{"id":133039,"date":"2024-08-13T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/grant-ellis-named-the-bachelor-for-season-29\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:41:00","slug":"grant-ellis-named-the-bachelor-for-season-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/grant-ellis-named-the-bachelor-for-season-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Ellis named The Bachelor for Season 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"> <img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Grant Ellis The Bachelorette promo\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=20&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;quality=20&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;quality=20&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Ellis has been named The Bachelor lead after going dwelling on The Bachelorette. Pic credit score: ABC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Season 21 of The Bachelorette hasn\u2019t even hit Hometown Dates but and already, we all know who our subsequent The Bachelor star shall be. <\/p>\n<p>At<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/the-bachelorette-spoilers-jenn-tran-and-her-mean-leave-australia-for-some-wicked-fun\/?swcfpc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the top of Episode 6<\/a>, Jenn Tran despatched Grant Ellis dwelling together with Sam McKinney and Spencer Conley. <\/p>\n<p>Then, in a shock transfer, Grant Ellis was named as the following The Bachelor lead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JaW3I7eHFTQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RHONJ delivers an epic finale, Bachelorette sees another self-elimination &amp; The Simple Life returns\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JaW3I7eHFTQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After Grant didn&#8217;t get a rose from Jenn on the rose ceremony, he was upset. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a family. I want to be happy. I want a wife. I want to be in love. I want that,\u201d Grant mentioned as he made his exit. \u201cI want to give everything to somebody, and I want them to give everything to me in return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"newsletter-intro\">Subscribe to our Bachelorette e-newsletter!<\/span><br \/>\n<br \/><span>Get updates on the most recent posts and extra from Monsters and Critics straight to your inbox. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsletter-terms\">By submitting your info you conform to our T&amp;Cs and Privacy Policy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a shock transfer, ABC introduced that Grant would have his probability when he returned in Season 29 as The Bachelor lead. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grant Ellis takes over as The Bachelor for Season 29<\/h2>\n<p>This will make historical past for Bachelor Nation once more, as Grant would be the second Black Bachelor star to steer the present following Matt James. <\/p>\n<p>Last season, we obtained to know Joey Graziadei higher on Season 28 as he made his approach by means of a bevy of beauties and in the end proposed to Kelsey Anderson. <\/p>\n<p>That was the primary season in just a few years the place Bachelor Nation was actually excited in regards to the lead following ho-hum seasons that includes Zach Shallcross and Clayton Echard. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Grant Ellis? <\/h2>\n<p>Grant\u2019s casting as The Bachelor might come as a shock to some The Bachelorette viewers resulting from his low-key time on Jenn Tran\u2019s season. <\/p>\n<p>While he was actually one in all her favourite males, making it to fifth place, he was not a standout when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/devin-strader-doubles-down-on-threat-to-quit-the-bachelorette-if-jenn-tran-kept-her-ex\/?swcfpc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who obtained essentially the most display screen time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you should know in regards to the subsequent Bachelor star: <\/p>\n<p>Grant is a former skilled basketball participant and present day dealer. He performed ball at New York\u2019s Iona University and Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut earlier than making a profession out of the game. He\u2019s nonetheless an enormous basketball fan and admits that he likes to cheer for the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old can also be a singer, having launched himself to Jenn at first of The Bachelorette season with a music he wrote about making her Mrs. Ellis. He additionally has mentioned that he loves karaoke so we count on at the very least one karaoke date on The Bachelor. <\/p>\n<p>Grant\u2019s household life shouldn&#8217;t be excellent, and whereas he calls himself a \u201cmama\u2019s boy,\u201d he has opened up about his dad\u2019s habit wrestle, telling viewers that his father checked himself into rehab earlier than his Bachelorette journey. <\/p>\n<p><em>The Bachelor is at present on hiatus and can return in January 2025. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Grant Ellis has been named The Bachelor lead after going dwelling on The Bachelorette. Pic credit score: ABC Season 21 of The Bachelorette hasn\u2019t even hit Hometown Dates but and already, we all know who our subsequent The Bachelor star shall be. 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