Cousins up for Cleo Bachelor of the Year (News Ltd)

[one-eyed]

Cousins up for Cleo Bachelor of the Year
AAP
January 21, 2009 06:08pm

DISGRACED AFL player Ben Cousins has emerged as a controversial contender for the 2009 Cleo Bachelor of The Year.

Cousins' face was among 200 hopefuls being pored over by female celebrity judges casting their votes for the annual competition at a Sydney restaurant today.

Former West Coast Eagles star Cousins, who's recently returned to training with Richmond following his drugs scandal, split the opinion of the judges.

But Cleo editor Sarah Oakes said Cousins was popular with the magazine's readers.

"He's one of those people that generated a lot of discussion about whether he is or isn't the kind of eligible bachelor that an Australian woman would be interested in dating,'' Oakes said.

"It's good to have those (who) polarise and those people that create some discussion.''

Video Hits presenter Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley said Cousins was in her "top five''.

 The list of the nation's hottest eligible bachelors included stars of sport, music and TV as well as lesser-known entrants, such as an environmentalist.

Popular entrants included singer Axle Whitehead, Underbelly stars Damien Walshe Howling, Alex Dimitriades and Gyton Grantley, as well as Packed To The Rafters actors including Hugh Sheridan, Angus McLaren and George Houvardas.

Sneaky Sound System's Damon Downey, DJ Kaz James, AFL player Lance Franklin, Seven Network sports presenter Ben Damon and chef Alex Kearns were other favourites.

Former Home And Away star Beau Brady, Australia's Next Top Model stylist Jonathan Pease and former Big Brother contestant Gaelen Walker also split opinion.

Oakes said they wanted an all-round guy.

"We're looking for a guy that is charismatic, successful, ambitious, and sexy,'' Oakes said.

Presenter Bianca Dye said she had a soft spot for "geeks''.

"You get sucked in by the rock stars but you've got to go for the geek, cause the geeks are just really happy to have you,'' Dye said.

Australia's Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson said someone with "great values'' was the key, while television personality Lyndsey Rodrigues wanted an animal or child lover.

Other judges included presenters Erica Heynatz, Toni Pearen and Lizzy Lovette, and publicist Roxy Jacenko.

MTV VJ Ruby Rose was due to attend but was a notable absentee.

Fifty finalists will be announced in March.

Presenter Jason Dundas is the reigning bachelor.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,24943806-5013560,00.html

[mightytiges]

The hard hitting stories involving Cuz just keep on coming 

[julzqld]

Would have picked Lids before Cuz.

[yellowandback]

Er right! Ex drug addict who was dumped by ex caught red handed with a group of girls in the buff.

[Ox]

Er right! Ex drug addict who was dumped by ex caught red handed with a group of girls in the buff.

jealousy is a curse.

[mightytiges]

Would have picked Lids before Cuz.

What no Richo from Julz   

[WA Tiger]

Just read on news.com.au that Cousins has pulled out of the race, good on him he doesn't need the extra hype.

[yellowandback]

Er right! Ex drug addict who was dumped by ex caught red handed with a group of girls in the buff.

jealousy is a curse.

But I find cheatin worse!!!

Of being a recovered drug addict? I don't think so, although I really respect his efforts to rehab.
Not particularly envious of him getting caught either, if you're married put that one to your missus!!!

My point was more around how many women are going to vote for a guy with that background.

[mightytiges]

Just read on news.com.au that Cousins has pulled out of the race, good on him he doesn't need the extra hype.

Agree WAT. Just let him focus on footy and his rehab.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24948906-5005961,00.html

Cousins pulls out of bachelor comp
AAP | January 22, 2009 07:06pm

DISGRACED AFL player Ben Cousins is understood to have pulled out of the 2009 Cleo Bachelor of the Year competition before the magazine decided its top 50 finalists list.

Cousins' face was yesterday among 200 being pored over by female celebrity judges who were deciding on the 50 finalists for the competition.

But it is understood that Cousins' management at Richmond AFL club, where he recently began training after his drugs scandal, declined the invitation.

Cleo editor Sarah Oakes said Cousins had received a large number of nominations from readers, and therefore had been included in the list.

"Because he was nominated so many times by the readers we wanted to see if he made the list,'' Oakes said.

 "If he made the list we would have tried again, if overwhelmingly the judges wanted him and thought he would be perfect then we would've done the ground work.''

[WA Tiger]

I tell you what I have had an absolute gut's full of though. actually I will start a thread about it.

[Infamy]

Er right! Ex drug addict who was dumped by ex caught red handed with a group of girls in the buff.

Pretty sure he'd broken up with her at the time of that incident. In fact it may have been the cause of the bender.

[julzqld]

Would have picked Lids before Cuz.

What no Richo from Julz   

Keeping him for myself

[Ox]

Benz a legend.

Straightened his life out,new club.inspiring new kids,getting out and about so as to network his new outlook(@a dinner Thurs nite where he was a guest-looks as tho Nixon and that girl keep a close eye on him ) and best of all -A TOIGA !!

[one-eyed]

You can see why he pulled out of the contest when the media used his nomination as another chance to put up another 43 pic gallery of his past titled "Ben Cousins, from hero to fallen star".

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/gallery/0,22056,5026681-5012667,00.html

[mightytiges]

Cousins and us have even made Rita's waffle on SEN where she bagged the RFC for stopping Ben being in the Cleo comp.

Who cares!