THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.9 | HOW DOES CHARITY'S JOURNEY END?

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

We are back to the cliffhanger of Aaron and Charity Lawson on tonight’s finale of ABC’s The Bachelorette! Last week we got to hear from the guys during the Men Tell All. This love show of course has Jesse Palmer taking charge of the 3 hour show tonight! In Fiji, Aaron lets Charity know that he is still here for her and wants her to know that he has not forgotten about her and he still feels the same. She tells him that he can stay so that they can hang out and get to know one another. We also know that she is in love with Joey and Dotun so this is definitely going to be a hectic time for her. She wants to take some time with her and acknowledges that she regretted sending him home. After a great date that didn’t involve a Fantasy Suites aspect, she gets ready to see them for the next rose ceremony.

The guys see Aaron arrive and are surprised but maintain their cool. Charity lets them know that Xavier was sent home and then Aaron arrived. Joey gets the first rose and before she announces the second, she asks Aaron to come with her and she thanks him for being there and although she had regrets letting him go previously, she’s glad he came back, but time was not on their side. She sends Aaron home. She comes back to the men, lets them know that Aaron was sent home and tells them that she will stay true to the process and who she is. She also gives a rose to Dotun as well. We’re down to our final 2.

Back in the studio we learn that Aaron will be on Bachelor in Paradise which we’re sure he’ll enjoy and of course, we’re trying to figure out why Peter’s mom, Barb is in the audience, who will be The Bachelor, and any news on The Golden Bachelor which premieres on Sept 29th!

Her family is in Fiji and her mom, dad, and sister will be able to meet both men. She lets them know that she is in love with both men - which her mom is not happy about as she feels that she needs to be decisive. Joey is up first and arrives ready to meet them.

Joey has a 1-on-1 conversation with his sister and Joey asks her how does the family feel about an interracial relationship. She lets him know that it’s about Charity being with the best person. Joey talks with her mom and has nothing but amazing things to say about her. The family enjoyed being around Joey, so we see them as a great fit for one another.

The family gets to meet Dotun and Charity’s sister lets her know that she can already see Joey as her brother-in-law. Although Dotun had great conversations with her family, Charity’s sister lets her know that Joey is the one that gives her the glow - which we agree with! It seems like her family likes Joey more than Dotun and Charity is frustrated to not get advice from them in the way that she wants it.

So she moves on to her dates with each men and she knows that she was unable to get the clarity that she was looking for. She’s not sure who she will pick at the moment. Her final date with Joey allows them to get to dig deeper and to find out what her family thought about him. Joey has a gift for her, his poem for her from their time in New Orleans when they were on their date.

We come back to the island with Charity for her final date with Dotun. We know that she’s torn as they both seem to be great men for her. They talk about how he felt about meeting her family. He lets her know that they wanted to give them a glimpse of who he is as a person. He was able to show the kind of love that he had for her with them. He creates a treasure hunt that is connected to moments and memories that they shared on their various dates. Even Dotun feels that elements of this date were heavy and that he is concerned. We also know that Charity has been conflicted.

It’s the big day and what the season has been leading up to! Who’s proposal will she accept and what happens after? Neil Lane who we always enjoy seeing, is there to help them men as they select the engagement ring that they will present to her. She makes her way to wear the proposals will take place and gets to connect with Jesse.

We see Joey approach and he begins to tell her how he feels about her. He begins to get down on one knee and she stops him before he gets into position. She tells him how much she feels how he feels about her and how she likes him and she lets him know that she found love deeper with someone else! She admits to being in love with him, while being in a deeper love with someone else. Their love story ends.

Joey lets the audience know that he hadn’t seen this exchange and he blacked out of most of it. Charity comes out on the stage as Joey is sitting with Jesse. They haven’t talked since the breakup. The love, respect, and appreciation that they have for one another is so evident. It’s nice to see that there isn’t any hostility.

We’re back with Charity in Fiji and she says that she is love with Dotun and that this is the love story that she knows will bring her the most happiness. He arrives and makes his way to her. Dotun shares how much he loves her and how she makes him feel. She also lets him know how much he has meant to her and how one conversation can change everything. She tells him that she can see him as a husband and to have her future with his. He asks her to marry him and she says yes! Of course, he receives the final rose!

Back in the studio, Charity and Dotun come out together as we transition into After the Final Rose. Both families are sitting together and we’re still wondering how much Charity’s mom has warmed up to him as she was clearly Team Joey. Now that they’re able to be in public together, they’re excited about being able to live their lives and to begin creating what they want for their futures. Jesse gives them a pre honeymoon trip to Greece. She’s also going to be on Dancing with the Stars and Dotun shares that news with her. Definitely a great night for them with surprises - but what else will we learn before the night is over?

