{"id":65127,"date":"2015-11-19T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=65127"},"modified":"2015-11-19T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:53:36","slug":"the-bachelorette-canada-to-air-on-w-network-next-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/19\/the-bachelorette-canada-to-air-on-w-network-next-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Bachelorette Canada\u2019 to air on W Network next fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO \u2013 Prepare the roses and the tissues: \u201cThe Bachelorette Canada\u201d is headed to W Network and will include Canadian Jillian Harris, an alum of the U.S. version who has some sage advice for hopefuls.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people are scared of what people will think of them, but I think if you believe in yourself as a person and you think you\u2019re fun and exciting and you’re a great catch, you really have nothing to lose,\u201d said the finalist from 2009\u2019s \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d and star of 2010\u2019s \u201cThe Bachelorette.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people are afraid of rejection, but rejection is really good for the soul… You never want to be with somebody that isn\u2019t a good fit, and the show really helps you find people that are a good fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, I did find love and then it didn\u2019t work out, but I gained so many other things from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corus Entertainment announced on Thursday that it\u2019s commissioning the dating series from Good Human Productions Inc., and plans to premiere it next fall.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first ever Canadian version of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe Bachelorette\u201d franchise and it comes after two seasons of \u201cThe Bachelor Canada\u201d aired on City.<\/p>\n

Corus says it will announce in the coming months who will star on the show, which follows one woman\u2019s search for love amongst 20 men.<\/p>\n

Interested bachelors can apply online and through upcoming casting calls across the country.<\/p>\n

Harris, who lives in Kelowna, B.C., said she will have a role in the show but she doesn\u2019t know what it is yet.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d love to host but she isn\u2019t sure she\u2019d have time for it, given her current starring role on the real estate series \u201cLove It or List It Vancouver.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such opportunities are the perks of once being on \u201cThe Bachelorette,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the things I\u2019m most grateful for from the experience, is that I have a voice and I\u2019m able to have a brand and make a career from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris said interested bachelors should be prepared to take about eight weeks off work, in case they make it far, like she did.<\/p>\n

They, along with the bachelorette, should also be prepared for the low points.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing on the show brought some of the best parts of my life and some of the worst parts of my life,\u201d said Harris, 35.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were times when my parents were so proud and so excited for me, and there were times that I saw my dad break down and cry and say, \u2018I hate to see you like this. I wish you would\u2019ve never gone on the show.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were times that I was under 90 pounds, I was so stressed and I couldn\u2019t deal with the bullying and the heartbreak and the attention. You never have any privacy and everywhere you go, people are pulling you away… But it really strengthened me as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those looking to be on the show just for the fame, Harris warned: \u201cFame is not as comfortable as you think it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

If love is the main agenda, \u201cit\u2019s possible\u201d to find it, added Harris, who hopes the show will \u201cbe a little less formal\u201d than its U.S. counterpart.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The Bachelorette\u2019 U.S.A. is all about the big mansions and the fancy dresses and the fancy dates. I would like to see this as truly Canadian,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to see the bachelor and bachelorette go fishing in Tofino (B.C.), or camping in Tofino and be able to tell funny fart jokes or go to a hockey game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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