The Bachelorette (American TV series) season 13 explained

Season Number:13
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Starring:Rachel Lindsay
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Num Contestants:31
Winner:Bryan Abasolo
Runner Up:Peter Kraus
Network:ABC
Num Episodes:11
Episode List:List of The Bachelorette episodes

The thirteenth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 22, 2017.[1] This season featured Rachel Lindsay, a 32-year-old attorney from Dallas, Texas.[2]

Lindsay attended the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2007 and Marquette University Law School where she graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2011. She finished in third place on season 21 of The Bachelor featuring Nick Viall. Lindsay is the first African-American in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise.

The season concluded on August 7, 2017, with Lindsay accepting a proposal from 37-year-old chiropractor Bryan Abasolo. They married on August 24, 2019, and currently live in Los Angeles, California. On January 2, 2024 Bryan Abasolo filed for divorce after four years, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Production

Casting and contestants

Casting began during season twelve of The Bachelorette. Lindsay was named as the bachelorette on February 13, 2017, during the telecast of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[2]

Lindsay then appeared in the live season finale of season 21 on The Bachelor, she met the first four contestants, Dean, Eric, Blake E., and DeMario.

Notable cast includes pro wrestler Kenny Layne.

Filming and development

Filming began on March 16, 2017, shortly after the conclusion of the twenty-first season of The Bachelor. Destinations for this season were South Carolina, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Spain, with appearances including actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actress and television host Ellen DeGeneres and country singer Russell Dickerson.[3]

Contestants

The first 4 contestants were revealed in The Bachelor season finale on March 13, 2017. The full cast of 31 contestants were later revealed on May 17.[4] [5]

NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRef
Bryan Abasolo[6] [7] 37Miami, FloridaChiropractorWinner1[8]
Peter Kraus 31Madison, WisconsinBusiness Ownerdata-sort-value="Wh" Runner-Up2
Eric Bigger[9] 29Baltimore, MarylandPersonal Trainer Week 93
Dean Unglert[10] 26Basalt, ColoradoStartup RecruiterWeek 84[11]
Adam Gottschalk27Dallas, TexasReal Estate AgentWeek 75[12]
Matt Munson[13] 32Construction Sales Rep6
Alex Bordyukov[14] 28Grosse Pointe, MichiganInformation Systems SupervisorWeek 67[15]
Will Gaskins28White Plains, New YorkSales Manager8
Kenny Layne[16] 35Orlando, FloridaProfessional Wrestler9
Anthony Battle[17] 26Dolton, IllinoisEducation Software ManagerWeek 510–11
Josiah Graham[18] 28Plantation, FloridaProsecuting Attorney
Lee Garrett[19] 30Jacksonville, FloridaSinger/Songwriter12
Ignacio "Iggy" Rodriguez30Pasadena, CaliforniaConsulting Firm CEOWeek 413–14[20]
Jonathan Treece[21] 31Paragould, ArkansasTickle Monster
Jack Stone[22] 32Dallas, TexasAttorney15[23]
Brady Ervin29Eden Prairie, MinnesotaMale ModelWeek 316–18
Bryce Powers[24] 30Orlando, FloridaFirefighter
Kenneth "Diggy" Moreland31Naperville, IllinoisSenior Inventory Analyst
Fred Johnson27Dallas, TexasExecutive Assistant19[25]
Blake Elarbee[26] 31Marina del Rey, CaliforniaAspiring DrummerWeek 220–22
Jamey Kocan[27] 32Santa Monica, CaliforniaSales Account Executive
Lucas Yancey[28] 30Woodside, CaliforniaWhaboom
DeMario Jackson[29] 30Century City, CaliforniaExecutive Recruiter23[30]
Blake Killpack[31] 29Oahu, HawaiiU.S. Marine VeteranWeek 124–31[32]
Grant Hubsher29Palm Harbor, FloridaEmergency Medicine Physician
Jedidiah Ballard[33] 35Augusta, GeorgiaER Physician
Kyle Sherwood[34] 26Stratford, ConnecticutMarketing Consultant
Michael Black[35] 26Chicago, IllinoisFormer Professional Basketball Player
Milton LaCroix31North Bay Village, FloridaHotel Recreation Supervisor
Mohit Sehgal26Pacifica, CaliforniaProduct Manager
Rob Howard[36] 30Calgary, AlbertaLaw Student