Joey is the newest The Bachelor! We’ll be right there tweeting along during his season which will be amazing to see his journey. Throughout the night Jesse talked with women who could potentially be on The Bachelor and Leah from Hawaii will be one of the contestants on his season. Jesse gave her a card (not a date card), and she can’t open it right now and she has to wait until she steps into the mansion on night one.

Thanks for those that tweeted along or shared their The Bachelorette thoughts with us this season! Each night during this season, we tweeted about The Bachelorette and you chatted along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what took place!

Each week we let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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THE BACHELORETTE CHOSE

DOTUN

JOEY

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.8 | THE MEN TELL ALL

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we’re going into the Men Tell All and I know that there are a number of things that we’re going to get cleared up! we are in Fiji and there will be overnights with the remaining men! We also know that we have a bit of a cliffhanger from last week’s episode with Charity Lawson. Of course, Jesse Palmer will fill us in on anything that he thinks we may have missed. We take in a recap of the season and we’re reminded of some of the men that bothered us who are back on that stage.

Of course there is significant time that is spent on Brayden as the men push back on many of the antics that he did while he was on her season. They also talk about the drama that most of us wouldn’t know about with Peter who was sent home first. First up in the hot seat, Brayden of course! They dig into his experience and he will be on Bachelor in Paradise. He also gifted Jesse a pair of earrings for him to try out.

Next up in the hot seat is Xavier. The audience is not embracing him and even Jesse is a bit dry with him. Charity comes out and he comes back to the hot seat to talk about what took place in Fiji. Charity lets him know that what he said didn’t give her any indication that he would not cheat on her. She even explains that she didn’t like that he said he loved her when she walked him to the car after everything that he had told her. He gives her a knitted rose.

We lighten the moment with some bloopers which is always so much fun! Previous OG The Bachelorette’s pop onto the couch to give their support to her. Desiree, Trista, and DeAnna provide their insights. Trista is celebrating her 20th anniversary with Ryan who she is still with, DeAnna is single again and putting herself first, and Trista is a younger OG who is navigating her relationship as well.

We finally got to meet The Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner. He shared his story, the death of his wife Toni that he loved, his daughters, and more! His sense of humor and how he seems so genuine in this process, we know that we’re going to enjoy seeing him finding his next love. It seems like we will see his journey next month AND we know that Jesse will be taking notes as well.

The Bachelorette Finale is next week! Even Jesse said that he couldn’t keep up with what was going on and he was there! We get a sneak peek on what we can expect as she decides between Aaron, Dotun, and Joey. Mama Lawson is there with her to assist, to a point. Thankfully, it’s a 3 hour finale that will be live.

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE’LL SEE on THE BACHELORETTE FINALE

AARON (Copy)

DOTUN (Copy)

JOEY (Copy)

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA (Copy)

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA (Copy)

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA (Copy)

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA (Copy)

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI (Copy)

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL (Copy)

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY (Copy)

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY (Copy)

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL (Copy)

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA (Copy)

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI (Copy)

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY (Copy)

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA (Copy)

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA (Copy)

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA (Copy)

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI (Copy)

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL (Copy)

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ (Copy)

PETER 33 - NY, NY (Copy)

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL (Copy)

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA (Copy)

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA (Copy)

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH (Copy)

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN (Copy)

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC (Copy)

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.7 | ONTO FIJI + THE OVERNIGHTS

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in Fiji and there will be overnights with the remaining men! Charity Lawson catches us up on what took place last week as well as what we can expect in tonight’s episode! She’s pleasead that Dotun, Joey and Xavier are here for her and have told her that they are falling in love with her as well.

We’re starting off with Dotun who we love his family and how generous they were with Charity. Joey acknowledges that his Hometowns with her didn’t end in the best way as she was crying when she left him. Xavier shares that his fear of committing to a person has been greatly reduced now that he has met her and he’s looking forward to continuing with her. Jesse Palmer sits down with Charity and lets her know that Fiji looks great on her and listens to her on how she has been feeling.

We also see that Aaron is on his way to go back to Fiji as he wants to be back with her and feels he needs to talk with her. We’re not surprised about this at all.

Xavier gets the first date and meets her on the beach. We learn that there are over 300 islands that comprise Fiji and their date will have them on an island on their own. They get to learn about the culture and ceremonial procedures of Fiji and they are both dressed in attire that is indicative of the people. They continue to talk after these activities since Charity is all about getting clarity from everyone tonight. They continue on with their date with dinner. Charity feels that she needs to truly understand Xavier’s views on having a life with her and how they will continue if engaged. After chatting, he lets her know that he was unfaithful in the past, but wanted to let her know. Whatever grace she was trying to give him, you can feel her retreat and she even gets up to think about it.

