Catching Up With Jake Pavelka: ‘I Don’t Regret Going On The Bachelor At All’
July 30 2013, Published 6:43 a.m. ET
It’s been more than three years since Jake Pavelka appeared on television screens across America as The Bachelor — but neither the distance nor a devastating breakup from his fiancée Vienna Girardi has kept Jake out of the spotlight.
Breaking Celebrity News caught up with the former Bachelor and Jake had a lot to share about where life has taken him since exiting the show in this exclusive interview.
Radar: What have you been up to since leaving The Bachelor?
Pavelka: I’m extremely fortunate. I still work in the business. I’m still under contact for a bunch of projects. I almost can’t remember their names off the top of my head anymore.
Radar: Are you currently filming anything right now?
Pavelka: I just wrapped a reality show in New York for a big network. It comes out in January. They have not announced the cast, so I can’t say anything.
Radar: Do you like being part of the reality TV world?
Pavelka: Some parts of it. I get offers to do projects all the time, but I feel very blessed to be able to kind of hand pick some of the better ones.
Radar: What are the negatives of reality TV?
Pavelka: You don’t really have any anonymity. You walk around and everybody knows who you are. They know your story. They think they know you, but I don’t take it too serious. We’re not curing cancer.
Radar: What is different about your life since leaving The Bachelor?
Pavelka: I’m still the same guy. My life really hasn’t changed. I didn’t go out and buy a Ferrari and all of this stuff. But since then, I began another career. I develop commercial real estate. That’s probably something nobody knew about me that I do venture capital investments and commercial real estate.
Radar: Are you still flying too?
Pavelka: Absolutely. Flying is my passion and hobby. I just love flying airplanes.
Radar: Do you ever help any of your friends out with your business knowledge?
Pavelka: Some of the people that I’ve done reality shows with come to me for investment advice. “Where do I put money?” I just give them like, “Well, we’re developing a shopping center. I can you write you i