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JULIE JORDAN: Welcome to People! Why don't you give us a little bit of your background and how you got started in television work? LOTTIE KENNEDY: Thank you! Yes! I had an interest in television from a very young age, and was always interested in the behind-the-scenes work, you know...the directors, producers, etc! So when it came to college and choosing a major, I knew the only field for me to go into was television. I applied to UCLA, and graduated in 2006 from the School of Film, Television and Theatre with a BA in Film, Television and Media with minors in Business and Arts Management. I applied to several jobs and started as a PA and somehow worked my way up to assistant producer and finally producing! And here I am! JJ: That's fantastic! How did you get the job as a producer for The Bachelor/Bachelorette? LK: I'm sure you know that my father is a long-time Hollywood Producer...Jack Kennedy? He produced all the greats..Hawaii Five-O, Knight Rider, M.A.S.H., just to name a few. Anywho, he had great connections within the business and he lined up the job for me as a PA on the early seasons of The Bachelor. The company noticed me, and I worked my ass off. Eventually, they gave me the job as 2nd assistant producer, and I just worked my way up to being one of THE producers for the shows. JJ: Could you give us any insight to the drama that goes on? LK: Well, I don't want to give away all of our Hollywood secrets, but I'm sure you're all aware that a tiny bit of it is scripted. I mean, these women or men are chosen to date 25 men or women at a time to ultimately choose their husband or wife. If there wasn't an extra bit of added drama, the show would be boring and we wouldn't get ratings. I won't tell you any details of that drama, but I'm sure you can pick your brain a little to figure out those secrets on your own. JJ: I see, and I understand that completely. And, could you tell us of what to expect coming up with Damian Elmore? LK: Unfortunately, I cannot reveal any secrets about our current bachelor or any of his current girlfriends. We are forbidden from revealing anything of the show while it is currently being filmed or currently being aired. You'll just have to stay tuned! JJ: Well, we at People thank you for all of your time! Do you have any last words for the fans? LK: Thank you! And thank YOU for continuing to watch our show! You're in for a wild ride the next couple of episodes! The first day I met him, I knew he was the one for me...Miles Fletcher. This cute guy with the Brooklyn accent, donned in the latest fashions. His hair was black, curly, slicked back. He was carrying notebooks and notebooks of scripts he had been putting out, scribbling down in hopes of catching the attention of the greats one day. He was beginning his sophomore year at UCLA in the same program I was in, and for whatever reason, I had been given his as his "little"...this weird program the students of the program do for freshmen. And we had hit it off right away. He was more-so into script writing, but knew that this program would benefit him in the long run. He slyly asked me out on a date in the fall of 2002, around the middle of October. He took me to see a silent film, and then we had picnic in the park. He kissed me for the first time that night, and since then...I'd been his. He was talented, and courageous and everything I could possibly ever be or ever want in a man. He proposed on the night of his final screening right before graduation, and we got married two years later. We moved into a place together, and we both began working late hours. The lack of time together put a strain on our relationship, and last month, we both decided to take a long break from each other. We're not divorced. We're not legally separated. We're just taking time to see if it'll work again...if the spark will reignite. And God, I sure hope it does because no man has ever known how to touch me, how to love me, how to support me...than Miles. I grew up in a family that liked to drink wine, make food and host outlandish, and sometimes lavish parties. Growing up in this kind of atmosphere, you kind of gain a huge respect and understanding for it at such a young age. My parents would often let my sister and I take sips of their wine when we were younger; I'd say starting at the age of maybe about 12 or 13? The first wine I had ever tasted was a Shiraz wine...one from a California Vineyard. It had hints of plum, pepper, meat and coconut. And it was the best thing I've ever tasted in my life...and from that point on, the Shiraz wine had been a staple of every party I would host or throw in the future. In my downtime, when I'm not working on the show or doing casting for the next season or traveling with Marc, I'll try and host get-togethers every couple of weeks. Mainly to see my friends, but also to break out the wine, cook decadent food and have people in my home. I'm a homebody, don't get me wrong. And I've taken a lot of pride in the decoration of my home, and I love sharing that pride with others. Food and wine is just one of the ways I share that love and pride. Julian