When did The Bachelorette 2023 start?
CHARITY Lawson earned her own shot at love as the next bachelorette for season 20.
With the new season having premiered in the summer of 2023, many fans are eager to know exactly when they'll be able to tune in.
When did The Bachelorette 2023 start?
Season 20 of The Bachelorette premiered on Monday, June 26, 2023, on ABC at 9pm ET.
The show returned with 25 new contestants competing for Charity Lawson's love.
The season finale is set to premiere on August 21 where only one bachelor will win Lawson's heart.
Fans can watch previous episodes of the ABC phenomenon on live-streaming services such as FuboTV, Hulu, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Stream.
Who is Charity Lawson?
Charity Lawson is a child and family therapist born on December 31, 1995, in Columbus, Georgia.
Lawson graduated with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from Auburn University in Alabama.
Lawson appeared on season 27 of The Bachelor, which featured Zach Shallcross.
During her time on the hit TV show, Lawson opened up about her past relationship, which she described as "emotionally abusive."
As noted by , during her one-on-one date in Estonia, the reality star told Shallcross: "The relationship prior to being here was … it was an emotionally abusive relationship for me.
"I never honestly felt what it feels like to be seen as a partner or to be seen as a girlfriend."
She revealed that her previous partner cheated on her with someone she knew and said: "It just became this really vicious cycle of manipulation."
Who are the 2023 Bachelorette contestants?
In the new season of The Bachelorette, Lawson is set to choose her forever love among 25 men.
These contestants include:
- Aaron Bryant — Software salesman from San Diego, California
- Aaron Schwartzman — Firefighter from San Diego, California
- Adrian Hassan — Realtor from Northridge, California
- Caleb Arthur — Resident physician from Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Caleb Balgaard — Professional wrestler from Orlando, Florida
- Brayden Bowers — Travel nurse from San Diego, California
- Dotun Olubeko — Integrative medicine specialist from Brooklyn, New York
- James Pierce — Attorney from Chicago, Illinois
- Chris Spell — Guinness World Record jumper from White Plains, New York
- Joey Graziadei — Tennis pro from Lawai, Hawaii
- John Buresh — Data scientist from New York, New York
- John Henry — Underwater welder from Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Joe Menzia — Tech operations director from San Francisco, California
- Kaleb Kim — Construction salesman from Norcross, Georgia
- Josh Young — Harvard University grad student from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Khalid Hassan — Tech recruiter from Dearborn, Michigan
- Michael Barbour — Yacht captain from Chicago, Illinois
- Nic Barber — HR executive from Bayonne, New Jersey
- Peter Cappio — Airline pilot from New York, New York
- Sean McLaughlin — Software sales rep from Tampa, Florida
- Spencer Storbeck — Medical sales director from Moorpark, California
- Tanner Courtad — Mortgage lender from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Taylor Pegg — Loan officer from Springboro, Ohio
- Warwick Reider — construction manager from Nashville, Tennessee
- Xavier Bonner — Biomedical scientist from Carrboro, North Carolina