The Bachelorette (season 15)


The fifteenth season of The Bachelorette premiered on May 13, 2019. This season features Hannah Brown, a 24-year-old interior designer from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brown was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2018 and represented Alabama at Miss USA 2018.
Brown was a contestant on the 23rd season of The Bachelor featuring Colton Underwood. She went on to place seventh overall. Brown is the first Bachelorette lead to not have placed in the top four of a season of The Bachelor.

Filming and development

Production

was named as the Bachelorette during the After the Final Rose special of the 23rd season of The Bachelor on March 12, 2019.
On March 21, 2019, filming was first spotted at Newport, Rhode Island and several reports are seen filming in Boston, Massachusetts a week later. Production crews have also reported in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom at MacGregor's Bar nestling over River Ness and Gouda and The Hague in the Netherlands. In addition to them, the season will also include visits in Latvia and Greece. Appearances for this season are runway model J. Alexander, RuPaul's Drag Race drag queens Alyssa Edwards and Alaska, actors Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen, Danish pop band Lukas Graham, American country singer Jake Owen and Boston Celtics basketball players Jaylen Brown and Terry Rozier.

Casting and contestants

The cast includes Connor Jenkins, the son of journalist Nancy Loo; and Daron Blaylock, the son of retired NBA basketball player Mookie Blaylock.

Contestants

33 potential contestants were revealed on March 14, 2019. The final cast of 30 men was revealed on May 7, 2019.
NameAgeHometownOccupationOutcomePlaceRef
Jed Wyatt25Sevierville, TennesseeSinger/SongwriterWinner1
Tyler Cameron26Jupiter, FloridaGeneral ContractorRunner-up2
Peter Weber27Westlake Village, CaliforniaPilotWeek 93
Luke Parker24Gainesville, GeorgiaImport/Export ManagerWeek 94
Garrett Powell27Homewood, AlabamaGolf ProWeek 75
Mike Johnson31San Antonio, TexasPortfolio ManagerWeek 76
Connor Saeli24Birmingham, MichiganInvestment AnalystWeek 77
Dustin Kendrick30Chicago, IllinoisReal Estate BrokerWeek 68–9
Dylan Barbour24San Diego, CaliforniaTech EntrepreneurWeek 68–9
Devin Harris27Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaTalent ManagerWeek 510–12
Grant Eckel30San Clemente, CaliforniaUnemployedWeek 510–12
Kevin Fortenberry27Manteno, IllinoisBehavioral Health SpecialistWeek 510–12
John Paul Jones24Lanham, MarylandFinancial AnalystWeek 413–14
Matteo Valles25Atlanta, GeorgiaManagement ConsultantWeek 413–14
Luke Stone29Marion, MassachusettsPolitical ConsultantWeek 415
Cameron "Cam" Ayala30Austin, TexasSoftware SalesWeek 316–18
Joey Jones33Bethesda, MarylandFinance ManagerWeek 316–18
Jonathan Saunders27Los Angeles, CaliforniaServerWeek 316–18
Tyler Gwozdz†28Boca Raton, FloridaPsychology Graduate StudentWeek 319
Connor Jenkins28Newport Beach, CaliforniaSales ManagerWeek 220–22
Daron Blaylock25Buckhead, GeorgiaIT ConsultantWeek 220–22
Matthew Spraggins23Newport Beach, CaliforniaCar Bid SpotterWeek 220–22
Brian Bowles30Louisville, KentuckyMath TeacherWeek 123–29
Chasen Coscia27Ann Arbor, MichiganPilotWeek 123–29
Hunter Jones24Westchester, CaliforniaPro SurferWeek 123–29
Joe Barsano30Chicago, IllinoisThe Box KingWeek 123–29
Matt Donald26Los Gatos, CaliforniaMedical Device SalesmanWeek 123–29
Ryan Spirko25Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRoller BoyWeek 123–29
Thomas Staton27Detroit, MichiganInternational Pro Basketball PlayerWeek 123–29
Scott Andersen28Chicago, IllinoisSoftware Sales ExecutiveWeek 130

Future appearances

''The Bachelor''

Season 24
Peter Weber was chosen as the lead bachelor in season twenty-four of The Bachelor.

''Bachelor in Paradise''

Season 6
Cameron "Cam" Ayala, Kevin Fortenberry, John Paul Jones, Dylan Barbour, Connor Saeli, Mike Johnson, Matt Donald, and Luke Stone competed in the sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise. Brown also made appearance to give advice to fellow season 23 contestant, Demi Burnett. Ayala and Fortenberry were eliminated during week two, and Johnson was eliminated during week four. Saeli quit during week five, and Stone was eliminated during week five. Donald and Jones split from their respective partners in week 6. However, Jones reunited with Tayshia Adams in the finale.

''Dancing with the Stars''

Season 28
Brown competed in and won season 28 of the American Dancing with the Stars.

Call-out order

Episodes

Controversy

On June 18, 2019, People released a story that contestant Jed Wyatt was in a relationship with Nashville musician Haley Stevens before and during filming of the season. Stevens stated that Wyatt promised her he was going on the show purely to further his music career, that he did not intend to begin a relationship with Brown, and any appearance of him pursuing Hannah Brown was simply "acting". Fans felt that Stevens' accusations had merit as Wyatt had performed several of his own written songs for Brown throughout his time on the show. She additionally published letters that Wyatt wrote to her, where he stated how someday she would be thankful that he did this. In the first episode, Brown had eliminated contestant Scott Andersen before the first rose ceremony after she was informed that Andersen still had a girlfriend back home. Ultimately, the news of Wyatt's relationship prior to the show caused Brown to end her engagement with him.