Ex ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison opens up about leaving LA for Texas after scandal

Ex ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison opens up about leaving LA for Texas after scandal

Chris Harrison has no regrets about leaving Hollywood. The longtime “Bachelor” host, who exited the franchise in 2021 after defending a former contestant’s controversial behavior, opened up about his new life in Austin, Texas, during a chat with People published Monday. “It feels wonderful, and thanks for asking that, because I wasn’t sure it would,” … Read more

Dr. Phil insists new cable network is ‘consistent with family values’ — but not religious: ‘We need good common sense in this country’

Dr. Phil insists new cable network is ‘consistent with family values’ — but not religious: ‘We need good common sense in this country’

Dr. Phil McGraw has launched Merit Street Media, his new cable network, in a time where the fractured TV landscape makes it difficult to find a footing. But McGraw, 73 — who famously hosted “Dr. Phil” for 21 seasons — said he’s confident the new network, in partnership with Trinity Broadcasting Network, will resonate with viewers. … Read more

Ex-‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison returning to TV with ‘the most dramatic ever’ dating show

Ex-‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison returning to TV with ‘the most dramatic ever’ dating show

Perhaps Phil McGraw persuaded him with a red rose. Former “The Bachelor”/”The Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison, who left the ABC warhorse franchise in 2021, is returning to TV with a new dating show and a morning show on Dr. Phil’s new Dallas, Texas, cable network, according to “Entertainment Tonight.” Harrison, 52, has partnered with McGraw’s … Read more

Chris Harrison slams ‘The Bachelor’ for ‘very toxic’ exit

Chris Harrison slams ‘The Bachelor’ for ‘very toxic’ exit

Chris Harrison is “grateful” for taking a moment and saying his goodbyes to “The Bachelor.” Harrison, 52, fronted the ABC franchise from its start in 2002 until 2021 when he defended Season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell for attending an Antebellum-themed party a few years before the show. “What I went through was tumultuous. I don’t … Read more

Chris Harrison reacts to Cheryl Burke’s claims he called her a ‘sloppy drunk’

Chris Harrison reacts to Cheryl Burke’s claims he called her a ‘sloppy drunk’

This rose has some thorns. Former “Bachelorette” host Chris Harrison set the record straight Monday after Cheryl Burke appeared on his podcast on “The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison,” and revealed that a producer for the hit ABC show had told her that he had blocked her from being casted as the show’s … Read more

Chris Harrison: I had ‘deteriorated,’ was stalked after ‘Bachelor’ exit

Chris Harrison: I had ‘deteriorated,’ was stalked after ‘Bachelor’ exit

His rose had wilted. TV host Chris Harrison said in his highly anticipated interview on Monday that he physically had “deteriorated,” and was allegedly stalked, after being eliminated as host of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” series on ABC. Harrison, who led the reality dating contest franchise since 2002, made the revelations in the debut … Read more