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Meet Chelsea Roy, Our New Favorite 'Villain' on Arie Luyendyk Jr's Season of 'The Bachelor'


Season 22 of The Bachelor is here, and bless the reality TV puppeteers for bringing us Chelsea Roy, the clear front-runner for this season’s most talked about contestant. The 29-year-old single mom from Portland, Maine racked up a bunch of firsts in the premiere: first to appear in an introductory segment, first to kiss Arie with tongue, and first woman to get a rose. While we’re at it, let’s add first woman to have a target on her back.

With quotes like, “This is the only time I will ever be your first, because I hope to be your last,” and “I’m going to take it to the next step…this mama means business,” Roy offered up some serious Olivia Caridi vibes. Perhaps the best line of the night came when she said, “I’m not competitive by nature, but when I see something that I want, I go after it.” Don’t fool yourself, Chelsea: I have no doubt that competitive is your middle name.

But is she really what her edit makes her out to be? We met up with Roy to learn as much as one can in 20 minutes. For one, she’s in real estate but says she’s also done modeling on the side “to fulfill my creative needs.” Interior design is another passion for the self-proclaimed homemaker, who tells us she “loves the aspect of putting others into homes.” She’s also a mom to three-year-old Sammy, who “doesn’t stop moving or talking, which keeps me super busy.” As she says in her opening package, “I want another man in my life that treats me right and can show Sammy what it is to be a father…to be a male figure.” TBD if Arie is that man.

So what else did we learn about Roy? Aside from her love of shoes—she brought 20 pairs—she can’t wait to travel the world (ideally with Arie) and complete her family. But is she really the “villain” episode one is making her out to be? Read on to form your own opinion.

PHOTO: Jessica Radloff

Who submitted you for The Bachelor?

Chelsea Roy: It’s been years in the making. After the separation from Sammy’s dad, my girlfriends kept harassing me that I need to go on The Bachelor. I never listened to them, and I’ve never really watched the show before, except with girlfriends having a glass of wine at their house. They’ll have it on in the background. I can’t sit still through shows, so I’ll end up talking the whole time. But I know enough about The Bachelor and I felt like after two years of being single, I’m confident now and I definitely am ready to find love. What better way to do it than to really represent yourself [in front of a national audience] and hope that it works out in the end?

What do you think makes you the ideal partner for Arie?

Chelsea: I guess wisdom. There’s a lot to learn in life, and I kind of feel like I was kind of sprung forward a little bit, so I’ve always been more or less an old soul. With that comes street smarts, and with that comes the caring side. I’m very observant. I’m quick to think, and I am also a people pleaser in that I just want everyone to be happy. I think that is what also makes me a hopeless romantic. So I haven’t given up on it yet, and I think that’s why I’m taking this big, giant leap into a relationship [on TV]. I’m ready for it, and I’m ready to complete a family, add to a family, and be more of a family. That’s what’s important to me.

How much research did you do once you found out Arie was going to be the Bachelor?

Chelsea: Absolute basics. I trust that ABC would not choose someone that is not responsible or a good guy, to say the least. So I did the quick research, like how old is he, where is he from, what does he do. I was pleased to find out that he was also in real estate. I like that he’s [36] and a little bit older and mature, and that’s something that I do look for, especially when you have a kid. You don’t want someone that is still stuck in their 20s and more interested in going out and being in the party scene. We can do that [too]; I share custody with Sammy’s father, so there is a lot of down time. I want to go on adventures, and I see that Arie is a traveler, so I’m so excited about that, because that is absolutely what I love to do.

PHOTO: ABC/Paul Hebert

What are some non-negotiables for you in a relationship?

Chelsea: Loyalty. I definitely need loyalty. I need someone that has their mind made up and is fully invested in a relationship, and that wants it, and wants to grow from it. And I need a confident man—someone that is secure in who he is and is ready to leap forward with someone else. Someone who is also is ready to become one with someone else.

Since your friends are the ones that had you sign up for The Bachelor, did they give you any advice about what not to do?

Chelsea: They said, “Chelsea, just be yourself. You are going to win him over.” That felt good to hear because where I am now, today, is probably the most happy I’ve ever been and the most confident I’ve ever been. I’m ready to just give him all of Chelsea.

