NEWS'Bachelor' Recap: Michelle Money Leaves Paradise; Goes Silent For the First Time
Feb. 15 2011, Published 9:46 a.m. ET
Crazy has left ABC, for now. Michelle Money did not receive a rose on last night's episode of the Bachelor after she aggressively tongued Brad Womack during the Sports Illustrated group date and continued to make Chantal O'Brien cry with her over-the-top, inconsiderate actions.
Chantal, Michelle and Ashley Hebert posed for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue on their group date and while at times the shoots was hot, it also became very awkward for everyone involved, thanks to Michelle.
Ashley and Chantal took on their modeling gigs full force, giving their sexiest poses to the photographer.
But in true Michelle fashion, she decided to unleash her crazy, competitive, super aggressive side and instead of posing by herself like the other girls, she wrangled Brad to do the shoot with her.
Her mounting of Brad made the other women very uneasy, something the Bachelor was conscious of and in the end probably was the main reason Michelle was sent packing.
Brad decided not to have a cocktail party before last night's rose ceremony, because he knew who he was going to send home and didn't want to string that lady along by giving her false hope.
"I'm 100 percent confident I made the right decision," he told the remaining women, Emily Maynard, Shawntel Newton, Chantal, Ashley and of course Michelle.
When Michelle did not receive her rose, she was completely silent, answering "I don't think so," when Brad asked if she wanted to talk.
Their walk to her limo seemed like an eternity, as the two remained silent.
"Saying goodbye to Michelle is extremely bitter sweet for me. I have an intense physical attraction to her, but that would have worn off and then her intensity and the way we butt heads that would have become a volatile relationship."
As Michelle pulled away from her palatial Anguilla bungalow, she lay down in back of the limo, just staring off into space and remaining completely silent, for the first time since the show began.
Are you happy the crazy train has left the station? Catch some highlights from last night's episode in the clips below!
SI swimsuit group date with Michelle, Chantal and Ashley.
Week 7 Rose Ceremony — Michelle leaves and has nothing to say about it?
Diaries of the Departed — Britt Billmaier leaves after her one-on-one date with Brad. She doesn't shed any tears and realizes they did not have a deep enough connection.
