Who Does She End Up With on Season 20?

Bachelor Nation, it’s time. The Bachelorette 2023 spoilers for Charity’s winner and who she ends up with are in Season 20 are here. Let it be known: Charity’s Bachelorette season is full of Bachelor Nation firsts.

The Bachelorette Season 20 lead is Charity Lawson, a 27-year-old child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia. Charity was a contestant on The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross, where she came in fourth place. Charity was announced as the Season 20 Bachelorette at The Bachelor Season 27 “Women Tell All” special in March 2023.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Where Charity’s season was filmed

The Bachelorette Season 20 filmed Episodes 1 to 3 at the Bachelor Mansion in Los Angeles, California. Episode 4 was filmed in the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area. Episode 5 was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana. Episode 6 was Hometown Dates. Charity filmed four Hometown Dates in Euclid, Ohio; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Katy, Texas; and Fresno, California. People reported in April 2023 that Charity filmed The Bachelorette Season 20 finale in Fiji and shared photos from the episode, which is the first time ABC has revealed the finale location before The Bachelor or The Bachelorette even premiered. Read on for The Bachelorette Season 20’s confirmed filming locations, according to Reality Steve.

Los Angeles, California – Weeks 1, 2 & 3
Portland, Oregon & Vancouver, Washington – Week 4
New Orleans, Louisiana – Week 5
Euclid, Ohio; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Katy, Texas; Fresno, California – Hometown Dates
Fiji – Finale

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity’s elimination order

Read on for when each of Charity’s contestants was sent home, according to Reality Steve.

Week #1:

Chris Spell
Joe Menzia
Khalid Hassan
Nic Barber
Peter Cappio
Taylor Pegg

Week #2:

Caleb Arthur
John Henry Spurlock
Josh Young
Kaleb Kim
Spencer Storbeck

Week #3

Warwick Reid (Sent home on one-on-one date)
Aaron Schwartzman
Adrian Hassan
James Pierce

Week #4

Brayden Bowers (Sent home on group date)
Caleb Balgaard
John Buresh
Michael Barbour

Week #5

Sean McLaughlin (Sent home outside of rose ceremony)
Tanner Courtad (Sent home outside of rose ceremony)

Fourth Place

Aaron Bryant

Third Place

Xavier Bonner

Runner-Up

Joey Graziadei

Winner

Dotun Olubeko

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity’s one-on-one dates

Read on for who had one-on-one dates with Charity on The Bachelorette Season 20 and who received a rose, according to Reality Steve.

Week 2 (Los Angeles, California):

Aaron Bryant
- Date: Convertible ride to Hollywood sign and private concert at Los Angeles Theater
- Rose received? Yes

Week 3 (Los Angeles & San Diego, California):

Brayden Bowers
- Date: Helicopter to PetCo Park and playing with golden retrievers
- Rose received? Yes
Warwick Reider
- Date: Belmont Amusement Park
- Rose received? No

Week 4 (Portland, Oregon & Vancouver, Washington):

Dotun Olubeko
- Date: Hot tub
- Rose received? Yes
- Note: The original date was bungee jumping but the plan was canceled due to the weather
Xavier Bonner
- Date: Grape stomping
- Rose received? Yes

Week 5 (New Orleans, Louisiana):

Joey Graziadei
- Date: Jackson Square tour, horse carriage ride, dancing in the street with beads
- Rose received? Yes
Dotun Olubeko
- Date: Crescent City Classic 10K Race
- Rose received? Yes

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity’s group dates

Read on for who had group with Charity on The Bachelorette Season 20, who won the challenges and who was sent home on the dates.

