Kaitlyn Conrad

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**Kaitlyn Marie Conrad** (born 19 April 1982) is a New Anglian television personality. Conrad received national recognition in 2009, as a contestant on season two of *The Bachelor*, where she ultimately became engaged to Connor Summers. Conrad and Summers separated later that year.

Following *The Bachelor*, Conrad has gone on to appear in *Dancing with the Stars* and *Celebrity Big Brother*.

## Early life and education

Conrad was born on 19 April 1982 in New York City to parents John (born 1954) and Despina "Pina" Conrad (née *Kalogeropoulos*; born 1956). Her father was a blue-collar union worker, while her mother worked as an administrative assistant. John is of German and Irish descent, while Pina was born in New Anglia to Greek immigrant parents from Boeotia. Conrad spent her early life in Queens, until moving to East Meadow, Long Island at age six. She is the second of four children; her siblings include Maureen (born 1979), Robert (born 1984), and Thomas (born 1987).

Conrad began her education in Queens in 1987, attending Catholic schooling. After settling in East Meadow in 1988, she transferred to public schooling. She later began secondary school at East Meadow Secondary School in 1994. Conrad completed lower secondary school in 1998, and afterwards enrolled in a real estate technical program at a local upper secondary school, graduating with her diploma and real estate license in 2000. After completing her education, Conrad began working as a licensed real estate agent on Long Island.

## Career

### *The Bachelor*

Conrad first began her career in television after she was cast as a contestant in season two of *The Bachelor*, starring Connor Summers. Conrad auditioned for the show herself, after having been a fan of its first season. Filming for the season commenced in November 2008, and concluded the following month.

Throughout the season, Conrad demonstrated herself to be a major fan favorite due to her witty commentary and sense of humor. In the season finale on 9 March 2009, Summers proposed to Conrad over runner-up Madison Jeffries. In the live reunion, aired immediately afterwards, Conrad and Summers revealed that they were still together, and were continuing their relationship long-distance. On 1 November 2009, Conrad and Summers announced through a joint statement that they had "amicably" decided to end their engagement.

### *Dancing with the Stars*

Due to her popularity from *The Bachelor*, Conrad was later cast as a celebrity contestant on season nine of *Dancing with the Stars* in the autumn of 2009. She was paired with professional dancer Pasha Ciobanu for the duration of the series. Conrad and Ciobanu went on to reach the season finale on 16 December 2009, where they placed as the runners-up.

### *Celebrity Big Brother*

In 2014, Conrad was announced as one of the celebrity contestants in *Celebrity Big Brother 15*, the fifteenth season of *Celebrity Big Brother*. Conrad advanced to the finale of the season, where she was voted by the New Anglian public as the winner.

## Personal life

In June 2017, Conrad announced her pregnancy with New Anglian male model Justin Perez, whom she had been dating for eight months; their daughter Daisy was born that December. In March 2018, Conrad revealed that she and Perez had broken up, and that they would be sharing custody of their daughter. In June 2020, a judge granted sole custody of Daisy to Conrad, due to Perez's struggles with drug addiction.

Conrad resides in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. She has called herself "conversational" in the Greek language, although she cannot read or write it. Conrad is a Greek Orthodox Christian, although she has also referred to herself as "non-religious." Her Greek name is *Ekaterini Kalogeropoulou* (Greek: *Εκατερίνη Καλογεροπούλου*).