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They were eliminated week 4, finishing in 12th place. James himself competed on season 30 of Dancing with the Stars. Illeana Pennetto returned for the inaugural season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada. Pepin and Pitt got engaged week 6 to Kenny Braasch and Joe Amabile, respectively. Heringer split from Noah Erb week 5, although they've gotten back together. Chew and Larson were eliminated during week 1. Additionally, Bri Springs and Serena Pitt appeared in one episode of season 18 on that show.Ībigail Heringer, Alana Milne, Anna Redman, Chelsea Vaughn, Jessenia Cruz, Mariela "Mari" Pepin, Pieper James, Serena Chew, Serena Pitt and Victoria Larson returned for season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise. Katie Thurston and Michelle Young were both chosen as the leads for seasons 17 and 18 of The Bachelorette respectively.

In week 6, season 23 contestant Heather Martin asked to join the cast, but James declined prior to the rose ceremony. In week 3, five new women joined the cast, bringing the total number of contestants to 37. On December 11, 2020, the final cast of 32 women was revealed. On October 5, 2020, 43 potential contestants were revealed on The Bachelor social media sites.

See also: The Bachelorette (American season 16) § Filming and developmentĪs with the sixteenth season of The Bachelorette, the season was filmed in a bio-secure bubble at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania, 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh due to quarantine safety protocols, making this the first The Bachelor season not to film in the traditional Villa de la Vina mansion in Agoura Hills, California, and the first location other than the mansion since season 11. Notable contestants include Mariela "Mari" Pepin, Miss Maryland USA 2019 and top 10 finalist in Miss USA 2019 Kit Keenan, daughter of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley Sydney Johnson, daughter of former New York Giants running backs coach and current University of Maryland analyst Craig Johnson Abigail Heringer, the first deaf contestant in The Bachelor franchise and Catalina Morales, who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 and competed at Miss Universe 2015.
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He is also the first lead to have not previously appeared on a series in The Bachelor franchise since Matt Grant in season 12. James is the first Black Bachelor in franchise history, and while it was intended and announced as the second African-American lead (after Rachel Lindsay of The Bachelorette 13), the sudden introduction of Tayshia Adams as a co-lead on The Bachelorette 16, made James the third African-American lead of the franchise. On June 12, 2020, James was announced as the next Bachelor on Good Morning America.
