{"id":89044,"date":"2019-02-19T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T17:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=89044"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:27:04","slug":"umw-gets-big-date-on-the-bachelor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/19\/umw-gets-big-date-on-the-bachelor\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW&#8217;s Brompton Gets Big Date on &#8216;The Bachelor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Bachelor\u00a0<\/em>filmed its 23rd season in exotic locales like Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. But directors of the hit ABC reality series deemed UMW\u2019s Brompton, where part of next week\u2019s show was shot, one of the season\u2019s most beautiful sites.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89047\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/brompton-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brompton\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&amp;#8217;s historic Brompton, home to President Paino and wife Kelly, was among Fredericksburg sites filmed for the Feb. 25 episode of ABC&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;The Bachelor.&amp;#8221; Directors deemed the location one of the season&amp;#8217;s most beautiful&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW's historic Brompton, home to President Paino and wife Kelly, was among Fredericksburg sites filmed for the Feb. 25 episode of ABC's &quot;The Bachelor.&quot; Directors deemed the location one of the season's most beautiful\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-768x511.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1-600x400.jpg 600w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Brompton-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW&#8217;s historic Brompton, home to President Paino and wife Kelly, was among Fredericksburg sites filmed for the Feb. 25 episode of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The Bachelor.&#8221; Directors deemed it one of the season&#8217;s most beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Captured last October in a cloud of secrecy, the annual \u201chometowns\u201d episode brought Fredericksburg native Caelynn Miller-Keyes, one of four finalists chosen by this year\u2019s bachelor, Colton Underwood, back to her old stomping grounds. The visit included downtown shopping, ice cream at Carl\u2019s and a stop at UMW\u2019s historic Brompton, home to President Troy Paino and wife Kelly. The two-hour episode airs Monday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The airtime \u201cwas great for Fredericksburg and for the University of Mary Washington,\u201d said Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, who was approached in the fall by producers. Miller-Keyes \u2013 2018 Miss North Carolina USA, who landed the first runner-up spot in last year\u2019s Miss USA contest \u2013 is the niece of Greenlaw\u2019s sister-in-law. \u201cWe\u2019ve all been under this gag order. It was so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89041\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/19\/umw-gets-big-date-on-the-bachelor\/caelynn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ABC&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5DS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;THE BACHELOR - What does a pageant star who calls herself the \\&quot;hot-mess express,\\&quot; a confident Nigerian beauty with a loud-and-proud personality,; a deceptively bubbly spitfire who is hiding a dark family secret, a California beach blonde who has a secret that ironically may make her the Bachelor\\u00d5s perfect match, and a lovable phlebotomist all have in common? They\\u00d5re all on the hunt for love with Colton Underwood when the 23rd edition of ABC\\u00d5s hit romance reality series \\&quot;The Bachelor\\&quot; premieres with a live, three-hour special on MONDAY, JAN. 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC\/Craig Sjodin)\\rCAELYNN&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1537376082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2018 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;CAELYNN&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CAELYNN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caelynn Miller-Keys, whose hometown is Fredericksburg, is one of four finalists in the 23rd season of ABC&amp;#8217;s The Bachelor. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed in Fredericksburg, including UMW&amp;#8217;s historic Brompton.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-220x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-750x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Caelynn Miller-Keys, whose hometown is Fredericksburg, is one of four finalists in the 23rd season of ABC's The Bachelor. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed in Fredericksburg, including UMW's historic Brompton.\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-220x300.jpg 220w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-768x1049.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-750x1024.jpg 750w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-835x1140.jpg 835w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1-439x600.jpg 439w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150167_0085c1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caelynn Miller-Keyes, whose hometown is Fredericksburg, is one of four finalists in the 23rd season of ABC&#8217;s The Bachelor. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed in Fredericksburg, including UMW&#8217;s historic Brompton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A crew of about 40 converged on the city for some 10 hours of filming in late October, and despite showy touches like the horse-drawn carriage that carried the couple to Carl\u2019s and to Brompton, the activity was kept under wraps. All involved \u2013 City Police, Public Works, Fredericksburg Tourism, Parks and Rec, UMW \u2013 were sworn to secrecy, and the crew was \u201cstealth-bomber quiet,\u201d said UMW Special Assistant to the President for University Events Susan Worrell, who suggested Brompton as a potential backdrop.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t see them. Trust me, I tried,\u201d said Kelly Paino, who watched from a window of Brompton while Miller-Keyes and Underwood arrived with their entourage. After a practice run to ensure the horses could scale Trench Hill, the crew filmed its way across the lawn of the famous Civil War site, home to the sprawling Brompton Oak, witness to the bloody Battle of Fredericksburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>City officials spent weeks scouting scenic locations like Old Mill Park and sending photos back to <em>The Bachelor<\/em>\u2019s California studio. UMW\u2019s newly revamped Heslep Amphitheatre was suggested, Greenlaw said, \u201cbecause it\u2019s so pretty and it\u2019s just been redone.\u201d That&#8217;s when Worrell stepped in. She led a producer, director and writer across campus pointing out eye-pleasing spots like the Jepson Alumni Executive Center, before tossing Brompton into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>For her contribution, Worrell received a grateful text from a show affiliate the day of filming: \u201cThe director just said this is one of the prettiest locations they have shot all season.