The Daily Dish - Update on Hawai'i's not-so-'Bachelor'

Posted on: June 9, 2007 at 11:19:44 pm
Update on Hawai'i's not-so-'Bachelor'

Lt. Andy Baldwin, who found love on ABC's "The Bachelor" this past season, helped build a house and community center for the network's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" today in Kalihi.

Advertiser photographer Rebecca Breyer, Lt. Andy Baldwin and me at the construction site of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" today

I caught up with him to ask about life after "The Bachelor," his new finacee and what his plans are for the future.

Here are highlights from our conversation:

Q. What's life like now that 'The Bachelor' has wrapped up?

A. It's been tough. I had the most emotional day of my life (proposing to Tessa Horst) and then I was back at work the next day. I was shellshocked. I couldn't say anything to anybody ... But Tessa and I really leaned on each a lot.

Q. How do you think Tessa will like living in Hawai'i?

A. She can get along with anybody. I took her to this military farewell, and she hadn't been to anything like that. But she's so good with people. She'll have no trouble making friends here.

Q. How's the long-distance relationship been?

A. It's really hard now. We're still apart. She's in San Francisco and I'm here. I'm trying to get back into my regular life.

Q. How are you handling being a celebrity now?

A. You know, I understand now (what other celebrities go through), but I'm just a regular person. Now people are calling out my name when I'm walking down the street. I really wish Tessa was here with me. It would be easier to answer those questions (about us) ... I'm not 'The Bachelor' anymore, but that's all people want to talk about!

Q. Are there any downsides to your newfound fame?

A. There are pluses and minuses to it. I understand now when people become celebrities and say it's a lonely experience. You always have to have a smile on your face ... But I have no regrets.

Q. Excited about your future with Tessa?

A. Yeah, I'm excited for what Tessa and I want to do. We're both in professions that help others and we have this public platform for that. But she's also very private, so that's good. We need to have that private, personal time.

Q. So did you really get an A in shop class in high school?

A. Yeah, I did! I built a stool!

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Comment from: gigi-hawaii [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

I would've given my eye teeth to pose in a photo with Andy! He's my idol. Way to go, Cat!

06/10/07 @ 09:00

Comment from: Joan [Visitor]

Cat, Thanks for the great pics and the Q&A interview with Andy. Please keep us posted in the months to come, especially when Tessa moves to Hawaii. Gotta love this couple , they are great people and such a geogeous couple.

Thanks

06/10/07 @ 10:29

Comment from: SHUT UP! [Visitor]

gag ME WITH A SPOON. YUCK

06/10/07 @ 11:25

Comment from: Julie Smith [Visitor]

THANKS for all your updates. Please keep us posted.

06/10/07 @ 12:43

Comment from: santina [Visitor]

Thank you very much for the article ....the only problem with it was that it was too short

06/10/07 @ 13:08

Comment from: santina [Visitor]

ps I just realized that is you standing next to Andy...don't do it...he makes you look tiny

06/10/07 @ 13:09

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06/10/07 @ 14:25

Comment from: Ellena [Visitor]

Thank you so much for this article. How nice it is that it is so up to date. It'll be great for all the "naysayers" to know that this couple are fabulously in love! C'mon, Tessa, getting moving to Hawaii to be with your man!!! LoL...I love you both! Have a great summer!

06/10/07 @ 16:27

Comment from: Ballou [Visitor]

Cat, thanks a lot for this piece. It's great to see Andy in pictures WITHOUT Tessa for once! Just kidding...:) I hope that Tessa loves her new life with Andy there in HI... I think it'll be a fantastic wedding, hopefully it'll be televised! Can't wait. God Bless to all...:)

06/10/07 @ 16:30

Comment from: Jeannie [Visitor]

I also thank you for your updates - please keep them coming!!! Andy and Tessa touched a lot of hearts.

