Hitched and Ditched in Hollywood

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

07 Jul 2008 11:00 PM

HITCHED

Eat your heart out Jen.

It didn't happen with a slew of TV cameras around... but it's still official. "The Bachelor" is now off the market.

Well, one of them anyway.

Andrew Firestone, who starred in the third season of ABC's hit reality TV series "The Bachelor" got hitched Saturday... to a woman who had nothing to do with the show that made him famous.

Firestone married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic in a private ceremony at St. Mark's in the Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, the California town where his family's winery is based.

The marriage comes five years after Firestone proposed to Jen Schefft in front of millions on national TV during the season finale of "The Bachelor" back in 2003. That engagement lasted less than a year and led to an equally public breakup that left Schefft and Firestone "far from friends."

Firestone proposed to Bozilovic last October... and lo and behold, he actually made it down the aisle this time.

DITCHED

No word on who did the ditching, but reps confirm that actress Drew Barrymore and actor Justin Long are no longer a couple.

The 33-year-old "ET" star and her 30-year-old former boy toy met last year on the set of "He's Just Not That Into You." In the early part of their relationship the pair was frequently spotted at L.A. hotspot Chateau Marmont.

Things started to really heat up last November when Barrymore flew to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with Long's family in their hometown of Fairfield. In the months that followed wedding rumors began flying, but they were quickly swatted down by Barrymore who said she was simply "enjoying life" with a "great guy."

For his part Long seemed equally smitten. When the actor appeared with Barrymore on a recent episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," he described his ladylove as "the most compassionate person I've ever met."

Meanwhile, in the March issue of Vogue, Barrymore said of the relationship, "My cheeks hurt, I'm so happy."

I wonder how Barrymore's cheeks are feeling now?

Learn more about Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

View Full Profile | More from this Blogger

Libby Pelham (12965) 08 Jul 2008 07:53 AM

Ah, I thought Drew and Justin were such a cute couple too...