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Twiggyish

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved the ending of this show. (I am so sappy!!!)

Serate

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Am I supposed to feel sorry for Zora because she had no heat but had $189.00 in her checking account?

And as far as only having that amount, or even less, it could be more than "bad money management". It might just be a fact of life. My fiance & I got laid off in August, couldn't find work anywhere so moved 2 hours away where he found an even better paying job, but I wasn't able to find anything. No gas stations, no fast food, not even Wal-Mart was hiring. We pay the bills, we buy our food, we take care of our cat. Our only entertainment at the time is $19.95 a month for internet and $42.99 a month for cable. We're lucky if we have $50 in our checking account at any given time. It's not bad money management. Just a fact of life. We're not complaining. We're happy. But just because we don't have tons of money doesn't mean we don't manage our money.

Crossfire

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Personally, I am just relieved that she does not have to shoulder the burden of having to help spend 50 million. That must have been a big relief. I'd be surprised if she keeps her half of the winnings.

Grannyg

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I, too, would have loved to see the faces of Melissa and Sarah!! But I have to say: I LOVED THE ENDING!! I am just a romantic and I love fairy tales. I said all along that Evan and Zora getting together and REALLY having some money would be great!! I still feel that way. We don't know all that went on in the time they were there. We don't know exactly when Zora left after he gave her the ring. They may have spent an entire week together there after the show. But whatever, They both got $500,000 and I'm glad Fox gave them the money!!

Realfan

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
For me, money management includes putting money away each paycheck for a rainy day--or when you have no power. Serate, I hope you find work soon. There's always reality TV--it worked for Zora!

Happymom

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 02:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This article has a good recap of last nights show, it's funny too.

http://www.the-trades.com/column.php?columnid=1608

Realfan

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 03:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's another fun article (and a great site for articles on Reality TV, too!):

http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl

Kellirippa

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 05:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SanFranJoshFan: I'm not talking about the end of the show, it was after the show, a Fox advertisement just before the news, it said the first time in public....I swear!

Ark

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kellirippa, I questioned the "first time" statement when it was first made but continued to watch and also heard the "first time in public" statement right before the news. If my tape didn't cut off, I should have it recorded.

Seamonkey

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
One nice touch was interview with Evan's former girlfriend, a weatherperson.. this was nice after allthe Charlie ex's snarking and snarling..

But Evan had said he had no problem with her making more than he did when they were together and that he still wears a necklace she gave him, not for pining away, just likes it.. and told of a ring he wore with a celtic cross that she liked and how he had it cut down to fit her.. and she showed that she still wears that!! Again, not because she's longing for him, just likes it

Anyway she had earlier predicted a Zora win, she thinks Evan's not ready to settle down. She said that when they were together, Evan always said he wanted to have certain things in line before he was ready to settle down.

And she stressed that she was happy for him and made a point of saying that he wasn't at all dumb..

Kinda nice to know he hasn't left a string of snarkers behind..

Seamonkey

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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Hunter

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 09:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi everyone

I liked the ending very much. It was heartwarming to see a nice, unselfish person get rewarded...as opposed to the cut-throat scheming ones. Evan obviously wasn't the suave worldly guy they tried to portray him as. He works for a living and is proud of it. Both of them are genuine. Regardless if the relationship lasts, I am happy for them.
Gods Blessing on them

Ginger

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 04:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kellirippa: you're right. I heard the "together in PUBLIC" bit too...though the first time they mentioned next week's show they said thier first time together period.

Froggiegirl621

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 06:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
On Regis & Kelly this morning...Kelly had the same thoughts as me on the "big" twist. She thought they'd give the chosen girl the choice between Evan or a million dollar check. She thought that would've been the best way to see if she was a gold-digger. I love Kelly Ripa!!!

Dahli

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 06:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
But what would stop them from hooking up after the money was deposited....? Can Fox track you down forever and make sure you don't get married - or would they make them sign some sort of don't touch ever again contract??

