The eighteenth season of The Bachelor premiered on January 6, 2014. This season features 32-year-old Juan Pablo Galavis, a former Venezuelan professional soccer player from Miami, Florida. Galavis finished in seventh place on the ninth season of The Bachelorette featuring Desiree Hartsock. He is the first Latino lead. The season concluded on March 10, 2014, with Galavis choosing to pursue a relationship with 26-year-old pediatric nurse Nikki Ferrell. They ended their relationship in October 2014.
There are 4 Sunday special episodes during the month of January 2014 as follows:
Casting began during the airing of the seventeenth season of the show. Galavis was instantly chosen during the season finale of The Bachelorette.
The season travelled to locales including Utah, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Florida, and Saint Lucia. With performances such as 2NE1, Romeo Santos, and Josh Krajcik.
Unlike previous seasons, there are 27 contestants competing the show, for the first time since Rome. Biographical information according to ABC official series site, which gives first names only. Plus footnoted additions.
Andi Dorfman was chosen as the lead for the tenth season of The Bachelorette. She ended the season engaged to Josh Murray. They announced their breakup on January 8, 2015.
Clare Crawley was chosen as the lead for the sixteenth season of The Bachelorette. She got engaged to Dale Moss in the fourth episode. They broke up in January 2021. They got back together, but broke up for good in September 2021.
Clare, Lacy Faddoul, Christy Hansen, Elise Mosca, Danielle Ronco, and Lucy Aragon returned for the first season of Bachelor in Paradise. Elise and Clare quit in week 3 and week 5, respectively. Danielle was eliminated in week 3 and Lucy in week 5. Christy split from Tasos Hernandez in week 7. Lacy ended the season engaged to Marcus Grodd. They were later married, however, they soon split up.
Clare, Cassandra Ferguson, and Chelsie Webster returned for the second season of Bachelor in Paradise. Clare was eliminated in week 3 and Chelsie in week 5. Cassandra ended the season in a relationship with Justin Reich. They split after Paradise.
Cassandra returned for the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise. She split with Jordan Mauger in week 6.
Clare returned for The Bachelor Winter Games under Team USA. She quit in week 3.
Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell participated in VH1 reality series Couples Therapy.
Clare appeared on the first season of the Hulu show Got to Get Out.
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