Bryan Abasolo

The Bachelorette (season 13)

Company type	Television season
Industry	Reality television
Founded	May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
Headquarters	United States
Area served	United States

The thirteenth installment of The Bachelorette debuted on May 22, 2017. This edition starred Rachel Lindsay, a 32-year-old lawyer from Dallas, Texas.

Lindsay completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School in 2011. She previously secured third place on the twenty-first season of The Bachelor, which featured Nick Viall as the lead. Notably, Lindsay was the first African-American to headline the Bachelor franchise.

The season concluded on August 7, 2017, with Lindsay accepting a marriage proposal from 37-year-old chiropractor Bryan Abasolo. The couple wed on August 24, 2019, and resided in Los Angeles, California. On January 2, 2024, Abasolo initiated divorce proceedings citing "irreconcilable differences."

Casting and contestants

Casting efforts commenced during The Bachelorette twelfth season. On February 13, 2017, Lindsay was officially announced as the new bachelorette during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Lindsay made a guest appearance during the live finale of season 21 of The Bachelor, where she met the initial four contenders: Dean, Eric, Blake E., and DeMario.

Among the notable participants was professional wrestler Kenny Layne.

Filming and development

Production began on March 16, 2017, shortly after wrapping up the twenty-first season of The Bachelor. Filming locations included South Carolina, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Spain. The season featured guest appearances from celebrities such as actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and country music artist Russell Dickerson.

Contestants

The initial group of four contestants was unveiled during the finale of The Bachelor on March 13, 2017. The complete roster of 31 participants was disclosed on May 17.

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place
Bryan Abasolo	37	Miami, Florida	Chiropractor	Winner	1
Peter Kraus	31	Cottage Grove, Wisconsin	Business Owner	Runner-Up	2
Eric Bigger	29	Baltimore, Maryland	Personal Trainer	Week 9	3
Dean Unglert	26	Basalt, Colorado	Startup Recruiter	Week 8	4
Adam Gottschalk	27	Dallas, Texas	Real Estate Agent	Week 7	5
Matt Munson	32	Meriden, Connecticut	Construction Sales Rep	Week 7	6
Alex Bordyukov	28	Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Information Systems Supervisor	Week 6	7
Will Gaskins	28	White Plains, New York	Sales Manager	Week 6	8
Kenny Layne	35	Orlando, Florida	Professional Wrestler	Week 6	9

Other contestants included an education software manager Anthony Battle (eliminated Week 5), prosecuting attorney Josiah Graham (Week 5), singer-songwriter Lee Garrett (Week 5), CEO of a consulting firm Ignacio "Iggy" Rodriguez (Week 4), and aspiring drummer Blake Elarbee (Week 2). The cast also encompassed diverse professions such as emergency medicine physician Grant Hubsher and ex-professional basketball player Michael Black.

Bachelor in Paradise

Season 4

DeMario Jackson was originally planned to participate in the fourth season of Bachelor in Paradise, but he did not rejoin after filming resumed following allegations of misconduct. Returning contestants for season 4 included Dean Unglert, Diggy Moreland, Matt Munson, Iggy Rodriguez, Jack Stone, Jonathan Treece, Fred Johnson, Blake Elarbee, and Adam Gottschalk. Rodriguez was voted off in the first week; Munson voluntarily left in week two; Elarbee and Johnson were eliminated during week three; Unglert, Moreland, Stone, and Treece all quit by week four. Gottschalk departed the show while in a relationship with Raven Gates.

Season 5

Moreland, Eric Bigger, and Kenny Layne returned for the fifth season. Layne exited the show in week three; Bigger left during week five; Moreland was eliminated also in week five.

Season 6

Unglert made a comeback for season six; he quit in the third week but returned during the fifth week to invite Caelynn Miller-Keyes to leave with him.

Season 8

Alex Bordyukov participated again in season eight and was eliminated by week four.

Bachelor in Paradise Australia

Season 2

Bordyukov also appeared on the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Australia. He left during week seven to pursue a relationship with fellow American contestant Caroline Lunny; the couple later parted ways.