Crazydog

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 07:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dahli, I'm not sure if it would matter. I think being forced to make a decision like that on the spur of the moment would take them completely by surprise, and they wouldn't even think about the fact that perhaps they could track each other down later. The decision would be made on instinct, and it would have said a lot about the girl. A much better twist than the non-twist.

Just like Alex on the first Bachelor, he regretted not choosing Trista and continued to try and keep in touch with her after. But it didn't matter, all of America saw him make the decision to drop her.

Dahli

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 02:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
you make a good point there Crazydog - makes sense to me now as a much better twist for sure

Kitt

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 03:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tonight on Access Hollywood (which means probably everywhere else too) they are showing the long lost Zora video!! She's jogging in front of a group of men, no idea why yet. It didn't look anything dodgy, but goes to show that even the country girl was trying to make it in show biz before Joe Millionaire.

Neko

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 05:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I really think that Sarah's friend was Chiara...
Which would make sincec..

Since Big Brother people (Like Mike Boogie) just won't die....O.o

Kellirippa

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 06:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the backup Ginger and Ark.

Grooch

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ZORA’S PINUP PAST: Andrich appeared in racy calendars

LAURA PELNER, Staff Writer February 20, 2003




CLINTON -- On "Joe Millionaire" she came off as sweet and innocent.
She wouldn’t kiss on the first date, and she always wore a tank top over her bathing suit.

But it seems Lambertville’s Zora Andrich was not always so demure. In fact, she used to be comfortable shedding down to skimpy swimwear -- she has been featured twice as a pinup girl in a somewhat racy construction calendar.

Andrich appeared topless as Miss July in Powerco, Inc. 2001 calendar, the National Enquirer reported yesterday.

But Andrich’s friends and people who have seen the photo say that is definitely not true.

"She wore bikini bottoms and a shirt or piece of material draped in front of her," a Powerco employee explained yesterday. "All you see is some cleavage. It’s not as bad as (the Enquirer) makes it out to be."

Powerco is a heavy-machinery seller and servicer out of Hunterdon County. The company, which has offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, prints a pinup calendar with mostly local models.

The photographer who shoots for Powerco said Andrich was in the calendar twice and neither time did she appear risqué.

"She’s totally covered," Boz Swope said of Andrich’s pictures, expressing outrage at the Enquirer’s reporting which she described as untrue.

"She was a nice girl," said Swope, who explained that Andrich was accompanied by a friend during her photo shoots.

Swope, who lives in New York City, was inundated with media calls yesterday requesting copies of Andrich’s sexy snapshots, but the photographer said she cannot release them yet. She said she is currently being paid not to print the photos by a magazine that she refused to name.

But, Swope added she probably would distribute the pictures once her contract with the magazine is up.

Friends of Andrich had mixed reactions when asked about the calendar yesterday.

Marcy Willard, Andrich’s best friend from high school who now lives in California, declined to comment about the dark-haired beauty’s modeling past.

But Andrich’s pal Kelly Naylor, who lives in Stockton, said she is certain her friend would not do anything lewd.

"She’s not innocent, she definitely knows what’s going on," Naylor said yesterday. "But she’s very modest, she doesn’t like to show off her body, at least not to that extent."

Naylor acknowledged Andrich, who was the maid of honor in her wedding, is a model and said she does what is requested for her jobs. But, she added, Andrich has clear limits.

"I know she’s not promiscuous, I know she’s not risqué," Naylor said. "If it was anything nudity-wise, I know that’s against her morals."

Naylor said Andrich was herself on "Joe Millionaire" and that she liked how her friend appeared on television.

"I think she came off looking wonderful," Naylor said. "She just has such grace and class. She didn’t talk about other people, that’s definitely very characteristic of her."

When asked where their friend was now, both Naylor and Willard would not say much.

Naylor said she knows Andrich is busy and that she is no longer in Lambertville. Willard confirmed Andrich was getting lots of attention from fans before she moved.

The last episode of "Joe Millionaire," when Andrich and Marriott were paired, was surprising to the winner’s friends, especially since Willard told The Trentonian a month ago that she did not think Andrich and Marriott were well suited for each other.

Neither woman would comment on whether the couple was still together, but both said they were happy for their friend.

