“The Bachelor” Jake Pavelka tells ladies of “The View” that he is not gay but one of his best friends is

Egads.

Jake Pavelka, who I think should be lying low for awhile after his The Bachelor fiasco with Vienna Girardi, instead continued to go the “fame whore” route by appearing on The View this morning and talking about why he didn’t want to have sex with Vienna.

“There was a lack of intimacy because our problems were so heavy,” Jake said. “I can’t separate love and intimacy — and apparently that makes me gay.”

He was asked directly if he is gay and he said “No, I’m not.” But Jake added that one of his best friends is gay.

He later said, convincing no one: “When I got down on one knee [to propose on The Bachelor], I meant it. I still believe that you can find love on that show.”

Yeah, sure pal.

Gay or not gay, he comes off so phony here and the nervous laugh is cringe-worthy. Then he tells Elisabeth Hasselbeck how attractive she is?

This guy is desperate.