The twenty-first season of '' The Bachelorette'' premiered on July 8, 2024. This season features 26-year-old Jennifer "Jenn" Tran, a

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student from Hillsdale, New Jersey. Tran finished in fifth place on the 28th season of '' The Bachelor'' featuring Joey Graziadei. She is the first

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and the first practicing Buddhist in the lead role in the history of the ''Bachelor'' franchise. The season concluded on September 3, 2024, with Tran and her final choice, 28-year-old freight company owner Devin Strader, proposing to each other. However, during the live ''After the Final Rose'' special, Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her in August 2024.

Production

Casting and contestants

On March 25, 2024, Tran was announced as the Bachelorette by previous lead Charity Lawson during the ''After the Final Rose'' special of the 28th season of '' The Bachelor''. Her fellow season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Maria Georgas were also considered for the role. Notable contestants include Aaron Erb, who is the twin brother of season 16 and ''Bachelor in Paradise 7'' contestant Noah Erb, and Caleb "Moze" Smith, who played for the Iowa Barnstormers in the Indoor Football League.

Filming and development

Filming began on March 28, 2024, at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California. This was previously the filming location for '' The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart'', making this is the first season since season 18 that did not start at the traditional Bachelor mansion in Agoura Hills, California. In April 2024, filming was reported at Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pike Place Market,

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, and Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. This season also includes visits to

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and Auckland, New Zealand, with filming concluding in

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in mid-May. '' The Bachelorette Australia'' season 6 co-leads Becky and Elly Miles, professional rugby players Caleb Clarke, Ofa Tuʻungafasi, and

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, former ''Bachelorettes'' Trista Rehn and Charity Lawson, Tran's ''Bachelor'' season 28 castmates Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson, and ''Bachelor'' season 13 couple Jason and Molly Mesnick made guest appearances this season.

Contestants

28 potential contestants were revealed on March 26, 2024. The final cast of 25 men was announced on June 3, 2024. In week 4, Tran's ex-boyfriend Matt Rossi asked to join the cast, but she declined.

Future appearances

''The Bachelor''

Grant Ellis was announced as the lead for season 29 of '' The Bachelor'' immediately after his elimination aired.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 10 During the ''Men Tell All'' special, Hakeem Moulton and Jonathon Johnson were invited to join season 10 of '' Bachelor in Paradise''.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Jenn Tran will participate in season 33 of ''

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'', partnering with Sasha Farber.

Call-out order

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

Controversy

Two weeks after the finale aired, ABC came under fire after it was reported by blogger Reality Steve that winner Devin Strader had a

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filed against him by an ex-girlfriend in 2017 while they attended Louisiana State University, and had subsequently been arrested for violating the order and breaking into the ex-girlfriend’s apartment. Despite the show’s eligibility requirements stating that no applicants can have had a restraining order entered against them, this was not disclosed by Strader, nor discovered during the background checks conducted by a third party hired by production company Warner Bros. This is the second time that a contestant who had previously faced criminal charges pertaining to violence against women was cast on the show, after Lincoln Adim in season 14.

Episodes

Notes

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External links

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