It’s that time of year, Bachelor Nation. The Bachelorette Season 21 spoilers, including Jenn’s winner, are here, and as host Jesse Palmer says, this could be the most dramatic season yet. Jenn Tran, who was sent home in Week 7 on The Bachelor Season 28 with Joey Graziadei, was announced as the Season 21 Bachelorette at the Joey’s “After the Final Rose” special in March 2024.
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The announcement made Jenn, who is Vietnamese American, the first lead of Asian descent in The Bachelor’s 22-year history. “For me, growing up, I never really had Asian representation in the media. … And because of that, I really struggled with my identity in trying to figure out who I was and who I could become,” Jenn told USA Today prior to The Bachelorette Season 21 premiere. “To be able to be that role model that I was looking for when I was a kid, it really is surreal.”
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Jenn’s Bachelorette season started filming on March 26—the day after Joey’s Bachelor season finale—and finished filming on May 16. Filming lasted for around two months. In an interview with Deadline before The Bachelorette Season 21 finale, Jenn revealed what she was the most surprised by from watching her season back at home. “Just so much bickering in the house. I didn’t know that there was so much drama going on,” she said. “They’re so, so passionate. Things with Sam M., I wasn’t seeing how he was behaving in the house with the guys and stuff like that. Mostly, the drama I was surprised by. I don’t think anybody else really surprised me. I had a pretty good read on a lot of their characters, and it was just so nice to see all of their growth too.
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Jenn also revealed to Glamour ahead of The Bachelorette Season 21’s premiere that a twist occurred in her finale that not even her family expected. The whole journey happened in a way that needed to happen, and I’m very happy with the way that things ended,” she said at the time. “It’s definitely an ending that I didn’t see coming for myself. My family won’t see it coming, and I don’t think the viewers will see it coming too. I’m excited for it all to unfold.”
So what happened and who was the winner? As always with Bachelor Nation, Jenn’s Bachelorette season was filled with twists and turns. Check out The Bachelorette Season 21 spoilers confirmed by Reality Steve below.
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Winner:
Week 2 (Melbourne, Australia)
Week 3 (Victoria, Australia)
Week 4 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Week 5 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Week 6 (Seattle, Washington)
Week 7 (Hometown Dates)
Week 2 (Melbourne, Australia)
Week 3 (Victoria, Australia)
Week 4 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Week 5 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Week 6 (Seattle, Washington)
The Bachelorette Season 21 introduced a new Bachelor mansion. Instead of the usual mansion in Agoura Hills, California, Jenn’s season, including her limo entrances, were filmed at Hummingbird Nest Ranch, in Santa Susana, California. This was the location of the since-cancelled spinoff, The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart. Season 21 also marks the first season since Season 18 that didn’t film at the Bachelor mansion
“I think what I’ve been trying to tell myself [is I’m the] first Asian Bachelorette, first PA student, we’re really breaking the mold this season,” Jenn told Entertainment Tonight ahead of The Bachelorette Season 21 premiere. “I feel like a new mansion is the perfect way to break the mold… I’m gonna bless it with some really good vibes.”
Jenn gave her First Impression Rose to Sam McKinney, a 27-year-old Contractor from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Night One of The Bachelorette Season 21, according to Reality Steve. Sam wasn’t Jenn’s winner, according to Reality Steve.
Reality Steve revealed in an episode of his podcast in July 2024 that there’s drama on Night One when the contestants play a game of “Truth or Dare” and one contestant’s behavior will “not sit well with a lot of the audience.” He also teased that the drama was “relevant to the season.”
Reality Steve later confirmed that the drama had to do with Devin Strader, a 28-year-old Freight Company Owner who is also Jenn’s winner on The Bachelorette Season 21. He claimed that, during Truth or Dare, Devin was asked to name a conspiracy theory that believed, to which he allegedly responds, “I believe 9/11 was an inside job.”
Reality Steve confirmed that Jenn was also present when Devin made the comment. He also confirmed that the moment won’t air in The Bachelorette Season 21, as Devin is Jenn’s winner.
Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old Day Trader from Newark, New Jersey, got the first Group Date Rose on The Bachelorette Season 21 after a comedy roast-themed date at the St. Kilda’s Sports Club in Melbourne, Australia, for the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Dylan Buckor, a 24-year-old Medical Student from Elk Grove, California, got the second Group Date Rose on The Bachelorette Season 21 after a zoo date in Melbourne, Australia.
