It’s the week before hometown dates on The Golden Bachelorette, and Joan is ready to make some hard choices. The men are shocked when one guy gets sent home early, and Chock starts to get on everyone’s nerves.

We love insider gossip in this newsletter, so this week, I reached out to the person who hears it all: Sarah Hearon from Us Weekly. She’s interviewed countless Bachelor/ettes (including, most recently, Joan).

All the fun stuff is over, and it’s just a lot of people being earnest, and that makes me uncomfortable because reality TV isn’t about earnestness — it’s about people in a house making friends or having drama because Gregg snores (remember Gregg?

It's hard to believe, but the men were even more weepy than usual on Episode 5 of the first-ever season of ABC’s The Golden Bachelorette (airing Wednesday nights on ABC, 8-10 p.

"The Golden Bachelorette" is heading into Week 5. Here's who went home, who is left and where to watch "The Golden Bachelorette" tonight.

Two contenders got the Joan Vassos exit on "Golden Bachelorette" in Wednesday's Episode 5. Who left? And what does it mean for "Golden Bachelor"?

Iowa's own Jonathan Rone experienced both hope and heartbreak on Wednesday's episode of "The Golden Bachelorette". Rone, who hails from Oakland, Iowa, was one of seven contestants left at the start of Episode 5.

Then the camera pulled back to reveal Pascal shirtless and wearing tighty whitie briefs! The salon owner noted that four of his pals had been eliminated the previous week and he now had the bedroom to himself.

Wichitan Chock Chapple has made it clear on “The Golden Bachelorette” that he’s there to win over Joan Vassos. Episode 5 left no room for doubt.

The Golden Bachelorette is only five episodes deep, but Hometown Week is already on the horizon. With only four roses to hand out, Joan Vassos kicked off the week with some major decisions to make and seven remaining guys: Chock,