Former Bachelor contestant Shawntel Newton from Brad Womack‘s season made a surprising visit to the set of Ben Flajnik‘s season to try her chances at winning his love. Jesse Csincsak, who won Bachelorette DeAnna Pappas‘ final rose, tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Shawntel’s actions did come from her heart — but the producers may have had a hand in planning the logistics of her visit.

“Obviously they know she was coming, that’s why the edit of the show had an hour left when we just got to the rose ceremony,” Jesse reveals to us. “However I think her visit was sincere.”

Shawntel had feelings for Ben. “I think she did,” says Jesse. “I know Ben had dated a couple of ex-Bachelor girls before becoming The Bachelor.”

And Shawntel made the right decision to surprise Ben on set. “Lets weigh the facts: she just published a book, she was probably offered money to come back on and she wanted to get Ben back,” Jesse explains. “She had nothing to lose. She got to get her face out there to push her book, put a few thousand in her pocket and a chance at Ben. It was a win-win for her.

“She has class and isn’t afraid of rejection,” adds Jesse. “That’s awesome.”

As to the fact that Ben didn’t hand out his last rose of that episode — that may have been planned by production. “He already has his final four picked out and production is playing chess with the rest,” shares Jesse.

BFFs — do you think Shawntel’s visit was sincere?

- Lindsey DiMattina

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The Jan. 16 episode of The Bachelor is full of drama as Ben Flajnik and the remaining women head to San Francisco. One girl voluntarily packs her bags and leaves the show claiming that it doesn’t feel right for her to date with Ben. Then, Shawntel Newton from Bachelor Brad Womack‘s season crashes the cocktail party to try her chance at winning Ben’s love. The women are furious. But that’s not the end of it. During the rose ceremony, a contestant falls down seriously ill before Ben can hand out the final rose.

Emily O’Brien gets the first one-on-one date. Ben takes her to climb the Bay Bridge. Emily is freaking out about being 250 feet in the air, but Ben gives her a kiss to calm her down. They make it to the top. She obviously gets the rose.

The group date is next. Ben takes the girls skiing on a fake slope set up in the middle of a San Francisco street. How corny! Rachel Truehart gets the rose during the night portion of the date.

Brittney gets the next one-on-one date card, but she doesn’t seem that excited. “I’m in absolute shock,” she says. “Something doesn’t feel right to me. I should be thrilled, but I’m not. I’m torn and confused.”

Brittney makes a disturbing decision to leave.”These circumstances just aren’t for me,” she cries as she rolls her bags out the door. “I think I’m just going to go home.” Brittney interrupts the group date and says goodbye to Ben.

Lindzi Cox instead goes on the second one-on-one date. Ben takes her on a tour of the city on a trolley. They stop at the City Hall for a private concert and dance the night away. Over dinner, Lindzi and Ben really seem to hit it off. Ben gives her a rose. “She’s got something special,” Ben gushes. “Ben is sweeping me off of my feet,” Lindzi adds. “He’s amazing. I feel like this is the start of something special.”

The drama heats up during the cocktail party when cunning Courtney Robertson verbally insults Lindzi. Once again Ben misses her manipulative ways. During their alone time, Courtney feeds Ben a bunch of silly lines. “I didn’t expect to feel this way,” she says. “We could make cute babies some day.” Sorry, but Courtney seems to be putting on an act for the cameras.

Shawntel finally crashes the party. As Shawntel enters the room, the other girls freak out. “What. Who is that girl? What’s happening?” all of the women scream. Ben is just as stunned to see Shawntel. “Holy,” he stutters.

“When I found out that you were The Bachelor, I was not happy because I wanted to get to know you because I felt something,” Shawntel tells Ben. “So I decided that I have to know. I want to be at the rose ceremony. If you’d be willing to give me a rose, I’d be really happy. I think that you have similar feelings.”

“I’m speechless,” Ben replies. “I don’t know what to say to you right now. I will think about it. Wow.”