Aaron Erb, a 29-year-old Aerospace Engineer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, sent himself home in Week 3 of The Bachelorette Season 21 because he got called by the U.S. Air force, Reality Steve confirmed in June 2024. Aaron is also the twin brother of Bachelor Nation alum Noah Erb, who was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 16 and Bachelor in Paradise Season 7.
“At some point after this group date, Aaron Erb eliminates himself because he’s called by flight school back home and basically has to leave now or apparently not have a chance of getting his pilots license. Heard he’s going to edited like a hero that he’s leaving the show to fly for our country,” Reality Steve wrote.
Jonathon Johnson, a 27-year-old Creative Director from Kansas City, Missouri, won a stripping group date hosted by dancers from Thunder Down Under in Week 3 of The Bachelorette Season 21. The judges for the date were Jenn, and Becky and Ellie Miles, sisters and the leads of The Bachelorette Australia Season 6.
Sam Nejad, a 25-year-old Entrepreneur from Carlsbad, California, was the last contestant to perform during a stripping group date in Week 3 of The Bachelorette Season 21. He didn’t wear his costume and took off his mic before telling Jenn that he was falling in love with her, according to Reality Steve. He was one of two contestants to not strip down to his underwear on the date.
Jenn’s ex-boyfriend, TikTok content creator Matty Rossi, tried to join The Bachelorette Season 21 in Week 4 in Auckland, New Zealand, according to Reality Steve. Matty surprised Jenn before the fourth Rose Ceremony, which she declined and because she was too far into filming. The moment was shown in the preview for The Bachelorette Season 21, as Jenn asked producers why her ex-boyfriend was filming. 1 ended with a cliffhanger as Jenn was surprised by someone from her past who crashed her season. “What is going on? What is he doing here?” she said in the preview.
The preview continued with Jenn telling her cast about her run-in with her ex-boyfriend. “This morning, someone from my past flew all the way here. He wants to be with me, and he wants to join this journey,” she said.
Rossi confirmed that he and Jenn dated in a TikTok video in February 2024 while she appeared on The Bachelor Season 28 with Joey Graziadei. “POV: your ex goes on The Bachelor,” Rossi wrote on a TikTok video of him watching The Bachelor at home. He captioned the video, “Guess she got a type,” along with an Italian flag emoji, a reference to Joey’s Italian background.
In another video, Rossi confirmed Jenn was the ex he was referring to. “Alright, the rumors are true. My ex was on The Bachelor. Here’s a little storytime,” Rossi said before having his dog pretend to tell the story of his relationship.
“When I was still a twinkle in my dad’s eyes, he was a 24-year-old fuckboy living in Boston with his three best friends. This really weird thing called COVID had just come to an end…” the dog said. “Anyways, he was painfully single. Not too different than how he is now. So he decided to go on this app called Hinge, which he had never done so before because he was scared of Craigslist killers, and he found this really cute, sweet girl named Jenn. Totally out of his league. Somehow she gave him a chance, they hit it off and they started dating. Things started to heat up and got pretty serious, and Jenn was ready to settle down with her person, but my dad wasn’t there yet. He was still a fuckboy. Anyways, years pass, they stayed friends and now he’s using her for clout.”
Rossi ended the video by joking, “Alright, well there you have it. If you’re not Jenn, you can keep scrolling now. Yo, did you change your number? Why aren’t you answering my texts? Give me another shot.”
Jenn, for her part, also confirmed she dated Matty in a 2023 TikTok video in which she referred to her ex-boyfriend as “Wienerboy,” a reference to Matty’s wienerdog. In the video, Jenn revealed that she dated Matty three years prior when she moved to Boston after graduating from college in 2020.
She told her followers that she was “completely head over heels in love with him,” however, Matty dumped her after three months together. Reeling from the split, Jenn explained that the breakup pushed her to move away from Boston to enroll in PA school in Miami, Florida.
Austin Ott, a 28-year-old Sales Executive from Vista, California, sent himself home in Week 5 of The Bachelorette Season 21 during a group date, according to Reality Steve.
Daisy Kent (The Bachelor Season 28 runner-up); Kelsey Anderson (The Bachelor Season 28 winner); Charity Lawson (the Season 20 Bachelorette); and Trista Sutter (the Season 1 Bachelorette) were guests on a Jenn’s one-on-one date with Marcus Shoberg, a 31-year-old Army Ranger Veteran from Cloquet, Minnesota, in Week 6. The date was Wicked-themed where Marcus and Jenn walked a yellow brick road and chose their own adventures. Daisy, Kelsey A., Charity, and Trista were on different parts of their journey.