She reminds us that she dealt with this for 6 years with her ex and he explains that he did cheat multiple times with his ex 2 years into their relationship! Charity has such a level of grace that she continues to question to find out more. It’s a raw conversation and she continues to try to make paths that they can go forward - it’s painful to watch. She tells him that by having this card and to give it to him, she needs to know where he’s at. He says his heart is there, but his mind isn’t. She doesn’t give him the fantasy suite card and sends his home. It was a brutal watch, but Charity put herself first. We know that she’s shaken after this!

Joey’s date is next and he’s waiting for her in a lush landscape. She arrives with a dune buggy and they begin their date. Although the buggy ends up not working, they walk to the waterfall and she enjoys that they’re having a good time. Joey brings up that he knows his Hometown didn’t go as expected and she responds that although she had a great time as well as great conversations, it was talking with his uncle that gave her pause. Since he mentioned that Joey was not being his true self, she wanted to know what that meant. Joey explains that he was surprised that his uncle appeared at the tennis center and in an effort to make sure that she was comfortable and things went well, that got in the way of him being the way he would normally be. It seems that Charity accepts this answer and they continue to get closer.

Their date continues to dinner and they can continue to chat with one another so that they can know more about one another. He says he sometimes gets concerned that people fall in love with the idea of him where he has self-doubt and he’s not always confident and with great energy. He’s being very vulnerable with him about who he is and lets her know that he is falling in love with her. Charity loves hearing this from him and she says that she is in love with him. She presents him with the Fantasy Suites card and they take it. They have a great night and wake up together in the morning.

Dotun is getting ready to meet Charity. Their date is on the water as they make the most of a stunning day. Charity acknowledges that she doesn’t want to keep looking for what could be wrong with him - she’s just going to have a good time! They sit down and continue to chat and she compliments him on how she loved being with his family and how she loved praying with his mom. Dotun also shares that he didn’t really watch the show so he wasn’t aware what would happen at the end of it. But even when he found out, he was happy about it. While chatting with other viewers, they reminded us that he was nominated to be on the cast and signed on 2 weeks before the show started taping, so it’s totally possible that he didn’t know a lot about it. Just like we like the idea of her Joey, we have felt the same with Dotun.Their date continues to dinner and he says that he knows that their date is like a fairy tale. He lets her know that he is in love with her and she shares this with him as well! They continue onto their Fantasy Suites together. We see them waking up with one another and we know that they have a great connection.

Aaron arrives at the hotel asking for her at the front desk, but without a room number, they can’t disclose that information. He starts looking for her on the property and finds her by the pool. She is truly surprised that

Charity’s Gave Roses To | X

Charity sent home | Xavier,

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO CONTINUED AFTER OVERNIGHTS

AARON

DOTUN

JOEY

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.6 | IT'S TIME FOR HOMETOWNS

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in Hometowns! It’s favorite part of the season and we can’t wait to see how the families react to Charity Lawson! She starts out with Aaron and his family in Houston. They all have a lovely meal with one another. Aaron’s mother enjoys talking with her and asks her, “would you marry him if he asks?” She says that she wouldn’t be able to say yes at this point. We know this as she has a strong connection, but over the past few weeks, it’s been a bit of a disconnect. He even tells her that although he hasn’t said love, he feels that they are on the path to continue to work on this.

They continue their date by heading out to the football field to have a few appetizers and drinks and they connect with one another. He lets her know that he is falling in love with her and gifts her a letterman’s jacket as well. She says that she feels like they are back on track.

Next, Joey and Charity are in Pennsylvania. They kick off their date by Joey teaching her how to play tennis. Uncle Joe swings by ready to play tennis and we learn that he is very close to his nephew. Apparently Uncle Joe was Joey’s coach in tennis and you can tell. Uncle Joe feels that something is off with Joey although he can’t put his finger on it.

She heads to his family and they give her a warm welcome. His sister pulls her aside to get to know more about her. She lets his sister know that she is falling in love with him. Uncle Joe lets her know that he thinks that she’s a nice girl, but he feels that Joey has a tendency to be what he feels others want him to be. She is confused as she feels he has always been authentic. Initially, she had planned on telling him that she was falling in love with him; however, she doesn’t. He feels something is off.

Xavier meets Charity in his hometown of Cleveland. She’s looking forward to seeing him, but she still feels that there are elements about him that remind her of her ex that didn’t make her a priority. He takes her to a yarn store to kick off his date and he introduces her to his knitting friends as they’re taking a class together. She feels more connected and they continue to talk over coffee. After their solo date, she meets his family. She has a great conversation with his sister and mother and it seems like she enjoys what she is hearing as she gets to see them through their eyes. When Xavier’s dad chats with him, we get to hear more about his process in terms of where he’s at with her.

