Katie Thurston is getting very close to picking a husband on the latest season of The Bachelorette.
Before she does so, however… before she breaks a couple more hearts and settles on the man she hopes will one day serve as the father of her child…
Katie Thurston is not letting the haters burst her bubble! On Thursday, the 30-year-old Bachelorette lead took to Instagram to share a picture of herself draped across a bed in black lingerie. Of course, she looked absolutely amazing! Ch-ch-check out the gorgeous pic for yourself (below): View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
The post <i>Bachelorette</i> Lead Katie Thurston Fires Back At Haters Criticizing Her Lingerie Photo: ‘No One Owns Me’ appeared first on Perez Hilton.
The Bachelorette is winding to a close, and The Bachelorette Spoilers tell us where all of this is heading.
But you don’t need insider info to know that Katie Thurston is upfront about her life, especially when it could help others.
Recently, she took to social media to discuss her lumpectomy, even showing followers her scar.
The procedure happened years ago, but she’s stressing the importance of advocating for your own health.
During the final week of July, Katie Thurston used her Instagram Story to open up to followers.
“I often get questions about my scar,” she acknowledged.
Katie explained that “It’s from a lumpectomy after finding a lump in my breast.”
She goes on to explain that this happened a decade ago — which makes it an unusual story.
“Because I was only 20,” Katie reflected, “I discovered this on my own.”
“Typically,” she added, “women don’t get routine mammogram suntil their 40s.”
“So,” Katie reasoned, “it’s important to be your biggest advocate.”
She stressed that this is vital “when it comes to your own personal health.”
Screenings happen based upon statistics, but cancer can happen to anyone at any age.
A lumpectomy is designed to remove a small amount of the breast, including a lump and some surrounding tissue.
The tissue will be analyzed in a pathology lab to see how dangerous it was, and whether more tissue needs to be removed.
It can lead to a clean bill of health … or a patient may be told that they should consider a mastectomy. Katie did well to catch it early.
Katie also pointed to the L4 Project.
This company, founded by Michael Allio and dedicated to his late wife, Laura, is very on-topic.
Per the site, they aim “to ensure that individuals and families battling cancer are surrounded by a support network that allows them to focus on treatment, recovery, and living joyous lives.”
Katie is absolutely right, of course.
Checking yourself for cancer — from lumps in breasts or testicles to keeping an eye on moles — is vital.
The key to fighting cancer is to catch it as early as possible, and some forms can be detected.
It is of course no surprise to hear Katie using her platform for good.
Part of her role on the show, even as a contestant but especially as Bachelorette, has been her doing so.
Her vital message of sex positivity is one that, frankly, a lot of people could stand to hear.
Some members of the Bachelor Nation have admitted that they’d never heard the term before.
In fact, some still seem unclear on its meaning after an entire season.
That’s fair — the show is entertainment, and does not serve as a very effective educational tool.
Someone who is sex positive makes their own sexual choices and allows others to make theirs.
They don’t attach weird moral judgments or assign personal value according to what other people do with their bodies.
They also don’t imagine that someone’s personal value magically decreases because of a sexual choice.
Sex positivity also involves promoting education on the topic of sex, sexuality, and consent.
This is an objectively good cause that aims to make the world a better and more accepting place.
Whether someone wants a monogamous marriage, nonstop orgies, or no sex whatsoever, that’s a personal choice with no moral significance.
The opposite of this is sex negative — something that viewers witnessed with Luke P’s toxic display of hostility after Hannah Brown f–ked in a windmill.
Whether it’s social or medical awareness, Katie is using her platform for good things.
Good for her.
No one ever said that searching for true love in front of many television cameras, producers and boom mics was going to be easy.
Katie Thurston learned this lesson the hard way on Monday night.
She opened the latest episode of The Bachelorette by…
From the moment he hopped out of the limo dressed as a cat, Connor Brennan became an instant fan favorite on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette.
He and Katie hit off from the very start, and for most of the season, he was considered a fron…
You won’t believe this, readers.
But it’s true:
Katie Thurston expressed both concern and excitement on Monday night — because she said she has feelings for more than one suitor!
This has never happened before in the history of The Bachelorett…
If you watched Claire Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette, then the name Blake Moynes should already be familiar to you.
Blake was the burly Canadian who wore his heart on his sleeve and bore more than a passing resemblance to Wreck-It Ralph.
Mi…
Over the course of her run as a contestant on The Bachelor now as the lead on The Bachelorette, Katie Thurston has proven that she can dish it out.
Now it must be asked, however:
Can she also take it?
The opinionated reality star found hers…
At last, Bachelor Nation.
It’s taken a bit longer than it has in the past, but Reality Steve has finally come through with The Bachelorette spoiler we’ve all been waiting for.
Oh, yes, readers.
We now know the identiity of Katie Thurston’s fina…
Katie Thurston got especially candid and especially personal on The Bachelorette this week.
First, however, she sent some potential husbands home.
Still seething over the claim last Monday night about men being on her season for the wrong reasons…
Katie Thurston is not here to waste time.
And she certainly isn’t here to serve as anyone else’s springboard to fame, fortune and/or an increase in one’s influence on social media.
