Kaitlyn Bristowe: Katie's 'Bachelorette' Season Is 'Most Dramatic Yet'

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A new kind of season! Katie Thurston is searching for The One on season 17 of The Bachelorette.

Making her debut on Matt James‘ season of The Bachelor, the Washington native turned heads when she arrived at the Nemacolin Resort with a vibrator in hand. While she didn’t find lasting love in Matt, she’s eager to kick off the next journey.

“Right now, I’m trying on so many dresses and outfits,” the bank marketing manager said on Good Morning America in March after it was announced that she will be the next Bachelorette. “This is a modern-day Cinderella [story] for me. … I know nothing about the men yet. I don’t know what they look like. I don’t even know how many men there are here.”

This season will look a bit different, as longtime host Chris Harrison chose to step aside following his controversial comments about contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, which he later apologized for. Instead, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will step in.

“The way that it’s been presented on the set is that Tayshia and Kaitlyn are not replacing Chris. They aren’t even referred to as hosts. It was made perfectly clear by the producers that they are not replacing him. They were brought in at the last moment,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in April. “Their role is more experienced girlfriends to Katie and experienced contestants to the guys. They act professional, they’re on time and are helping the franchise as much as they can in this funky situation.”

Scroll through the gallery below for everything we know about season 17 of The Bachelorette:


Premiere Date

The new season kicks off on ABC Monday, June 7, at 8 p.m. ET.

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Filming Location

Katie will look for love at a resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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The Potentials

The list of potential suitors released in March included Greg, 27, and Karl, 33 — two men who were originally set to compete on Clare Crawley’s season 16 but were cut after the show was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other potentials include Clay Harbour's cousin Andrew S. and Ed Waisbrot's friend Joshua.

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Why’s Blake There?

Blake Moynes, who appeared on Clare's season, was spotted on set on April 1. Oddly enough, he remained on season 16 of The Bachelorette and continued vying for replacement — now cohost — Tayshia when the hairstylist left two weeks in.

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That’s a Wrap

Us Weekly confirmed filming wrapped on April 26.

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Mum’s the Word

In an Instagram post she shared shortly after filming wrapped one week early in April, Katie pointedly showed off her left hand, which did not have any rings on it — engagement or otherwise. "My family searching for a ring," she captioned the video, posted on April 29.

Courtesy of Katie Thurston/Instagram

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