Week 2 (Los Angeles, California):

Date 1 : Beach volleyball
- Contestants: Aaron Schwartzman, Adrian Hassan, Brayden Bowers, Caleb Arthur, Caleb Balgaar, Dotun Olubeko, James Pierce, John Buresh, Kaleb Kim, Sean McLaughlin, Tanner Courtad, Xavier Bonner
Date 2: Longest kiss competition
- Contestants: Joey Graziadei, John Henry Spurlock, Josh Young, Michael Barbour, Spencer Storbeck, Warwick Reider
- Challenge winner: Joey Graziadei

Week 3 (Los Angeles, California):

Date: Barbie-themed sing off to Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
- Contestants: Aaron Bryant, Aaron Schwartzman, Adrian Hassan, Caleb Balgaard, Dotun Olubeko, James Pierce, Joey Graziade, John Buresh, Michael Barbour, Sean McLaughlin, Tanner Courtad, Xavier Bonner
- Challenge winner: Sean McLaughlin

Week 4 (Portland Oregon & Vancouver, Washington):

Date: Girl Scouts-themed
- Contestants: Aaron Bryant, Brayden Bowers, Caleb Arthur, Joey Graziadei, John Buresh, Michael Barbour, Sean McLaughlin, Tanner Courtad
- Sent home: Brayden Bowers

Week 5 (New Orleans, Louisiana):

Date:
- Contestants: Sean McLaughlin; Tanner Courtad; Aaron Bryant; Xavier Bonner
- Sent home: Sean McLaughlin (before Group Date), Tanner Courtad (after Group Date)
- Note: Sean was invited to the group date in Week 5. However, Charity sent him home before the group date happened.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Joey won a longest kiss group date challenge

Joey Graziadei, a 27-year-old Professional Tennis Player from Koloa, Hawaii, won a longest kiss group date challenge in Week 2 of The Bachelorette Season 20, according to Reality Steve.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Sean won a Barbie group date challenge

Sean McLaughlin, a 25-year-old Software Sales Representative from Tampa, Florida, won a Barbie-themed group date challenge in Week 3 of The Bachelorette Season 20, according to Reality Steve. The challenge, which was to promote the Barbie movie, involved a “Barbie Sing Off” in which Charity’s Bachelorette contestants dressed up in costumes and sang Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” with their own lyrics. The judges for the date were Charity, Season 12 Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher and her winner and husband, Jordan Rodgers. Sean won after he took off his shirt and threw it into the stands. He received one-on-one time with Charity, which included them walking on a pier by themselves.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Warwick is sent home on a one-on-one date

Warwick Reider, a 27-year-old construction manager from Nashville, Tennessee, is sent home on a one-on-one date in Week 4, according to Reality Steve. Warwick is the only contestant on The Bachelorette Season 20 to be eliminated on a one-on-one date. Warwick and Charity also had their one-on-one date at Belmont Amusement Park in San Diego, California, where Colton Underwood and Elyse Dehlbom also had a one-on-one date at on The Bachelor Season 23.

The Bachelorette Season 2023 Spoiler: Brayden is sent home on a dramatic group date

Brayden Bowers, a 24-year-old Travel Nurse from Murrieta, California, was sent home by Charity on a group date in Week 4, according to Reality Steve. Reality Steve also reported that the moment where Brayden is eliminated was seen in a video posted on The Bachelorette’s Instagram account, which shows Charity telling Brayden, “Get up and leave.”

Charity explained the reason she sent Brayden home on The Bachelorette Season 20 in an interview with Entertainment Weekly in July 2023. “At that point, after everything that had transpired with Brayden, I was just glad that it was a closed chapter,” she said. “Truth be told, I was definitely way too gracious with him, but knowing I didn’t have full context or see everything is what I can rest on. I did what was best for me at the time, with all that I knew. Knowing I had a date with Xavier, I was able to just focus completely on Xavier, and give 100 percent of myself to that date.”

She continued, “Nothing at that moment was going to change anything. Luckily he didn’t ask for another chance, but I was so curious to see what on earth he could possibly have to say. I didn’t care, because the choice and decision was made.”

The Bachelorette Season 2023 Spoiler: There was no Rose Ceremony in Week 5

Charity didn’t have a Rose Ceremony in Week 5, which was the last week before Hometown Dates, according to Reality Steve, who reported that each of the four roses Charity gave out that week were on dates. Charity had two one-on-one dates and one group date, and she gave out one rose on each date. Her one-on-one dates were with Joey Graziadei, a Tennis Pro from Koloa, Hawaii; and Dotun Olubeko, an Integrative Medicine Specialist from Fresno, California.

