It’s OK: ‘Bachelor’ villain Juan Pablo’s daughter ‘barely makes it in’ after dad accompanies her to ‘American Idol’ audition
Juan Pablo Galavis may not be husband material, but it turns out he's a proud and doting father.
A decade ago, Juan Pablo Galavis became one of the most-hated suitors in The Bachelor history, not just because of his general apathy and dismissive behavior towards his prospective brides (the man’s catchphrase was literally a shrugging “It’s OK”) or his viral homophobic remark about how a possible same-sex Bachelor spinoff would be “pervert in a sense,” but for his cruel slut-shaming of eventual runner-up Clare Crawley – who in one of the most epic Bachelor scenes ever told him, “I would never want my children having a father like you!”
But as it turns out, while Juan Pablo may not be husband material (his doomed romance with 2014 Bachelor “winner” Nikki Ferrell lasted only seven months after a stint on VH1’s Couples Therapy failed to fix their issues, and his two-year marriage to model Osmariel Villalobos ended in 2019), he actually is a doting father. This week, in an instance of surely uncoincidental cross-promotional synergy, the former star of one of ABC’s biggest reality competitions accompanied his 14-year-old daughter Camila to her audition for ABC’s American Idol. And while I don’t think Camila’s ABC run will ultimately prove any more successful that her dad’s – “You know what it’s like to be on television, and you’re trying to throw her into this lion’s den?” Idol judge Katy Perry gasped to Juan Pablo on Sunday – it was sweet to see the onetime TV villain, whom Camila called her “best friend,” be so proud and supportive of his kid’s dream.
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