Morales. Big shot lawyer at a big firm in LA. And more importantly, my childhood crush...first boyfriend, best friend. My earliest memories of my childhood involve Jules. We were neighbors, and had been stuck together from a very young age. My parents had been childhood friends, and ironically enough, moved into houses right next to each other. My mother and his mother fell pregnant with us right at the same time, and so when we were born, it was no secret that we would become best friends (and maybe even something a little more). We began playing together right out of the womb, and we saw each other grow up. We spent summers together, whispering secrets, our secrets to each other. He saw me at my lowest, my highest, he saw the awkward years, he saw the bitchy side. He saw everything about me and never chose to leave. Not even once. He was there for me through the scares in high school -- the biggest one of all. He took care of me after that fateful night, and cleaned me up and kept me hidden from our parents. I fell in love with Julian when I was fifteen years old, we began dating that following year. And we thought we were going to last, but things got awkward. And bad. Really bad. We fell out of touch for a long time after high school, until junior year of college when I ran into him in LA on Christmas Break. We slept together throughout that break, even when I was dating Miles. It was physical, but there was a lot of heart behind it. I'm conflicted...because he's my best friend, and he's engaged. And I'm married. But I love him, and he loves me. And there's nothing we can do about it. Sophie Emery Allen met Marcus Flannagan Kennedy at the young age of fifteen. They began dating freshman year of high school and continued dating up until he proposed in their senior year of college. The two were shortly married after, in a typical Southern set wedding. A few years later, I was born, Charlotte Della Kennedy...the typical southern name right? Even though we weren't in the South, Mama kept sure to keep her southern roots. And we were raised rather Southern to be in a place completely opposite of the south, you know? Anyway, Daddy was this big-time producer for all the classic television shows. He did that for the majority of the time that I've been alive, and he shortly went into directing right after I was born. I've met some incredible people through his business, and it's been fantastic getting to watch and learn and grow from him, you know? Mama was an interior decorator. Well, she still is. She has designed for all the stars, and her designs are beautiful. She helped me design my house, and together we created something incredibly beautiful. Anyway...my parents were the epitome of love to me. They taught me how to love through the highs, the lows, and how to constantly show that love to one another. Their relationship has kept up for almost as old as I am, and even then, they're still showing me new ways to say "I love you." I love my parents with every fibre of my being, and I couldn't have better parents than them. My baby sister. The protege of the family. The wildchild. Scarlet Alexandria Kennedy-Montvalo. This 26 year old bombshell of an actress got herself married to Tommy fuckin' Montvalo. This guy our family had known for almost 9 years now. They apparently had been fucking for a while, you know...whenever he was in town. But then he got shipped off to the war. Scar was all sad about it, but like come on. All they were doing was sleeping together, there wasn't a real commitment thing going on, you know? Real fuckin' dumb, right? Right. But then he came home after being deployed. And they decided to get MARRIED. MARRIED. After sleeping together, not even dating! I was real pissed with Scar about this decision to be honest, mainly because I've hated Tommy since day one. He just isn't a good guy for her! And for God's sake, he's like 34. And she's barely 26. Like. What. Thankfully though, their marriage only lasted a couple months and they legally separated in May, and here I am trying to pick up all the fuckin' pieces, while struggling to keep my own life together. I love her dearly, truly I do. But one day she has to fucking grow up and learn that I'm not going to always be there to help her up. FROM: Chris Harrison ([e-mail]) TO: Lottie Kennedy ([e-mail]) SUBJECT: Home Dates? Lottie, Are we still on for what we discussed at the meeting for the top 4? Or are we completely cutting that idea and sticking to the top 2 for hometown dates? Let me know your thoughts, Chris FROM: Miles Fletcher ([e-mail]) TO: Lottie Kennedy ([e-mail]) SUBJECT: I Miss You Lots, Hi babe. I know things have been on the rift between us the last few weeks, and that we haven't been us. But I just...I need to see you. Bad. Please, Lots. I know the timing is shit for you with the show, and I've got the script going...but I feel the time together would do us some good. What do you say babe? You and me..the usual spot..I know you miss me..it, us. I can pick you up, if you wear that dress of yours. Give it some thought. Let me know. Miss you, love you forever. XO, Miles. 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