Andi Janette Dorfman (born April 3, 1987) Note: Cite gives both April 2 and 3. The latter agrees with other sources including is an American television personality. She was a contestant on the eighteenth season of '' The Bachelor'', and the lead on tenth season of ''

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''. She became famous for walking out on bachelor

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in the ninth episode of ''The Bachelor''. She became the first former attorney to appear as ''The Bachelorette''.

Early life and education

Dorfman was born in

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, the younger of two sisters. She earned a Bachelor of Science in communication from

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in 2009 and a

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from the

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in 2012.

Career

Dorfman has worked as an assistant district attorney for

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''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette''

During

' season of '' The Bachelor'' ( season 18), Dorfman made it to the eighth episode before pulling herself from the competition. Dorfman then starred in ''

'' season 10, which premiered on May 19, 2014. She took leave from her job as an assistant district attorney to be on the show. She later resigned from her position rather than ask for additional leave. Her choice as the winner was Josh Murray, to whom she became engaged in May; on January 8, 2015, Murray and Dorfman announced their decision to end their engagement. On February 20, 2017, she made a surprise appearance on

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's season of '' The Bachelor''; Viall had been Murray's runner-up during Dorfman's ''Bachelorette'' season and had sharply questioned her choice of Murray during the season finale. Following Dorfman's breakup with Murray, she wrote a book titled "It's Not Okay", detailing their tumultuous relationship and breakup, which was referenced by numerous contestants in season three of ''Bachelor in Paradise''.

Personal life

She is a cousin of actress

Tommy Dorfman Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actress, best known for playing Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017). Early life and education Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to a ...

. She announced her engagement to Blaine Hart on March 30, 2022.

References

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