Andi Janette Dorfman (born April 3, 1987) Note: Cite gives both April 2 and 3. The latter agrees with other sources including is an American television personality. She was a contestant on the eighteenth season of '' The Bachelor'', and the lead on tenth season of ''

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''. She became famous for walking out on bachelor

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in the ninth episode of ''The Bachelor''. She became the first former attorney to appear as ''The Bachelorette''.

Early life and education

Dorfman was born in

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, the younger of two sisters. She earned a Bachelor of Science in communication from

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in 2009 and a

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from the

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in 2012. She decided to freeze her eggs at the age of 29. She is Jewish.

Career

Dorfman has worked as an assistant district attorney for

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''The Bachelor'' and ''The Bachelorette''

During

' season of '' The Bachelor'' (

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), Dorfman made it to the eighth episode before pulling herself from the competition. Dorfman then starred in ''

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, which premiered on May 19, 2014. She was the first Jewish woman to star in this role. She took leave from her job as an assistant district attorney to be on the show. She later resigned from her position rather than ask for additional leave. Her choice as the winner was Josh Murray, to whom she became engaged in May; on January 8, 2015, Murray and Dorfman announced their decision to end their engagement. On February 20, 2017, she made a surprise appearance on

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's season of '' The Bachelor''; Viall had been Murray's runner-up during Dorfman's ''Bachelorette'' season and had sharply questioned her choice of Murray during the season finale. Following Dorfman's breakup with Murray, she wrote a book titled "It's Not Okay", detailing their tumultuous relationship and breakup, which was referenced by numerous contestants in season three of ''Bachelor in Paradise''.

Personal life

She is a cousin of actress

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. In 2021, Dorfman reconnected with Blaine Hart while travelling. She announced their engagement on March 30, 2022. Dorfman and Hart were married in

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, Italy on May 31, 2023. In early August 2024, was announced that the couple is expecting their first child, following a natural conception. On December 20, 2024, Dorfman and Hart welcomed their first child, a girl.

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