From Roses to Hammers with Dean Bell
The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
3.8 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Ben is hanging out with Dean Bell at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and he’s ready to share all the behind the scenes (and nuts & bolts) of the upcoming HGTV show Bachelor Mansion Takeover!
Dean reveals the project helped him feel more connected than any other show he’s done, and we find out why there may be more drama on a renovation show than The Bachelor!
Plus, Dean shares some simple DIY tips for anyone looking to pick up a power drill!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.6 | This is the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcast with IHartRadio. |
| 0:09.7 | It's the almost famous podcast. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm here today coming to you live from Carmel, California. |
| 0:17.1 | We're here at the AT&T Pro Am. |
| 0:19.8 | This is our annual almost famous golf trip. |
| 0:24.1 | And right now I am joined by Dean Bell. |
| 0:28.6 | Dean, it's been too long since you've been on the show. |
| 0:32.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:32.7 | Too long. |
| 0:33.3 | Thanks. |
| 0:33.7 | I agree. |
| 0:34.6 | I agree. |
| 0:35.6 | You just had to do something and you've done it. We're going to talk today about your new show that's coming out. Oh, yeah. You are the star of this show. I personally think it's going to be a fantastic show. Well, first of all, I'm one of 11 other stars. There's 12 stars. In my mind, you are the star of this show. |
| 0:55.4 | It's like a proud father. |
| 0:56.7 | Yeah, you're going to be competing on the new HGTV show Bachelor Mansion Takeover. |
| 1:02.9 | Can you explain to all the listeners what exactly this is? |
| 1:06.9 | I mean, yeah, it's a pretty straightforward concept, right? |
| 1:09.2 | They got 12 past contestants from the Bachelor or Bachelorette, all with either like design or DIY |
| 1:16.0 | or construction backgrounds and put us all together and let us compete, I guess, with designing |
| 1:22.8 | rooms. |
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