The Bachelor (season 22)
| The Bachelor (season 22) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 1, 2018 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The 22nd season of The Bachelor premiered on January 1, 2018. This season features 36-year-old Arie Luyendyk Jr., a real estate agent and former race car driver from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Luyendyk was the runner-up on the 8th season of The Bachelorette featuring Emily Maynard.
On September 7, 2017, during Good Morning America, Luyendyk was announced as the next Bachelor over The Bachelorette season 13 runner-up Peter Kraus, who was the original choice for the role. Many fans were in disbelief in response to Kraus' decision; the producers selected Luyendyk as a last minute direct replacement.
This season traveled to Lake Tahoe; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Paris, France; Tuscany, Italy and Peru. Appearances for this season included racing driver Robby Gordon, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling wrestlers Ursula Hayden and Angelina Altishin, wrestler and The Bachelorette contestant Kenny King, singer/songwriter Connor Duermit, country band Lanco, indie singer and songwriter Tenille Arts and French singer Pauline Paris.
This season began with 29 contestants.
Bibiana Julian and Lauren Griffin took part in The Bachelor Winter Games to compete as Team USA. Griffin was eliminated in week one.
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