Future appearances

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 4

DeMario Jackson was set to appear in season 4 of Bachelor in Paradise. When production restarted after the misconduct allegations had halted production, Jackson did not return for filming.[37] Dean Unglert, Diggy Moreland, Matt Munson, Iggy Rodriguez, Jack Stone, Jonathan Treece, Fred Johnson, Blake Elarbee, and Adam Gottschalk also returned for season 4. When production restarted, Rodriguez was eliminated in week 1. Munson quit in week 2. Elarbee and Johnson were eliminated in week 3. Unglert, Moreland, Stone, and Treece all quit in week 4. Gottschalk left Paradise in a relationship with Raven Gates.

Season 5

Moreland, Eric Bigger, and Kenny Layne returned for season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise. Layne quit in week 3. Bigger quit in week 5. Moreland was eliminated in week 5.

Season 6

Unglert returned for season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise. He quit in week 3, but returned in week 5 to ask Caelynn Miller-Keyes to leave with him.

Season 8

Alex Bordyukov returned for season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise. He was eliminated in week 4.

Bachelor in Paradise Australia

Season 2

Bordyukov appeared on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Australia.[38] He left the show in week 7 to pursue a relationship with fellow US contestant, Caroline Lunny, who was also competing on that season. However, the pair are no longer together.

Bachelor in Paradise Canada

Season 1

Bordyukov returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada. He split from Kit Blaiklock in week 5.

The Bachelor Winter Games

Unglert, Bigger, Jamey Kocan, and Josiah Graham returned for The Bachelor Winter Games to compete in Team USA. Bigger and Kocan were eliminated in week 1, Graham was eliminated in week 3, and Unglert was eliminated in week 4.

Call-out order

OrderBachelorsWeek
12345678910
1Peter Bryan Dean Alex Dean Bryan Eric Bryan Bryan Bryan Bryan
2Josiah Peter Peter Anthony Bryan Will Peter Dean Eric Peter Peter
3Bryan Will Josiah Eric Eric KennyBryan Peter Peter Eric
4KennyBryan Will Peter Dean Matt Eric Dean
5Rob Jamey Bryce Dean Adam Eric Dean Adam
6IggyDiggyEric Jonathan Will Peter Adam Matt
7Bryce Eric Anthony Peter Matt Alex Alex
8Will DeMario Will Adam Alex Adam Will
9Diggy Jonathan Jonathan Bryan Josiah Matt Kenny
10Kyle Bryce Matt Anthony Anthony
Josiah
11Blake K.Alex Matt Josiah Kenny
12Brady KennyAlex Lee Lee
13Dean Dean Adam IggyIggy
Jonathan
14Eric Matt KennyKenny
15DeMario Anthony Brady Lee
16Blake E.Brady Lee Brady
Bryce
Diggy
17Fred Josiah Iggy
18Jonathan Lee Fred
19Lee Diggy Diggy Fred
20Alex Fred Blake E.
Jamey
Lucas
21Milton Adam
22Adam Blake E.
23Matt Lucas DeMario
24Grant Blake K.
Grant
Jedidiah
Kyle
Michael
Milton
Mohit
Rob
25Anthony
26Jamey
27
28Mohit
29Jedidiah
30Michael
31Lucas

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 was disqualified from the competition

The contestant won the competition

Episodes

See also: List of The Bachelorette (American TV series) episodes.

Controversies

Lee Garrett's racist tweets

The show came under fire for casting Lee Garrett, who had tweeted many racist comments, for their first ever black lead's season. Garrett's tweets consisted of comparing Black Lives Matter to a terrorist group, comparing the NAACP to the Ku Klux Klan, and called feminists ugly.[39]

Notes and References

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