The other women are infuriated. “Why are you here,” a women asks. “I’m also here to date Ben,” Shawntel returns.

“She’s uglier in person, which makes me feel better,” Erika Uhlig states. Drama queen Courtney storms off. “This isn’t what I signed up for,” she cries. “If she stays, I’m prepared to leave.” Shawntel quickly earns the name of “Brad’s leftovers.”

The drama isn’t over. The rose ceremony starts and all the women are worried that Ben will give Shawntel a rose. Ben stops before the fina rose to give a speech. Erika freaks out and falls over. All of the women and producers panic. “It’s a three ring circus because of Shawntel,” claims one girl. “It’s all her fault,” another agrees.

Erika gets back on her feet finally and it’s time for Ben to hand out the final rose. Unfortunately, Ben decides not to give the rose to anyone.

Erika falls over again and breaks down in tears. Jaclyn runs and locks herself in a bathroom. Ben walks Shawntel out and says goodbye. These three women will not be returning for the next episode.

- Lindsey DiMattina

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Multiple disasters strike on ‘The Bachelor’ as one girl falls seriously ill — and a surprise visitor shows up to steal Ben’s heart away. Watch.

The Jan. 16 episode of The Bachelor is guaranteed to be a dramatic one as an accident strikes one of Ben Flajnik‘s girls during the rose ceremony. A preview video for the upcoming episode shows a girl (who appears to be Erika Uhlig) suddenly collapsing after claiming not to feel well.

“Oh god, oh god, you’re lips are blue,” one girls says as the video shows the girl in the blue dress lying on her back by the pool surrounded by concerned producers and contestants.

But that’s not all of the drama that goes down. Former Bachelor contestant Shawntel Newton from Brad Womack‘s season shows up unexpectedly to try her chances at winning Ben’s love. “These girls are going to hate me,” she says in a voice over.

Contestant Brittney, who brought her grandmother with her to to the first cocktail party during the episode one, also gets some shocking news. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into,” she tells the cameras. “To me, I have to follow my heart. I didn’t see that coming at all.” Does Brittney leave The Bachelor?

Be sure to catch an all-new episode of The Bachelor on ABC tonight, Jan. 16 — and check back here at HollywoodLife.com for our recap.

- Lindsey DiMattina

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In a new promo video, cat fights, tears and threats leave Ben questioning if he will ever find love as ‘The Bachelor.’

Bachelor Ben Flajnik is ready to find love again. He has gotten over the fact that Bachelorette Ashley Hebert turned down his proposal and instead got engaged to J.P. Rosenbaum. But, is Ben ready to handle the drama of 25 women’s tears, the cat fights and jealousy? Will Ben find love on this journey full of extreme highs and lows?

“I had my heart broken,” Ben says in a new promo video from Us magazine. “I did. But going through that experience, it really did open me up. It had been a really long time since I had tapped into any of those love feelings. To feel them again, it blew my mind. I’m still lacking that person, that person I was searching for in the last go. But the months that followed, I had some time to reflect and I know what I’m looking for and I’m ready to find that person. I’m ready to find love.”

Ben seems initially impressed by the women. “I’m so happy that I’m here,” he gushes. “There are some absolutely incredible women.”

He goes on some amazing dates. The video shows Ben fishing with one woman, sitting on top of a mountain with another, fireworks, him jumping out of a plane with a blonde girl and even some skinny dipping action.

“When I’m with this woman, I find myself starting to fall in love,” Ben admits in the background of this montage.

But, this is just the pretty side of the story. The drama is guaranteed to be more intense than any season before.

“She makes me sick,” one Bachelorette screams. “I don’t like any ***** going after my man,” says another. “Winning, I got a rose, you don’t,” flaunts a third.

As usual, one girl warns Ben that another woman has bad intentions for going on the show. “There is one girl here that is very different around you than she is with the rest of the girls,” she says.

