The Bachelorette (season 13)


The thirteenth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 22, 2017. This season featured Rachel Lindsay, a 32-year-old attorney from Dallas, Texas. The season concluded on August 7, 2017.
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. Lindsay was the second runner-up on the 21st season of The Bachelor featuring Nick Viall. Lindsay is the first African-American in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor Nation franchise. The season concluded when 37-year-old chiropractor Bryan Abasolo was named the winner. The two lived in Dallas before relocating to Abasolo's hometown of Miami, prior to their August 2019 wedding in Mexico.

Development and Production

Casting began during season twelve of The Bachelorette. Lindsay was named as the bachelorette during Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
This season's cast includes pro wrestler Kenny Layne.
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.

Contestants

The season began with 31 contestants.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRef
Bryan Abasolo37Miami, FloridaChiropractorWinner1
Peter Kraus31Madison, WisconsinBusiness OwnerRunner-Up2
Eric Bigger29Baltimore, MarylandPersonal TrainerWeek 93
Dean Unglert26Aspen, ColoradoStartup RecruiterWeek 84
Adam Gottschalk27Dallas, TexasReal Estate AgentWeek 75
Matthew "Matt" Munson32Meriden, ConnecticutConstruction Sales RepWeek 76
Aleksandr "Alex" Bordyukov28Grosse Pointe, MichiganInformation Systems SupervisorWeek 67
William "Will" Gaskins28White Plains, New YorkSales ManagerWeek 68
Kenny Layne35Orlando, FloridaProfessional WrestlerWeek 69
Anthony Battle26Chicago, IllinoisEducation Software ManagerWeek 510-11
Josiah Graham28Plantation, FloridaProsecuting AttorneyWeek 510-11
Lee Garrett30Jacksonville, FloridaSinger/SongwriterWeek 512
Ignacio "Iggy" Rodriguez30Pasadena, CaliforniaConsulting Firm CEOWeek 413-14
Jonathan Treece31Paragould, ArkansasTickle MonsterWeek 413-14
Jack Stone32Dallas, TexasAttorneyWeek 415
Brady Ervin29Eden Prairie, MinnesotaMale ModelWeek 316-18
Kenneth "Diggy" Moreland31Chicago, IllinoisSenior Inventory AnalystWeek 316-18
Bryce Powers30Orlando, FloridaFirefighterWeek 316-18
Frederick "Fred" Johnson27Dallas, TexasExecutive AssistantWeek 319
Blake Elarbee31Marina del Rey, CaliforniaAspiring DrummerWeek 220-22
James "Jamey" Kocan32Santa Monica, CaliforniaSales Account ExecutiveWeek 220-22
Lucas Yancey30Woodside, CaliforniaWhaboomWeek 220-22
DeMario Jackson30Century City, CaliforniaExecutive RecruiterWeek 223
Jedidiah Ballard35Augusta, GeorgiaER PhysicianWeek 124-31
Michael Black26Chicago, IllinoisFormer Professional Basketball PlayerWeek 124-31
Robert "Rob" Howard30Calgary, AlbertaLaw StudentWeek 124-31
Grant Hubsher29Palm Harbor, FloridaEmergency Medicine PhysicianWeek 124-31
Blake Killpack29San Francisco, CaliforniaU.S. Marine VeteranWeek 124-31
Milton LaCroix31North Bay Village, FloridaHotel Recreation SupervisorWeek 124-31
Mohit Sehgal26Pacifica, CaliforniaProduct ManagerWeek 124-31
Kyle Sherwood26Stratford, ConnecticutMarketing ConsultantWeek 124-31

Future Appearances

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 4
DeMario Jackson was set to appear in the fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise thus became the only cast member of this season has announced. When production restarted after the misconduct allegations had halted production, Jackson did not return for filming. Dean Unglert joined the cast on that season after he was eliminated during hometowns,. Diggy Moreland, Matt Munson, Iggy Rodriguez, Jack Stone, Jonathan Treece, Fred Johnson, Blake Elarbee, and Adam Gottschalk would also appear on season 4. When production restarted, Rodriguez was eliminated in week one. Munson quit in week two. Elarbee and Johnson were eliminated in week three. Unglert, Moreland, Stone, and Treece all quit in week four. Gottschalk left Paradise in a relationship with Raven Gates.
Season 5
Eric Bigger and Diggy Moreland competed in the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise on their third Bachelor Nation appearances. They were joined by first time returnee Kenny Layne. Layne quit in week three. Bigger quit in week five. Moreland was eliminated in week five.
Season 6
Unglert returned for the sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise. He quit during week 3 but returned in week 5. He quit, once again, that same week.
Australia Season 2
Alex Bordyukov appeared on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Australia. 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 is no longer together.

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Unglert would appear again on his third Bachelor Nation franchise appearance in The Bachelor Winter Games, he joined with first-time returnees Eric Bigger, Jamey Kocan and Josiah Graham to compete as Team USA. Bigger and Kocan were eliminated in week one, Graham was eliminated in week three. Unglert was eliminated in week four.

Call-out order

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.