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ABC made historical past this week. Twice.
First, the community stunned viewers by revealing the id of subsequent season’s The Bachelor lead far sooner than ordinary.
Second, it did so by revealing him to be Grant Ellis, solely the second African-American to ever maintain this title.
“We are saying Grant so rapidly so individuals can nonetheless apply to be on his season,” producer Robert Mills Tweeted after the announcement went viral. “If you suppose Grant is doubtlessly the person of your goals or somebody who’s apply ASAP!!!”
Fair sufficient.
If ladies are gonna vie for Ellis’ coronary heart, nevertheless, after the 30-year previous day dealer was eradicated by Jenn Tran on The Bachelorette… they should know what he’s looking for in a possible partner, proper?
Take it away, Grant Ellis!
“I’m in search of a love that’s sort and understanding. Some qualities I’m in search of in a possible accomplice is any person who’s adventurous, any person who’s affectionate and any person who’s loving,” Ellis mentioned on a Good Morning America look.
“I can’t watch for this unbelievable journey to get kicked off; it’s going to be so enjoyable and I hope you guys tune in. Peace!”
A press launch from ABC Entertainment mentioned Ellis “is keen to embark on a journey crammed with romance, journey, and real connections.”
It added that “he hopes to discover a accomplice who shares his values of loyalty, humor and a deep appreciation for all times’s easy pleasures.”
On The Bachelorette, Ellis admitted that he was falling in love with Tran.
He was despatched packing every week earlier than the hometown-date episode.
“I poured all the pieces out and it wasn’t ok,” he advised the cameras. “It simply sucks figuring out that you just really feel a way about any person, they usually don’t really feel the identical about you.”
It does, completely.
But Ellis might be answerable for his personal romantic journey when The Bachelor premieres in early 2025.
During an interview with Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt on the Bachelor Happy Hour Podcast in July, Ellis mentioned that his favourite factor about Tran was “her capacity to make a state of affairs straightforward and the way she lights up the room and the way witty she is.”
Here are just a few info about Grant Ellis:
- He’s a New Jersey native who now lives in Houston.
- He performed basketball at Iona College, Southern University and Albertus Magnus College after which went on to play professionally in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
- Ellis works as a day dealer. While he’s “passionate” about his new profession, his ABC Bachelor biography says “he loves watching the Lakers, going bowling, and singing his coronary heart out at karaoke” when he “isn’t hustling at his job.”
