The Bachelorette (American TV series) 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.
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."

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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!.
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.

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.

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome	Place	Ref
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
Anthony Battle	26	Dolton, Illinois	Education Software Manager	Week 5	10–11
Josiah Graham	28	Plantation, Florida	Prosecuting Attorney	Week 5	10–11
Lee Garrett	30	Jacksonville, Florida	Singer/Songwriter	Week 5	12
Ignacio "Iggy" Rodriguez	30	Pasadena, California	Consulting Firm CEO	Week 4	13–14
Jonathan Treece	31	Paragould, Arkansas	Tickle Monster	Week 4	13–14
Jack Stone	32	Dallas, Texas	Attorney	Week 4	15
Brady Ervin	29	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Male Model	Week 3	16–18
Bryce Powers	30	Orlando, Florida	Firefighter	Week 3	16–18
Kenneth "Diggy" Moreland	31	Naperville, Illinois	Senior Inventory Analyst	Week 3	16–18
Fred Johnson	27	Dallas, Texas	Executive Assistant	Week 3	19
Blake Elarbee	31	Marina del Rey, California	Aspiring Drummer	Week 2	20–22
Jamey Kocan	32	Santa Monica, California	Sales Account Executive	Week 2	20–22
Lucas Yancey	30	Woodside, California	Whaboom	Week 2	20–22
DeMario Jackson	30	Century City, California	Executive Recruiter	Week 2	23
Blake Killpack	29	Oahu, Hawaii	U.S. Marine Veteran	Week 1	24–31
Grant Hubsher	29	Palm Harbor, Florida	Emergency Medicine Physician	Week 1	24–31
Jedidiah Ballard	35	Augusta, Georgia	ER Physician	Week 1	24–31
Kyle Sherwood	26	Stratford, Connecticut	Marketing Consultant	Week 1	24–31
Michael Black	26	Chicago, Illinois	Former Professional Basketball Player	Week 1	24–31
Milton LaCroix	31	North Bay Village, Florida	Hotel Recreation Supervisor	Week 1	24–31
Mohit Sehgal	26	Pacifica, California	Product Manager	Week 1	24–31
Rob Howard	30	Calgary, Alberta	Law Student	Week 1	24–31

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. 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. 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.

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.