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| CHARLIE
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EXTRA MARCH 28th 2005
Meet America's Most Eligible Man
He's the guy every woman wants to date -- but we got there first! That's
right, before ABC's newest bachelor hits the dating scene with 25 beautiful
Bachelorettes, our Tanika Ray got her shot at Charlie O'Connell at New
York's Trousdale restaurant.
So first off, what's it like to be the new bachelor? "It's a little
overwhelming," Charlie admitted.
And talk about overwhelming -- on Monday night's premiere, the Bachelorettes
are ambushed with only five minutes to get ready before meeting Mr.
Right.
"It was half my idea," Charlie confessed. "But I wish
I was in my pajamas, too, so I wouldn't make them feel so uncomfortable."
But Charlie's anything but uncomfortable in the spotlight. The 29-year-old
actor and real estate investor is the younger brother of "Crossing
Jordan" hunk Jerry O'Connell. And it was Jerry's real-life romance
with Rebecca Romijn that inspired his NYU grad little brother to look
for the perfect girl.
So is Charlie ready to get married? "I'm definitely ready to start
a relationship that can move toward marriage," Charlie told Tanika.
But not before the Bachelorettes pass review with Charlie's parents.
Word is Charlie's mom doesn't like the "floozies" and isn't
wild about her little boy making out with the girls.
So how will it turn out? Tune in to ABC Monday night to catch the beginning
of Charlie's quest for love.
