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Bachelorette Faces Frank Truth Source: www.thestar.com - The Canadian Press (May 18, 2009) Jillian Harris, the Canadian star of The Bachelorette, says her "hotdog" theory 
of dating just doesn't cut the mustard any more.When she appeared on last season's edition of ABC's The Bachelor, Harris boasted she could tell a lot about potential suitors by their condiment preference. But ahead of today's premiere of The Bachelorette (also on Citytv), Harris admits her saucy strategy is no longer much help. "These guys give me a run for my money and they're not buying the whole hotdog thing," she told reporters during a recent conference call. "So I tried, I've tried to play the hotdog thing on them, but they're not buying it." Harris, of Peace River, Alta., revealed her hotdog hypothesis during the last season of The Bachelor, in which she finished third in the quest to capture the heart of singleton Jason Mesnick. Sauerkraut lovers, she surmised, are the bad boys all women think they want, while onion eaters will never walk down the aisle. Ketchup fans, she claimed, are all-American guys but don't take a lot of risks. And mustard men, she maintained, are blue-chip marriage material. On The Bachelorette, Harris will be the one handing out the roses as she chooses between 30 potential paramours, including an Olympic cyclist, a breakdance instructor, a pizza entrepreneur, a commercial pilot and a winemaker. As a "short, little quirky Canadian," Harris says she doesn't think she fits the mould of The Bachelorette and was surprised she was promoted from contestant to top billing. "I think I'm just quirky because, I mean, when it comes to sex appeal, I don't know how much I have," says Harris, who stands 5-foot-2. |
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