Bachelor in Paradise Canada

Season 1

For the debut season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada, Bordyukov returned but split from Kit Blaiklock by week five.

The Bachelor Winter Games

Unglert, Bigger, Jamey Kocan, and Josiah Graham represented Team USA on The Bachelor Winter Games. Bigger and Kocan were eliminated during the first week; Graham exited by week three; Unglert was eliminated in week four.

Call-out order

1. "Dean"#
2. "Dean"#
3. "Adam"#
4. "Iggy"#
5. "Iggy
   Jonathan" bgcolor="FF6347" rowspan=2

1. "Eric"#
2. "Matt"#
3. "Kenny"#
4. "Kenny"#

1. "DeMario"#
2. "Anthony"#
3. "Brady"#
4. "Lee"#
5. "Jack" bgcolor="hotpink"

1. "Blake E."#
2. "Brady"#
3. "Lee"#
4. "Brady
   Bryce
   Diggy" bgcolor="FF6347" rowspan=3

1. "Fred"#
2. "Josiah"#
3. "Iggy"#

1. "Jonathan"#
2. "Lee"#
3. "Fred"#

1. "Lee"#
2. "Diggy"#

• "Diggy"*
• "Fred" bgcolor="hotpink"

• "Alex"*
• "Fred"*
• "Blake E.
  Jamey
  Lucas"* bgcolor="FF6347" rowspan=4

• "Milton"*
• "Adam"*

• "Adam"*
• "Blake E."*

• "Matt"*
• "Lucas"*
• "DeMario"* bgcolor="hotpink"

• "Grant"*
• "Blake K.
  Grant
  Jedidiah
  Kyle
  Michael
  Milton
  Mohit
  Rob"* bgcolor="FF6347" rowspan=8

• "Anthony"*

• "Jamey"*

• "Jack"*

• "Mohit"*

• "Jedidiah"*

• "Michael"*

• "Lucas"*

Position	Contestants	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Peter	Bryan	Dean	Alex	Dean	Bryan	Eric	Bryan	Bryan	Bryan	Bryan
2	Josiah	Peter	Peter	Anthony	Bryan	Will	Peter	Dean	Eric	Peter	Peter
3	Bryan	Will	Josiah	Eric	Eric	Kenny	Bryan	Peter	Peter	Eric
Kenny	"Jack"	"Bryan"	"Will"	"Peter"	"Dean"	"Matt"	"Eric" bgcolor=FFD700	"Dean" bgcolor="FF6347"
"Rob"	"Jamey"	"Bryce"	"Dean"	"Adam"	"Eric"	"Dean"	"Adam" bgcolor="maroon"
"Iggy"	"Diggy"	"Eric"	"Jonathan"	"Will"	"Peter"	"Adam"	"Matt" bgcolor="hotpink"
"Bryce"	"Eric"	"Anthony"	"Peter"	"Matt"	"Alex"	"Alex" bgcolor="FF6347"
"Will"	"DeMario"	"Will"	"Adam"	"Alex"	"Adam"	"Will" bgcolor="hotpink"
"Diggy"	"Jonathan"	"Jonathan"	"Bryan"	"Josiah"	"Matt"	"Kenny" bgcolor="hotpink"
"Kyle"	"Bryce"	"Jack"	"Matt"	"Anthony"	"Anthony Josiah" bgcolor="FF6347" rowspan=2
"Blake K."	"Alex"	"Matt"	"Josiah"	"Kenny"
"Brady"	"Kenny"	"Alex" "Jack"# "Lee" bgcolor="hotpink"

Awarded first impression rose

Received rose on a date

Eliminated from competition

Removed during a date event

Eliminated outside of rose ceremony

Disqualified from participation

Contestant who won

Episodes

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Lee Garrett's racially insensitive tweets

The program encountered backlash for including Lee Garrett in its inaugural season featuring a Black lead, due to his history of posting racially charged tweets. Garrett likened Black Lives Matter to a terrorist organization, drew parallels between the NAACP and the Ku Klux Klan, and made derogatory remarks about feminists.