Sean McLaughlin, a 25-year-old Software Sales Representative from Tampa, Florida, and Tanner Courtad, a 30-year-old Mortgage Lender from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania went on a two-on-one date and were invited on a second, group date with Aaron Bryan, a Software Salesman from Katy, Texas, and Xavier Bonner, a Biomedical Scientist from Euclid, Ohio. Sean was sent home before the group date, while Tanner was sent home after the group date.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity’s Bachelorette season is shorter than most

The Bachelorette Season 20 is shorter than most recent Bachelorette seasons. According to Reality Steve, Charity’s Hometown Dates were in Week 6, while Hometown Dates for The Bachelorette Season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia were in Week 7. Charity also sent home her last two contestants before Hometown Dates—Sean McLaughlin, a 25-year-old Software Sales Representative from Tampa, Florida, and Tanner Courtad, a 30-year-old Mortgage Lender from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—in Week 5. In comparison, Gabby and Rachel eliminated their last contestants before Hometown Dates in Week 6.

Still, both seasons of The Bachelorette are shorter than most seasons of The Bachelor. Hometown Dates for The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross were in Week 8, while Zach eliminated his last contestants before Hometown Dates in Week 7. “Charity is getting a shorter season (but the last 4 Bachelorette seasons have been shorter than Bachelor,” Reality Steve tweeted in April 2023.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Charity’s final four

Charity’s final four contestants were: Joey Graziadei, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Lawai, Hawaii; Xavier Bonner, a 27-year-old biomedical scientist from Euclid, Ohio; Aaron Bryant, a 29-year-old software salesman from Katy, Texas; and Dotun Olubeko, a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California, who now lives in Brooklyn, New York, according to Reality Steve.

Charity had her first Hometown Date with Xavier in Euclid, Ohio on April 11, 2023. She had her second Hometown Date with Joey in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2023. She had her third Hometown Date with Aaron in Katy, Texas, on April 15, 2023. She had her fourth and last Hometown Date with Dotun in Fresno, California, on April 17, 2023.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Aaron B. comes back after he’s sent home

Aaron Bryant, a a 29-year-old software salesman from Katy, Texas, was sent home in fourth place after Hometown Dates. After he’s sent home, Aaron B. surprised Charity in Fiji, where The Bachelorette Season 20 was filming Fantasy Suite Dates, to talk to her, according to Reality Steve. Aaron B. surprised Charity as she was talking to producers, which was seen in The Bachelorette Season 20 trailer. Charity agreed to go on a date with Aaron, however, he didn’t have an overnight and he didn’t return to her season.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Xavier may have been sent home during his Fantasy Suite date

Xavier Bonner, a 27-year-old biomedical scientist from Euclid, Ohio, may have been sent home in third place during his Fantasy Suite date with Charity, according to Reality Steve. The fight that led to Charity to send Xavier home was seen in The Bachelorette 2023 trailer, when Charity confronts Xavier and tells him that they were a week away from a proposal and he still didn’t know what he wanted.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: Aaron is on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9

Aaron Bryant, a 29-year-old Software Salesman from Katy, Texas, is a contestant on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, according to Reality Steve, who confirmed that Aaron B. made it to Charity’s final three but didn’t win. Reality Steve confirmed that Aaron B. ended up with Eliza Isichei, a contestant on The Bachelor Season 16 with Clayton Echard and Bachelor in Paradise Season 8, and the two left the show together.

Reality Steve also tweeted a video of Aaron B. and Eliza in the lobby of the Vidanta Resort in Vallarta Nayarit, where Bachelor in Paradise films, confirming they ended up together. “This was was taken a few days after filming ended in the Vidanta lobby & posted on an IG story that was sent to me. This is Eliza and Aaron B. I don’t know if they’re engaged and Eliza has been back in Germany since filming. But clearly they ended the show together,” Reality Steve tweeted at the time.

The Bachelorette 2023 Spoiler: John Henry is on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9

John Henry Spurlock, a 30-year-old underwater welder from Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a contestant on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9, according to Reality Steve. Reality Steve confirmed that John Henry ended up with Kat Izzo, a contestant from The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross, and the two left the show together.