“I just want to rip her head off and verbally assault her,” adds another lady. “She knows the name of the game and she’s manipulating everybody.”

To top all the drama off, someone shows up unexpectedly. Could it be Shawntel Newton from Bachelor Brad Womack‘s season, who is rumored to take part in one episode.

“I don’t know how to handle this right now,” Ben says. “I’m unsure of how this is going to end.”

BFFs — do you think Ben will find love as The Bachelor?

- Lindsey DiMattina

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With the finale of The Bachelor — starring Brad Womack for the second time — on March 14, we’re looking back at the season’s 10 most memorable moments. From Brad falling in love with Emily Maynard to crazy Michelle Money giving herself a black eye and Brad saying goodbye to the rumored next Bachelorette Ashley Hebert, it’s been a season we’ll never forget! BFFs — tell us, what was the most memorable moment this season for you?

1. Brad breaks all the rules and tells Emily that he’s in love with her.

2. Chantal O’Brien slaps Brad when she gets out of the limo on the first episode, yet she makes it to the final two!

3. Final-three contender Ashley gets sent home after Brad tells her he doesn’t see a future with her.

4. Michelle Money straddles Brad and rolls around with him in the sand during Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue photo shoot.

5. Crazy Michelle somehow gives herself a black eye but doesn’t remember how it happened.

6. Shawntel Newton gives Brad a tour of her family’s funeral home in Chico, Calif. Brad lays on the embalming table while Shawntel takes a knife to his stomach.

7. Brad meets Emily’s 5-year-old daughter Ricki during hometown visit.

8. Emily breaks down in tears at the Las Vegas NASCAR track because it reminds her of her deceased fiance, Ricky Hendrick.

9. Brad takes Shawntel on an unlimited, all-expenses-paid shopping spree in Las Vegas.

10. Emily shares her sad story about Ricky passing away with the other women and Brad.

- Lindsey DiMattina

Uh Oh! ‘The Bachelor’ women attack Michelle and make her cry! But is she sorry for her crazy ways?

Brad Womack‘s women definitely didn’t hold back on poor Michelle Money during The Bachelor: The Women Tell All. I almost felt bad for Michelle as I watched the women terrorize her by basically calling her a bad mom! “In my family, you put your child first — I felt like you put you first,” former contestant Stacey tells Michelle.

“I think I put a lot of pressure on myself because I left my daughter,” Michelle admits. “I feel guilty for that. I still feel like I shouldn’t have done that — I shouldn’t have left her.”

But despite her insecurities, Michelle doesn’t think the girls have right to criticize her. “I am a good mother,” she says. “You have no right to even kind of question my mothering in any way.”

Michelle believes she went on the show for the right reasons — to find love. It’s her strong personality and beautiful looks that made the other women hate her!

“I think Brad made it very clear that he loved my confidence,” Michelle explains. “I took advantage — I had to get to know him. Every second I’m there with him, is a second I was away from my daughter. I thought we were very honest — a mature relationship.”

It’s Michelle’s determination and drive to win Brad over that set her apart as the “crazy” woman. But now Michelle regrets her behavior.

“It was all wonderful then all of this comes out,” Michelle says. “The negative effects are starting to outweigh the positive. I can’t even breathe. I didn’t go on the show to be a clown. I want to find love.”

And how does Brad honestly feel about Michelle?

“I can’t say enough good things about you,” Brad tells Michelle. “I loved your confidence. When we were together, that was all I knew. I seriously don’t think you have a malicious bone in your body.”

But Michelle still didn’t get the final rose, nor did one of my favorites — Ashley Hebert.

Brad sent Ashley home because he didn’t think she was ready for marriage.

Ashley confronted Brad about that sad goodbye.

“During my exit, I had a lot of questions,” says Ashley. “I don’t know what I was doing. It was a defense mechanism. After that first date, I was in — I felt something really strong for him. It was the situation. I was trying to protect myself from getting hurt.”

