The Bachelor (Season 23)

The **23rd season** of *The Bachelor* premiered on January 7, 2019. It featured 26-year-old Colton Underwood, a former NFL player.

He was previously rejected by Becca Kufrin on the 14th season of *The Bachelorette*.

He ultimately chose to pursue a relationship with Cassie Randolph.

## Filming and development

### Casting and contestants

Colton was announced as the Bachelor on September 4, 2018.

Colton met the first three contestants, Sydney, Annie and Katie, while appearing on *The Ellen Show*. The women took part in a segment known as "Know or Go".

The remaining contestants were revealed on December 6, 2018, via Facebook Live.

### Production

This season featured a visit in Singapore. Besides Singapore, this season also included visits in Thailand, Vietnam, Portugal and the Bachelor's hometown of Denver, Colorado. The season also had special appearances from husband and wife comedians Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, actor and comedian Billy Eichner, actor and former professional football player Terry Crews, and The Bachelor Vietnam host Khôi Trần.

## Contestants

The season began with 30 contestants.

Cassie Randolph
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Huntington Beach, California
Speech Pathologist
Winner
Quit in week 9
Brought back in week 10Hannah Godwin
23
Birmingham, Alabama
Content Creator
Eliminated in week 9Tayshia Adams
28
Santa Ana, California
Phlebotomist
Eliminated in week 9Caelynn Miller-Keyes
23
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Miss North Carolina USA 2018
Eliminated in week 8Kirpa Sudick
26
Whittier, California
Dental Hygienist
Eliminated in week 7Heather Martin
23
Carlsbad, California
Assistant Program Manager
Quit in week 7Hannah Brown
24
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Miss Alabama USA 2018
Eliminated in week 7Katie Morton
26
Oviedo, Florida
Medical Sales Representative
Eliminated in week 6Demi Burnett
23
Red Oak, Texas
Interior Designer
Eliminated in week 6Sydney Lotuaco
27
Virginia Beach, Virginia
NBA Dancer
Quit in week 6Nicole Lopez-Alvar
25
Miami, Florida
Social Media Coordinator
Eliminated in week 5Onyeka Ehie
24
Dallas, Texas
IT Risk Consultant
Eliminated in week 5Elyse Dehlbom
31
Soldotna, Alaska
Makeup Artist
Quit in week 5Courtney Curtis
23
McDonough, Georgia
Caterer
Eliminated in week 4Tracy Shapoff
31
Los Angeles, California
Wardrobe Stylist
Eliminated in week 4Brianna "Bri" Barnes
24
Los Angeles, California
Model
Eliminated in week 3Catherine Agro
26
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
DJ
Eliminated in week 3Nina Bartula
30
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sales Account Manager
Eliminated in week 3Caitlin Clemmens
25
Toronto, Ontario
Realtor
Eliminated in week 3Alex Blumberg
29
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dog Rescuer
Eliminated in week 2Angelique Sherman
28
Hamilton, New Jersey
Marketing Sales Assistant
Eliminated in week 2Annie Reardon
23
Mequon, Wisconsin
Financial Associate
Eliminated in week 2Erika McNutt
25
Encinitas, California
Recruiter
Eliminated in week 2Alex Dillon
23
Boston, Massachusetts
IT Account Manager
Eliminated in week 1Devin Gooden
23
Medford, Oregon
Broadcast Journalist
Eliminated in week 1Erin Landry
28
Plano, Texas
Home Improvement Employee
Eliminated in week 1Jane Averbukh
26
West Hollywood, California
Social Worker
Eliminated in week 1Laura Pellerito
26
Dallas, Texas
Accountant
Eliminated in week 1Revian Chang
24
Santa Monica, California
Esthetician
Eliminated in week 1Tahzjuan Hawkins
25
Castle Pines, Colorado
Business Development Associate
Eliminated in week 1
### Future appearances

Hannah Brown was chosen as the Bachelorette for the 15th season of *The Bachelorette*.

Caelynn Miller-Keyes, Demi Burnett, Hannah Goodwin, Jane Averbukh, Katie Morton, Nicole Lopez-Alvar, Onyeka Ehie, Sydney Lotuaco, Tayshia Adams, Caitlin Clemmens, Tahzjuan Hawkins, Bri Barnes, and Revian Chang competed in the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*.

Tayshia Adams replaced Clare Crawley as the lead role on the 16th season of *The Bachelorette.*

## Where are they now?

Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph pursued a relationship off-camera, but announced on their Instagram accounts on May 29, 2020 that they have split.

Hannah Goodwin got engaged to Dylan Barbour whom she met on the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*.

Caelynn Miller-Keyes is dating Dean Unglert whom she met on the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*.

Hannah Brown got engaged to Jed Wyatt on the 15th season of *The Bachelorette*. They ended their engagement before the show stopped airing when Jed revealed that he already had a girlfriend.

Katie Morton got engaged to Chris Bukowski whom she met on the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*. They announced their split on December 10, 2019.

Demi Burnett got engaged to a woman named Kristian Haggerty, only to call it off months later.

Nicole Lopez-Alvar was briefly in a relationship with Clay Harbor whom she met on the 6th season of *Bachelor in Paradise*.

Tayshia Adams was announced as the new Bachelorette and replacement for Clare Crawley on the 16th season of *The Bachelorette* on November 5, 2020.

## The Ring

Colton didn't propose to Cassie and was therefor not offered a ring from Neil Lane. However, when the new couple made an appearance on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*, Jimmy Kimmel had reached out to the jewelry designer and convinced him to give the couple a ring. They where also given the opportunity to choose a different ring, if they didn't like the one that was chosen for them.

The 3-carat diamond and platinum set ring features a princess cut, further accented with 162 round brilliant cut diamonds.
## Promotional gallery

### Colton

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### The Women

* Colton & the Women during first Rose Ceremony
* Tahzjuan - Week 1
* Revian - Week 1
* Laura - Week 1
* Jane - Week 1
* Erin - Week 1
* Devin - Week 1
* Alex D. - Week 1
* Erika - Week 2
* Annie - Week 2
* Angelique - Week 2
* Alex B. - Week 2
* Caitlin - Week 3
* Nina - Week 3
* Catherine - Week 3
* Bri - Week 3
* Tracy - Week 4
* Courtney - Week 4
* Elyse - Week 5 (Quit)
* Onyeka - Week 5
* Nicole - Week 5
* Sydney - Week 6 (Quit)
* Demi - Week 6
* Katie - Week 6
* Hannah B. - Week 7
* Heather - Week 7 (Quit)
* Kirpa - Week 7
* Caelynn - Week 8
* Hannah G. - Week 9
* Tayshia - Week 9
* Cassie - Week 9/Winner
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