The Bachelor

The smokin' hot Navy Lieutenant turned reality star tried out his boxing skills Tuesday on Venice Beach and, sadly, didn't exactly pack a punch!

As to where his ABC-contracted fiancee Tessa Horst was -- don't ask, don't tell!

The Navy lieutenant competed in a swim contest in Hawaii on Saturday and ... oh who cares! Just go back to looking at Baldwin's bulging muscle, and all his wet spandex glory!

Lots of skin, splashing and smooching. Horst was proudly sporting her Chopard diamond engagement ring. It's this type of "lovebird" display that encourages nausea in the masses.

It doesn't look like the happy couple minded the presence of paparazzi -- no, they didn't mind at all -- they actually called photogs in advance to let them know where they would be and when! How convenient!

Heidi and Spencer would be proud.

Salivation can be an involuntary response.

Enjoy this Pavlovian photo of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Andy Baldwin, aka "The Bachelor" from the find-me-a-wife ABC show ... seen exercising in Central Park in NYC.

The reality show dreamboat is an undersea specialist in diving. Oh, really.

He's also a triathlete ... and a doctor.

*bell*

"The Bachelor: Rome" premiered last week and there's already one contestant that is not only standing out, but occasionally falling out too.

Erica is yet another example of that classic reality TV character -- the blonde airhead. But she is smart enough to utilize her best assets, which happen to be located on her chest.

"I have another strategy," Erica told an interviewer. "And they're sitting right here with me. My girls."

Some of this footage may not air on ABC's reality show, but we got our hands on it, and felt we needed to share. After all, there's plenty to go around.

"The Bachelor" premieres tomorrow night on ABC and TMZ has already picked our favorite Bachelorette, Erica.

Check out these clips of Erica as she tries to win over Prince Lorenzo Borghese -- she compares herself to Princess Di, talks to herself in the mirror and confuses "The Beauty and the Beast" with "The Little Mermaid." It's classic!!!