He also tweeted a video of them at the restaurant Rudee’s on the Inlet in Virginia Beach, where John Henry is from, after Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 finished filming in July 2023. “Kat and John Henry are absolutely together, and I’m pretty sure they got engaged at the end of BIP filming. Here is a video of them last Sat night July 8th at Rudee’s in Virginia Beach. Onlookers said they were holding hands and were an obvious couple,” he wrote.

Who does Charity end up with as The Bachelorette 2023 winner? Charity’s Bachelorette 2023 winner is Dotun Olubeko, a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California.

Reality Steve confirmed Charity and Dotun ended up together and are engaged in July 2023. Her fourth place finalist was Aaron Bryant, a 29-year-old software salesman from Katy. Her third place finalist was Xavier Bonner, a 27-year-old biomedical scientist from Euclid, Ohio. Her runner-up was Joey Graziadei, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Lawai, Hawaii. Charity gave her final rose to Dotun at the Final Rose Ceremony in The Bachelorette Season 20. Dotun also proposed to Charity and they got engaged. Reality Steve confirmed that Charity and Dotun are still together.

Charity hinted that Dotun was her Bachelorette 2023 winner in July 2023 when posted an Instagram Story of two drinks and a cantle on top of a table in a dimly lit room, which fans deduced was at the restaurant Dutch Fred’s in New York City, New York, where Charity was doing press for The Bachelorette Season 20. A day later, Dotun also posted an Instagram Story of appetizers at Dutch Fred’s and tagged the restaurant before quickly deleting it, which seemed to hint that he and Charity were together. Reality Steve tweeted a screenshot of Dotun’s post.

Before Reality Steve’s confirmation, a Reddit thread by user @chailatte647 in June 2023 listed clues for both Dotun and Joey as Charity’s Bachelorette winner. The clues for Dotun included Charity’s brother, Nehemiah Lawson, following him on Instagram; Charity following the Instagram account for Mount Hood Railroad where she and Dotun had their first one-on-one; and Charity following the musician Tems, who Dotun was already following. The clues for Joey included Joey’s mother following Nehemiah on Instagram and liking posts that feature Charity; Nehemiah following Joey; and Charity posting and then deleting an Instagram Story of her and Joey on a Barbie-themed Group Date on The Bachelorette Season 20

For Charity’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 to 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.”

So who is the Bachelorette 2023 winner, Dotun Olubeko? Dotun is a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California, who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. His Instagram handle is @do.ol_.

Dotun listed his job on The Bachelorette as an “Integrative Medicine Specialist.” According to his Linkedin, Dotun is the owner of DPT Fitness, an health coaching and fitness instruction company, which he founded in March 2020. Dotun also works as a performance guide at the fitness company Lifeforce. Before that, he worked as an athletic partnership director at The BodyBuilding LLC, a freelance sports nutrition consultant, and a student researcher at the Chicago State Department of Graduate Studies. He graduated from California State University, Chicago, with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences with a minor in General Health and Wellness in 2018. He also earned his Master of Science in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition from University of Western States in April 2022.

Read Dotun’s Bachelorette 2023 biography and fun facts ahead:

“Dotun is the full package and is so ready to find his person. Dotun comes from a big Nigerian-American family and moved to the United States as a child. He describes himself as open-minded, full of love and the best listener. The integrative medicine specialist has a zest for life and even once went on a spontaneous 45-day trip around Europe. He’s hoping his future wife has the same love for adventure and excitement for the little things like he does. Charity, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with Dotun!

Fun Facts:

• Dotun is terrible at movie trivia.

• Dotun would love to be the head of the CIA.

• Dotun loves his air fryer.”

Are Charity and Dotun still together from The Bachelorette 2023? Charity Lawson gave Dotun Olubeko, a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California, her final rose in The Bachelorette Season 20 finale on August 21, 2023, where Dotun proposed to Charity and they got engaged.

As of writing this, Charity and Dotun are still together after The Bachelorette 2023. Reality Steve confirmed Charity and Dotun were still together in a blog post in July 2023, in which he revealed that Dotun was Charity’s Bachelorette Season 20 winner. “She got engaged to Dotun in Fiji and they’ve been together ever since,” he wrote.

