Love is in the air this summer and one lucky lady is about to pick her potential husband from a pool of 25 beaus. Dating game show “The Bachelorette” is back with a brand-new, history-making season, premiering Monday, July 8, on ABC. Former “Bachelor” contestant Jenn Tran, a student in Miami’s Barry University physician assistant program, is the show’s first Asian American lead.
After making a splash on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” Tran became a fan favorite. She spent several weeks getting to know Graziadei, a professional tennis coach, before being sent home in the last rose ceremony before the all-important hometown dates.
While she may not have “won” that season, Tran got so much more when she was announced as the next Bachelorette during the “After the Final Rose” special back in March. Tran was crowned by the last “Bachelorette” lead, Charity Lawson, whose love story ended in a heartwarming on-screen engagement.
New Jersey native Tran, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Vietnam before she was born, has lived in the midwest and Florida to attend undergraduate and master’s school, but is looking forward to finding love abroad, she told Entertainment Tonight.
“I don’t know where we’re going yet, but I can’t wait to find out,” Tran said just after she was named Bachelorette. She revealed her lifelong holiday dream, saying, “I’ve always wanted to go to Africa my entire life. I love animals and I would love to go out in the sanctuaries, go on lots of safari rides, all that stuff. So maybe that’s in the cards.”
“We’re really breaking the mold this season,” Tran said, connecting her monumental season with a major change to the norms of the Bachelor franchise. Season 28 of “The Bachelor” saw the last rose ceremony at the famous Agoura Hills, California, home known as “Bachelor Mansion,” home to many seasons’ first impression night dramas, where sparks flew and tears were shed.
“I feel like a new mansion is the perfect way to break the mold ... I’m gonna bless it with some really good vibes,” Tran promised. The new home of Bachelor franchise premieres is Hummingbird Nest Ranch, where “Listen to Your Heart” was filmed, the hybrid dating and music competition series that aired in the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns — so don’t worry if you can’t exactly remember the home those songbirds lived in.
The 25 eligible bachelors vying for Tran’s heart have come from far and wide to file into the shiny new Bachelor Mansion and make their best first impression on the lead as well as the TV-viewing audience at home. ABC releases official contestant bios ahead of season premieres, and while they are always worth a read in full for the creative fun facts, here are Tran’s potential future husbands:
Aerospace engineer Aaron (29, Tulsa, Oklahoma); Austin, a sales executive (28, San Diego); real estate broker Brendan (30, Vancouver, British Columbia); health and safety manager Brett (28, Manheim, Pennsylvania); aesthetics consultant Brian (33, Boynton Beach, Florida); Dakota, a sommelier (27, Paradise Valley, Arizona); Freight company owner Devin (28, Houston); medical student Dylan (24, Elk Grove, California); Grant, a day trader who pivoted from professional basketball to finance (30, Houston); Medical device salesman Hakeem (29, Schaumberg, Illinois); Jahaan, a startup founder (28, New York City); Jeremy, a real estate investor (29, New York City); medical student John (25, Delray Beach, Florida); Jonathon, a creative director (27, Los Angeles); financial analyst Kevin (35, Denver); Marcus is a veteran (31, Raleigh, North Carolina); luxury event planner Marvin, (28, Santa Monica, California); insurance executive Matt (27, Atlanta); Algebra teacher Caleb (aka Moze), who played in the XFL before returning to the classroom (25, Albany, New York); Ricky, a pharmaceutical representative and former professional baseball player (28, Miami); Sam M., a contractor (27, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina); Sam N., an entrepreneur (25, Carlsbad, California); pet portrait photographer Spencer (30, Dallas); Thomas N., a retirement adviser (31, Tucker, Georgia); and Tomas A., a physiotherapist (27, Toronto).
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