The twenty-first season of '' The Bachelor'' premiered on January 2, 2017. This season features 36-year-old

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 Bachel ...

, a software sales executive from

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. Viall graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He previously appeared as the runner-up on both the 10th and 11th seasons of ''

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'', featuring

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and

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, respectively. Viall also participated in the 3rd season of '' Bachelor in Paradise'', where he formed a connection with alumna Jennifer Saviano but did not pursue a long-term relationship. The season concluded on March 13, 2017, with Viall proposing to 29-year-old special education teacher Vanessa Grimaldi. The couple ended their engagement on August 25, 2017.

Production

Casting and contestants

On August 30, 2016, during season 2, episode 4 of '' Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise''—and while the 3rd season of '' Bachelor in Paradise'' was still airing—Nick Viall was announced as the next Bachelor. Before Viall's selection as the lead for the 21st season of '' The Bachelor'', fan favorites Luke Pell and Chase McNary—both from

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of ''

''—were strongly considered for the role, as revealed by host

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. Pell and McNary ultimately went on to participate in other installments of the ''Bachelor'' franchise. Pell competed in ''

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'', while McNary appeared in season six of ''Bachelor in Paradise''.

Filming and development

Filming for this season began on September 24, 2016, with the show traveling to various locations, including Nick Viall's home state of

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, Saint Thomas in the

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in the

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, and Lapland in

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. Numerous media outlets reported that the

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performed on September 30, 2016, at the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater in Downtown Los Angeles during the season. Besides the Backstreet Boys, other notable appearances included Olympians Michelle Carter,

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, and

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, country singer

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, and singer Lolo. The production was initially scheduled to travel from Los Angeles to

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, with host Chris Harrison indicating a stop at

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. However, due to the impact of

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, the location was changed to Viall's home state of

. South Carolina was later visited during the thirteenth season of ''

''.

Contestants

The season began with 30 contestants.

Future appearances

''The Bachelorette''

Rachel Lindsay was announced as the lead for the thirteenth season of ''

'' while this season of ''The Bachelor'' was still airing. She made history as the first

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lead in the franchise. Additionally, several contestants from Nick Viall's season, including Raven Gates, Alexis Waters, Kristina Schulman, Astrid Loch, Whitney Fransway, Jasmine Goode, and Corinne Olympios, made notable appearances throughout the season.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

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Several contestants from Nick Viall's season returned for

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of '' Bachelor in Paradise''. These included Raven Gates, Corinne Olympios, Taylor Nolan, Alexis Waters, Lacey Mark, Kristina Schulman, Danielle Maltby, Danielle Lombard, Christen Whitney, Sarah Vendal, Dominique Alexis, Jaimi King, and Jasmine Goode. *Week 1: Corinne Olympios quit after the production shutdown. Lacey Mark initially quit but returned following the resumption of filming. *Week 2: Danielle Maltby quit, and Alexis Waters and Sarah Vendal were eliminated. *Week 3: Kristina Schulman quit. *Week 4: Jaimi King was eliminated. Danielle Lombard split from Dean Unglert, Christen Whitney split from Jack Stone, Dominique Alexis split from Diggy Moreland, and Jasmine Goode split from Jonathan Treece. At the end of the season, Raven Gates, Taylor Nolan, and Lacey Mark left Paradise in relationships with Adam Gottschalk, Derek Peth, and Daniel Maguire, respectively. However, it was revealed during the reunion show that Lacey and Daniel had ended their relationship. Adam and Raven were still together, while Derek and Taylor became engaged.

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Christen Whitney, Astrid Loch, and Angela Amezcua returned for

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of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. *Week 4: Angela Amezcua and Christen Whitney were eliminated. *Week 6: Astrid Loch split from Kevin Wendt. During the reunion show, it was announced that Astrid and Kevin had rekindled their relationship after leaving Paradise.

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Angela Amezcua and Kristina Schulman returned for

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, along with Whitney Fransway. *Week 5: Kristina Schulman and Whitney Fransway both quit. *Week 6: Angela Amezcua split from Chase McNary.

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Danielle Maltby returned for

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of ''Bachelor in Paradise''. She left in a relationship with Michael Allio in week 6.

''Bachelor in Paradise Canada''

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Angela Amezcua participated in the inaugural season of '' Bachelor in Paradise Canada''. She left the show in a relationship with Brendan Morgan.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Nick Viall competed in the 24th season of ''

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''. He was partnered with professional dancer

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and finished in sixth place.

''Ex on the Beach''

Jasmine appeared on the first season of the U.S. version of ''

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''.

''House of Villains''

Corinne appeared on the first season of ''

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''.

Call-out order

: The contestant received the 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 moved on to the next week by default : The contestant won the competition

Episodes

Post-show

Nick and Vanessa announced their breakup on August 25, 2017. Vanessa married Josh Wolfe on August 20, 2021. They have one son together, Winston Franco, who was born on September 29, 2022.

Notes

References

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