The twenty-ninth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 27, 2025. This season features 30-year-old Grant Ellis, a day trader from Newark, New Jersey.
Ellis finished in fifth place on the 21st season of The Bachelorette featuring Jenn Tran. He is the second Black male lead in The Bachelor franchise, but the first to have appeared as a contestant on a previous season.
The season concluded on March 24, 2025, with Ellis choosing to propose to 28-year-old client service associate Juliana Pasquarosa. They announced their breakup on June 13, 2025.
Production
Casting and contestants On August 12, 2024, Ellis was announced as the Bachelor immediately after his elimination on Tran's season aired.
Notable contestants include Miss California USA 2020 Allyshia Gupta, who placed in the top 10 at Miss USA 2020, Carolina Quixano, who was a contestant on game show We Are Family in February 2024, and Vicky Nyamuswa, who was a member of the Las Vegas Raiderettes from 2020 to 2023.
Filming and development
Filming began on September 18, 2024, in Agoura Hills, California. On October 7, 2024, filming was reported in Edinburgh, Scotland.
This season also includes visits to Madrid, Spain and the Dominican Republic.
Singers Mario and Emeli Sandé; choreographer Robin Antin; entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky; comedian Hannah Berner; reality television personality Lisa Vanderpump; The Golden Bachelorette contestants Gary Levingston, Jack Lencioni, Jonathan Rone, and Keith Gordon; previous Bachelor Joey Graziadei; and previous contestants Daisy Kent, Kaity Biggar, and Rachel Nance made guest appearances this season.
Contestants 27 potential contestants were revealed on September 16, 2024.
The final cast of 25 women was announced on January 7, 2025.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRefJuliana Pasquarosa28Newton, MassachusettsClient Service Associate Winner 1Litia Garr31Star Valley, WyomingVenture CapitalistWeek 82Zoe McGrady27Chester, VirginiaTech Engineer / ModelWeek 73Dina Lupancu32Willowbrook, IllinoisAttorneyWeek 64Alexe Godin27Néguac, New BrunswickPediatric Speech TherapistWeek 55–7Carolina Quixano28Guaynabo, Puerto RicoPublic Relations ProducerSarafiena Watkins29Cos Cob, ConnecticutAssociate Media DirectorNatalie Phillips25Seattle, WashingtonPhD StudentWeek 48–9Parisa Shifteh29Birmingham, MichiganPediatric Behavior AnalystRose Sombke27Rockford, IllinoisRegistered Nurse10 (quit)Alli Jo Hinkes30Freehold, New JerseyBoxing TrainerWeek 311–13Bailey Brown27Atlanta, GeorgiaSocial Media ManagerChloie Costello27Mission Hills, KansasModelBeverly Ortega30Howard Beach, New YorkInsurance Salesperson14 ()Allyshia Gupta29Wesley Chapel, FloridaInterior DesignerWeek 215–18Ella Del Rosario25Los Angeles, CaliforniaLuxury Travel HostRebekah Garrett31Dallas, TexasICU NurseVicky Nyamuswa28Henderson, NevadaNightclub ServerChristina Smith26Kindred, North DakotaMarketing DirectorWeek 119–25J'Nae Squires-Horton28Colorado Springs, ColoradoAccount CoordinatorKelsey Curtis26Clarksville, MarylandInterior DesignerKyleigh Henrich26Glen Rose, TexasRetail ManagerNeicey Baxter32Blythewood, South CarolinaPediatricianRadhika Gupta28Floral Park, New YorkAttorneySavannah Quinn27Charlottesville, VirginiaWedding Planner
Future appearances
Bachelor in Paradise Season 10
Alexe Godin, Alli Jo Hinkes, Allyshia Gupta, Bailey Brown, Parisa Shifteh and Zoe McGrady returned for season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise. Hinkes and McGrady were eliminated in week 2. Gupta and Shifta were eliminated and left in relationships with Sean McLaughlin and Brian Autz respectively in week 7. Brown was eliminated and left in a relationship with Jeremy Simon in week 9. Godin won $125,000 and left in a relationship with Andrew Spencer in the finale.
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