Blake Moynes: 29, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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10. Demar Jackson: 26, Phoenix, AZ. Studied at Clemson University. Graduated from Arizona St. University. Currently a spin instructor at the Madison Improvement Club in Scottsdale.
Facebook – Demar Jackson
Instagram – djfromsocal (private as of 3/9)
jenrebmol
March 11, 2020 at 5:38 AM
I am 48 and my husband is 32 married almost 5 years so never say never on the young ones!!
ab38
March 11, 2020 at 5:59 AM
Blake from Canada gets my vote. Hello sir haha
kabuki
March 11, 2020 at 6:26 AM
The only requirement to be a contestant seems to be a meathead bro with six pack abs. No extra charge for a self-portrait with animal blood hand prints on a bare chest. Such a turn on! NOT. There must be so many accomplished 35-45 yo men out there for her to choose from whose only crime is a beer gut. Such a superficial show. I can’t imagine her ending up with any of them.
bachfan123
March 11, 2020 at 6:39 AM
RE: #17, Ellis, Carthage College is in Wisconsin.
michellemua
March 11, 2020 at 6:54 AM
Whaaaaaat I was so excited when I saw Tyler’s face lol…but yay for his bff .
adelina
March 11, 2020 at 7:56 AM
Blake Monar = hilariously douche-tastic pictures.
jenscho
March 11, 2020 at 7:59 AM
She’s got some great looking guys. The 23 year old is 16 years younger than Clare-just no! Clare turns 39 on March 20th just fyi.
crushonspivey
March 11, 2020 at 8:06 AM
Bret Engemann. Hahaha. His sister is married to Larry King, and other sister was rumored to have had a fling with him. Remember that whole finasco?
Guys are way too young except for him.
janas
March 11, 2020 at 8:13 AM
Blake Moynes gets my vote.
This is also most probably the road to our first black Bachelor with Matt. Hey, we will most probably see Tyler C make an appearance then.
ldthesecond
March 11, 2020 at 8:34 AM
I use to follow some lifestyle bloggers and one of them that i followed (Sheridan Gregory – married to Adam Gregory from the recent 90210 show) had a sister that married Bret a few years ago. I remember seeing pics of their wedding on Instagram and then it looked like the split pretty soon after like under a year. That would have been his second divorce after the first with the two kids.
justsaying
March 11, 2020 at 8:37 AM
WILD guess, Clare’s going to end up with a white guy
crushonspivey
March 11, 2020 at 8:43 AM
justsaying, wild guess Clare is gonna end up alone within 6 months of the season ending.
Linda
March 11, 2020 at 8:43 AM
Oh come on! Nix all the guys under 30! Clare is going to be 39 soon. Give her some real men not all those boys! They are cute and I’m sure nice guys but way too young!!!
tuffany
March 11, 2020 at 8:45 AM
Looking forward to this new Bachelorette season with older woman younger guy dynamic. My husband and I are big fans (with help of you Reality Steve) and always imagining how we’d react to each other if we had been on Bach/Bachelorette in our youth. He’s 10 years younger than me; we’ve been married 30 years. Watching the relationships form will be fun. Hope she picks one of the “young” ones.
bach37
March 11, 2020 at 8:53 AM
Why is a chiropractor wearing a stethoscope? He’s gotta be the winner, because that pic is most consistent with Juan Pablo.
crushonspivey
March 11, 2020 at 8:57 AM
Not looking forward to this dynamic at all. Was hoping for a more mature season, but this is just gonna be another trainwreck. Not with guys a decade or more younger than Clare.
Seriously, we’re all gonna tune into The Bachelorette and a season of “The Nanny” is gonna break out instead.
suzydiamond
March 11, 2020 at 9:51 AM
I thought Clare was a reaction to having several seasons of young contestants who weren’t ready for marriage. A 20 something year old male model and and 38/39 year old woman… this is ridiculous!talk about being on the show for the “right reasons.”
justa_viewer
March 11, 2020 at 2:53 PM
1. Ed Waisbrot’s jeans: It’s a “no” from me, dawg. Can you even wear those jeans if you’re 36?
2. In one of those pics, Tyler Cottrill is very reminiscent of Garrett Yrigoyen.
3. Guess they’re seeding the field with eligible young men for BIP. Clare is just a sop to all the viewers who have complained about the annoying and unlikable young women who typically populate this show. Once Clare’s season is done, I imagine Bach’ette will be back to business as usual. JMO
jlal
March 11, 2020 at 4:58 PM
I figure the young guys are hoping for future bachelor or NIP gigs. I “dated” youngs guys too. It was fun. Married one though only two years younger. I know some long term couples with 5, 7+ years between them but not many. Can’t see Claire going for someone in their 20s for the long term.
JustAnotherLauren
March 11, 2020 at 7:29 PM
Urghhh they’re all so young. I feel like this season is doomed already, poor Clare. Give her some age appropriate men. Yes, these age-gap relationships can work in the real world, but they’re rare, and it’s different in this bubble where a lot of them have the motivation of social media growth for applying, as opposed to genuinely wanting to settle down with a 39 year old. It’s very unrealistic.
Also, Tylers friend? ugh. it’s clearly about who you know, to get on this show. Womp Womp.
Good luck Clare, you’ll need it !
jlal
March 12, 2020 at 4:20 AM
I meant “…bachelor or BIP gigs”.
Claire should tell the boys under 30 to just get back in the limo. Why waste her time on boys too young to really have a long term relationship.
kata20
March 12, 2020 at 3:20 PM
Was hoping for mature contestants age group 35-40 yr old. Do we really believe any of these 20 something model looks are here for a 39 yr old? What a disaster? Someone at ABC has been sloppy. Feel sorry for Claire, she stands no chance.
dogmomma
March 14, 2020 at 5:18 AM
Bret E has villain written all over his face.