Joey Graziadei Announced as New Lead in Bachelor Finale – The Hollywood Reporter

Dotun Olubeko, Aaron Bryant, Joey Graziadei, and Xavier Bonner on The Bachelorette

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[This story contains spoilers for Charity Lawson’s season 20 finale of The Bachelorette.]

After Charity Lawson hands her her last rose The BacheloretteABC’s dating franchise has revealed the star of its upcoming 28th season BSC.

Joey Graziadi, Lawson’s runner-up from season 20 The Bachelorette which aired on Monday, will be the new Bachelor of the season that is set to premiere next year. Graziadei is a 28-year-old professional tennis player from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, who missed out on the final rose Lawson gave to winner Dotun Olubeko.

During a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter After taping her own “Men Tell All”, Lawson paid tribute to Graziadei’s character. “Joey is just a very loyal, patient and really loving person,” she said. “He has a kind heart.”

said Lawson regarding what made Olubeko stand out to her THR At the time, “When I’m with Dotun, you just see this undeniable chemistry. It just seems like the thing it’s meant to be. For me, on this whole journey, the way they’ve been is so intentional, I never felt like I had to question As for why they were there, huge. Dotun and Joey and I were reassured that I didn’t have to worry about it at all, and so I was able to continue to grow our relationship.”

Zach Shallcross was a team captain BSC Season 27, whose finale aired in March. He and winner Katie Biggar are currently engaged.

“It’s as simple as she is the love of my life,” Shallcross said. THR after his finale aired. “We met each other on a TV show, but it’s so much more than that. We both really want this to work and we know it’s going to work, and it’s a feeling I’ve never had before.”