The twenty-fourth season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 6, 2020. This season features 28-year-old Peter Weber, a

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pilot from

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. Weber finished in third place on the fifteenth season of ''

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'' featuring

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. The season ended on March 10, 2020, with Weber choosing to propose to 23-year-old model Hannah Ann Sluss. However, during the live ''After the Final Rose'' special, it was revealed that Weber and Sluss had ended their engagement in January 2020. Although Weber and runner-up

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admitted to still having feelings for each other, they ultimately decided not to pursue a relationship. On May 2, 2020, Weber revealed that he was dating fifth-placed Kelley Flanagan. Weber and Flanagan announced their breakup on December 31, 2020. They got back together in August 2022, but broke up again in April 2023.

Production

Casting and contestants

On September 17, 2019, during the reunion episode of season six of '' Bachelor in Paradise'', Weber was announced as the next Bachelor by host

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, over castmates

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and Mike Johnson. Notable contestants include Alayah Benavidez and Victoria Paul, who competed together at

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who were Miss Texas USA 2019 and Miss Louisiana USA 2019 respectively, the latter who finished in the top 15, Benavidez was also previously crowned

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2016; Miss Iowa USA 2017 and

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competitor

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; and Miss Montana Teen USA 2013 and

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competitor Maurissa Gunn. It also includes Madison Prewett, the daughter of Auburn Tigers men's basketball assistant coach and director of operations Chad Prewett.

Filming and development

On September 25, 2019, it was reported that the season would film in

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and Costa Rica. Weber suffered a minor facial injury while filming in Costa Rica. In addition to those locations, the season also included visits to

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, and Australia. Previous Bachelorette

, former contestant

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artists

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, and

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, television personalities

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and

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, comedian

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, retired NFL players Josh Cribbs and

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, and

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coach

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made guest appearances this season.

Contestants

On September 17, 2019, 33 potential contestants were revealed on ''The Bachelor'''s social media pages. The final cast of 30 women was announced on December 16, 2019.

Future appearances

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 7 Alayah Benavidez, Deandra Kanu,

, Maurissa Gunn, Mykenna Dorn, Natasha Parker, Tammy Ly and Victoria Paul returned for season 7 of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. Paul quit the show in week 1. Weier was eliminated in week 1. Benavidez, Kanu and Ly were eliminated in week 3. Parker was eliminated in week 5. Dorn split from Ed Waisbrot in week 6. Gunn got engaged to Riley Christian in week 6.

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Victoria Fuller returned for

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of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. She got engaged to Johnny DePhillipo in week 6.

Call-out order

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

Episodes

Controversy

During week five, contestant Victoria Fuller won a group date challenge, where she was chosen to appear on the March digital cover of '' Cosmopolitan'' with Weber. Shortly after the episode that featured Fuller's win aired, ''Cosmopolitan'' editor-in-chief Jessica Pels – who appeared in the episode and selected Fuller as the winner – published an online letter which stated that the magazine would not be running the cover with Fuller, due to Fuller's involvement with a clothing brand that featured a "

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" tagline. In the letter, Pels stated that "unequivocally, the White Lives Matter movement does not reflect the values of the ''Cosmo'' brand," adding "we stand in solidarity with

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, and any cause that fights to end injustices for people of color." Fuller had previously modeled for clothing brand WLM Apparel, which uses the tagline "White Lives Matter" to promote the conservation of the

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. The tagline has been described by nongovernmental organizations such as the

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as "a racist response to the civil rights movement Black Lives Matter" and "a neo-Nazi group that is growing into a movement as more and more

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groups take up its slogans and tactics." During week eight, Weber's ex-girlfriend, Merissa Pence, made an appearance to warn Peter about contestant Victoria Fuller's reputation in her hometown of

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Notes

References

External links

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