For her final Hometown, she is in Fresno with Dotun and she looks forward to having time with him as well as meeting his family. His parents won’t be there as they got to Nigeria every year for 4-6 weeks. But even though the timing didn’t work out, she’ll still meet his brothers and sisters. She also meets his grandmother and just when they’re sitting down to eat, his parents arrive! She gets along with them and they end their date riding away in a classic car to a drive in movie theater to see elements of who they are prior to meeting.

All the Hometowns have finished and she catches up with Jesse Palmer. We always love how he’s like a big brother with the listening ear which really allows conversation to flow freely with him. She knows 2 people will be hurt tonight at the rose ceremony, she says that she will be 1 of the 2.

Jesse meets the men at a private air hanger and gets feedback from them to see how they feel about everything. Regardless, this has been a great group of guys (plus or minus others who have already been eliminated). She feels awful that the person who she sends home, won’t see it coming and she knows how that feels as it happened to her.

She gives a rose to Dotun and Xavier. Now it’s between Joey and Aaron! The final rose is given to Joey.

Charity’s Gave Roses To | Dotun, Joey, and Xavier.

Charity sent home | Aaron

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO CONTINUED AFTER HOMETOWNS

DOTUN

JOEY

XAVIER

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.5 | TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we are in New Orleans and the guys talk about how important it is this week since Hometowns are next week! The 6 guys chat with one another to talk about how they want more time with her and Aaron lets us know that he has lived in NOLA for the last 7 years. Charity Lawson swings by where they are having drinks and she chats with them and invites Joey on a 1-on-1 date. The guys feel the gravity of the week ahead and want to make sure that it’s nothing but good times ahead so that they can get to know more about her and to generate that spark!

Their date takes them through the city on a horse drawn carriage as well as the sites and the sounds of the city! It’s so easy between the two of them and Joey has always been our front-runner for who would go to Hometowns! As they settle down to dinner, both want to know more before she meets his parents. She lets him know that there are factors and things to navigate as an interracial couple. He explains that he is willing to experience it and won’t know until he goes through it, but he’s there. He also says how his parents would be crazy not to love her. We’re so cheering for these two! Of course, he gets the date night rose! He tells her that he is falling in love with her and is happy to continue down this road with her.

Back at the hotel, the remaining men are about to receive the group date card! Everyone would rather not be on the group card. Sean and Tanner are on a date card for a 2-on-1. They’re heading to the bayou where she can get clarity. We know that one of these guys will be going home. Sean is really upset and is definitely spiraling.

The 2-on-1 has to be the most uncomfortable date that you can be on! Between the two, we’re hoping for Tanner, but both guys seem to be great! She states the obvious that the 2-on-1 is not the most ideal and the bayou captain also says that this is a tough situation. It’s a crazy date experience but it’s nice that both men are being cool as there have been previous versions of this date have been downright hostile. They cruise the bayou and even have a crawfish lunch together. She lets them know that they all need to get ready for their dinner together and Sean makes sure that he lets her know that he is here for her with a few kisses. It’s definitely tough to have 2 different personality types on the same date. It’ll be interesting to see how Tanner will make himself known.

A table for 3 where Charity outlines the importance of clarity at this point. She toasts them and lets Tanner know that she wants to have time with Sean first. He lets her know about his family and how he is going through this journey even if he should get crushed - he’s willing to take risks. Tanner takes time to think about how he will talk with her and to bring himself forward so that he can be seen.

Tanner tells her that he is focused on protecting his peace as he has been hurt before. But he knows it’s important for him to bring those walls down so that he can connect with someone. Tanner is another person that we have liked from the beginning as well!

Back at the hotel, the date card arrives with Dotun getting a 1-on-1 for sunrise. Aaron is upset that he’s not getting a 1-on-1.

Back at the 2-on-1, Charity knows that she needs to make the right decision and she’s not sure which way she will go. She decides that she will not give out a rose. She wants to give more time, but we can see that Sean is upset that a decision wasn’t made.

The next day, Charity is at the Crescent City Classic where she will run with Dotun (and others) for this marathon. She brought outfits so that they could be dressed for the occasion. This is such a cute date as they have a whole race to walk and talk as they run through the city.

Both men from the 2-on-1 date debrief on how it was. The fact that there wasn’t a rose scares both of them. We can definitely understand the pressure of what this means around Hometowns. Sean says that he feels insecure about his place and the fact that there are a number of guys who have had 2 1-on-1 dates when he has never had that opportunity. After the race, they take time to continue to talk (throughout the date, it seems that they enjoyed cocktails and bites - that’s a race that we can get behind for sure). Dotun is another one that we could see being at Hometowns as well. He’s looking forward to having dinner with her so that he can share more about what he feels.

