The Bachelor 2011: Episode 7 by Hannah

Gavin’s quest for love rumbles on, engulfing Venice in an orange cloud. There are just SEVEN girls left now, and it’s getting harder for our Romeo to chose. Gavin kicks things off by inviting a very nervous April on a romantic lunch/solo date, to a restaurant with plastic chairs. April struggles with her confidence, but Gavin likes that in a girl. Back at the house,the girls speculate that April will have to do something really bad to not be awarded the rose and sent home. Luckily, April doesn’t mess up, and wins the rose, and obligatory snog,

‘We kissed, it wasn’t a full on kiss, I could feel that she was reserved like that, and I respect that,’ Gain reveals in his post-match analysis.

Aww. So that was a lovely romantic date, and April seems like a nice girl. Which is totally what Gavin wants, right? Hmm….

The next day dawns, and the girls have been issued with an invitation to a toga party, and a white sheet to make their outfit. For some, toga making does not come naturally,

‘I couldn’t be bothered to cut it, so I ripped it, and now you can see my bum. I look like a toga-slut.’

Don’t worry about it Morgan, that doesn’t sound like a bad thing at all!

The party kicks offwith Gavin reclining on a sofa looking moody. His toga appears to be very small indeed, displaying his whole chest. The girls flock around him excitedly. Apparently he’s dressed as a Roman God, and whoever wins the toga competition gets to spend sometime alone with him.

After the catwalk Gavin finds it difficult to chose a winner, as they all pretty much look the same. He eventually picks Kesha because she’s not wearing a bra: apparently Romans didn’t wear underwear. She goes off to spend some time with him, but predictably such reasons for making a decision don’t go down well with the other girls.

April feels that Kesha has already had plenty of time alone with Gavin and that someone else should have had a chance, whereas Morgan thinks that spending time talking to Gavin is not always a good thing and it’s better to just look really hot at the rose ceremony. Carianne decides to take matters into her own hands, and gatecrash Kesha’s date. Meanwhile,Gavin is revealing the criteria he uses to decide which girls hekeeps in the competition, which are ‘the girls he is capable of fancying.’

It is time now for the pool party, and the girls that Gavin is capable of fancying have decided to liven things up in their quest to be noticed. Gavin is wearing Speedos, and is concerned that he is in the pool with seven girls that he fancies. Much to the disgust of the other girls, Carianne seizes the moment to throw herself at Gavin. Gavin seems to think that she’s being honest and open, as they have a tedious conversation about love and trust. The other girls get annoyed as they enjoy a long private conservation. Georgie decides to speak out,and gets into an argument with Gavin about him not giving his time to all the girls equally. Gavin stands angrily in the garden, wearing a towel, presumably pondering the impossibility of keeping seven very different girls happy.

It is the day of the Rose Ceremony and Gavin has set one final challenge, for the girls to learn to sing an Italian love song. The winner will be chosen to serenade Gavin and possibly win a rose. Suspiciously, cruise-ship singer Georgie wins, despite Zivile being slightly better. Could this be a ploy to get Gavin and Georgie time alone together, in the hope of further arguments? If Gavin doesn’t decide to give her the rose, Georgie will have to go home.

AMAZINGLY, Georgie decides herself that she wants to go home, and leaves the competition. The relief on Gavin’s face at not having to do the dumping is palpable, yet this is now the second time he has been ditched. He must be doing something wrong.

Back at the villa, the girls have already started the party by the time Gavin arrives. Zivile is still determined to spend some time alone with Gavin. Once again, she tells Gavin cryptically that she a’traditional girl’, and plans to be a good wife. When will she get the chance to tell him she’s a virgin?

It’s time for the Rose Ceremony now- who will go this week? I’m putting my money on Kesh.

Layla, Morgan and Carianne are picked first,

‘Morgan is so easy on the eye, she’s got an unbelievable figure, but I feel that I haven’t had time to get to know her. I know there’s more to her,’ muses Gavin, as he tries not to stare too obviously at Morgan’s chest.

Now there is just one rose remaining, and it’s a choice between Zivile and Kesh. He picks Zivile, and I was right! Obviously the last six weeks I’ve spent watching this haven’t been wasted.

I can now read Gavin Henson’s mind.

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