
If I were a guy and the choice was gay or Shayne Lamas, I'd go gay. But just because a guy isn't into Monkey doesn't mean he's isn't into sane chicks. Maybe he's gay, maybe he's not. Either way, he dodged a bullet with this one.
This Monkey has sharp, sharp claws.
Wow.
I happened to love the part of E!’s “The Bachelor: Then & Now” special where Matt Grant ripped into his ex-chosen one, Shayne Lamas:
Matt: “Did I find true love on the show? Um, no. Not one little bit. I proposed to a woman who was about a foot and a half shorter than me, who had nothing in common with me and thought there were palm trees in London. Did I make a mistake? Yes. Did I look like an idiot? Yes. Do I regret it? A little bit.”
But apparently Shayne Lamas didn’t appreciate it. That aired in late July so I’m not sure why she waited a month to unleash this, but she just tweeted this with a link to her site:
“Here is the real reason Matt Grant is not on The Bachelor Pad http://www.lamasrichie.com/lamasrichie/dont-give-roses-to-a-scorpio/“
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At that link is a blog post titled “Don’t Give Roses To A Scorpio” where she unleashes some anger toward the British Bachelor (section bolded by me):
“I am not the one to kiss and tell, I treat everything like a vault. When it’s bought I own it, when a friend tells me a secret it’s forgotten and when I work it’s public.
I acknowlege my personal situations either because of the un-spoken rule in Hollywood that crisis calls for statement or someone of special interest speaks in a very unflattering/un-called for manner in a very public way- “I know a secret and now you will know too.”
Very recently E! network did a fabulous “Where are they now” special with the content being ABC’s The Bachelor and past Bachelorettes. In the docu type program, E! interviews all past rose givers about their present lives, but for some odd reason my ex-fiance decided to veer off track and speak on his past and not present.
Matt Grant tells E! that he regrets giving the final rose to myself and I was way too short for him. As I listen to Matt trash me on national television I don’t understand why he’s saying this as if there was bad blood between us. We ended very amicably and I have never answered a question about Matt Grant since we split.
Not the case for my EX. Matt milks his Bachelor experience whenever he can and is always trying to give a shock value type of answer so his name will stay in the press. What I don’t understand is why Matt hasn’t finally confessed that he is gay and the very first Gay Bachelor. Matt, your confession would be more press worthy than trying to ride my coattails. I am happily married so let it go. If only ABC would let him tell the truth about his sexuality, all parties involved would win.“
scorpio-sdlr
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That “sdlr” stands for Shayne Dahl Lamas Richie. The Richie is from husband Nik Richie, who took his own Twitter shots at Matt Grant back in April:
“nikrichie: I wanted to give my wife a rose tonight but I didn’t want her to have flashbacks of English douchebag with fake teeth.” Shayne retweeted the message.
So there’s officially a war on.
Matt Grant is supposedly doing a show called “Pimp My Bride” and on “The Bachelor: Then & Now” he mentioned staying in Los Angeles instead of London because the women are more beautiful in L.A. Was that all an act or is Shayne Lamas just angry and starting rumors? Just because he wasn’t into her doesn’t mean he’s gay. It just means he’s sane.
Either way — gay or not — shame on her for getting this personal, especially under the hypocritical guise of “I am not the one to kiss and tell…”
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August 20, 2010 at 4:30 pm
TGIF
Shayne is off the wall and probably looking for unnecessary revenge. Matt made typically British, sarcastically funny comments about his experience on The Bachelor with Shayne. Never once did he truly demean her as a person. Saying that someone is a foot and a half shorter than you falls far short of telling the world a RUMOR that someone is gay. I admire Matt for admitting he regretted parts of his experience on that program, rather than pretending it was all fun and games. Shayne, in my opinion, is rather immature.
August 22, 2010 at 9:09 am
katie
I agree with the 1st comment about Grant, Grant was refreshing and told the truth about his experience on the bachelor exposing it for what it is. Lamas is not a star, her show was horrible and cancelled, she looks rough around the edges, the alcohol must be catching up with her. Shayne’s husband makes a comment about Matt’s teeth when he is nothing but a con-artist from New Jersey that changes his name every 6 months looking for his 12 minutes ..
November 11, 2010 at 9:35 pm
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February 15, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Ishita
Matt. .ur a gr8 goin prsn. . .i simply adore u. .my u get ur soulmate snon. .my god bles u.:)
April 16, 2011 at 2:03 am
Anita
The season of the “Bachelor” with Matt Grant is my favorite. Did I disagree with Matt’s choice of Shayne at the end? Most definitely; but I told myself that Matt would probably have a promising career in Hollywood after they broke up. Hopefully, I’m right. I’m looking forward to seeing him again in “Pimp My Bride”.
November 16, 2011 at 9:33 pm
moonbeam117
Oh trust me honey, he is definitely Not Gay…
i would know
December 6, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Ines
Never liked Shayne. Had a huge laugh when she said ‘she doesn’t kiss and tell.’ What a nut! Matt, I know this is late but congrats for dodging a BIG egotistical bullet. You can do better.
March 7, 2012 at 4:17 am
Reena
Matt, Amanda was the best match for you.you both as a couple look awesome.
April 26, 2013 at 11:44 pm
Tracey
Exactly, Reena. I thought he was crazy not to pick Amanda, too.
April 18, 2012 at 10:42 pm
anni
He seems like a famewhore. Now he’s inserted himself into the “The Bachelor” is a racist show bs by saying the show is racist and he was only given one black girl (whom he didn’t pick, notice). But I believe he’s a gay dramaqueen. Who else would be this way? Only a gay drama queen.
August 24, 2012 at 3:32 am
mts
Quite honestly i couldn’t believe that you chose her for your final rose. I could see from the beginning that she was not the brightest bulb around or the sharpest knife in the drawer….need i say more….come onnnnn….she is self-centered and more than likely went on the batchelor to gain her NON-STARDOM fdlmao no doubt….glad to know you dumped her….
September 1, 2012 at 11:10 pm
julian
I liked the guy on the bachelor but my “gaydar” went up when he was talking about his favorite artist and he mentioned George Michael. I thought shayne was great on the show and the two seemed to have most chemistry. All the other girls seemed stiff and unbearable. “Vanilla”. He’s a good looking and warm guy and I think he’s bi-sexual. My thoughts when he came on the reunion show with that haircut.