Dotun and Charity continue to the dinner portion of their date. They talk about their needs and he lets her know that he is falling in love with her. Of course, he gets a rose, she’s coming to his Hometown!

The next card arrives and Aaron, Xavier, Tanner and Sean are on the date card for a group date. Sean provides the stats and analyzes what this means. But he’s pretty upset and he didn’t know that Dotun had a rose, and of course he walks in with it on his chest. Clearly Sean is going to be really upset and even Xavier points it out.

Sean decides that he wants to talk with Charity. He lets her know how he felt about not getting a rose. He lets her know that he wants to bring her to his family and that he needs that validation. He lets her know that he is in the process of falling in love with her. She lets him know that he has always shown who he is, but she lets him know that in looking at it all - she has connections that are stronger. He tells her that if he has 1-on-1 time, they can get there. She says that with the time that is available, she doesn’t feel that they can get there and she knows it’s not what he wants to hear. With that, she sends Sean home. We can appreciate that he put it all on the line, but we never saw him going to Hometowns.

Now it’s time for the group date with the remaining men - Tanner, Xavier and Aaron. Two roses will be given on this date and by default, letting them know that they will be going to Hometowns. Everyone is looking at the 2 roses on the table, but she lets them know that she wants to make sure that the decisions are the ones that are best for her. She pulls Aaron aside so that they can chat with one another. She also takes time with Tanner as well as Xavier. Each man shares information that is personal to them as well as making a connection with her. In Xavier’s date, he wants to let her know who he is fully. He tells her that it scares him to think of channeling himself fully committed to one person. He lets her know that he has never done it before and he wants to do it once and to do it right. He wants to get engaged and married, but he’s trying to see if it’s with her and if he can fall in love with her. He thinks that he can get there if she is the one.

After speaking with the men on this group date, she gives one of the roses to Aaron and she walks him out as she makes her final decision between Tanner and Xavier. She chooses again to not give out the last rose and lets the men know that she will see them at the rose ceremony.

Charity swings by Tanner’s room to talk with him as he has been so open with her about what Hometowns will be like. She wants to let him know in person that she is not giving him the rose and she feels awful that they will not be able to continue to their journey. Tanner is a nice guy and it’s a shame that they will not be able to continue. He says that it is hard for him for this to happen to him and he feels that she deserves the world and that he is special.

Xavier arrives and he sees the rose sitting in front of him on the platter. She lets him know that it has been a tough week and that she has been on the fence about a lot of things and has had to trust her gut. She lets him know that she sent Tanner home and that even though there is one more rose, she doesn’t have to give it out. She wants to give it to him and she wants to learn more about him. He accepts the rose and he seems really happy. She wants to meet his family so that she can learn more and she feels that only time can tell. We’re looking forward to Hometowns next week!

Charity’s Hometown Roses | Aaron, Dotun, Joey, and Xavier.

Charity sent home | Sean and Tanner

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS

AARON

DOTUN

JOEY

XAVIER

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.4 | SEEKING CLARITY

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we head to Washington State to take some time to be one with nature as Charity Lawson continues her journey to finding love and getting to know more about the men that are competing for her attention.

Jesse Palmer meets the men at the lodge and lets them know more about the space that they’re at, that this area of the state has the most Sasquatch sightings and he leaves a date card. Dotun gets the 1-on-1 date card where they will leap into love. Charity arrives in a cool jeep to pick him up looking like a mountain bunny!

Brayden continues to love in his villain era as he’s annoyed about the other men saying that they have a strong connection with her when he feels that they haven’t spent the same amount of time with her. Thankfully, he kept it to himself. Dotun and Charity go bungee jumping - both seem to be really scared, why would Charity pick this if she felt that she wouldn’t do this - she actually has a number of tears just talking about it. But they not only do it, they do it twice!

Back at the lodge, Brayden and Aaron continue to get people involved in their drama. Hopefully, there will be a resolution this week. As night falls, the next date card arrives back at the lodge. Joey, Aaron, Michael, Caleb, Brayden, Sean, John, and Tanner have the group date. It seems like Xavier, our resident knitter, is going to have a 1-on-1 date.

Back on the 1-on-1 with Dotun, they’re enjoying smores! Dotun talks about how he got here and shares information on the immigration and visa process to get to the US. He talks about how that process shaped him as a person and how he cherishes the sacrifices that his parents did for him so that he could be here. She also talks about how growing up in her suburban area where people didn’t look like her, she created an achievement-oriented state of being. Their connection in being able to navigate the world in the midst of rising above their challenges is something that they both connect on. This connection is a reason why we can totally see him going to Hometowns! Of course, he gets the date rose! Their date ends in a hot tub - yet another element that tends to take place for these dates.

