# The Bachelor (American TV series) season 12

The Bachelor: London Calling is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008, and features Matt Grant, a 27-year-old British global financer, courting 25 women from the United States. The season concluded on May 12, 2008, with Grant choosing to propose to 22-year-old actress Shayne Lamas. The couple ended their relationship months later.
This was the final season to be aired in 90 minutes.

## Matt Grant

He was an English financier and business development manager from London and worked at Lombard Asset Finance (RBS) in Cambridge for three years before moving to London. Grant received a B.A. in modern history and politics from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.

## Contestants

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Outcome | Place |
| Shayne Lamas | 22 | Malibu, California | Actress | Winner | 1 |
| Chelsea Wanstrath | 25 | Durango, Colorado | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep | Runner-up | 2 |
| Amanda Rantuccio | 27 | Niceville, Florida | Account Executive | Week 7 | 3 |
| Noelle Drake | 26 | Loveland, Colorado | Photographer | Week 6 | 4 |
| Marshana Ritchie | 27 | Brooklyn, New York | Fashion designer | Week 5 | 5–6 |
| Robin Canfield | 22 | Holland, Michigan | Advertising coordinator | Week 5 | 5–6 |
| Ashlee Williss | 22 | Jacksonville Beach, Florida | Singer-Songwriter | Week 4 | 7–8 |
| Kelly Hark | 25 | Hollywood, California | Medical sales representative | Week 4 | 7–8 |
| Holly Durst | 24 | Suffield, Ohio | Children's Book Author | Week 4 | 9 |
| Amy Bean | 22 | Stockton, California | Nanny | Week 3 | 10–12 |
| Erin Storm | 33 | San Marcos, California | Vendor | Week 3 | 10–12 |
| Kristine Heffelfinger | 33 | Dillsburg, Pennsylvania | Personal Trainer | Week 3 | 10–12 |
| Caroline "Carri" Perrier | 25 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Church Marketing Rep | Week 2 | 13–15 |
| Erin Harper | 25 | Seattle, Washington | Event Planner | Week 2 | 13–15 |
| Michelle Procopio | 28 | Syracuse, New York | Administrative Assistant | Week 2 | 13–15 |
| Alyssa Johnson | 24 | Boise, Idaho | Biology Student | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Amanda Petterman | 26 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Law student | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Denise Hawthorne | 30 | Washington, D.C. | Attorney/Former White House Aide | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Devon Antin | 24 | Austin, Texas | Makeup Artist | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Lesley Geyer | 23 | Tampa, Florida | Youth Minister | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Michele Romero | 33 | Laguna Niguel, California | Interior Designer | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Rebecca LeBlanc | 30 | Alamo, California | Attorney | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Stacey Elza | 26 | Chicago, Illinois | Graduate Student | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Tamara Sketz | 23 | Beverly Hills, California | Cocktail Waitress | Week 1 | 16–25 |
| Tiffany Thornburg | 33 | San Francisco, California | Real Estate Marketing Rep | Week 1 | 16–25 |

### Future Appearances
#### Bachelor Pad

Holly Durst returned in the second season of Bachelor Pad, and won that season alongside Bachelor Nation alumnus Michael Stagliano.

## Call-out order

| Order | Bachelorettes | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Order | Bachelorettes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 | Amanda R. | Amanda R. | Ashlee | Holly | Chelsea | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne |
| 2 | Amy | Chelsea | Chelsea | Robin | Amanda R. | Noelle | Amanda R. | Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 3 | Devon | Shayne | Robin | Shayne | Marshana | Chelsea | Chelsea | Amanda R. | |
| 4 | Kristine | Michelle P. | Holly | Amanda R. | Shayne | Amanda R. | Noelle | | |
| 5 | Chelsea | Marshana | Erin S. | Ashlee | Robin | Marshana Robin | | | |
| 6 | Erin H. | Ashlee | Amanda R. | Kelly | Noelle | Marshana Robin | | | |
| 7 | Kelly | Noelle | Kelly | Chelsea | Ashlee Kelly | | | | |
| 8 | Rebecca | Erin S. | Amy | Noelle | Ashlee Kelly | | | | |
| 9 | Denise | Amy | Kristine | Marshana | Holly | | | | |
| 10 | Erin S. | Kristine | Marshana | Amy Erin S. Kristine | | | | | |
| 11 | Robin | Robin | Noelle | Amy Erin S. Kristine | | | | | |
| 12 | Ashlee | Kelly | Shayne | Amy Erin S. Kristine | | | | | |
| 13 | Alyssa | Carri | Carri Erin H. Michelle P. | | | | | | |
| 14 | Michelle P. | Holly | Carri Erin H. Michelle P. | | | | | | |
| 15 | Shayne | Erin H. | Carri Erin H. Michelle P. | | | | | | |
| 16 | Marshana | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Amanda P. | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Tamara | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Holly | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Tiffany | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Carri | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Stacey | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Lesley | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Michele R. | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Noelle | Alyssa Amanda P. Denise Devon Lesley Michele R. Rebecca Stacey Tamara Tiffany | | | | | | | |
    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 won the competition

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (18–49) |
| 99 | 1 | "Week 1" | March 17, 2008 (2008-3-17) | 1201 | 8.58 | 3.2/8 |
| 100 | 2 | "Week 2" | March 24, 2008 (2008-3-24) | 1202 | 7.27 | 2.6/7 |
| 101 | 3 | "Week 3" | March 31, 2008 (2008-3-31) | 1203 | 7.67 | 2.7/7 |
| 102 | 4 | "Week 4" | April 7, 2008 (2008-4-7) | 1204 | 6.83 | 2.5/6 |
| 103 | 5 | "Week 5" | April 14, 2008 (2008-4-14) | 1205 | 6.60 | 2.5/6 |
| 104 | 6 | "Week 6: Hometowns" | April 21, 2008 (2008-4-21) | 1206 | 7.30 | 2.6/7 |
| 105 | 7 | "Week 7: Fantasy Suites" | April 28, 2008 (2008-4-28) | 1207 | 7.17 | 2.5/6 |
| 106 | 8 | "The Women Tell All" | May 5, 2008 (2008-5-5) | N/A | 6.57 | 2.3/6 |
| 107 | 9 | "Week 8: Season Finale" | May 12, 2008 (2008-5-12) | 1208 | 8.85 | 3.2/8 |