Steve’s reality had hit him again.
On Monday, the Bachelor and Bachelorette teachers came out with spoilers that extend beyond Season 27 and the former franchise and have entered the upcoming season.
Yes, they announced the next Bachelorette.
Stop reading now if you’d rather wait and be surprised when ABC makes an announcement this month…
According to this insider, Charity Lawson will be named The Bachelorette.
To be clear, “Nothing is final until ABC officially announces it, but from everything I’ve heard it will be Charity,” wrote Reality Steve, adding yesterday:
“I expect this announcement to be made in the next few weeks.”
If this report is accurate, Lawson will become the second Black Bachelorette in the show’s history.
Based on previous Bachelor spoilers we’ve combed through, Lawson will advance to Zach Shallcross’ final four this spring and take him to meet his family during a hometown date.
She is a 26-year child and family therapist and a graduate of Auburn University with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
“As a growing therapist, my populations of interest include trauma, childhood developmental disorders, anxiety, veterans, couples, and families.
“I have a strong passion for helping others and am a strong advocate for promoting self-care and wellness,” Lawson’s LinkedIn bio says.
“My goal is that, wherever I am, I want to impact people’s lives by ensuring and accomplishing positive changes for humanity, as well as connecting and promoting different environments that create lasting interpersonal relationships.”
Earlier this season, Lawson won praise for her candor during a romantic dinner with Shallcross.
“Who I am today is not what you would have seen years ago,” Zach said, citing his past and ongoing relationships as follows:
“It was an emotionally abusive relationship for me. I never felt what it felt like to be a partner or to be a boyfriend.
He also admitted to “an incident of infidelity,” explaining to Shallcross:
“It was with someone I knew, but also someone I loved at the time also did this terrible thing to me… And it just became a vicious cycle of manipulation.”
As a reminder, ABC has not yet confirmed Lawson as The Bachelorette.
But Reality Steve is hardly wrong. And Shallcross is a big fan.
“Charity is an extraordinary woman who just showed me a little light into who and what it is,” said Shallcross during the dinner part of the date.
“I got caught up in seeing him treated poorly. It broke my heart. Like, are you kidding me? Look at him.
“He’s literally someone who can make everyone in the room just feel comfortable and happy and comfortable. And it feels good to be with him.”
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