EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bachelorette Star Julien Hug's Live-In Girlfriend: 'He Was So Misunderstood'
Posted on Nov 06, 2010 @ 01:38PM
In a tear-filled interview Julien Hug's live-in girlfriend told RadarOnline.com the Bachelorette star was misunderstood by most people and that the couple was planning to wed.
Jennifer Bell broke down sobbing throughout the interview as she told RadarOnline.com that Hug was a "free spirit...a pure man--nothing but pure goodness.”
Bell alluded to a secret pain that Hug was suffering from, a pain that ended his life. Hug’s father confirmed RadarOnline.com’s earlier report that the Bachelorette contestant committed suicide.
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Hug, 35, was found dead near a highway in Southern California on Wednesday. His death stunned the TV world and left everyone, including Bell, simply asking "Why?"
Crying hysterically, Bell, 35, told RadarOnline.com that she lived with Hug for the past two years. They knew each other for a year before they began dating. "We were the light of each other's life. Everyone, I mean everyone loved this man. We lived together in San Diego, in a beautiful condo," she said.
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"This is beyond painful. We've been together for two amazing years.
"He was so misunderstood in many ways. People wanted him to be this Bachelorette star. That TV show was not even one percent of who he was.
"The whole TV stuff he did...that was a small part of him....he went on that show to travel and explore adventure."
The reality of Julien's death is at times almost impossible for Bell to grasp and she told RadarOnline.com: "He was drop dead gorgeous. I can't believe I'm saying 'he was.'" At that point, she dissolved into more tears.
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Jennifer revealed that she and Julien were discussing marriage.
"We talked about getting married in Montauban, France," she told RadarOnline.com."He even spoke French to me. He spoke the language so eloquently and lovely.
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"I had two of the best years of my life with him. They have been nothing but pure happiness to me.
"Julien was my life and I'm so devastated. I'm hurting and can't believe it.
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"I never took Julien for granted. We never argued. He was my best friend."
Searching to understand why Julien is suddenly gone, Jennifer told RadarOnline.com: "Maybe he was masking pain that we don't know yet. Maybe he was wearing a costume. But regardless of whatever happened, we lost a beautiful man. A beautiful soul. I lost part of my life.
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"His death is so unexpected."
Jennifer tried to compose herself but started sobbing again as she thought about living without Julien. "Everything in our condo reminds me of him," she told RadarOnline.com. "It will be so heart-wrenching to step into our house again. Our photos. His smell. His motorcycle. Our life was there.
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"I don't know how I will be able to do it."
Wracked with pain, Jennifer wanted to convey the essence of the man she planned to spend the rest of her life with and told RadarOnline.com: "He had such a radiant smile. Julien was a free spirit. He didn't care about his looks. He loved adventure.
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"The man never said a poor word about anyone. He taught us how to live. He was incredibly intelligent. He was a veracious reader, he devoured books. He touched so many lives.
"People loved him to pieces."
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Exhausted with anguish, Jennifer spoke about Julien's legacy.
"Julien taught me how to live life," she told RadarOnline.com. "That's how I want to everyone to remember him.
"He was my life."
Jennifer added her deepest thoughts concerning the man she planned to marry to her Facebook page on Thursday. Her friends responded with loving and supportive words from her closest friends.
Jennifer Keslik BellYou's status update read: are the love of my life my dear Julien. Thank you for giving me the best two years ... you showed me true love and I'm not sure how anything else will ever compare. Hands down, you're the best man I've ever known... an absolute gentleman with the kindest soul... I do not know how I will move forward... how I will cope... you were and are everything to me. Love you forever baby.
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Nov 05, 2010 @ 14:25
OR IF it was a case of severe clinical depression I'm surprised an itelligent grown man wouldn't FIRST seek medical help before taking such a final and painful step. Depression IS painful, but CAN be reversed thru the proper help.
Posted Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:59pm
IF he did this because he was secretly gay it would be amazing in this day and age that an intelligent man would feel so much pressure over that that his only answer would be death. How horribly wrong this world can be.
Posted Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:56pm
His GF says "" he was a free spirit...a pure man--nothing but pure goodness.” Unfortunately he didn't feel the same about himself
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 11:49pm
His GF said "Hug was a "free spirit...a pure man--nothing but pure goodness.”...unfortunately he didnt feel the same about himself..
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 3:41pm
What pathetic people who are leaving the nasty remarks. Your day will come & you will eat your words. My deepest sympathy to the family & all who loved this young man. So very sad.
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 2:26pm
bff tried 2 od in sept as she was dying saw hell as her fate & she woke up dialed 911. paramedics pulled her from bathroom she was trying to throw up the pills, cell still hand! glad she's still here almost lost her. didn't even know she was in pain
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 1:10pm
what's that saying? permanent solution to a temporary situation. i do realize their pain is real. it's such a shame when they succeed because then we see their pain and know we would have done anything to save them and they will never know that
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:42pm
Shame on those selfish, ignorant people leaving such callous comments. He was a kind and intelligent person who had inner saddness that only he knew. Love and sympathy to his family. Julien may you now be in peace.
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:38pm
No matter the reason, it is truly sad, my sympathy to all who loved him. RIP
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:12pm
RIP Hug...Everybody have a great Sat....TaTa until later..
Posted Sat, 11/06/2010 - 8:21am