Jenn’s final four who received Hometown Dates on The Bachelorette Season 21 were Devin Strader, Marcus Schoberg, Jeremy Simon, and Jonathon Johnson.
Jeremy is from Fairfield, Connecticut, but now lives in New York, New York. Devin is from Rosenberg, Texas, but now lives in Houston, Texas. Marcus is from Tacoma, Washington, but now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.Jonathon is from Kansas City, Missouri, but now lives in San Diego, California. Jeremy, a 29-year-old Real Estate Investor, was sent home in fourth place in the rose ceremony after Hometown Dates.
According to TikTok account @ZacharyReality, Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old Day Trader from Newark, New Jersey, was confirmed as the next Bachelor for Season 29 at The Bachelorette Season 21 “Men Tell All” special, where he got a hot seat interview with host Jesse Palmer.
The contestants at the “Men Tell All” included Jenn’s fourth-place and third-place finalists—Jeremy Simon, a 29-year-old Real Estate Investor from Fairfield, Connecticut, and Jonathon Johnson, a 27-year-old Creative Director from Kansas City, Missouri. However, one contestant who was missing was Austin Ott, a 28-year-old Sales Executive from Vista, California, who quit in Week 5. Zachary Reality couldn’t confirm whether
Aaron Erb, a 29-year-old Aerospace Engineer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who quit in Week 3 to train in the Air Force, faced backlash from the rest of his cast for how he left during The Bachelorette Season 21 “Men Tell All” special, according to Zachary Reality. Aaron was previously slammed by viewers for joining Jenn’s Bachelorette season knowing he couldn’t commit to her because of his career in the Air Force.
Sam McKinney—a 27-year-old Contractor from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who went home in Week 6—also faced backlash from the rest of the cast during The Bachelorette Season 21 “Men Tell All” special. Sam M., who was a villain throughout The Bachelorette Season 21, was criticized by viewers and his cast mates in his final episode for not being able to explain to Jenn why he loved her. Along with backlash from his cast, Jenn also slammed Sam M. during the “Men Tell All,” according to Zachary Reality. “I heard she read him down,” the account said.
Jenn’s final three who received Fantasy Suite Dates on The Bachelorette Season 21 were Devin Strader, Marcus Schoberg, and Jonathon Johnson. Jonathon, a 27-year-old Creative Director from Kansas City, Missouri, was sent home in third place in the rose ceremony after Fantasy Suite Dates. Before Fantasy Suites, Jenn talked to Molly Mesnick, the runner-up of The Bachelor Season 13 with Jason Mesnick, who is now her husband.
Devin Strader, a 28-year-old Freight Company Owner from Rosenberg, Texas, is the winner of The Bachelorette Season 21. Jenn gave Devin her final rose at the Final Rose Ceremony in The Bachelorette Season 21 finale in Hawaii, which he accepted. Devin also proposed to Jenn and the two got engaged.
Jenn wore white dress for her Final Rose Ceremony, which was filmed at a house on the coast of Hawaii, according to Reality Steve. Jenn’s runner-up was Marcus Shoberg, a 31-year-old Army Ranger Veteran from Cloquet, Minnesota.
Jenn also seemingly confirmed she was engaged in an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in June 2024, in which she defended herself against critics who didn’t want her as the Bachelorette. “People were like, ‘She’s too boring, or She’s too crazy, she wants to take shots,’” Jenn said. “It’s like, God forbid I want to take a shot! I didn’t know that once you get engaged, you can’t take a shot. Or once you find love, you can’t take a shot.” Jenn went on to correct herself to a more general “find love,” however, fans interpreted her comment as confirmation that she got engaged.
Jenn also revealed in an interview with Season 11 Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe before Season 21 premiered that she had an unexpected ending that’s “never happened” in the franchise. “I think I’m also being told that the ending of my season is also something that has never happened before,” she said.
Because Season 28 Bachelor Joey Graziadei and his winner, Kelsey Anderson, spoiled their finale with videos from a happy couple visit—a secret date set up by producers for the lead and their winner—Reality Steve believed that the franchise will no longer allow Jenn and other leads to post from their happy couple visits. “I don’t think they’re going to allow them to post from happy couple visits,” Reality Steve said. “I’d be shocked if they did, but if they do, they’ll be caught.”
