“The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran is making history as the franchise’s first Asian American lead, and she’s hoping her season will “open hearts and minds.”
“You’ll be seeing my mom and I speak Vietnamese on screen, and that’s never happened before,” Tran told TheWrap of the ABC reality show’s 21st season. “I have a lot of conversations with these men about race, religion and what my culture means to me.”
Tran’s selection as “The Bachelorette” this spring was met with “mixed” reactions, perhaps reflecting the pervasive racism within the “Bachelor” franchise, which the show’s EPs recently addressed in an LA Times interview. For Tran, who was first introduced on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” representation is the only way forward.
“People are afraid of things that are different [than them] and if they’re not exposed to things that are different than them, that’s where this hate comes from,” Tran said. “I’m hoping that over time, with more exposure and representation, that people will be able to continue to open their hearts and their minds.”
While Tran knew “pretty immediately” her casting would be a “historic moment,” the weight of representation is not a light burden to carry. In fact, she admitted she was initially “in [her] head about it” and felt pressure to make everyone happy.
“That’s not really realistic — I’m not gonna make everybody happy,” Tran said. “At the end of the day, I realized I just needed to be myself and … showcase both my cultures; and make myself proud, my family proud [and] everyone else proud just by being my most authentic self.”
With the 26-year-old serving as one of the new faces of the “Bachelor” franchise, she hopes her casting inspires other people to take on trailblazing roles in their own lives.
“Representation matters … and the more representation, the better,” Tran added. “I know that me being in this role right now is a step in the right direction.”
Tran was announced as “The Bachelorette” during the “The Bachelor” Season 28 finale in late March and went into production on her season just days later, enabling her to bypass any social media response as she began courting 25 men.
“I was announced and I went right into filming, and I think that was good for me, because I didn’t have my phone all the time,” Tran explained. “It was good to not have my mind clouded from everything that was going on … it was good that I just went immediately into filming because I was so excited about it all and I stuck true to myself.”
By the time Night 1 rolled around, Tran felt some nerves but “not that many” as she was mostly ready to get her flirt on and meet her eager suitors.
“It was so easy to talk to everybody, because they were so genuinely interested in being there for me and being intentional in conversations,” Tran said. “I just felt that everyone was so genuine that it wasn’t hard to form little connections here and there and just kind of really get to know the guys.”
“The Bachelorette” premieres Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
“The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran is making history as the franchise’s first Asian American lead, and she’s hoping her season will “open hearts and minds.”“You’ll be seeing my mom and I speak Vietnamese on screen, and that’s never happened before,” Tran told TheWrap of the ABC reality show’s 21st season. “I have a lot of conversations with these men about race, religion and what my culture means to me.”Tran’s selection as “The Bachelorette” this spring was met with “mixed” reactions, perhaps reflecting the pervasive racism within the “Bachelor” franchise, which the show’s EPs recently addressed in an LA Times interview. For Tran, who was first introduced on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” representation is the only way forward.“People are afraid of things that are different [than them] and if they’re not exposed to things that are different than them, that’s where this hate comes from,” Tran said. “I’m hoping that over time, with more exposure and representation, that people will be able to continue to open their hearts and their minds.”While Tran knew “pretty immediately” her casting would be a “historic moment,” the weight of representation is not a light burden to carry. In fact, she admitted she was initially “in [her] head about it” and felt pressure to make everyone happy.“That’s not really realistic — I’m not gonna make everybody happy,” Tran said. “At the end of the day, I realized I just needed to be myself and … showcase both my cultures; and make myself proud, my family proud [and] everyone else proud just by being my most authentic self.”With the 26-year-old serving as one of the new faces of the “Bachelor” franchise, she hopes her casting inspires other people to take on trailblazing roles in their own lives.“Representation matters … and the more representation, the better,” Tran added. “I know that me being in this role right now is a step in the right direction.”Tran was announced as “The Bachelorette” during the “The Bachelor” Season 28 finale in late March and went into production on her season just days later, enabling her to bypass any social media response as she began courting 25 men.“I was announced and I went right into filming, and I think that was good for me, because I didn’t have my phone all the time,” Tran explained. “It was good to not have my mind clouded from everything that was going on … it was good that I just went immediately into filming because I was so excited about it all and I stuck true to myself.”By the time Night 1 rolled around, Tran felt some nerves but “not that many” as she was mostly ready to get her flirt on and meet her eager suitors.“It was so easy to talk to everybody, because they were so genuinely interested in being there for me and being intentional in conversations,” Tran said. “I just felt that everyone was so genuine that it wasn’t hard to form little connections here and there and just kind of really get to know the guys.”“The Bachelorette” premieres Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
“The Bachelorette” is back, and the Jenn Tran-led season is going to be one for the books.