Charity and Dotun also confirmed they were still together during The Bachelorette Season 20 “After the Final Rose” special. “We’ve anticipated this moment. Just to be free and in public, to live lives normally. This is everything,” Charity said. “She continued, You made me feel alive. You made me believe in love again. You made me feel so valued and so seen. I see you as my husband. I see you as my future. I see it so clear and I don’t have any doubts. I love you so much.”

Dotun added, “She’s everything to me.” He also told host Jesse Palmer that he’s “never been so sure” of anything in his life than he was in his relationship with Charity. Charity and Dotun also confirmed at the time that they’ve started wedding planning, but hadn’t chosen a date yet as they “enjoy this season of life.” Charity also called Dotun her “future baby daddy” but confirmed that they weren’t planning on having children any time soon.

Before The Bachelorette Season 20 finale aired, People leaked Charity’s Bachelorette winner after the magazine accidentally published a photo of Dotun proposing to Charity at the Final Rose Ceremony.

Who is the next Bachelor for 2024? Joey Graziadei, a 28-year-old professional tennis player from Koloa, Hawaii, and the runner-up on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson, was announced as the Season 28 Bachelor at The Bachelorette Season 20 “After the Final Rose” special in August 2023. “It’s sinking in very slowly but I’m trying my best just to stay present, enjoy it, but this is crazy. I mean, I’ll be the first person to say this is wild. I never expected this at all, didn’t know this is what my life is turning at this moment. So yeah, crazy stuff, but I’m excited,” Joey said.

Joey, who called the experience “surreal,” told host Jesse Palmer that he felt ready to look for love again after Charity sent him home at the Final Rose Ceremony over her winner, Dotun Olubeko. “I’m more ready than I was in that moment,” Joey said. “For me, it was just, you have to take some time to get a little bit more closure. Watching Dotun and Charity’s connection was enough for me.”

Joey, who claimed that the breakup “opened up a part of me that wanted something so bad,” also told Palmer what he was looking for in a future partner. “Someone that’s just themselves that I can truthfully be a partner with. I want someone that challenges me. I want someone that I can challenge. I just want someone to do life with. I just want someone that’s going to be my person,” he said.

During The Bachelorette Season 20 “After the Final Rose” special, Joey also met his first contestant, Leia, who was in the audience for the live taping. “I think we have a lot in common, so I’m excited to kind of explore that,” Leia told Joey during the episode. In an Instagram video after the “After the Final Rose” special, Joey confirmed that was the Bachelor for the right reasons. “I’m definitely the hopeless romantic,” he said. “I want to be married. I want to have a love that lasts a lifetime. So I’m really ready to go on this journey.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in August 2023, Charity commended Joey for a conversation they had about interracial relationships during her Bachelorette season. “It’s huge to have had the opportunity to have that conversation, and then for it to be aired on national television — we don’t see it a lot, especially in this franchise. It was something that I was a little nervous about because I just did not know how it was going to go,” she said. “But my whole plan of being a Black woman in this lead role is having these important conversations. Also, there were conversations that I had with several other men that did not make air, and that’s OK. But it was one of my priorities to have conversations about something that’s extremely important to me and that would essentially become a very important part of their lives, too, if they ended up with me.”

In a blog post in July 2023, Reality Steve named Joey as The Bachelorette Season 20 contestant most likely to become the next Bachelor for Season 28. “I know Joey fans won’t be happy, but it is what it is,” Reality Steve wrote about Joey not receiving Charity’s Final Rose. “I’m sure he’s got a great shot for Bachelor, so I guess just hope for that. He seems to have the biggest following of Charity’s men and will be the sentimental favorite once Charity breaks up with him at final rose ceremony. So you’d think he’s got a good shot at it, but who knows.”