The group date takes place in the wilderness and Charity introduces the men to the Skamania Scouts who will put them through the ringer to get them to forage in the woods. It’s always interesting to see how they integrate kids into the challenges. The guys present the food that they brought, Tanner has mushrooms and pine nuts and the remainder of the men show what they found. In addition, the scouts have a Q+A round to get to know the guys more and the winner of this group date is Aaron.

The group date cocktail party shows Brayden yet again saying that he is using this time to see if he and Charity make sense for one another. Aaron lets him know that by saying that, he is wasting everyone’s time by staying there. The guys all question why he is there. Charity walks in hearing them argue and ask him what’s going on. The men let her know that Brayden doesn’t trust the process. She asks to see him and in their discussion, he tells her he is not happy there and she sends him home.

She lets the guys know that she sent Brayden home and she is not going to waste any more time. Aaron checks in with her to make sure she is ok. She knows that she needs to be there for the guys that are open to going through the process no matter how tough it is. The remainder of the guys put their best foot forward and she makes sure to be in the moment with each of them. The date night rose for the group date goes to Joey!

Xavier’s 1-on-1 date will take them to local favorites. She doesn’t question whether she is boyfriend material; however, she is looking to see whether he can be a potential husband! The ease between them as well as being attractive to one another is obvious! They try fruits, pepper jellies and more. We now understand why she has slight hesitancies as she sees some similarities between him and her ex! She realizes that as they sit down to dinner, she needs to ask these questions that she has been grappling with. She asks about whether he is loyal and she shares her personal story as well as with her ex, she dealt with infidelity one time too many! He lets her know that he is not hiding himself from her, he is there and he lets her know that his love was not reciprocated back to him in previous relationships. He lets her know that he will do anything for the people he is involved with. Of course, she offers the date rose for their 1-on-1.

The men get ready for the cocktail party ahead of the rose ceremony. Charity meets them and you can tell that everyone is feeling lighter about what is going on in general! They toast one another and he takes some time with Aaron as they reconnect. She takes the time with each of the men so that she can find out more and she feels less concerned about the distractions that have been taking place. The 9 men are eager to continue on and of course, Brayden arrives scarf and earrings and all to confront Charity.

Brayden came back and said that he came back because he was emotionally charged. Charity let him know that she can respect how he feels, but as a woman, she has given him the opportunities and he wasn’t taking them. The men on the couch are frustrated that again, their time has been taken away from them. As Brayden goes to the party bus to be taken off the property, the men let him know what they think of his ongoing antics. John wanted to finish his conversation as his date was interrupted, but Jesse let him know that the cocktail party was cut short!

The rose ceremony starts off and she lets them know that she sees quality men and respects them regardless of the outcome for the night. She gives roses to Aaron, Tanner, and Sean. It was quite a night and we’re so close to Hometowns!

Charity gave roses to | Aaron, Dotun, Joey, Sean, Tanner, and Xavier

Charity sent home | Brayden, Caleb, John, and Michael

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS

AARON

DOTUN

JOEY

XAVIER

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S.20 E.3 | WE'RE LEAVING LA

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 brings us to the 3rd week where there are less guys and we can’t say that there won’t be drama, but we know that it will be a different variety. The guys recap what the past few days have been like.

Charity Lawson arrives to sit down with the men and apologizes for ending the barbecue early with them/ She lets them know that they are leaving LA and are going to Oceanside. Tonight’s 1-on-1 date is with Brayden. The guys pack to their new place and Charity drives off with Brayden to start their date. They go to the Padres Stadium where the helicopter lands and they get to play on the field.

The guys make their way to their new home (we wonder what Xavier is making) we see their lunch date on the field of the ballpark. Charity wants to know more about him and to get her red flags answered.

The group date card arrives and we learn that Joey, Aaron B, Michael, James, Caleb, Aaron S, Sean, Xavier, Tanner, Adrian, Dotun, and John are on the group date. Warwick got the other 1-on-1 date.

Back at the ballpark, they are having dinner on the field and she addresses that she was concerned when he wanted to get up and leave the process. He explains that this was a traumatic experience for him because he had bad relationships. She gives him the rose - we wonder how this relationship will progress long term.

The group date is at a Barbie boutique and they’re able to see Jojo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers. The boutique is filled with Ken looks which are known items that the doll has worn over the years. It’s another fun twist to the Barbie movie that we have been seeing over the past few months. They are tasked with writing a song while wearing his outfits and they will perform in front of a live audience for the Barbie Beachfront Concert. The winner of this challenge is Sean.

