{"id":118305,"date":"2024-08-14T10:30:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/grant-ellis-to-bachelor-nation-hi-here-is-what-im-seeking-in-a-wife\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:30:23","slug":"grant-ellis-to-bachelor-nation-hi-here-is-what-im-seeking-in-a-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/grant-ellis-to-bachelor-nation-hi-here-is-what-im-seeking-in-a-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Ellis to Bachelor Nation: Hi! Here Is What I&#8217;m Seeking in a Wife&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ABC made history this week. Twice.<\/p>\n<p>First, the network surprised viewers by revealing the identity of next season\u2019s The Bachelor lead far earlier than usual.<\/p>\n<p>Second, it did so by revealing him to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/the-bachelor-season-29-come-on-down-grant-ellis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant Ellis<\/a>, only the second African-American to ever hold this title.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-The-Bachelor1723521675-0.png\" alt=\"Grant Ellis gets a rose\" class=\"wp-image-507102 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-The-Bachelor1723521675-0.png 547w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-The-Bachelor1723521675-0-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-The-Bachelor1723521675-0.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grant Ellis get a rose here on The Bachelorette.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are announcing Grant so quickly so people can still apply to be on his season,\u201d producer Robert Mills Tweeted after the announcement went viral. \u201cIf you think Grant is potentially the man of your dreams or you know someone who is apply ASAP!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fair enough.<\/p>\n<p>If women are gonna vie for Ellis\u2019 heart, however, after the 30-year old day trader was eliminated by Jenn Tran on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/categories\/the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bachelorette<\/a>\u2026 they need to know what he\u2019s seeking in a potential spouse, right?<\/p>\n<p>Take it away, Grant Ellis!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402.webp\" alt=\"Grant Ellis poses here for an ABC promotional photo.\" class=\"wp-image-506990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402.webp 848w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402.webp\" alt=\"Grant Ellis poses here for an ABC promotional photo.\" class=\"wp-image-506990 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402.webp 848w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image002-2-e1723512887402.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grant Ellis poses here for an ABC promotional photo.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Disney\/Ricky Middlesworth)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking for a love that\u2019s kind and understanding. Some qualities I\u2019m looking for in a potential partner is somebody who\u2019s adventurous, somebody who\u2019s affectionate and somebody who\u2019s loving,\u201d Ellis said on a Good Morning America appearance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait for this incredible journey to get kicked off; it\u2019s going to be so fun and I hope you guys tune in. Peace!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A press release from ABC Entertainment said Ellis \u201cis eager to embark on a journey filled with romance, adventure, and genuine connections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added that \u201che hopes to find a partner who shares his values of loyalty, humor and a deep appreciation for life\u2019s simple pleasures.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506991 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-the-bachelorette-080524-c780397fd2e14d2abe7a527a3e95c39c.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenn Tran and Grant Ellis on The Bachelorette season Season 21.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (John Fleenor\/Disney)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On The Bachelorette, Ellis admitted that he was falling in love with Tran.<\/p>\n<p>He was sent packing a week before the hometown-date episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI poured everything out and it wasn\u2019t good enough,\u201d he told the cameras. \u201cIt just sucks knowing that you feel some way about somebody, and they don\u2019t feel the same about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It does, absolutely.<\/p>\n<p>But Ellis will be in control of his own romantic journey when The Bachelor premieres in early 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"686\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Ellis on ABC\" class=\"wp-image-507103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"686\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Ellis on ABC\" class=\"wp-image-507103 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grant-Ellis-Jenn-Tran-237368.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grant Ellis gets pinned with a rose by Jenn Tran.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During an interview with Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt on the Bachelor Happy Hour Podcast in July, Ellis said that his favorite thing about Tran was \u201cher ability to make a situation easy and how she lights up the room and how witty she is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few facts about Grant Ellis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He\u2019s a New Jersey native who now lives in Houston.<\/li>\n<li>He played basketball at Iona College, Southern University and Albertus Magnus College and then went on to play professionally in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n<li>Ellis works as a day trader. While he\u2019s \u201cpassionate\u201d about his new career, his ABC Bachelor biography says \u201che loves watching the Lakers, going bowling, and singing his heart out at karaoke\u201d when he \u201cisn\u2019t hustling at his job.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L2dyYW50LWVsbGlzLXRvLWJhY2hlbG9yLW5hdGlvbi1oaS1oZXJlLWlzLXdoYXQtaW0tc2Vla2luZy1pbi1hLXdpZmUv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC made history this week. Twice. First, the network surprised viewers by revealing the identity of next season\u2019s The Bachelor lead far earlier than usual. Second, it did so by revealing him to be Grant Ellis, only the second African-American to ever hold this title. Grant Ellis get a rose here on The Bachelorette. 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