August 09, 2021 • bachelor insider
This Week in Bachelor Nation History: The Women of 'Bachelor Pad' Vote Jackie Out — and Ames Follows Her
This week marks 10 years since Ames Brown made the ultimate declaration of love on “Bachelor Pad” Season 2.
As viewers will recall, the handsome contestant followed his then-partner Jackie Gordon after the women voted her out of the competition for a chance at romance and an accompanying $250,000.
“Nobody knows what to do when things like this happen. You just have to stay calm and remember what’s important. And in that case, it’s the affection of this beautiful woman that I’ve met and the possibility that we may be able to pursue a future together,” Ames said in a confessional.
“Not having Jackie around will completely change the game for me in this whole experience,” he added. “I did really fall in love with her and I fell in love with her in a way that I’ve never fallen in love with anybody before.”
After a steamy makeout session, Ames bid farewell to Jackie as she stepped inside a limo to depart the Bachelor Mansion. It was only a matter of minutes, though, before Ames ran back, stopping the car to hop inside and let Jackie know that he wanted to pursue their relationship off-camera.
“I feel like it’s safe to say we won ‘Bachelor Pad’ 2. It’s safe to say that this is the happiest limo ride in ‘Bachelor’ history,” Ames told the camera after the couple shared a few more passionate kisses. “Love occurs in the most unexpected places and ‘Bachelor Pad’ is no exception.”
Added Jackie, “It truly does.”
Earlier in the night, the duo discussed the possibility of Jackie being sent home over Ella Nolan, another potential castoff.
“Fate is out of our hands,” said Jackie, to which Ames replied, “It’s out of our hands. I think we’ve held on to our integrity the whole way. We have a lot to be happy about. ‘Bachelor Pad’ can break you or make you.”
“Well, it made us,” Jackie noted, prompting Ames to agree: “It certainly did.”
Jackie and Ames ultimately called it quits. These days, Jackie — an artist who splits her time between Sag Harbor, New York City, and Newport, Rhode Island — is married to banker Marcus Kline, with whom she shares two young daughters. Meanwhile, Ames — a New York City-based financier — wed engineering student Allison Palm in 2016.
