A heartbroken Emily opens up about her breakup with Brad, saying he never completely embraced the concept of being a full-time parent to her 6-year-old daughter, Ricki.

Brad Womack fell hard for gorgeous North Carolina native Emily Maynard on last season of The Bachelor. But the very thing that captured Brad’s heart is the same thing that has ultimately destroyed their relationship — the fact that Emily is a single mom.

In an interview with Bachelor host Chris Harrison that will air on the July 11 episode of The Bachelorette, Emily, 25, opens up about her whirlwind romance with Brad that has ended in heartbreak.

“We’re no longer engaged,” she tells People exclusively. “This is my worst nightmare. I thought there was no way Brad and I wouldn’t work out.”

Emily admits that a major part of her breakup with Brad had to deal with his inability to embrace her lifestyle as a mother to her 6-year-old daughter Ricki.

“It’s hard to convey what it’s like to be a parent to somebody that has no idea,” Emily explains. “He didn’t understand why I couldn’t go on a random vacation the next day. It’s hard for me to say, ‘I am so tired, I want to go to bed at 8,’ and for him to understand.”

The plan was for Emily and Ricki to move to Austin, Texas this summer to live with Brad and start a new life together, but Emily decided it wasn’t the right move, especially for her daughter who might be affected by the on-off status of their tumultuous relationship.

“I need stability,” Emily says. “I can’t just say I’ll figure it out when I get there. I didn’t feel it would be a good move to take my daughter away from her life for a guy I don’t know if it’s going to work out a month down the road.”

And although Emily admits Ricki, “opened up to Brad immediately,” the long term effect that their struggles might have on her weren’t worth the risk. Brad just wasn’t ready to be a 24/7 parent.

“Right now my main focus is being a mom,” Emily says, adding that Ricki has been a huge help for her as she deals with this emotional roller coaster.

As for rumors Emily will be the next Bachelorette, she says that right now she’s not interested in jumping into a new commitment: “I’m just like any girl dealing with a heartbreak, the last thing on my mind is to do this all over again.”

“I’m sad,” Emily admits of her breakup with Brad, holding back tears, “that we don’t have a happy ending.”

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Most showbiz parents who sell their baby photos to the tabloids keep the cash — not Pink!

Pink and her husband Carey Hart donated EVERY PENNY to a string of children’s charities. What a kind gesture and great example for their baby daughter!

Pink made the announcement in a statement on her website, the same day the photos of newborn Willow Sage appeared in People.

She said, “Carey and I decided that we would release personal photos of our Willow, and donate all of the money to charity.We will be donating the money to children’s’ charities, among them one of our favorites, the Ronald McDonald House, an organization that houses and cares for the families of sick children so they can be together during treatment, as well as Autism Speaks.”

In her statement, the singer admits she was reluctant to pose in a tabloid with Willow, but decided to go ahead, hoping it would stop the paparazzi from fighting for the coveted first photo of her daughter.

She says, “Due to the unsettling, surprisingly aggressive and unsafe measures that the paparazzi seem to be willing to go to in order to secure that ‘first shot’ of our daughter — stalking us, chasing us in cars and sitting outside of our home all day and all night, as new parents Carey and I decided that we would release personal photos of our Willow, and donate all of the money to charity.”

We think you did the right thing, Pink. Do you agree, HollyMoms?

– Ian Garland

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Although it might sound like a cliche, Pink says her life has changed drastically after giving birth to her daughter, but she’s more than fine with that: ‘I could sit and watch paint dry as long as she’s in my arms.’

Pink has found a new love for life and it all began the moment her baby girl decided to screw up her at home birth plan and position herself frank-breech (head up, piked legs) in the womb, forcing the singer to undergo a C-section. “Turns out this little girl at other plans,” Pink tells People. “She is my daughter after all.”

But since her June 2 delivery, Willow Sage Hart has caused no more trouble for mommy Pink, 31, and dad Carey Hart, 35. Actually. she’s done just the opposite.

“You hear people say it all the time, how life changes drastically,” Pink admits. “You can’t possibly grasp how beautiful [life] is until you have your child. I could sit and watch paint try as long as she was in my arms.”

And apparently, moto-crossing Carey feels the same — this new little woman in his life has stolen his heart. “I knew when I met him he’d be a great father, but watching him nurture her, I’ve never been so in love in my life,” Pink says.

Adding, “Carey is a natural. He calms her down like only my boob can.”

Their baby girl, who was named after Pink’s “favorite tree,” which “can bend and withstand anything,” will most likely have the same free-spirit her parents share — and a love of traveling.

Pink and Carey plan on taking Willow on upcoming world tours and motocross races and are already on the hunt for earmuffs to protect her baby hearing! “She is so lucky that she’ll have the ability to travel to all the different countries and cultures and see so much,” Pink says.

And we couldn’t agree more! Congrats to the happy parents and their beautiful baby girl!

–Leigh Blickley

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We know how badly Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom want to start a family. But, even though it’s taking them a bit longer to conceive than most couples, Lamar is confident that Khloe, who has all those “maternal insticts,” will get the baby of her dreams.

“She takes care of me, and I’m a pretty big baby,” the 6-foot-10 Los Angeles Lakers star, 31, tells People.

“It’s her natural instinct,” Lamar says of Khloe becoming a mommy. “She used to take care of her two younger sisters. She’s gonna be great. I can’t wait until the day when we can share that moment when she gives birth to our child.”

Luckily for the couple, they are heading off to a “tropical place” this week to continue celebrations for Khloe’s 27th birthday, which is on Monday, June 27. And you know what that means!

“We’re just excited to have to downtime, some family time this summer,” Khloe says. Ooh, la, la!