The new Bachelorette made this as clear as she possibly could in …
Katie Thurston touched down in the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in New Mexico on Monday night.
And so did 30 men angling to be the brand new Bachelorette’s lover, husband and/or soulmate.
Coming off a somewhat controversial run as a suit…
Well, a new season of The Bachelorette is almost upon us, and you know what that means …
More spoilers courtesy of Reality Steve!
Yes, we might be weeks away from the premiere of Katie Thurston’s season, but the spoiler grind never stops for ne…
We have more than a month to go before Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette premieres.
But with filming having wrapped, news from production is leaking all over the place.
Some producers don’t miss Chris Harrison, but others clearly do.
And it’s rumored that there have been deliberate efforts to sabotage Katie’s season to get Chris back.
Before we get into an eyebrow-raising rumor about this season, let’s deal with the facts.
Multiple sources within production have spoken to E! News about how things are on set.
Notably, this season does not have Chris Harrison on it … and it’s a bit of an adjustment.
One production source says that, at least among some, Chris’ presence has been “missed.”
This is because “the guys always go to him for advice,” the insider explains.
The source continued: “And view him as a wise older guy, and the ladies go to him as a father figure.”
While we’d love to pick apart why that inside source separated Chris’ production groupies by gender, we’ll go on.
The insider lamented that there was not the same dynamic with hosts Tayshia and Kaitlyn.
Interestingly, the source shares that Chris was was considered to be “the mediator and voice of reason on set.”
A second insider shares: “The guys didn’t feel like they could necessarily could vent [or] have therapy sessions with Tayshia or Kaitlyn.”
“It’s easy with Chris,” the source reasons, “because he knows the drill and the process.”
As a result, filming had “a different vibe” this season, the second insider notes.
Apparently, part of this had to do with the gender dynamics of all male contestants with a pair of women as hosts.
“It was a lot of female energy in one bubble,” the second source characterizes.
“And,” this insider continues, it was then “hard for Katie to have the full spotlight.”
According to that source, part of the dynamic was that Kaitlyn and Tayshia “have extremely outgoing personalities.”
That is generally considered an asset for hosts or interviewers.
But it sounds like production is saying that Katie was upstaged.
A third insider says that Chris wasn’t necessarily missed.
That source does acknowledge that “the dynamic was different” for this season.
“It was a little hard to put all the focus on Katie when Kaitlyn and Tayshia were there,” the insider explains.
“It wasn’t necessarily competitive,” the source clarifies.
“But,” the insider continues, “it was a really different vibe.”
And apparently part of the different vibe was that they were just, well, too fun and too pretty.
“They’re very attractive and fun and familiar to the franchise,” the source explains.
“So,” the insider details, “it kind of distracted from Katie being the only desirable woman there.”
It should be interesting to watch that play out on screen!
“Chris is not expected at Paradise,” the third source continues.
“It’s not been mentioned at this point,” the insider says.
“But,” the source adds, “everyone knows he wants to return.”
The Bachelorette premieres on June 7.
Bachelor in Paradise premieres this summer, on August 16.
It will be interesting to see how much of this “new vibe” impacts the shows.
In contrast, it seems that at least some of that may have been production expressing their opinions.
It’s not every day that people, even those in the entertainment industry, get to leak “info” as a way to just complain about their jobs.
Clearly, Chris has some loyalists among producers who think that he is vital to the franchise, while others just see this as a change.
Which leads us directly into an uncomfirmed report from a nonetheless reputable blog.
The Instagram blog @deuxmoi released a screenshot of a direct message, shared anonymously.
In it, someone — allegedly an insider — claimed that producers were deliberately making Katie and her season look worse.
According to this unconfirmed screenshot, the show was ready to welcome Chris back after his brief hiatus.
Apparently, Katie did not sign off on it.
What’s more, she allegedly took to Twitter to unilaterally announce that Chris was not returning.
This reportedly was a surprise to production and to Chris himself.
After this, more and more voices from within the Bachelor Fam spoke about their misgivings about Chris.
This has had production wondering when, if ever, they could bring Chris back to the show.
This isn’t just about Katie, as multiple contestants and leads have spoken privately and publicly about this.
They do not want Chris back for Bachelor in Paradise or for Michelle’s season.
The alleged insider says that all of this explains his high powered attorney, and predicts that he will never return.
That could be true, and we’re inclined to believe that the person sending it is a genuine insider.
But we all know how rumors and discussions at work can go. A genuine producer believing it does not make it true.
That said … if production is sabotaging Katie’s season because she took a positive moral stand, that’s not good.
Ultimately, we would all like to see Chris Harrison “put in the work” and actively become a better person.
But no one is entitled to host a major reality TV franchise, even after a hiatus of any length.
At the end of the day, Chris caused a major controversy that a host in his position
As we all know by now, Katie Thurston is looking for love.
The popular ex-Bachelor suitor will kick off her run as The Bachelorette in fewer than two months.
According to our first real SPOILER of the year, meanwhile, not only is Thurston in the …
As of this writing, we do not know whether or not Katie Thurston will bring her vibrator along for her run as the next Bachelorette.
We do now know, however, when the beautiful brunette will debut in this role.
ABC announced Thurston’s premiere d…