The leading lady, who was first introduced to “Bachelor” nation during Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” is making history as the franchise’s first Asian American lead.
After being sent home ahead of hometown dates during “The Bachelor” Season 28, “The Bachelorette” Season 21 is Tran’s time to shine as she welcomes 25 suitors to “The Bachelor” mansion to find her forever match.
For the full breakdown of when and where new episodes of the ABC reality show debut, see below.
When does “The Bachelorette” Season 21 premiere?
Tran’s season of “The Bachelorette” premieres Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Where is “The Bachelorette” Season 21 streaming?
New episodes of the ABC reality dating show stream on Hulu the day after their ABC premiere. “The Bachelorette” will also be streaming on Disney+ with Hulu.
How many episodes are in “The Bachelorette” Season 21?
The amount of episodes this season is unknown, but seasons of “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” range from nine to 13 episodes.
“The Bachelorette” Season 21 episode release schedule so far:
Season 21 Episode 1: Monday, July 8
Season 21 Episode 2: Monday, July 15
Season 21 Episode 3: Monday, July 22
Who is “The Bachelorette” this season?
Season 21 will be led by “The Bachelor” alum Jenn Tran, who dated former “Bachelor” Joey Graziadei. She dated Graziadei during “The Bachelor” Season 28 alongside 31 other women and was sent home ahead of hometown dates.
The 26-year-old is studying up to become a physician assistant and currently lives in Miami. Tran loves reading, paddleboarding and traveling in her free time.
LOS ANGELES — It’s Jenn Tran’s time and we are all along for the ride on “The Bachelorette.””I’m just so excited for everyone to watch my journey unfold. I feel like it was such a pivotal time in my life. I learned so much about myself and so, I’m excited for everyone to really see my journey and resonate with it,” Tran told On The Red Carpet.Tran has 25 men vying for her heart and she admitted there were some early contenders.”From the first night, I had a few that I had immediate sparks with or immediate connections with,” Tran revealed. “And then as time went on, I was really surprised by some of the men who I didn’t think I had an immediate spark with, but then with each conversation they kept surprising me.”Tran revealed what she is looking for in a partner.”I want someone who is emotionally intelligent, you know, has been to therapy. I don’t want to potty train anyone,” Tran laughed.”I wanted someone who is secure and themselves. Like, I’ve dated a few insecure guys and it’s just, it doesn’t really work out… you know,” Tran continued.. “I wanted someone who really didn’t shy away from putting an effort (in)to getting to know me. And that’s always been a theme in my previous relationships as I felt like I was always putting in so much more effort. And so I was conscious of the fact that I wanted to…be putting in as equal effort as me.”Tran’s bubbly personality and instant connection with Joey Graziadei made her a frontrunner on “The Bachelor.” But he sent her home just before hometown dates. She was announced as “The Bachelorette” during “The Bachelor: After The Final Rose.” But stepping out to lead the show was not something she was always comfortable with.”I never really envisioned myself as a Bachelorette or as a main character. And a large part of that is because I grew up Asian American and I really struggled with my identity for so long and not having representation in the media, I didn’t really see myself on screen. And so I struggled to see myself in this role because I’ve never seen anybody do it, you know,” Tran said.Tran is making franchise history as the first Asian American lead. It’s a responsibility she does not take lightly.ALSO WATCH | Get to know this season’s Bachelorette Jenn TranJoelle Garguilo sits down with Bachelorette Jenn Tran ahead of series premiere on Monday night.”It’s going to be so special for me to be able to share this with everybody and share my culture with everybody. You know, I have a lot of conversations regarding race, culture, religion with these guys because those are the things that are important to me when potentially committing to somebody