–Leigh Blickley

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Ashley finally gets to see all the horrible stuff Bentley said about her — and she admits in her personal blog that his words are like sharp daggers piercing her heart!

Bachelorette Ashley Hebert had no clue that player Bentley Williams was planning to break her heart on the June 6 episode. But that’s exactly what he did — blaming his goodbye on the fact that he needed to go home to his daughter Cozy. But while Bentley was preaching this excuse to Ashley, at the same time he was dissing Ashley to the cameras saying how unattractive she was and how he wished Emily Maynard had been the Bachelorette. Poor Ashley had no clue he was speaking this way, and now that she’s watching the show herself, Ashley feels completely disgusted and embarrassed by Bentley’s words and actions!

“After watching this episode, I can’t help but feel betrayed, lied to, and made a fool of,” Ashley writes in her personal People blog. “I can tell you that from the bottom of my heart, I don’t remember ever feeling this depth of hurt and embarrassment.”

Ashley tells us how during filming she didn’t want to believe the warnings she got about Bentley. “People may speculate I was attracted to the ‘bad boy,’ or maybe they thought I wanted what I couldn’t have,” Ashley explains. “The truth is that I always look for the good in people, and I saw that in him. I only knew what he showed me, and I felt it to be real at the time.  Unfortunately, it’s not the last you will see of Bentley.”

But now Ashley knows what Michelle Money was warning her about in the first place. “I know many people wonder why I kept him around after the warning I got,” she says. ”This episode was a huge turning point in my view of Bentley. Throughout the first two episodes, I was very surprised by the things he said, but a part of me still looked for the good in him, and wanted to, once again, give him the benefit of the doubt.”

Watching the third episode completely changed Ashley’s opinion on the man she once loved. “I had feelings of nostalgia, excitement, hurt, betrayal and embarrassment,” she confesses. “Stepping aside from the fact that I was visibly emotional throughout the episode, I could not stop watching. Even though I lived it, I quickly learned that I did not know many things that were being said when I wasn’t around. As I watched, I found myself both laughing and crying.”

Thankfully for Ashley she decides to keep going on with the show after Bentley crushes her — and hopefully she finds love in the end. But unfortunately, episode three is not Bentley’s final departure. Ashley confirms that Bentley will be returning later this season. Eww!

BFFs — if you were in Ashley’s shoes, wouldn’t you totally feel betrayed too by what Bentley did to her?

- Lindsey DiMattina

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Ashley now knows all the horrible stuff that Bentley said about her — but she’s not letting it bring her down!

Bachelorette Ashley Hebert had no clue that Bentley Williams was talking such crap about her as she fell for him during filming. But now Ashley’s finally heard all that Bentley had to say in private back then — and she still doesn’t regret letting the player get close to her heart.

“Even as I cringe through some of the things that Bentley said throughout filming, I wouldn’t change the way I was, because in that moment it was the way I felt,” Ashley writes in her personal People blog. “Everyone is responsible for their own honesty and accountability — and if he wasn’t willing to give me at least that, he is in the wrong. No regrets!”

“I learn so much about these men from watching the episodes — the good, the bad and the ugly,” adds Ashley. “The most important thing I told myself from the start was that I would always be open with the way I feel, even if there was the potential to be hurt. I said that I wouldn’t want to look back with regrets.”

But while Ashley maintains that she has no regrets about Bentley, one guy — and one first date — left a better lasting impression!

“To this day, I will still say that my date with William [Holman] was the best first date I have ever been on,” Ashley admits. “At first glance, he is a handsome, charming, funny guy, but on the other hand, he has a lot of depth to him and has been through a lot. Our date was just that — a mixture of fun and depth.”

“On top of that, he actually was about to go through with the marriage — on the first date!” remembers Ashley. Ashley and William’s first date consisted of planning a wedding — selecting a cake, engagement ring, and even walking down the aisle. This was Ashley’s way of testing him to see if he was ready to commit to a relationship.

“I knew he was a keeper,” Ashley gushes!

- Lindsey DiMattina

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Ashley tells us that she gave sexy ‘Bachelorette’ contest Ryan P. the first impression rose because he has all the qualities she’s looking for in a husband!

Bachelorette Ashley Hebert confesses in her personal People magazine blog that she was blown away by Ryan Park the moment he stepped out of the limo! That’s why he was first person she pulled aside for some one-on-one time during the cocktail party on the May 23 premiere episode — and then handed him the first impression rose. Any woman would probably agree with Ashley that Ryan’s the whole package!

“Coming into this experience, I had a list of a few things I was looking for in a husband,” Ashley writes in her People magazine blog. “And the first night, I saw ALL of those in Ryan P.”

“He deserved the first impression rose more than anyone,” Ashley gushes. “On top of that, when he walked out of the limo, I nearly fainted.”

On the other hand, Ashley wasn’t too sure about Bentley Williams‘ reasoning for coming on the show. Prior to his arrival, a friend of Ashley’s warned her that he was only going there to promote his career. But Bentley wooed Ashley with his handsome looks and charm so she let down her guard and gave him a rose.

Ashley explains her reasoning for giving Bentley the go ahead to move to the next round of competition. “Bentley. Need I say more? It’s always been important to me to judge a person based on what I know of them, so going into this first night I had guards up, but he easily broke them down with his good looks and savvy way with words,” Ashley admits. “How could I not have trusted him? Every woman in my shoes would have given him a rose too.”

Towards the end of the premiere episode, Ashley claimed that she felt her husband was in her presence. “I know it may sound crazy to hear me say that I think my husband was in the room on the first night, but I felt confident in what my gut was telling me,” Ashley writes.

BFFs — do you think Ashley’s gut instincts about Ryan P. and Bentley are leading her to her future husband? Share your thoughts with us!

- Lindsey DiMattina

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