Jenn Tran, first Asian “Bachelorette”: “We are working towards change”
Jenn Tran, the first Asian Bachelorette in 21 seasons of the reality series, explains why this is historic.
Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette is coming to a dramatic end, and next week fans will witness her engagement to Marcus or Devin, the two men remaining after the fantasy suite episode.
Last night, Jenn’s Top 2 were announced after Jonathon was sent home and all of the men from the season took the stage to talk about their experiences on the show.
Here’s a recap of the most dramatic moments from The Men Tell All special, along with information on where to stream it, who will be the next Bachelor, and when Jenn’s finale airs.
Who did Jenn send home during the fantasy suite dates on The Bachelorette?
You could hear Bachelor Nation’s breaking hearts as Jenn said goodbye to Jonathon, a 27-year-old creative director from Los Angeles.
“I know it doesn’t help our situation right now, but I was walking on the beach all by myself last night and I found these chairs overlooking the ocean and I just needed a second to think,” Jonathon told Jenn after the rose ceremony. “And the whole time I was sitting there thinking, I found the clarity I needed. There was no one I would rather be sitting there with than you. And I realized that it had taken me too long to realize how incredible you are.”
The two said their final goodbyes and as he drove off, he told the cameras that he could “see an incredible future with this girl and I feel like the biggest idiot because something incredible was right in front of me and I was too much of my own enemy to realize it until it was too late.”
What happened in last night’s episode of “The Bachelorette”?
Last night on The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All, Bachelor Nation saw the dramatic conclusion to Jenn’s fantasy suites and heard from the men how they felt about their experiences on the show.
And the footage of Jenn’s fantasy suites tied right in with the cliffhanger ABC left fans with on Monday night. Monday’s episode ended with Devin questioning whether Jenn loves him enough to choose him, or if she loves him at all.
The show jumped right back into that storyline, opening with footage of Devin knocking on Jenn’s door to tell her that he didn’t know if he could continue the show without knowing if Jenn loved him back.
Jenn responded and Devin left her hotel room with a smile.
The two men left to propose to Jenn in next week’s finale are Marcus and Devin. Fans watched Jenn send Jonathon home at the rose ceremony, and after footage of his emotional exit was shown, he joined the other men on stage to talk about his breakup with Jenn.
But it’s not all bad news for Jonathon – host Jesse Palmer has officially invited him to join the cast of “Bachelor in Paradise” in 2025. Fan favorite Hakeem, who caused a stir on social media with his animated facial expressions at the beginning of the season, has also been invited to search for love in “Paradise” in 2025.
All of the Florida contestants are back for the special “The Men Tell All.” See what happened last night
In true “Tell All” style, host Jesse Palmer addressed some of the conflicts that arose between the men throughout the season.
Sam M., voted by fans as one of the main villains of the season, eventually came under fire for his behavior on the show. In case you missed it, Sam M. and Jenn had a heated argument early on, but it mostly turned physical – when asked what he liked about Jenn, he dodged the question with revelations about himself and even dropped the “L” bomb in a panic. Jenn dumped Sam M. after episode 6.
They also discussed his problems with Devin, who wasn’t there to speak for himself – but Jeremy did it for him.
“What about Sam M.?” Jesse Palmer asked the men. “Did he keep an eye on the most important thing?”
“If Devin was the main thing, then yes…” Jeremy said, drawing laughter and applause from the audience. “Have you ever seen ‘Mean Girls’? And Lindsay Lohan’s character says she hates Regina George, but she only talks about Regina George… That was typical Sam.”
Afterwards, Sam M. sat in the hot seat next to Jesse Palmer while the audience watched a compilation of footage from his time on the show. In response, Sam seemed apologetic and a fan of the word “truthfully.” Jesse asked him if he really loved Jenn when he told her that, or if he did it to avoid being sent home.
“I think Jenn and I think a lot of other people questioned the credibility of what you said,” Jesse said to Sam. “Sam, did you really love her? I think for a lot of people who saw it, it was like a Hail Mary when you said that.”
Sam said he was “100%” honest and that he really loved Jenn but just couldn’t find the right words to tell her. After some back and forth between the men and Sam, who kept dropping the word “honest,” Jenn finally took the stage and confronted Sam as well.
“I’m going to say this in words you’ll understand, so I’ll keep the most important thing to the most important thing… I wasn’t upset that you didn’t know how to describe love. Obviously, we’re on very different emotional and intellectual levels,” Jenn told Sam.
“What upset me, though, was the fact that I looked back at it all and saw how you interacted with these men: the huffing and puffing out of your chest everywhere, the obvious disrespect towards everyone. And besides, our relationship was all about you the whole time: how you felt in the moment, what you wanted to do. Everything was about you.”
At the end of her speech to Sam, Jenn added that as the season aired, he recruited family and friends to defend him and his actions on social media.
“You looked at that again and instead of growing and learning from it, you decided to go one step further,” Jenn said. “And then when you’re a grown man, your friends and family will have to go online and defend your honor.”
She also accused Sam of blaming his bad behavior on the producers, the show’s editorial team and ABC instead of “taking responsibility for (his) actions.”
“At the end of the day, the man I saw on that TV show is the exact man I sat across from throughout this entire journey,” Jenn said. She called him delusional and said she feels very sorry for whoever Sam ends up meeting if he doesn’t learn to take responsibility for his actions.
The crowd applauded and Sam apologized “sincerely.”
“I think I came here and spoke with a lot of responsibility, honestly,” Sam said. “I definitely lost a lot of myself in some of those moments… I wish I could go back and redo them honestly.”
“Get this man off my screen” See Bachelor Nation’s reactions to last night’s drama:
When is the finale of “The Bachelorette”?
Devin or Marcus? Who will win Jenn’s heart in the end?
The final episode of “Bachelorette” airs next week on Tuesday, September 3rd at 8:00 p.m. EDT on ABC.
Is The Bachelorette on Netflix or Hulu?
Episodes of the 21st season of “The Bachelorette” can be streamed on Hulu the day after the live broadcast.
Has the new Bachelor been announced? Is Grant Ellis the new Bachelor?
Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old day trader from Houston, was announced as the lead in season 29 of The Bachelor after his elimination in episode six.
The special began with a clip of Ellis calling his mother to tell her the news that he was chosen for the lead role. He later joined the cast on stage to talk to Palmer about his new role as the Bachelor.
“It feels great, I’m so excited,” Ellis said. “I can’t wait to start this journey. It’s all just so unreal to me.”
Palmer also revealed that since Grant was announced as the Bachelor, more than 10,000 women have applied to be on the show, adding that the number is “growing daily.”
Ellis will be the second black Bachelor in the reality dating show’s 20-plus-year history. The first was Matt James during season 25 of The Bachelor in 2021.
Who will get Jenn’s final rose? Vote for your winner here
The Bachelorette isn’t set up like Love Island, where the audience votes determine what happens on the show. But we can pretend our votes count, right?