Read Joey’s Bachelorette 2023 biography and fun facts ahead:

“’Love’ may mean nothing in tennis, but to Joey, it’s everything! After graduation, this tennis pro quickly realized the corporate world wasn’t for him and moved to Hawaii to live his passion of teaching his favorite sport. Spending his days on the court and evenings on the beach watching the sunset with friends, Joey’s life is truly paradise. The only thing missing is someone with whom to share it. Outgoing, friendly and loyal, Joey is looking for a partner who can share in his love for adventure. Will he find a doubles partner in Charity? Here’s to hoping it’s “game, set, match” for Joey!

Fun Facts:

• Joey is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan.

• Joey is an avid star gazer.

• Joey’s recent obsessions are golf and country music.”

Who is the next Bachelorette for 2023? The season 20 Bachelorette is Charity Lawson, a contestant from The Bachelor season 27 with Zach Shallcross, who came in fourth place after she was eliminated by Zach after their Hometown Date. Charity is the fourth Black Bachelorette in Bachelor Nation history after Rachel Lindsay (season 13); Tayshia Adams (season 16) and Michelle Young (season 18).

Charity was announced as the next Bachelorette for 2023 at The Bachelor season 27 “Women Tell All” special on March 15, 2023. “Stop! Is this for real? “No way! Oh my god, I’m gonna cry.” Charity asked host Jesse Palmer when he offered her the opportunity to be the season 20 Bachelorette. Palmer responded, “Is that a yes? Will you do it?” to which Charity replied, “Absolutely! 100 percent!” She continued, “I’ve waited forever to find the love of my life. It blows my mind that I could meet my person and be engaged and literally have my happily ever after.”

Before Charity was announced as the next Bachelorette for 2023, Zach confirmed his support for Charity as the new lead in an interview with Us Weekly in March 2023. “She knows what she wants. She is so confident, she’s so sweet and, you know, she has a great heart,” Zach said. “She’s someone from the very beginning that—I don’t know what exactly it was—but [she] was just trustworthy. She was someone that I asked to, like, get her take on things and while there was some drama in the house early, she was always someone that I believed in [and] I trusted it too. She’s a very trustworthy person and I think she would absolutely kill it as Bachelorette.”

Palmer also supported Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I think she’d be awesome,” he said, adding that he “totally gets” why so many fans wanted Charity to be the new lead. He continued, “It’s hard because I feel like in past seasons we’ve had an obvious choice, like, two, maybe three [choices]. I feel like this season, there’s five or six that could be tremendous. So I’d love to know who it is and whoever it is, I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing season.”

Aly Jacobs, who came in eighth place The Bachelor season 27, also voted Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I would definitely say Charity. That’s my girl. I think everyone got to see a little taste of how protective some of us are over Charity when we were in Estonia,” Aly told Us Weekly, referring to when Kat Izzo snuck time with Zach before charity’s one-on-one date. “She’s a gem. She’s so cool, calm and collected. She’s very level-headed and I think, she would have just the best love story, something that I would want to tune into. So, definitely Charity.”

Brooklyn Willie, who came in sixth place on The Bachelor season 27, also voiced her support for Charity as the next Bachelorette. “If it can’t be me, then I want it to be Charity,” she said. “Charity has been my best friend through the whole thing. I think she is incredible. She’s very intelligent, she’s beautiful. She knows what she wants. This previous season, she’s just had so many moments taken from her. I want to see her get her moment to the full capacity, the full extent, and just absorb every last minute.”

Cat Wong, who was eliminated in week two on The Bachelor season 27, told Us Weekly, “I would a hundred percent nominate Charity. I think Charity would just be the best thing for this franchise that they need. She’s so in tune with her emotions and she carries her so well in group settings and individually, but also was, like, fun and light-hearted and just is the whole package. And I think that that’s something very refreshing to see — that a beautiful woman can also have all these amazing intellectual qualities too.”

Kylee Russell, who was eliminated in week five on The Bachelor season 27, also confirmed she was Team Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I am Team Charity. And she was my girl from night one,” Kylee told Us Weekly. “I think she’s so deserving. She deserves everything and more this world has to offer. … She’s a little feisty. She is not afraid to go after what she wants. So she has this calm, sweet demeanor and don’t get me wrong, she’s not a mean girl or anything, but she will stand up for what she believes in.”