For Jenn’s engagement, it’s almost certain the ring was designed by Neil Lane, a celebrity jeweler, who has created engagement rings for The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise since 2008. In a 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly, former host Chris Harrison revealed that Bachelor Nation couples have to stay together for a certain amount of time, otherwise they have to return the free engagement ring to Neil Lane. “There’s some rule, after a certain number of years, you get to keep it anyway,” he said. “But after months… it goes back.”
Lane told StyleCaster in 2016 that he doesn’t know where the rings go, but that he designs them with the hope that the couple stays together. “I make rings hoping that people stay together forever, but after they get the ring, I don’t have a say in it, and what happens after that, I don’t know,” he said. “Where the ring goes, I have to say, I don’t really know. I just say it goes to ring heaven.”
Read The Bachelorette Season 21’s official biography and fun facts for Jenn’s winner, Devin, below:
“Devin is the full package and is so ready to meet his match. This business owner is 100% husband material and dreams of surprising his partner with romantic gestures throughout their relationship. Devin is extremely hardworking, passionate about his career, and proud of the business he’s built. When he’s not working, he loves running and spending time with his dog, Charlie — these two are a package deal. Devin is hoping his future wife is honest, kind, and embraces his big personality. He admits he’s a bit loud and loves to talk. Devin is truly here to find his person and hopefully return home with Jenn by his side.
Fun Facts:
● Devin ran a 200-mile relay race with his buddies.
● Devin loves eating shrimp tacos despite being allergic to shrimp.
● Devin’s mom is his hero.”
Reality Steve confirmed on September 3, 2024—the day of The Bachelorette Season 21 finale—that Jenn and her winner, Devin, broke up and ended their engagement after the finale. According to Reality Steve, Devin was the one who broke up with Jenn. Reality Steve also reported that the breakup happened sometime between mid-August and early September, which meant that Jenn and Devin were together for around three months before their split given that that the Final Rose Ceremony filmed on May 16, 2024.
“I do not know why he ended it. He broke it off with her. I can’t imagine him looking good in any of this because this is a guy who essentially love bombed Jenn from Hometown Dates on. He clearly had no problem telling Jenn over and over again how much he loved her and how much he was in love with her,” Reality Steve said on his podcast.
Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old Day Trader from Newark, New Jersey, was announced as the next Bachelor for Season 29 after his elimination in Week 6 on Jenn’s Bachelorette season. “So thankful for this opportunity, and this shot at love… Let’s make it count,” Grant captioned his first Instagram Story after Good Morning America announced him as the Season 29 Bachelor, which was a reference to his career as a professional basketball player.
“Good morning, America! My name is Grant Ellis, your newest Bachelor,” he said in a video shared by Good Morning America’s Instagram. “I’m so excited to kick off my journey of finding love and I hope that you guys join me next year when the show premieres on ABC.”
He continued, “I’m looking for a love that’s kind and understanding. Some qualities I’m looking for in a potential partner is somebody who’s adventurous, somebody who’s affectionate and somebody who’s loving,” he continued. “I can’t wait for this incredible journey to get kicked off; it’s going to be so fun and I hope you guys tune in. Peace!”
A press release from ABC Entertainment also described what Grant was looking for as the Bachelor, “As the Bachelor, Ellis is eager to embark on a journey filled with romance, adventure, and genuine connections,” the release read. “He hopes to find a partner who shares his values of loyalty, humor and a deep appreciation for life’s simple pleasures.”
Read Grant’s official Bachelorette Season 21 biography and fun facts ahead:
“It’s easy to see what makes Grant such a catch. His smile lights up every room he walks into and is followed by his positive attitude. Grant is a mama’s boy who loves poetry and reading, and says he’s here to find the love of his life. The former pro basketball player is passionate about his new career as a day trader and hopes to be able to provide for his future family. When Grant isn’t hustling at his job, he loves watching the Lakers, going bowling, and singing his heart out at karaoke. After his last long-term relationship didn’t work out, Grant is excited for the chance to fall in love again and can’t wait for his “Bachelorette” journey to begin.
Fun Facts:
● Grant plans to visit every country in his lifetime.
● Grant is an avid salsa dancer.
● Grant wishes he could live in the year 3000 to see what technology is like.”
