MEXICO - Saturday, June 23, 2007
"The Bachelor" Andy Baldwin and his "rose" Tessa Hurst enjoying the second day of their Mexican mini-break. The couple headed over the border to spend some quality time together after the ABC show finished. Engaged to be married following the reality TV show, the couple looked very happy together laughing and joking and splashing around in the pool of their luxury hotel.

10/22 Update via JustJared:
Andy, 30, is being deployed to the Persian Gulf in January but was unable to provide additional details.

“I’m just doing my job,” he tells JustJared.com. “I’m not special. I’m just like thousands of others over there serving our country.”

As for his current relationship with Tessa Horst, how will being deployed to Iraq affect their relationship?

“It remains to be seen,” Andy says. “In the end, true love will prevail.”

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US Weekly is reporting Andy will be deployed to Iraq for 6-12 months.

“He leaves in January,” his rep tells Us. Did his assignment lead to the breakup? A Baldwin pal says that while long-distance love was already proving difficult (he’s in Hawaii, she’s in San Francisco), the news he was going abroad “was a factor.”

Sorry I didn't post them earlier, I didn't realize they were in attendance! Remember, these were taken before the shady pictures of Andy surfaced.

September 7, 2007: Audi Best Buddies Challenge First Lady's Reception at Chateau Julien in Carmel, CA


September 8, 2007: Audi Best Buddies Challenge - Day 2 in San Simeon, CA

Questionable photos of Andy and (former Miss Iran) Sepideh Haftgoli were taken on Sunday, 9/9 @ The Grove in Los Angeles. :( ( 20 photos under the cut... )

Andy & Tessa: The Engagement’s Off!

Hawaii’s Bachelor Lt. Andy Baldwin and fiancee Tessa Horst have called off the engagement, according to In Touch Weekly.

“When the fantasy wore off and the reality set in, we both realized that we weren’t ready to be engaged,” Andy reveals exclusively to In Touch. “We’re taking things much slower.”

Tessa, 26, and Andy, 30, called off their engagement after a therapist suggested they do so. As of now, the relationship is still on, but social worker Tessa has postponed plans to move from San Francisco to Hawaii, where Navy doctor Andy is stationed.

“We are very much in love and committed to our relationship,” the couple continued in their statement. “With the possibility of reassignment to a new location, we decided it was not the ideal time for Tessa to uproot herself and move out [to Hawaii] right now. Our relationship continues to deepen, and we’re very hopeful about our future together.”

Andy also addressed his station in Hawaii: “I know that I have a year left and I may have the option of a three-year tour. There is also the option of a position in California. There is also a chance of me going back to finish my residency training. I am a firm believer that everything happened for a reason, and I am a firm believer that this happened in my life for a reason. Tessa came onto the show for a reason, and it is like a dream come true.”

Hawaii’s Bachelor Lt. Andy Baldwin and his bride-to-be Tessa Horst are still together and looking mighty fine.

The couple competed in the “Cholo’s 2000 Swim” off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Saturday. (Cholo’s restaurant organized the swim event — they serve homestyle Mexican cuisine.) Hundreds of people turned out to compete in and watch the 1.2 mile swim in the waters off Waimea Bay.

Both Andy and Tessa completed the swim in good time. Officer and a Gentleman Andy waited for his “rose” and greeted her with a hug and a kiss as she crossed the finish line.


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(Solo pictures also can be found @ the source)

(I'm only really pulling the stills that mainly feature Andy & Tessa.)

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Update on Hawai'i's not-so-'Bachelor'
By Catherine E. Toth

Lt. Andy Baldwin, who found love on ABC's "The Bachelor" this past season, helped build a house and community center for the network's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" today in Kalihi.

Advertiser photographer Rebecca Breyer, Lt. Andy Baldwin and me at the construction site of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" today

I caught up with him to ask about life after "The Bachelor," his new finacee and what his plans are for the future.
( Here are highlights from our conversation... )

Bachelor joins 'Home' brigade

KALIHI UKA — He may have seemed out of place in khakis and a clean T-shirt.

But Pearl Harbor-based naval doctor Lt. Andy Baldwin of ABC's "The Bachelor" felt right at home yesterday on the set of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

"It's like a military operation," Baldwin said, looking out at the two massive structures — totaling about 7,000 square feet — being built in a week on the property. "(This) reminds me of 'The Bachelor' set times a hundred."

Fans lined up along a metal fence, shouting his name and snapping quick photos with the sudden celebrity who was among the volunteers building a new home and community center for the Akana clan.

Baldwin joined the more than 3,000 volunteers needed to build the two structures at 3030 Kalihi St. The entire around-the-clock effort, from lumber to labor, is completely voluntary.

Construction began Wednesday and is expected to wrap up by this Wednesday, when the Akana family returns.

This makeover will open the show's fifth season on Sept. 23.

"I love the concept — helping people desperately in need," said Baldwin, who's been a fan of the popular ABC show since its start four years ago. "I love that people come together to give back. I love the teamwork. It's genius."

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