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The next installment of The Bachelor is on the schedule for January 2010, and filling the big shoes this time around is Texas commercial jet pilot Jake Pavelka.

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I was on jury duty this morning and missed the news... Matt Grant has been named by ABC as The Bachelor 12! They tapped the handsome brit to lead the series and give things a bit of an international flavor -- and we all know how big of suckers we are for accents. And now from the book of PR, chapter 10...

This totally charming and witty English gentleman works with millionaire businessmen, but he has something on his mind that is more urgent than any business deal - he wants to find the love of his life and to start a family as soon as possible.

[ Note: I'd love to share another photo or two with you, but ABC keeps denying me access to abcmedianet.com -- Help me ABC PR team, you're my only hope. ]

What do you think of the new Bachelor? Should they have looked harder in the USA? Are you more excited about the bevy of suitors to appear this summer on the next season of The Bachelorette? Can you even find true love on TV?

[ UPDATE: The Hollywood Gossip has more photos. Thanks, Dann! ]

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ABC lived up to its hype last night, in what is being reported as one of the most dramatic finales yet. Bachelor #11, Brad Womack, gave the final rose to...

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ABC has announced the next man starring in The Bachelor, Brad Womack! Brad is a bar owner in Texas. But coming on the heels of the adorable Andy Baldwin, will he be as popular? What do you think?

The Bachelor premieres on September 24th, 2007 on ABC.

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Time for some picspam! Andy Baldwin is ABC's new star of The Bachelor -- a Lieutenant, a doctor, a triathelete! Check out all 14 photos right here!

[ oh la la paris, towleroad, and especially ironmitch ]