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He went to hug her, but Bea stepped back, wobbling in her heels.

“Okay!” Johnny clapped his hands. “There will be plenty of time for you two to catch up, but right now, we need to make some decisions. Bea, I need to ask you whether you’d like for Ray to join you on the show, or if you want to send him away right now?”

Bea’s head was spinning, but before she could respond, Asher stepped forward.

“No—I’m sorry, no.” He turned to Bea. “Is this the guy you told me about?”

Bea nodded, no longer able to stop herself from crying, her body quaking with sobs.

“And you just, what, you forgot to mention he was engaged?”

“Asher—” She started toward him.

“I can’t believe you,” he seethed. “After you met my children, after I told you about Vanessa, after you promised to be honest with me, you lied?”

“No.” Bea shook her head. “No, Asher, I didn’t—we were on camera, and I thought they were still engaged, I couldn’t say what happened on TV, it wouldn’t have been right—”

“You’re still lying,” Asher snapped, “you’re lying to me right now. You didn’t tell me what happened because you wanted to protect your image, and you wanted me to protect you.”

“That’s not fair.” Bea’s voice was ragged. “I made a mistake, Asher, please, it was a long time ago—”

“No,” he shot back. “It was two nights ago. To think how bad I felt for not spending the night with you, when this whole time, you’ve been hiding who you really are.”

“Hiding who I am? Are you serious?” Bea cried. “Asher, maybe if we’d had some time together off camera, I could have explained, but you didn’t give us that chance.”

“I see.” He pressed his lips together. “So, I’m responsible for your lies because I made a decision to put my children’s interests first? I’m sure you would have preferred I rush right into sharing a room with you, but fortunately for both of us, I’m not Luc.”

“Is that what this is about?” Bea was irate. “Tell me, Asher—and don’t you lie to me. Are you angry because I withheld one piece of information that I had a right to keep private? Or are you angry that I slept with someone else?”

Asher looked at her coldly, his eyes filled with derision.

“I’m not angry, Bea. I’m grateful I got to see your true colors before this went any further.”

And with that, Asher turned on his heel and marched out of the courtyard. Bea thought of running after him, of screaming for him to wait, to come back, but she knew, as surely as she’d ever known anything, that he was gone—and even worse, that he was right. All this time, she’d told herself she was cursed, but maybe that wasn’t true at all. Maybe she was just a liar, just a cheat, finally getting exactly what she deserved.





EPISODE 8


“DECISION”


(2 men left)


Shot on location in Paris, France


TMZ BOMBSHELL EXCLUSIVE: MAIN SQUEEZE PRODUCER SLEEPS WITH CONTESTANT, PRODUCTION SHUTS DOWN


PARIS, FRANCE: Most dramatic twist ever????? TMZ has learned EXCLUSIVELY that the reason French chef (and fan favorite) Luc Dupond departed Main Squeeze is that star Bea Schumacher wasn’t the only woman on the show he’d slept with! Multiple sources confirm that Dupond was having a secret on-set affair with Main Squeeze executive producer Lauren Mathers. One source contends that Bea caught Dupond and Mathers in the act, but TMZ cannot confirm that story conclusively at this time. What we do know—for sure—is that Bea was aware of Dupond’s infidelity before the kissoff ceremony where she dismissed him. Both Dupond and Mathers declined to comment for this piece, but we’re hearing Mathers is in hot water with her bosses at ABS—particularly since PRODUCTION HAS HALTED IN FRANCE!

The cast and crew of Main Squeeze arrived in Paris last night for their planned final week of filming, but as of yet, no shooting unit has left the hotel. After Bea walked out in the middle of her previous kissoff ceremony, the company drove from Amboise to Paris on schedule, but today’s planned shoots were all canceled. No word yet on when production is expected to recommence or whether next week’s season finale will air Monday night as scheduled. We’re also still awaiting word on whether attorney Ray Moretti will join the cast as one of Schumacher’s final two men, or if Sam Cox will win this season by default. (WHO IS RAY MORETTI? CLICK THROUGH FOR SLIDESHOW.) If you’re reading this from Paris or have any inside information to share, send all tips and photos to [email protected].





TRANSCRIPT OF BOOB TUBE PODCAST EPISODE #056


Cat:

How are you holding up, Ruby?



Ruby:

Cat, as the kids would say, I’m shook.



Cat:

The people who make Main Squeeze promos are pretty liberal with the phrase “most dramatic ceremony ever,” but this time, I think they actually made good on that promise.



Ruby:

I feel like you didn’t adequately prepare me for just how low this show would stoop to deliver thrills to its viewers.



Cat:

There are some lessons you can only learn firsthand.