May 13 2008
Bachelor gives final rose to Shayne
It started with 25 women vying to win a rose from bachelor heartthrob Matt Grant, 27, a global financier from London.
In the end, Matt got on his knees and proposed to the woman he loved, Shayne, 22, an actress from California, during the finale of ABC’s “The Bachelor: London Calling” on Monday night.
“Monkey, will you marry me?” He asks. Monkey is his nickname for Shayne.
Happily, Shayne agrees to marry him on one condition: He may never look at another woman as long as they live.
“You have looked at far too many during our relationship,” she tells him.
The show ends with Matt giving not only his heart, but the final rose to Shayne.
However, Matt broke the heart of the “other” girl, Chelsea, 25, a pharmaceutical sales representative from California. Chelsea was visibly upset during the final ceremony where Matt broke the news that though he cared deeply for her, he did not believe that she was the woman he was meant to spend the rest of his life with. To Matt, she tells him that Shayne was the most fake of all of the women, though Matt defends her. In the limo as she is pulling away, she calls him a fool for his choice.
Watching earlier in the episode where both women were given the opportunity to meet with Matt’s parents in London and then later spend a day with him in Barbados, it wasn’t apparent which woman had won his heart.
He shared a romantic helicopter ride and later time on a private beach with Chelsea. In the evening, Chelsea presented him with a “California Survival Kit,” hoping that she would be the one picked, and expressing her love for him. He assures her that he also was falling for her.
Matt then spends the next day with Shayne parasailing. Later, cuddling on the couch, she gives him a stuffed monkey, because he had nicknamed her “monkey.” She also gives him a photograph of herself on the beach writing the words “I Love You” in the sand. He tells her he is falling in love with her.
Honestly from watching the episode, I was surprised that he picked Shayne — in the finale he appeared the happiest with Chelsea.
While I am surprised, I am happy that this bachelor made a choice and proposed to one of the ladies. I hope that he chose well and wish the couple the best.
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I can’t believe Matt proposed to Shayne over Chelsea — the actress over the girl with a real job. The mere fact that he proposed is shocking! Does Matt really think he has a future with this girl he courted in front of millions of TV viewers? Give me a break. Past shows have proven that these matchups don’t work. But maybe they can star in new reality show, how not to pick your spouse.