"It definitely had a fairy tale ending," Willard said of the show. "I really didn’t see it coming out like that. I didn’t anticipate they were going to have a connection. When I watched the show I was very surprised to see that."

Part of the fairy tale, of course, was the $1 million gift Fox gave Andrich and Marriott. Willard said the money would definitely help her friend, and she added she has a newfound respect for Marriott after watching the last show.

"It made me think highly of Evan that he had such good taste," Willard said.

Grooch

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This article really cracked me up. What a loser her exboyfriend sounds like.


'ZORA LOVES ME'
By RYAN SABEY, STEVEN HIRSH and GERSH KUNTZMAN
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"Joe Millionaire" winner Zora Andrich's ex-boyfriend still carries a torch for her - and insists, "She still loves me."

Tony Ercolano, a hunky landscaper from Andrich's hometown who dated her from January 1998 until March 2000, says he loves the sweet brunette who seemed to steal Evan Marriott's heart on TV.

"I'm still in love with her and I always will be," Ercolano, of Flemington, N.J., told The Post.

"She still loves me. We have a great relationship. In fact, it's probably better now than it's ever been. She would be my perfect wife. I would love to have children with her. She's a breeder."

The two are still quite close, Ercolano said, even sharing a kiss on Christmas Eve, after Andrich, 29, had returned from the French chateau where "Joe Millionaire" was taped in the fall.

"We're still very affectionate," he said. "There's still a big love there."

Despite the Yuletide lip-lock, Ercolano remains convinced that he and Andrich are not altar-bound. His love of a good steak and his enjoyment of hunting have created an insurmountable gap between him and his true love.

"She's a vegetarian and I'm a hunter - and that's what split us up," he said. "I was 32 at the time and set in my ways. I guess I was immature, but I can't change those habits. She's an animal activist. If I was cooking meat in the kitchen, she would get disgusted by the smell of burnt flesh.

"She definitely didn't like that I was a hunter."

Nonetheless, Ercolano could soon be back in the hunt for Andrich's heart.

According to People magazine, vast rifts have opened up between Marriott, the $19,000-a-year construction worker, and Andrich, the woman he chose to "continue the journey" in "Joe Millionaire's" highly rated finale Monday night.

Andrich, who works with the homeless and seniors, told the magazine that she remains put off by the fact that Marriott, 28, does not share her compassion for the less fortunate.

"There was a time we were on a date in Paris and I was asking Evan, ‘Do you feel it's important to contribute to society?' He basically said no, it wasn't a priority," she said.

In fact, Andrich liked the chateau's horses more than her stud.

"Being with the horse, I was in heaven," she said. "That's who has my heart. The horse.

"I never rule out anything, but honestly, I think [a relationship with Evan] would be highly unlikely. The chances of it are pretty slim," she said, lending even more intrigue to Monday night's "Joe Millionaire: The Aftermath" special.

Marriott seemed miffed that Andrich couldn't enjoy the surprise windfall given to her by Fox for standing by her man, even when he was revealed to be nearly penniless.

"I almost got mad and just said, ‘Look, you've just been offered a half-million dollars. Why don't you snap out of it and realize what's going on?' "

CM+NT Ercolano was heartened by the fact that he is one of only four people from whom Andrich is taking calls. "I'm right there on the list with her mother and her best friend from high school,"1/8 he said.

"I'm not folding up this tent and quitting,"1/8 he added.

CM+NT Ercolano was heartened by the fact that he is one of only four people from whom Andrich is taking calls. "I'm right there on the list with her mother and her best friend from high school," he said.

"I'm not folding up this tent and quitting," he added.


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Neko

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
"She's a breeder"???

Heck, at least EVAN never said that to her, LOL
He just commented on her breasts...

Car54

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That Zora knows how to attract high class men, doesn't she?

Nathalia

Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 11:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Today on Good Day Live they said the lovefest is over between Zora and Evan. She is more in love with the horse. I guess they got in a fight almost immediately after receiving the check after Zora couldn't stop repeating "I can't believe this" And in Evan's so eloquent way said, "Get over it already", or something to that effect, lol