The 22nd season of The Bachelor premiered on January 1, 2018. This season features 36-year-old Arie Luyendyk Jr., a real estate agent and former race car driver from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Luyendyk was the runner-up on the 8th season of The Bachelorette featuring Emily Maynard.
Video The Bachelor (season 22)
Filming and development
Casting and contestants
On September 7, 2017, during Good Morning America, Luyendyk was announced as the next Bachelor over The Bachelorette season 13 runner-up Peter Kraus, who was the original choice for the role. Many fans were in disbelief in response to Kraus' decision; the producers selected Luyendyk as a last minute direct replacement.
Production
This season traveled to Lake Tahoe; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Paris, France; Tuscany, Italy and Peru. Appearances for this season included racing driver Robby Gordon, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling wrestlers Ursula Hayden and Angelina Altishin, wrestler and The Bachelorette contestant Kenny King, singer/songwriter Connor Duermit, country band Lanco, indie singer and songwriter Tenille Arts and French singer Pauline Paris.
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Contestants
This season began with 29 contestants.
Future appearances
Bibiana Julian and Lauren Griffin took part in The Bachelor Winter Games to compete as Team USA. Griffin was eliminated in week one.
Call-out order
- The contestant received a first impression rose
- The contestant received a rose during the date
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was eliminated during the date
- The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony
- The contestant temporarily left the competition
- The contestant quit the competition
- The contestant won the competition
Episodes
Controversy
Bekah Martinez was reported missing by her mother during the filming of this season. Her mother tried to claim that Martinez informed her while she was working on a marijuana farm instead of being on national television and was filed in the missing person's report on November 18, 2017, authorities from Humboldt County Police Sheriff tried to locate, but unsuccessfully to reach her. That very same day, Martinez eventually went home and remained on the missing person's case. Her mother reported her missing, but ended up discovering that Martinez was indeed not missing.
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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