So who is the Bachelorette for 2023, Charity Lawson? Charity is a 27-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, who now lives in Auburn, Alabama. Her Instagram handle is @charitylawson. “my best kept secret is out.. if you didn’t know, well now you do. 🫶🏾 Tune into the @bachelorabc January 23rd @ 8PM EST,” she captioned an Instagram post of her Bachelor headshot in January 2023, announcing she was on Zach’s season.

Charity listed her job on The Bachelor as a “Child and Family Therapist.” According to her Linkedin, she’s worked as a Child Advocacy Center Therapist at Tri-County CAC since July 2021. Before that, she worked as a Special Education Aide at Muscoee County School District. She graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Disability in 2018. She also earned a Master of Education and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Auburn University in May 2022.

Read Charity’s Bachelor 2023 biography and fun facts ahead:

“It’s easy to see what makes Charity such a great catch! With a smile that lights up the room, a great career and a sweet personality to match, Charity is the total package! The Georgia beauty takes her name as a call to love and care for people and has built her life on that purpose. Charity is a mental health therapist and is extremely passionate about helping people live their best lives. Now, she is ready to receive the love she gives to so many others! Charity hopes her future husband is honest, loyal and shares similar morals. She says she is really excited to meet Zach and thinks the two of them could be a perfect match on paper. Time will tell if they’re also a perfect match in person!

Fun Facts:
• Charity’s all-time favorite movie is ‘The Notebook.’
• Charity wants to move to Walt Disney World one day.
• Charity throws a mean axe.”

Who’s in The Bachelorette 2023 cast? See below for a full list of the 25 contestants on The Bachelorette Season 20.

Aaron Bryant, 29, Katy, Texas — Software Salesman
Aaron Schwartzman, 33, Fremont, California — Firefighter
Adrian Hassan, 33, North Hills, California — Realtor
Brayden Bowers, 24, Murrieta, California — Travel Nurse
Caleb Arthur, 29, Kentwood, Michigan — Resident Physician
Caleb Balgaard, 24, Fenton, Michigan — Pro Wrestler
Chris Spell, 27, White Plains, New York — World Record Jumper
Dotun Olubeko, 30, Fresno, California — Integrative Medicine Specialist
James Pierce, 28, Brownsburg, Indiana — Attorney
Joe Menzia, 32, Ramsey, Minnesota — Tech Operations Director
Joey Graziadei, 27, Koloa, Hawaii — Tennis Pro
John Buresh, 27, Excelsior, Minnesota — Data Scientist
John Henry Spurlock, 30, Virginia Beach, Virginia — Underwater Welder
Josh Young, 28, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — Harvard Grad Student
Kaleb Kim, 26, Norcross, Georgia — Construction Salesman
Khalid Hassan, 28, Dearborn, Michigan — Tech Recruiter
Michael Barbour, 29, South Holland, Illinois — Yacht Captain
Nicholas “Nic” Barber, 32, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey — HR Executive
Peter Cappio, 33, Armonk, New York — Airline Pilot
Sean McLaughlin, 25, Troy, New York — Software Sales Rep
Spencer Storbeck, 31, Moorpark, California — Medical Sales Director
Tanner Courtad, 30, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Mortgage Lender
Taylor Pegg, 32, Beavercreek, Ohio — Loan Officer
Warwick Reider, 27, Nashville, Tennessee — Construction Manager
Xavier Bonner, 27, Euclid, Ohio — Biomedical Scientist

Who is The Bachelorette 2023 host? The Bachelorette Season 20 host is Jesse Palmer, who was the season 5 Bachelor in 2004 and was the youngest Bachelor in Bachelor Nation history at 24 years old. Jesse hosted his first Bachelor franchise show in 2022 with The Bachelor season 26 with Clayton Echard. During The Bachelor season 5 finale, Jesse gave his Final Rose to Jessica Bowlin, but didn’t propose to her. Jesse and Jessica continued to date, but ended their relationship a few weeks after the finale of their Bachelor season aired. In June 2020, Jesse and his girlfriend, Emely Fardo, married in an intimate wedding in New York City. Jesse told Us Weekly in November 2021 that he and Emely planned to marry in Provence, France, before the current health crisis cancelled their wedding date. “We had originally planned a wedding in Provence, France, for summer 2020, which was postponed until summer of 2021 due to the pandemic, but we didn’t want to wait any longer,” he said at the time. “So, we had a small, private and intimate ceremony with close friends who lived in New York City.”

