The fourteenth season of ''

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'' premiered on May 28, 2018. This season features

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, a 28-year-old publicist from

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. Kufrin was the winner of

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of '' The Bachelor'' featuring

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; however, Luyendyk broke off his engagement with Kufrin to resume a relationship with runner-up Lauren Burnham, to whom he is now married. The season concluded on August 6, 2018, with Kufrin accepting a proposal from 29-year-old medical sales representative Garrett Yrigoyen. They announced their engagement had ended on September 1, 2020.

Production

Casting and contestants

Casting began during season thirteen of ''The Bachelorette''. Kufrin was named as the bachelorette during the "After the Final Rose" special of season 22 of ''The Bachelor'' on March 6, 2018. During the live finale of the latter season, Kufrin met the first five contestants: Lincoln, Blake, Ryan, Chase and Darius. Notable contestants included

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Clay Harbor Clayton Lee Harbor (born July 2, 1987) is a former American football tight end and current television personality. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri State ...

and undrafted free agent

Colton Underwood Colton Scott Brown-Underwood (born January 26, 1992) is an American reality television personality and former professional football player. He played defensive end at Illinois State and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free ...

Filming and development

Filming began on March 15, 2018 at The Bachelor Mansion, it was reported in

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during April 6 – 9 at Lombardy Street,

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, Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Veil Brewing Company, and Carpenter Theatre. Besides Virginia, this season also included visits to

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, and

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. Appearances on this season are musicians

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Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's Richard Marx (album), self-titled debut album went tri ...

Granger Smith Granger Kelly Smith (born September 4, 1979), also known by his alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., is an American country music singer-songwriter and radio host. He has released eleven studio albums, one live album, and two EPs. He scored his first n ...

Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and actor. One of the most popular singers in the nation from the mid-to-late 20th-century, Newton remains one of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas. He is known by the nicknam ...

, Morgan Evans,

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and

Betty Who Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter. After independently releasing her debut single, " Somebody Loves You" (2012), and her debut extended play, ''The M ...

and sports personalities

Keyshawn Johnson Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern Calif ...

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and

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. Virginia governor

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also made his appearance as the audience member in the group date held in Richmond, Virginia.

Contestants

The first 5 contestants were revealed in ''The Bachelor'' season 22 finale on March 6, 2018. The full cast of 28 contestants was later revealed on May 18.

Future appearances

''The Bachelor''

was chosen as the lead for

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of '' The Bachelor''.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

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David Ravitz, Kamil Nicalek, Joe Amabile, John Graham, Jordan Kimball, Nick Spetsas, Chris Randone, Colton Underwood, Connor Obrochta, Wills Reid, and Leo Dottavio returned for season 5 of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. Reid and Spetsas were eliminated in week 1. Dottavio was removed in week 3. Obrochta and Ravitz were eliminated in week 3. Underwood quit in week 4. Amabile quit in week 5. Graham split from Olivia Goethals in week 6. Nicalek left in a relationship with Annaliese Puccini. Kimball left engaged to Jenna Cooper, and Randone left engaged to Krystal Nielson.

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Kimball and Reid along with Blake Horstmann, Christian Estrada, and

returned for season 6 of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. Estrada and Kimball were removed by production in week 2. Reid was eliminated in week 2. Horstmann quit in week 5. Harbor split from Nicole Lopez-Alvar in week 6.

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Amabile and Kufrin returned for season 7 of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. Kufrin split from Thomas Jacobs in week 6, although they later got back together. Amabile got engaged to Serena Pitt in week 6.

''Bachelor in Paradise Australia''

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Obrochta later appeared on season 2 of ''Bachelor in Paradise Australia''. He left in a relationship with Shannon Baff.

''Bachelor in Paradise Canada''

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Nicalek returned for the inaugural season of ''

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''. He split from Caitlin Clemmens in week 5.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Outside of the ''Bachelor Nation'' franchise, Amabile competed in

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of ''

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'' and was partnered with

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. He made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Kimball joined Amabile and Johnson during week 4's Trio Night.

''All Star Shore''

Blake Horstmann later competed on ''

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'', a reality TV series on

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Call-out order

: The contestant received the first impression rose : The contestant received a rose during a date : The contestant received a rose during the cocktail party : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated during a date : The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony : The contestant received a rose during the date but quit the competition : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

Controversies

Garrett Yrigoyen Instagram likes

The show came under fire when it was revealed that Garrett Yrigoyen, who was the recipient of the "First Impression" rose and the eventual winner, had liked offensive posts on

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that mocked the transgender community, immigrants, and politically liberal women, along with one post that referred to

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, a survivor of the

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, as a crisis actor. Yrigoyen later apologized on Instagram for the hurt and offense that liking the posts may have caused and stated that he will be more mindful of what he likes in the future as those likes "were not a true reflection of imor

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Lincoln Adim sexual misconduct charges

On June 13, 2018, the show came under more fire for allowing contestant Lincoln Adim to participate in the show after he had been charged with groping and

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a woman on a harbor cruise ship on May 30, 2016. Adim was

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of this crime after he finished filming and one week before the season premiered. Adim will be registered as a sex-offender.

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, who produces the show, claim that Adim lied about facing

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charges and that they use a third-party company to conduct

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, claiming:

Colton Underwood drama

In January 2018, before being cast for ''The Bachelorette'', Underwood had a brief relationship with ''The Bachelor'' season 22 contestant, Tia Booth. Kufrin was made aware of the relationship early in the season, but after Underwood received a hometown date, Booth came back and told Kufrin that she still had feelings for him. Underwood was then eliminated. During Underwood's hometown date, he revealed to Kufrin that she was the first girl he has brought home to meet his family. This was later proven to be untrue as fans of the show found old pictures of Underwood's ex-girlfriend,

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, at his home with his family. After Underwood disclosed to Kufrin that he was a virgin,

Wendy Williams Wendy Williams Hunter ( Wendy Joan Williams; born July 18, 1964) is an American broadcaster and writer. From 2008 to 2021, she hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show ''The Wendy Williams Show.'' Prior to television, Williams ...

commented on her show that she " oesn'ttrust people that have never had a drink, a smoke, and

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trust people that have never had sex". Williams received criticism from some fans, saying she humiliated Underwood and that virgin-shaming was not okay. Underwood responded to Williams on Twitter by stating "Don’t trust a virgin, but you’ll trust your 3 baby daddies who cheat on you every weekend. Okay". The tweet was ill-received by some fans of ''The Bachelorette'', believing it had racist and

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undertones.

References

External links

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