The 4th season of The Bachelor premiered on September 24, 2003. The show featured 32-year-old Bob Guiney, a creator of a mortgage company.
He was previously rejected by Trista Rehn in the 1st season of The Bachelorette.
He ultimately chose Estella Gardinier, but did not propose.
Contestants[]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estella Gardinier | 28 | Beverly Hills, California | Mortgage Broker | Winner |
| Kelly Jo Kuharski | 24 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Director of community relations | Runner-up |
| Mary Delgado | 35 | Tampa, Florida | Sales manager | Week 6 |
| Meredith Phillips | 28 | Beaverton, Oregon | Make-up artist | Week 5 |
| Brooke Bradford | 24 | Bartlett, Tennessee | Teacher | Week 4 |
| Lee-Ann Callebs | 24 | Athens, Georgia | Second-grade teacher | Week 4 |
| Antoinette Madonna | 30 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Senior Account Manager | Week 3 |
| Jenny Hartgrove | 30 | Austin, Texas | Marketing Director | Week 3 |
| Karin Smith | 32 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Mortgage Consultant | Week 3 |
| Misty | 23 | Dallas, Texas | Radio Promotions Assistant | Week 3 |
| Jennifer | 26 | La Jolla, California | Elementary School Teacher | Week 2 |
| Kristi Houston | 24 | Chicago, Illinois | Loan Processor | Week 2 |
| Lanah | 27 | Poolesville, Maryland | Event Coordinator | Week 2 |
| Lindsay D. | 23 | Los Angeles, California | Professional Dancer | Week 2 |
| Lindsay King | 25 | Mauldin, South Carolina | Pharmaceutical Sales | Week 1 |
| Christine | 24 | Corona, California | Administrative Assistant | Week 1 |
| Darla Whistler | 26 | Gainesville, Florida | Attorney | Week 1 |
| Heather | 24 | Chicago, Illinois | Recent College Graduate | Week 1 |
| Julie | 29 | Louisville, Kentucky | Sales/Modeling | Week 1 |
| Lauren | 24 | Redondo Beach, California | Retail Buyer | Week 1 |
| Leona | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Realtor's assistant | Week 1 |
| Samentha | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | Kitchen designer | Week 1 |
| Shea Deeds | 25 | Shreveport, Lousiana | Firefighter | Week 1 |
| Shelly | 26 | Wanwatosa, Wisconsin | Pharmaceutical Sales | Week 1 |
| Stacey | 26 | Massillon, Ohio | Hair stylist | Week 1 |
Elimination Chart[]
| # | Contestants | Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1 | Jenn | Kelly Jo | Meredith | Mary | Kelly Jo | Estella | Estella | Estella |
| 2 | Misty | Lee-Ann | Jenny | Kelly Jo | Mary | Kelly Jo | Kelly Jo | Kelly Jo |
| 3 | Lindsay (CA) | Misty | Kelly Jo | Brooke | Estella | Mary | Mary | |
| 4 | Darla | Lindsay (CA) | Antoinette | Estella | Meredith | Meredith | ||
| 5 | Julie | Kristi | Mary | Meredith | Brooke
Lee-Ann |
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| 6 | Lee-Ann | Mary | Brooke | Lee-Ann | ||||
| 7 | Christine | Jenn | Karin | Antoinette
Jenny Karin Misty |
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| 8 | Samentha
Leona |
Karin | Misty | |||||
| 9 | Brooke | Estella | ||||||
| 10 | Stacey | Estella | Lee-Ann | |||||
| 11 | Kelly Jo | Antoinette | Jenn
Kristi Lanah Lindsay (CA) Lindsay (SC) |
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| 12 | Shelly | Meredith | ||||||
| 13 | Shea | Jenny | ||||||
| 14 | Lindsay (SC) | Lanah | ||||||
| 15 | Mary | Lindsay (SC) | ||||||
| 16 | Lauren | Christine
Darla Heather Julie Lauren Leona Samentha Shea Shelly Stacey |
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| 17 | Estella | |||||||
| 18 | Kristi | |||||||
| 19 | Lanah | |||||||
| 20 | Heather | |||||||
| 21 | Jenny | |||||||
| 22 | Antoinette | |||||||
| 23 | Karin | |||||||
| 24 | Brooke | |||||||
| 25 | Meredith | |||||||
Episodes[]
| No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Limo Arrivals" | September 23, 2003 |
| In the Season 4 premiere, Bob Guiney meets his potential life partners, but must send 10 of the 25 home by night's end. | ||
| 2 | "Week 2" | October 1, 2003 |
| The 15 women who made the cut move into Ladies Villa to prep for the first round of group dates with Bob. But one outing will be leaving a lady out in the cold after an in-the-field rose ceremony. | ||
| 3 | "Week 3" | October 8, 2003 |
| It's down to 10 ladies going for the Guiney, but Bob has another surprise in store for the rose ceremony. | ||
| 4 | "Week 4" | October 15, 2003 |
| Tensions between the 10 remaining residents at Ladies Villa begin to run high as their feelings for Bob---and their fears of being eliminated---become more real. | ||
| 5 | "Week 5" | October 22, 2003 |
| Two of Bob's friends - including a fellow exile from “The Bachelorette” - move into Ladies Villa to check out the talent and pick out a few dates for their bud before he hands out more buds. | ||
| 6 | "Week 6" | October 29, 2003 |
| Bob visits the four remaining ladies' hometowns and familes before picking which three will make it through the next rose ceremony. | ||
| 7 | "Week 7" | November 5, 2003 |
| Bob's remaining three women get overnight dates with their dream man, who must then send one of them home without a rose. | ||
| 8 | "The Women Tell All" | November 12, 2003 |
| The ousted women reconvene to dish about Bob, Leeann's Ladies Villa dramatics and the group dates that were not aired. Also: Mr. Guiney stops in to see his many exes. | ||
| 9 | "Finale" | November 18, 2003 |
| In the season finale, Bob makes his decision between the last two ladies standing, who both get to pick out their potential engagement rings. But before that, Mr. Guiney and his gals go to see his family. | ||
Where are they now?[]
Bob did not propose to Estella Gardinier but she accepted a promise ring indicating that they would still date. They broke up shortly after the show aired.
Bob Guiney married soap opera star Rebecca Budig in July 2004, but they split after five years of marriage. He married Jessica Canyon on November 11, 2016. On June 6, 2018, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a boy. Their son, Grayson Robert, was born on December 3, 2018.