Jesse graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played football for the Florida Gators, in 2001 with a bachelor’s of arts degree in political science and a bachelor’s of science degree in marketing. After graduation, Jesse was drafted by the National Football League to play for the New York Giants. He played with the team for four seasons from 2001 to 2005 as a quarterback. After the New York Giants, Jesse was drafted by the Canadian Football League to play for the Montreal Alouettes. He played with the team until 2005 when he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He then resigned with the Montreal Alouettes in 2006 before he retired from football in 2007 to pursue a broadcasting career. Since his broadcasting career started, Jesse has worked with networks like Fox, NFL Network, ESPN, ABC and SEC Network. He’s also guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and made guest appearances on shows like Recipe to Riches and Good Morning America, and hosted the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship and Holiday Baking Championship.

Jesse was announced as The Bachelor season 26 host in September 2021. “For more than 20 years, The Bachelor has brought the world dozens of unforgettable love stories, including at one time, my own,” he said at the time. “Falling in love is one of life’s greatest gifts, and I am humbled by the opportunity to return to the show as host this season to offer the newest Bachelor advice gained from firsthand experience and I am grateful to play a small part in his journey.” The announcement came after Chris Harrison, the former host of Bachelor Nation, confirmed in June 2021 that he had retired as the franchise’s host after 19 years. “I’ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise and now I’m excited to start a new chapter,” he wrote in an Instagram post at the time. “I’m so grateful to Bachelor Nation for all of the memories we’ve made together. While my two-decade journey is wrapping up, the friendships I’ve made will last a lifetime.”

Deadline reported at the time that Chris received a mid-range, eight-figure settlement as part of exit plan with ABC, the network that airs the Bachelor franchise, and Warner Bros. Television, the company that produces the Bachelor shows. The magazine also reported that Harrison’s settlement included a nondisclosure agreement. Chris’ decision to retire as Bachelor Nation’s host came after he was slammed for his response to season 25 Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell’s racism scandal in February 2021. Rachael, the winner of Matt James’ season, faced backlash at the time when photos resurfaced of her at an Old South Antebellum-themed party at Georgia College in 2018. Before the pictures went viral, Rachael was already under controversy after her former high school classmate accused her on TikTok of bullying her and other students for dating Black men. Other TikTok users then exposed Rachael for liking social media photos of her friends in culturally insensitive costumes and with Confederate flags.

Chris came under controversy after he was interviewed about the scandal by season 13 Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Extra. During the interview, Chris asked fans to give Rachael “grace” and explained that he didn’t find the Antebellum party photos offensive because they just looked like pictures a college student takes at a party. Harrison also questioned whether the photos would be considered racially insensitive in 2018 when they were taken. After the interview, many fans slammed Harrison and accused him of excusing Rachael’s behavior.

ABC confirmed in March 2021 that Chris wouldn’t host season 17 of The Bachelorette and would be replaced by Tayshia and Kaitlyn. “Chris Harrison will not be hosting the next season of The Bachelorette,” ABC said in a statement at the time. “We support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his absence, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will support the new Bachelorette through next season. As we continue the dialogue around achieving greater equity and inclusion within The Bachelor franchise, we are dedicated to improving the BIPOC representation of our crew, including among the executive producer ranks. These are important steps in effecting fundamental change so that our franchise is a celebration of love that is reflective of our world.” He officially retired as the Bachelor Nation’s host in June 2021.

The Bachelorette is available to stream on Hulu. Here’s how to watch it for free.

To get more of an inside scoop, check out Los Angeles Times writer Amy Kaufman’s book, Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure, for a deep dive into the Bachelor franchise. The book uncovers the secrets of Bachelor Nation, from how much the Bachelor and the Bachelorette are paid to the rules contestants have to follow, that producers don’t want fans to know. It’s a must-read for any Bachelor Nation member.

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