The fourteenth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 28, 2018. This season features Becca Kufrin, a 28-year-old publicist from Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Kufrin was the winner of season 22 of The Bachelor featuring Arie Luyendyk Jr.; 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 Philadelphia Eagles tight end Clay Harbor and undrafted free agent Colton Underwood.
Filming and development Filming began on March 15, 2018, at The Bachelor Mansion, it was reported in Richmond, Virginia during April 6–9 at Lombardy Street, Virginia State Capitol, Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Veil Brewing Company, and Carpenter Theatre. Besides Virginia, this season also included visits to Utah, Nevada, The Bahamas, Thailand, and Maldives. Appearances on this season are musicians Lil Jon, Richard Marx, Granger Smith, Wayne Newton, Morgan Evans, Baha Men and Betty Who and sports personalities Keyshawn Johnson, Valerie Fleming and Shauna Rohbock.
Virginia governor Ralph Northam 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.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRefGarrett Yrigoyen29Manteca, CaliforniaMedical Sales RepresentativeWinner1Blake Horstmann28Bailey, ColoradoSales Rep Runner-up2Jason Tartick29Buffalo, New YorkSenior Corporate BankerWeek 93Colton Underwood26Washington, IllinoisFormer Pro Football PlayerWeek 84William "Wills" Reid29Los Angeles, CaliforniaGraphic DesignerWeek 75Leandro "Leo" Dottavio31Valley Glen, CaliforniaActor6Connor Obrochta25St. Petersburg, FloridaFitness CoachWeek 67-8Lincoln Adim26Boston, MassachusettsAccount Sales ExecutiveChris Randone30Orlando, FloridaSales Trainer9John Graham28San Francisco, CaliforniaSoftware EngineerWeek 510Jordan Kimball26Crystal River, FloridaMale Model11David Ravitz25Cherry Hill, New JerseyVenture Capitalist12Christon Staples31Saginaw, MichiganFormer Harlem GlobetrotterWeek 413-14Nick Spetsas27Palm Coast, FloridaAttorneyJean Blanc31Boston, MassachusettsColognoisseur15Mike Renner27Cincinnati, OhioSports AnalystWeek 316-17Ryan Peterson26Mashpee, MassachusettsBanjoistClay Harbor30Dwight, IllinoisPro Football Player18 (quit)Alex Templeman31Alpharetta, GeorgiaConstruction ManagerWeek 219–21Rickey Jasper27Ashburn, VirginiaIT ConsultantTrent Jespersen28Carroll, IowaRealtorChase Vergason27Sanford, FloridaAdvertising Vice PresidentWeek 122–27Christian Estrada28San Diego, CaliforniaBankerDarius Feaster26Mequon, WisconsinPharmaceutical Sales RepGrant Vandevanter27Danville, CaliforniaElectricianJoe Amabile31Hegewisch, IllinoisGrocery Store OwnerKamil Nicalek30Monroe, New YorkSocial Media ParticipantJake Enyeart29Minneapolis, MinnesotaMarketing Consultant28
Future appearances
The Bachelor
Colton Underwood was chosen as the lead for season 23 of The Bachelor.
Bachelor in Paradise Season 5
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.
Season 6
Kimball and Reid along with Blake Horstmann, Christian Estrada, and Clay Harbor 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.
Season 7
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 Season 2
Obrochta later appeared on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Australia. He left in a relationship with Shannon Baff.
Bachelor in Paradise Canada Season 1
Nicalek returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada. He split from Caitlin Clemmens in week 5.
Dancing with the Stars
Outside of the Bachelor Nation franchise, Amabile competed in season 27 of Dancing With the Stars and was partnered with Jenna Johnson. 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 All Star Shore, a reality TV series on Paramount+.
The Goat
Amabile appeared on the first season of The Goat.
The Traitors
Colton is set to compete on the fourth season of The Traitors.
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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 various controversial Instagram posts. He later apologized and stated that he will be more mindful of what he likes in the future as those likes "were not a true reflection of [him] or [his morals]".
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 assaulting a woman on a harbor cruise ship on May 30, 2016. Adim was convicted of this crime after he finished filming and one week before the season premiered. Adim will be registered as a sex offender. Warner Bros., who produces the show, claim that Adim lied about facing sexual misconduct charges and that they use a third-party company to conduct background checks, 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, Aly Raisman, at his home with his family.
After Underwood disclosed to Kufrin that he was a virgin, Wendy Williams commented on her show that she "[doesn't] trust people that have never had a drink, a smoke, and [she doesn't] 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".
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