The Bachelorette (season 12)
| The Bachelorette (season 12) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | May 23 – August 1, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of The Bachelorette stars Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, a 25-year-old real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. Fletcher was the runner-up on the The Bachelor season 20 featuring Ben Higgins. The season premiered on May 23, 2016. The season concluded on August 1, 2016, with Jordan Rodgers becoming the winner.
Casting began during season eleven of The Bachelorette. Days before the official announcement, Fletcher's fellow The Bachelor season 20 contestant and second runner-up Caila Quinn was originally selected to be in the lead role, but she was dropped at the last minute for Fletcher by the producers and American fans of ABC's The Bachelorette.
Filming commenced on March 16, 2016 shortly after the twentieth season of The Bachelor. Destinations including Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Uruguay, Thailand, and Argentina with appearances from Dan + Shay, All-4-One, Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley.
The cast includes former American football quarterback Jordan Rodgers, the younger brother of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Christian Bishop, Chad Johnson, Daniel Maguire, Evan Bass, Grant Kemp, Vinny Venteria, and Wells Adams were all chosen for the third season of Bachelor in Paradise. Johnson was removed from the show by Chris Harrison in episode 1 for aggressive behaviour towards everyone and finished 30th, placing last. Bishop finished in 26th/27th. Venteria quit in 24th. Maguire was eliminated in 19th/21st. Adams was placed in 9th/10th. Bass and Kemp co-won the season along with Bachelor Nation alums, Carly Waddell and Lace Morris.
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