06/10/07 @ 16:34

Comment from: nadia [Visitor]

thanks for the piece, it is wonderful to see Andy but without Tessa.
Tessa needs to be with her man and right now too.
God will make it work well for the. I love you guys

06/10/07 @ 17:10

Comment from: bleech [Visitor]

what is your fascination with andy? he's a bore. is ABC paying you to promote his activities? i love you blog, but the bachelor stuff is getting a little tired. if i were Ian, i'd be a bit worried. you're a bit obsessed, and he's not that great.

06/10/07 @ 17:22

Comment from: Opso [Visitor]

Go Spurs!!

06/10/07 @ 18:30

Comment from: OnDaUpper48FoNowCuz [Visitor]

Yawn Bobby hipcheck into the boards Horry MVP adawise Phoenix sweeping their way to title

06/10/07 @ 19:40

Comment from: Kira [Visitor]

Thank you for the CURRENT update as Andy-Tessa have inspired so many lives with their magical love, respect, and honor of each other in new partnership....know they are going to do great things as a "team" and individually!

Get over there already, Tessa, as crazy Bevin has a photo of she and Andy up on her Myspace which I find quite odd since he's in a "committed and engaged" relationship and she shared time with Andy and (24) other women, including our beautiful Tessa, over such a brief span of time!

Please give us a weekly paragraph on Andy-Tessa and, especially, the news of Tessa's arrival in Hawaii!

06/10/07 @ 20:40

Comment from: Sheila [Visitor]

Thank you, Catherine, for an update on Andy!

Can't wait until Tessa moves to Hawaii...this separation must be difficult for both of them.

I agree...weird with the Bevin/Andy photos on myspace.

Look forward to more news soon, Cat!

Thanks!

06/11/07 @ 00:59

Comment from: Sarah [Visitor]

Keep us informed on when Andy is doing his service duties.If
all service men had it as good
as he does. Write the big article when they break up. I think Tessa is homely.

06/11/07 @ 04:26

Comment from: Esther [Visitor]

Thanks for the update on Andy & Tessa! They are a real cute couple - please keep us updated on their progress!

06/11/07 @ 05:54

Comment from: Chicago Haole [Visitor]

No more bachelor talk... Please bring on more food pics and lets tell some more ghost stories or perhaps talk about vacations or something.

06/11/07 @ 09:35

Comment from: Cat [Member]

Sorry, guys. Not getting paid by ABC — but getting paid by a local newspaper who knows its audience likes to hear about "The Bachelor." Sure, not all of us are into the show. (Even me. It was the first time I had ever watched the show — and I got PAID to do it!) But I'm trying to be a good reporter — which means following up on stories I cover.

Food pics coming soon! It's my day off! No blogging today!

06/11/07 @ 09:37

Comment from: turk fontaine [Visitor]

....Catherine Baldwin, Mrs Baldwin...Mrs Lt Andrew Baldwin.........(POP)! Back to work.

06/11/07 @ 10:18

Comment from: gigi-hawaii [Visitor] · http://gigihawaii.wordpress.com

Hey, Cat, don't let a few rotten apples spoil it for the rest of us Andy-lovers!

06/11/07 @ 11:46

Comment from: hank [Visitor]

Cat, Gigi, Joan, Julie, Santina, Elena, Kira, Sheila, Sara, Jeannie, Ballou, Nadia, Esther...Geez, some guys jus got it made.

I wish I could say I wasn't jealous!:}

06/11/07 @ 12:29

Comment from: CDaMan [Visitor]

Cat,
Don't worry about what anyone says about your blog topics. You do a great job! I am no bachelor fan either, but I am a fan of your blog. It rocks!
If some people can't deal with the topics you write about, they can always just choose not read them.
The blog is great and the pics are even better!

06/11/07 @ 13:12

Comment from: chocolate is a vegetable [Visitor]

Hmmm, you and Andy looked better together than him and Tessa! Andy is sure squeezing you pretty tight there...

