The eleventh season of '' The Bachelorette'' features, for the first time ever, two Bachelorettes during the first episode. Kaitlyn Bristowe is a 29-year-old spin-class instructor from

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, and Britt Nilsson is a 28-year-old waitress from

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, living in

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. Bristowe finished in third place and Nilsson in sixth on season 19 of '' The Bachelor'' featuring

Chris Soules Christopher Douglas Soules (born November 6, 1981) is an American reality television personality and farmer who starred in the nineteenth season of ABC's '' The Bachelor''. He earned his role as the Bachelor by becoming a fan favorite during his ...

. This season premiered on May 18, 2015 with Bristowe selected as the Bachelorette. The finale aired on July 27, 2015 with Bristowe accepting a proposal from 28-year-old personal trainer Shawn Booth. On November 2, 2018, the couple announced they ended their engagement.

Production

Casting and contestants

Casting began during the tenth season of ''The Bachelorette''. Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson were initially listed as bachelorette candidates on March 9, 2015 during the ''After the Final Rose'' special on the nineteenth season of ''The Bachelor''. The cast includes Ryan McDill, who is the ex-boyfriend of ''The Bachelor'' season 18 winner Nikki Ferrell. During the first episode, the Bachelors decide which of the ladies they would like to have as the Bachelorette for this season. In the second episode, which aired on May 19, 2015, it was revealed that Bristowe was selected as the new Bachelorette.

Filming and development

It began filming shortly after the finale of the nineteenth season of ''The Bachelor'' with the locale destinations including

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and

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with appearances from Laila Ali,

Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...

Doug E. Fresh Doug E. Fresh (born September 17, 1966) is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". The pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines an ...

and

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Contestants

In week 4, season 10 runner-up

Nick Viall Nicholas Joseph Viall (born September 28, 1980) is an American actor, television personality and model who had a starring role on the 21st season of ABC's ''The Bachelor'', after finishing as runner-up in two consecutive seasons of '' The Bachelo ...

joined the cast.

Future Appearances

''The Bachelor''

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was chosen as the lead of the twentieth season of ''The Bachelor''.

was chosen as the lead of the twenty-first season of ''The Bachelor''.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

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J.J. Lane III, Jonathan Holloway, Tanner Tolbert, Joshua Albers, Joe Bailey, Justin Reich, and Jared Haibon returned for the second season of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. Holloway was eliminated during week 2. Bailey during week 4. Lane quit the show during week 3. Haibon during week 5. Albers split from his partner, Tenley Molzahn, during week 6. Reich left Paradise in a relationship with his partner, Cassandra Ferguson. Tolbert ended the season engaged to his partner, Jade Roper.

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Haibon, Viall and Ryan Beckett returned for the third season of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. Beckett was eliminated during week 4. Haibon quit the show during week 5. Viall split from his partner, Jennifer Saviano, during week 6. Season 4 Ben Zorn returned for the fourth season of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. He quit the show during week 3. Australia season 1 Haibon appeared on the Australian version of Bachelor in Paradise. He arrived during the 3rd week and quit during week 7.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Viall competed in the twenty-fourth season of ''

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''. He partnered with

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and finished in 7th place. Bristowe competed in and won the twenty-ninth season of the show with her partner

Artem Chigvintsev Artem Vladimirovich Chigvintsev (russian: Артём Влади́мирович Чи́гвинцев; born 12 June 1982) is a Russian-American professional dancer, specializing in Latin dancing. Chigvintsev was a cast member of ''Burn the Flo ...

''The Bachelor Winter Games''

Higgins returned for ''The Bachelor Winter Games'' as a part of Team USA. He quit during week 3.

''The Bachelorette''

Bristowe was named as the interim host for ''The Bachelorette'' in seasons 17 and 18 alongside future lead

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, replacing Chris Harrison.

Call-out order

: The contestant received the first impression rose : The contestant received a rose during a date : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated during a date : The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was disqualified from the competition : The contestant was eliminated outside the rose ceremony : The contestant moved on to the next week by default : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

Controversies

Snapchat spoiler

On June 12, weeks before the finale of the season, Bristowe posted a picture on

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of her and Shawn Booth, her final choice, in bed together.

Notes

References

External links

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