The cocktail party from the group date begins and the guys have left their Ken outfits and are back in their own looks. They’re all looking at the group date rose. They all hype themselves up and Sean comes in singing the Barbie song that he won. The guys tell him to stop being an only child and to act like he’s used to nice things.

Charity arrives wearing another great piece of outerwear that’s pink. Sean steals her and says he has to steal her to finish their conversation. He’s rubbing the men the wrong way no matter what he does. She spends time with each of the men and she actually brings Dotun up to his room so that she can have more time to talk with him. Dotun gets the group date rose and the rest of the men receive a hug before she heads out.

The 1-on-1 with Warwick begins and without a doubt, he looks great in a suit. They are all dressed up to go to Belmont Park to ride as many things as they want. She says she’s attracted to him, but she wants to know more about him as she knows that he is reserved. Unfortunately and not unsurprisingly, she sends Warwick home after giving him all the opportunities to open up. It’s a shame because we saw the most emotion out of him during the date, but when it came to communicating - which he said wasn’t his strong suit, it was flatlining. She had no choice but to send him home!

The guys know that Warwick has been sent home and he is the first one that had a 1-on-1 that happened to him. Brayden let the guys know that he could continue to date her; however, he is not sure about an engagement. This throws Aaron B for a loop. He makes a note to tell Charity about this at the cocktail party. She lets them know that her biggest fear is to spend time with someone who is not truly ready for the commitment. She begins to chat with Aaron B and he decides that he has to tell her his thoughts on what Brayden said so that she has all of the facts. He lets her know that he is not ready for an engagement, not being sure of her, and not wanting to date someone who has been dating his friends. Aaron B talks with Brayden and lets him know what he told Charity.

Charity addresses it with him and the men tell Aaron that they don’t like that he brought it up when he did as that affects other’s time with her. Many feel that because he has a rose on his chest, that he is safe. We finally see Jesse Palmer who pops up. He acknowledges that he is coming in early and that the rose ceremony is still happening, but the cocktail party has come to an end. The guys say that they like Aaron, but they can’t believe that what he did has taken time from them. After giving out all of the roses, she sends Aaron S, Adrian, and James home. She lets Brayden stay and feels that she is going with her gut.

The rose ceremony begins and before she sees the men, Jesse asks if he trusts Brayden. Aaron B gets the first rose of the night! She gives out roses and sens Aaron S, Adrian, and James home! We had Aaron S and James as possible contenders for heading to Hometowns!

Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Caleb B, Brayden, Dotun, Joey, Michael, Sean, Tanner, Xavier

Charity sent home | Aaron S. Adrian, James, and Warwick

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS

AARON

DOTUN

JOEY

XAVIER

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S. 20 E. 2 | GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

We have an understanding of the men from the premiere episode last week, on tonight’s ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 we’re getting down to business as Charity really gets to start her journey to finding the man of her dreams. It’ll be interesting to see what takes place in this episode.

Jesse Palmer congratulates the 19 men that have moved forward and checks in with them to see how they are approaching getting more time with her.

Charity Lawson is looking forward to her 2 group dates and her 1-on-1 date. The first date is Aaron B. She greets the men and takes him out to the convertible that is waiting for them. She drives away with him and the men talk about what they’re missing. They all realize that since he will have an entire day with her, that’s less time that they have to impress her.

Charity takes him to the Hollywood Hills sign and they toast to the 100 years of this destination. They talk about their families and the longevity of their parents marriages. The first part of their date goes well and they continue their Old Hollywood date by having dinner in a theater. They talk about their vulnerabilities, self-love, and how he wanted to be a better person by getting therapy. They dance to a performance by Lauren Alaina. He receives the date night rose.

Back at the house, the next date card arrives with the list of men who will be on the group date. Aaron S, Dotun, Tanner, Adrian, John, Caleb A, Caleb B, Xavier, James, Sean, and Brayden. The group date begins and she looks forward to hanging out with the 12 men on the date. She tells them that they’re just going to hang out on the beach. After a bit of sandcastle being made, Jesse shows up and lets them know that they are participating in the 4th Annual DodgeBowl! They are left with speedos. The winners will get to go to the after-party and the losers will go home. Although it was back and forth between the pink and the green team, the pink team wins. The MVP award is given to the green team’s Adrian

She connects with those on the date to get to know more about them. Brayden continues to rub the guys the wrong way. Brayden and Adrian have a bit of a spat and the results from that led to Adrian telling Charity that some men are treating their time there as if it is a Spring Break. Charity addresses it with the men and tells that her purpose is for her to find her person and she’s not playing games. She gives the group date rose to John. The men wonder who said this to her which causes another uncomfortable moment.