for the rest of my life,” she explained.Race has been and continues to be an extremely touchy topic among Bachelor Nation.Most recently, during Joey’s season of “The Bachelor,” several contestants admitted they were getting hateful and racist comments online. During “Women Tell All,” Rachel Nance told the audience that she had been getting vile messages just because she got a rose. Her message for Bachelor Nation: “be kind.”That message hasn’t gotten to everyone, apparently.”It’s already getting a little bit nasty, although a lot of my comments are positive comments or positive feedback. But a lot of it is also racism and microaggressions that I’m experiencing every day on the Internet because of the role that I’m holding right now,” Tran said.”But for me, it kind of almost validates why I’m in this position. Is that because there hasn’t (sic) been people in this position before like me who are Asian American, and so people are afraid of what’s different than them. People are afraid of things that they haven’t been exposed to or people they haven’t been exposed to. And so I’m just hoping that with me being in this role, sharing my culture with people, that they’re able to open up their hearts and their minds to accepting people who are like me.”The franchise is about love and that’s what should be celebrated. And that is what Tran is after! So did she find it?”I will say that the journey was really, really insightful. I learned so much about myself and everything that happened needed to happen, and it happened the way that it was supposed to. And so I am very happy with the way it all turned out,” Tran revealed.Watch “The Bachelorette” Monday nights on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of this ABC stationCopyright © 2024 OnTheRedCarpet.com. All Rights Reserved.
The Bachelorette season 21 welcomed 25 new contestants to compete for the heart of Jenn Tran. That number, however, is already dwindling.Tran, 26, was announced as the star of the hit ABC dating series in March following her elimination from the latest season of The Bachelor. She makes history as the first-ever Asian American to front the show.“I’m looking for someone who has a really big personality,” Tran told host Jesse Palmer at the time. “I want someone who has that kind of banter. I’m all about having fun… and I want someone who’s going to be able to take it as much as they can dish it. And if we just spend the whole night literally making fun of each other that will be the most ideal night ever.”Speaking with Glamour last week, ahead of her premiere, Tran spoke out about the “unfortunate” lack of Asian men in her season. Only one man, Thomas N, is Asian American.“I can’t really speak to the casting process and the decisions that were made, but it is unfortunate that there weren’t a lot of Asian men this season,” she said. “I am hoping that me being here and Thomas N being there, that the both of us can inspire other Asian men to realize that they can do this too if they want. They can be in this position as well. I’m hoping that it inspires them.”Find the list of men who Jenn has sent home below. This article will be updated weekly.Episode One Eliminations:BrettBrett on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 28Hometown: Manheim, PennsylvaniaOccupation: Health & Safety ManagerMattMatt on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 27Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaOccupation: Insurance ExecutiveDakotaDakota on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 27Hometown: Paradise Valley, ArizonaOccupation: SommelierRickyRicky on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 28Hometown: Miami, FloridaOccupation: Pharmaceutical RepresentativeMozeMoze on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 25Hometown: Albany, New YorkOccupation: Algebra TeacherKevinKevin on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 35Hometown: Denver, ColoradoOccupation: Financial AnalystBrendanBrendan on season 21 of ‘The Bachelorette’ (Disney)Age: 30Hometown: Denver, ColoradoOccupation: Real Estate BrokerThe Bachelorette airs on Mondays on ABC at 8pm ET/5pm PT, with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu for US viewers.
Source: TheWrap, On The Red Carpet, Glamour
