Gabriela Maria Windey (born January 2, 1991) is an American television personality who appeared on

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of '' The Bachelor'', and co-starred in season 19 of ''

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'' alongside

Rachel Recchia Rachel Joanne Recchia (born March 8, 1996) is an American television personality who appeared on season 26 of '' The Bachelor'', and co-starred in season 19 of ''The Bachelorette'' alongside Gabby Windey. Early life and education Recchia was ...

Early life and education

Windey was born in

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, to parents Rosemary Hewitt and Patrick Windey. She has an older sister named Jazz. Windey is half

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with some

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ancestry. She attended

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, where she was the sports editor in the school paper and won Miss O'Fallon in 2008. She graduated from the

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in 2013, and then moved to

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Career

Windey worked as an ICU nurse at

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. She was also a cheerleader for the

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for 5 years. In 2021, she was the co-winner of the

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Humanitarian Award for her service on the frontline of the pandemic. She is the first woman and NFL cheerleader to receive the award.

Reality television

''The Bachelor''

In September 2021, Windey was revealed to be a contestant on

of '' The Bachelor'', starring medical sales representative

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. She was the co runner-up with fellow finalist

''The Bachelorette''

During the live ''After the Final Rose'' special of Echard's season, Windey was announced as ''

'' alongside Recchia. This marked the first time that there would be two leads for an entire season.

''Dancing with the Stars''

On September 8, 2022, Windey was announced as a contestant on season 31 of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with

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and they finished in 2nd place. During the finale, she was announced as one of the co-hosts for the ''Dancing with the Stars Live 2023'' tour and was at all stops.

Personal life

Windey was in a relationship with ''

'' and '' Bachelor in Paradise'' contestant Dean Unglert when they were in college. During her time on ''The Bachelor'', Windey revealed she is not close with her mother and has not spoken to her in years. On May 13, 2022, Windey got engaged to Erich Schwer, whom she chose as the winner on her season of ''The Bachelorette''. The couple confirmed their breakup on November 4, 2022. In August 2023, Windey

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during an appearance on ABC's '' The View'', and mentioned she was dating a woman. Shortly after, she took to

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to announce her relationship with comedian and TV writer

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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Windey, Gabby Living people 1991 births American television personalities of Mexican descent American women television personalities Bachelor Nation contestants University of Colorado Colorado Springs alumni American people who self-identify as being of Apache descent LGBT people from Illinois LGBT women People from St. Clair County, Illinois