‘Bachelor’ alum Melissa Rycroft arrested for DWI
“Bachelor” alum Melissa Rycroft was arrested last week for driving while intoxicated.
Rycroft was taken into custody in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on Sept. 23, sources told TMZ Thursday.
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She was booked into the local jail where she stayed for eight hours before she posted her $1,000 bond and a promise to appear in court.
The official details of Rycroft’s arrest remain unclear at this time.
Reps for Rycroft and the Dallas Police Department did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, 42, rose to fame while competing for the final rose on Jason Mesnick’s season of “The Bachelor.”
Rycroft famously became engaged to Mesnick in the Season 13 finale episode, but during the “After the Final Rose” special, he called off the engagement to be with runner-up, Molly Malaney.
She went on to reunite with and marry her ex, Tye Strickland, in a Mexican ceremony in December 2020, and they welcomed three children together.
The couple celebrated their 15th anniversary in December 2024, according to her Instagram post.
She went on to star on Season 8 of ABC’s “Dancing WIth the Stars,” where she finished in third place with her partner, Tony Dovolani, in 2009.
Rycroft returned with Dovolani for Season 15’s All-Stars cast in 2012, and took home the Mirrorball trophy — marking Dovolani’s first win after 14 seasons.
She also hosted the reality series “Bachelor Pad.”
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