Freshly Brewed Buzz with Chris Harrison and Kelly Dodd
CHRIS HARRISON REPLACEMENT: Bachelor Nation is seeking new blood. Chris Harrison has stepped down after multiple scandals and missteps, and TMZ reports that his replacement will likely be someone without any ties to the troubled series. Rachel Lindsay reportedly declined to take on hosting duties. (TMZ)
THIS IS US’ JON HUERTAS TALKS PAST: Jon Huertas was going nowhere fast until he joined the Air Force, he told Page Six. “The Air Force was definitely that coming of age thing for me, rite of passage,” he explained. “I think I needed that based on the kind of person I was becoming, straighten me out. I think it helped me become the actor and the career that I have now because of the initiative and discipline in the military. It kept me from quitting when someone said I wasn’t right for something.” (Page Six)
QUEEN’S COUSIN SENTENCED: Queen Elizabeth’s cousin Simon Bowes-Lyon was sentenced to 10 months in prison for assaulting a woman at his home, Glamis Castle in Scotland. (People)
KELLY DODD LOOKS AHEAD: RHOC star Kelly Dodd is shutting down rumors that she is being axed. “It’s actually kinda funny … I’ve heard these rumors every year for the last five years,” Dodd, 45, wrote via Twitter on Tuesday, February 23. “Looking forward to my sixth season #RHOC 16!” (Us)