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Ivanka Trump on Roy Moore: 'There’s a Special Place in Hell for People Who Prey on Children'


It’s been nearly a week since The Washington Post first reported that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore had allegedly initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old and pursued relationships with other teen girls when he was in his 30s.

On Tuesday, Ivanka Trump offered the sharpest White House criticism of Moore yet, telling the Associated Press, “There’s a special place in hell for people who prey on children. I’ve yet to see a valid explanation and I have no reason to doubt the victims’ accounts.”

In the days since the Post first broke the story, a former coworker revealed to CNN that it was “common knowledge that [Moore] dated high-school girls,” The New Yorker reported that Moore had been banned from an Alabama mall for bothering teenage girls, and a fifth woman came forward accusing Moore of sexual assault.

Other prominent Republicans, like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, have stated publicly that they believe the women and have called on Moore to drop out of the race. But in her interview with the AP, Ivanka did not implore Moore to withdraw his candidacy—and considering the administration’s ambiguous response to the Moore scandal, it should come as no surprise.

And much like her brother’s Harvey Weinstein commentary did earlier this month, Ivanka’s remarks conspicuously overlooked her own father’s history of harassment and sexual misconduct. Aside from the infamous Access Hollywood tape, numerous women have accused the President of sexual harassment and he’s had his own history of crude moments with young girls.

Who could forget Donald Trump’s 1992 appearance on Entertainment Tonight when, after talking to a 10-year-old girl on an escalator, he turned to the camera to say “I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?” Or when he met two teens outside the Plaza Hotel, asked them how old they were (they answered that they were 14) and then quipped, “‘Wow! Just think—in a couple of years I’ll be dating you.'” And of course, there was the time he reportedly visited the dressing rooms of several Miss Teen USA contestants as they were changing.

Twitter, unsurprisingly, was quick to point this out—promptly challenging Ivanka’s comments on Moore.





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Trending Hashtag #MeAt14 Highlights How Disturbing the Roy Moore Allegations Are


On Thursday, the Washington Post reported allegations that Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate from Alabama, had initiated a sexual encounter with an Alabama woman when she was 14 and he was 32. Three other women, then between the ages of 16 and 18, also say that Moore pursued them.

In response, the hashtag #MeAt14 began to trend on Twitter, popularized by comedian Lizz Winstead. As part of the movement, women are posting pictures of themselves at 14 as a way of emphasizing why it’s inappropriate for a young teenager—still a child—to have a sexual relationship with a man in his 30s. The photos and captions seem to emphasize the innocence of childhood and highlight that, at that age, teens are unable to consent to a relationship with an adult or encounters like the ones Moore allegedly attempted to carry out.

Moore has been elected twice and removed twice from the Alabama’s supreme court, both for ethical violations un-related to sexual misconduct. In his initial defense against the allegations, he denied even knowing the then-14-year-old and addressed the other three women: “With regard to the other girls, you understand this is 40 years ago and, after my return from the military, I dated a lot of young ladies,” adding that he didn’t “remember ever dating any girl without the permission of her mother.” Since the allegations broke, several fellow Republicans have distanced themselves from Moore.

On Saturday, a former co-worker of his told CNN it was “common knowledge that Roy dated high-school girls. We wondered why someone his age would hang out at high school football games and the mall, but you really wouldn’t say anything to someone like that.”

Many women—including Katie Couric and Alyssa Milano—have joined in the hashtag by posting photos of themselves accompanied by captions explaining what they were actually concerned about at 14. (Hint: Fighting off advances from adult men were not one of them.)

The hashtag, however, has also been met with some criticism, with some users saying the use of photos to illustrate the importance consent laws is misguided. “Making it about photos reinforces the wrong idea that child sexual assault is wrong only when children look like children,” wrote one user.

However, others replied, chiming in that that wasn’t really the point of using visuals in the hashtag:

Another critique holds that some tweets, including those that use the phrasing like “I was not dating a 32-year-old man,” can be seen as victim-blaming.

Regardless, the message behind #MeAt14 isn’t only about the photos; it’s about the captions that go with them, listing what young women were concerned about at that age: Get Smart re-runs, playing the French horn, Lord of the Rings discussion boards. The examples make it clear that 14 really is young—and that this hashtag should never have to exist in the first place.

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