06/11/07 @ 18:17

Comment from: justine [Visitor]

oh my god. there were some really hilarious comments up there. I lik to hear about the bachelor as long as it's from Cat. I never paid any attention to it whatsoever before, but since Cat was posting about it in her blog I started following it too. I won't be following any other bachelor episodes, however. :)

06/11/07 @ 19:57

Comment from: RedDropDeadZone [Visitor]

Your blog Cat. Post what you want. The pics are great.

06/11/07 @ 21:10

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06/12/07 @ 03:52

Comment from: Annie [Visitor]

Catherine, my gawd girl, you're a hottie! You should enter the "Bachelorette" contest--if you're elgible.

06/13/07 @ 09:09

Comment from: Edward [Visitor]

I second the Catherine is a hottie thread! You should totally be on the tv, but not to look for love on some game show because that's just lame and kind of desperate I think. Ever think of being a newscaster?

06/13/07 @ 16:31

Comment from: Sandman [Visitor]

C'mon Catherine, we want to hear about you!

06/13/07 @ 17:47

Comment from: turk fontaine [Visitor]

Poor Dave: Will someone please go over to his office and cheer him up?

"I've never seen a single episode of "American Idol," "Survivor," "Lost," "The Bachelor," "Extreme Makeover," "Big Brother," "The Amazing Race," "Fear Factor," "Deal or No Deal," "Dancing With the Stars," "Oprah," "Ellen," "Dr. Phil," "The O'Reilly Factor" or "The View."

Not that I'm putting down folks who follow things pop. It doesn't escape my notice that Catherine Toth's lively dishes on "The Bachelor" get as many as five times more hits than my offerings."

06/14/07 @ 13:44

Comment from: marion [Visitor]

Andy & Tessa are a great couple. It was so terrific to see their pics on the beach. they will have a wonderful life together. Keep us updated on her arrival to Hawaii and the wedding.
All the best to the them!!!!!

06/15/07 @ 14:32

Comment from: Realist [Visitor]

Tesse is a cute smart rich party girl who loves San Francisco and did The Bachelor as an adventure. Andy is a dorky cute smart player who does good deeds and has become adicted to the media attention. IF Tesse moves to HI and IF Andy doesn't play around in public, perhaps they will stay together. IF they are "in LOVE" right now, I wish them well.

06/16/07 @ 17:54

Comment from: Brenda [Visitor]

I live in Alabama but come to your site to learn the latest on Andy and Tessa. They stole our hearts while they were falling in love on national television. Like some of the other people, I have been wondering why Bevin was still posting pictures of her and Andy on her site. She said Andy sent them to her because he was the only one allowed to have a camera during the filming of bachelor. She also added the Andy and Tessa knew she had those pictures posted on her my space. Seems strange to me. Keep us posted on Andy and Tessa please. Thanks

06/17/07 @ 15:02

Comment from: Judy Thompson [Visitor]

I was so addicted to watching The Bachelor this season (had never watched the others after the first couple of shows). I just love Andy and Tessa and go on the computer daily to look for updates, hoping that all goes well for them!

06/22/07 @ 05:56

Comment from: moondancer [Visitor]

I loved Andy & Tessa together but what's wrong with her? Why hasn't she moved there already?? Come on Tessa! Don't blow it!!!

06/23/07 @ 16:28

Comment from: Anna Lee Lankford [Visitor]

You seem like the only place to get updates on Andy and Tessa. Thank you from Missouri.

07/05/07 @ 09:14

Comment from: moondancer [Visitor]

Any news on the latest? It's July 7 and this article is old.

Are they still together or not? If so, is she there yet??

Thanks!

07/07/07 @ 13:02

Comment from: Karrie [Visitor]

Are there any recent photos of Andy and Tessa sense June until now?

07/10/07 @ 18:35

Comment from: lynn [Visitor]

i wish there is a latest update to andy and tessa love story. i respect their privacy a lot, but pls what can we do? im a big fan! pls try to share some latest pics also and latest article about them. and pls we wanna see the wedding soon:) u guys are so inlove, genuine people, good people and humble:) god bless both:)

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