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89042\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/19\/umw-gets-big-date-on-the-bachelor\/colton-underwood-caelynn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2010,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ABC&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;THE BACHELOR - \\&quot;2303\\&quot; - Yo, ho, ho and avast, matey! Eight bachelorettes perform in a spectacular live \\&quot;Pirates Dinner Adventure\\&quot; show, spilling over into an intense competition between two women, to capture Colton\\u00d5s attention and affection. Elyse travels to San Diego with the Bachelor on what she thinks will be a romantic one-on-one date to the historic amusement park Belmont Park. Actor and former NFL football player Terry Crews (\\&quot;Brooklyn Nine-Nine\\&quot;) and his wife, Rebecca King-Crews, coach a group of the women preparing for the \\&quot;Bachelor\\u00d5s Strongest Woman\\&quot; competition, while Chris Harrison and iconic comedian Fred Willard offer their colorful play-by-play on the daunting athletic contest. The week ends with a pool party instead of a cocktail party, which reignites the cat fight between two enemies, on \\&quot;The Bachelor,\\&quot; MONDAY, JAN. 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC\/Rick Rowell)\\rCOLTON UNDERWOOD, CAELYNN&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1538106243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2019 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;COLTON UNDERWOOD, CAELYNN&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"COLTON UNDERWOOD, CAELYNN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Bachelor&amp;#8217;s Colton Underwood hugs contestant Caelynn Morris-Keys during an early episode of the show&amp;#8217;s 23rd season. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed at Brompton.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"contestant Caelynn Morris-Keys during an early episode of the show's 23rd season. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed at Brompton.\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-201x300.jpg 201w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-768x1146.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-686x1024.jpg 686w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-764x1140.jpg 764w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431-402x600.jpg 402w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/150439_6431.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bachelor&#8217;s Colton Underwood hugs contestant Caelynn Miller-Keyes during an early episode of the show&#8217;s 23rd season. Portions of the Feb. 25 episode were filmed at Brompton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miller-Keyes, aStafford High School graduate who works in broadcast journalism in Charlotte, North Carolina, is smart and sincere, Greenlaw said. The 23-year-old has made ripples since <em>The Bachelor<\/em>began airing in January, colliding with a fellow beauty pageant contestant and being accused of being disingenuous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only person who knows if I\u2019m ready for marriage is me, and I am,\u201d she told Underwood, a former football linebacker, last night during their date in Colorado, the state he calls home. \u201cI am here for an engagement. I am here for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While filming in Singapore, the two had one of the \u201cmost emotional conversations we\u2019ve ever had on the show,\u201d according to <em>The Bachelor <\/em>host Chris Harrison. Miller-Keyes shared with Underwood her experience as a victim of sexual assault as an undergrad at VCU. The incident fuels her beauty pageant platform to improve Title IX policies on college campuses. \u201cIf you\u2019re passionate about something, you really can make a difference,\u201d she said during the 2018 Miss USA contest.<\/p>\n<p>When the Singapore episode aired, producers reached out to her family, Greenlaw said, and Miller-Keyes&#8217; mother, Jai-Leah Miller Kamenicky of Stafford, said their experience with the show has been \u201cvery positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89043\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"89043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/19\/umw-gets-big-date-on-the-bachelor\/photographer-242\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1831\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;UMW ice cream social at Brompton, Saturday August 27, 2016.  (Photo by Norm Shafer).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472256000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photographer&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photographer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kelly Paino snaps a photo of her husband, UMW President Troy Paino, surrounded by UMW students at the annual ice cream social at Brompton. Kelly Paino&amp;#8217;s oatmeal cookies were on the menu during a recent day of filming for ABC&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;The Bachelor.&amp;#8221; Photo by Norm Shafer.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-300x183.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-1024x625.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Paino snaps a photo of her husband, UMW President Troy Paino, surrounded by UMW students at the annual ice cream social at Brompton. Kelly Paino's oatmeal cookies were on the menu during a recent day of filming for ABC's &quot;The Bachelor.&quot; Photo by Norm Shafer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-300x183.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-768x469.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-1024x625.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-1140x696.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/02\/Kelly20Paino20Snaps20Photo20at20Brompton-600x366.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Paino snaps a photo of her husband, UMW President Troy Paino, with UMW students at an ice cream social at Brompton. She served \u00a0oatmeal cookies during a recent day of filming for ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The Bachelor.&#8221; Photo by Norm Shafer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the crew bustling about at Brompton, Kelly Paino turned to her mother\u2019s oatmeal cookie recipe as a way to get a closer look at the action. The homemade treats were a hit, and the group asked for seconds, while Miller-Keyes and Underwood sat for interviews under the trees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of our university\u2019s campus. It\u2019s a beautiful treasure of tradition and history,\u201d said Troy Paino, who didn&#8217;t get a glimpse of the couple while they were at his home. \u201cWe were happy that Colton and Cayelynn were able to experience it too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for those irresistible cookies, there\u2019s no cloud of secrecy there. Kelly Paino agreed to share the recipe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly Paino\u2019s Secret Weapon Oatmeal Cookies<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00bd cup shortening<br \/>\n\u00bd cup sugar<br \/>\n\u00bd cup brown sugar<br \/>\n1 tablespoon water<br \/>\n1 egg beaten<br \/>\n\u00be cup flour<br \/>\n1\u00bd cups oatmeal<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon vanilla<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon salt<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon baking soda<\/p>\n<p>Cream first three ingredients then add the rest. Bake at 425 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies may be thin but we like them that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bachelor\u00a0filmed its 23rd season in exotic locales like Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. But directors of the hit ABC reality series deemed UMW\u2019s Brompton, where part of next week\u2019s show was shot, one of the season\u2019s most beautiful sites. 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