Thankfully, Ashley’s moving on. “All I am doing is learning from it and going forward,” she says. “I am excited to start dating again.”

Is Ashley over Brad — and in the process of becoming the next Bachelorette? We’ll just have to wait and find out!

Be sure to tune in next week to find out who gets Brad’s final rose. Will it be Emily Maynard or Chantal O’Brien?

- Lindsey DiMattina

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If Brad is actually engaged to Emily, then who will be the next ‘Bachelorette?’ Could it be Chantal? An insider tells HollywoodLife.com a last-minute casting shuffle has changed everything!

Could Bachelor Brad Womack in fact be engaged to Emily Maynard and not Chantal O’Brien? Reality Steve — the usually reliable TV blogger  who originally said Chantal was the winner — now says Brad and Emily are engaged. That would leave Chantal high and dry!

Now if Emily is in fact the winner on The Bachelor, runner-up Chantal may have been in line to become ABC’s next Bachelorette. But we are hearing that original casting plans have dramatically changed.

“They changed the Bachelorette at the last minute,” a source close to the show tells HollywoodLife.com. “They were finalizing the list of male contestants and word spread that they had swapped out their previous choice for The Bachelorette. It was chaos.”

That could mean that both Chantal and Emily are out of the picture for The Bachelorette. So who could be the lucky girl?

There’s speculation that Ashley Hebert or Vienna Girardi, who was briefly engaged to former Bachelor Jake Pavelka, could be up for the coveted spot. Both have said they would love the opportunity if it was presented to them.

BFFs, who would you like to see as the next Bachelorette?

After you vote, be sure to catch the silly video of Brad singing “Firework” in the backseat — it’s posted below. He almost puts Katy Perry to shame!

- Lindsey DiMattina

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HollywoodLife.com spoke exclusively with The Bachelor‘s latest eliminated lady, Shawntel Newton, and she confessed she’s moved on from Brad Womack since falling in love with him on the show!

Out of all of The Bachelor star Brad Womack‘s potential wives, Shawntel Newton was one of our favorites. Even though she’s a mortician, the 24-year-old brunette has the most positive outlook on life and we felt terribly for her when Brad dumped her after her home town date Feb. 21. However, Shawntel reassured us her heart break didn’t last long…

“I’m not in love with Brad anymore,” the Chico, Calif. native told HollywoodLife.com over an exclusive phone call Feb. 22. “I’ve been watching the show and it’s obvious that he’s been in love with someone else.”

“I personally think it’s Emily,” she adds. “It was so awkward on their hometown date how he couldn’t even kiss her because he’s so intimidated by her. He looks at her like she’s a perfect being and she has a child and he loves that.”

“I really liked Emily a lot,” Shawntel continued. “Emily was a very genuine person and I think that for some reason they are the perfect fit. I really do. I think he wants to adopt her little girl. I think he wants to be with her and have more babies.”

We definitely feel the spark between Brad and Emily Maynard too. However, spoilers have led us to believe Chantal O’Brien is actually the woman with the key to Brad’s heart.

At the end of her home town date, Shawntel admitted to Brad she’d fallen in love with him — something that quickly backfired in her face when he didn’t give her a rose in that week’s ceremony. Shawntel knew exactly what was to blame when it came to the final straw in her and Brad’s seemingly healthy and happy relationship.

“I think he was creeped out by my job and that wasn’t something he wanted to marry into at all,” she said about her job as an embalmer at her family’s funeral home. “I grew up in a funeral home. I don’t think he likes that.”

Judging from Brad’s uncomfortable expressions throughout his tour at her job during the home town date, we’re pretty sure Shawntel hit the nail on the head: Brad cannot stand dealing with death. Luckily, Shawntel is a gorgeous young lady, who we’re confident will find her perfect bachelor when the time is right!

Kirstin Benson, with reporting by Lindsey DiMattina