The remainder of the men will be on the second group date. She’s in a park in LA and is joined by Gabby and Rachel, last season’s The Bachelorettes! There is also an audience John Henry, Michael, Warwick, Spencer, Joey, and Josh. The date is for the longest kiss in Bachelor Nation history ever. The record was set by Sean Lowe at 3:27s. The men have to answer questions Newlywed Game style. The guys are nervous about the kiss having to be more than 3 mins as well as the fact that this was not the way that they thought they would have their kiss with her. The person’s responses that stood out the most was Joey so he will have the opportunity to break the record for the longest Bachelor kiss. They kis for 4:25 seconds and then they learn that he will get a 1-on-1 date with her that night. The rest of the men on the group date suffered through the kiss and then realized that they wouldn’t be able to have additional time with her. This was a brutal date for sure for them!

The remainder of the men go back to the house and fill them in on what happened. Of course Brayden and Adrian get into their tiff. We head back to Joey and Charity where he shares his background with her and how his parent divorced because his dad came out. It’s interesting to hear him say that they’re divorce didn’t lead to a broken home because of the circumstances and that he felt love from both of them. Joey is given the now hybrid group date/1-on-1 date night rose. We’ve liked him from last week’s episode and can see that he is genuine in his feelings for her.

The rose ceremony is later on that night, but Jesse makes his way to the house to connect with the men. He lets them know that there will not be a cocktail party, but there is a barbecue day. Brayden lets us know that he is going to talk with Charity about a few things and that if he doesn’t hear what he thinks he should, then he will leave. She makes sure to have time with the guys that she has a connection with as well as those that she doesn’t yet. She has great chats and then Brayden tells her that he has started to doubt her character because of her second group date. The conversation goes over well and of course, Brayden didn’t leave. Adrian shares the conversation and lets her know that Brayden said that what she did at the date was classless. That rubbed Charity the wrong way and she left - the guys are a little annoyed because they still didn’t have time with her. At this point, some of the guys feel that both Adrian and Breydan should go home.

The 2nd rose ceremony begins and everyone knows about the tensions between the men. Many people are on the same page that they should both go home as the situation is becoming increasingly toxic and becoming difficult for the process to go forward as it should. She acknowledges how much she has enjoyed everything, but that she also doesn’t like the negative things that have taken place.

Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Joey, John, Dotun, Tanner, Caleb B, Warwick, Michael, Sean, Xavier, Aaron S, James, Adrian, and Brayden.

Charity sent home | Caleb A, Kaleb K, John Henry, Josh, and Spencer.

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS

AARON S

DOTUN

JAMES

JOEY

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S. 20 E. 1 | WELCOME TO CHARITY'S SEASON!

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Craig Sjodin

ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 is kicking off tonight and we’re excited for the second part that will take place tomorrow as well! will kick off as we follow Charity Lawson and her journey! Since we still have a few weeks to go, here’s our sneak peek on the men that are slated to be on her season.

Of course, Jesse Palmer is kicking us off and reminding us that this show has been around for 20 seasons! We get to know a little more about her background and what she is looking for. Based on the promo, we know that there are going to be a series of surprises so it’s a “brace yourself” moment for sure. We meet the guys and she definitely has a good group and we meet the mystery man - her brother Nehemiah who is going as Undercover Brother, the bartender. This way he can hear everything that is going on and he can help his sister. During The Bachelor, we know how protective he is of his sister, so this is a great fit! So far, we’re loving James who brought a gift that happened to be a note from his mom who said that she became a fan of hers and the show from the season. In addition, she gave them donuts and cider from their farm in Indiana which was so sweet!

Her brother continues to watch the men as they wait to chat with Charity, We also get to know more about Spencer as he shares that he is a father. It’ll be interesting to see if Charity will allow him to stay so that she can get to know more about him as he comes off a little awkward, but we can understand how stressful it would be for him to be there.

Brayden and Charity have a lot of chemistry. We like Brayden, but after the kiss, he didn’t realize that he was talking to Nehemiah, the bartender aka Charity’s brother and his kiss story came off really cocky. Nehemiah let everyone know that he is her brother and that he was going to let his sister know what he learned and observed from the night. You can see the men rethinking all the things that they said when they were near him. The siblings chat and Charity talks with Brayden as he tries to explain that he wasn’t trying to be cocky. She takes a moment to think about everything. She gives him the First Impression Rose because she feels that if he feels confident about their connection, she knows that he should feel that way! She walks in with him wearing the rose on his lapel and you definitely feel the mood shift in their room.

Charity gave roses to | Aaron B, Aaron S, Adrian, Brayden, Caleb A, Caleb B, Dotun, James, Joey, John, John Henry, Josh, Kaleb K, Michael, Sean, Spencer, Tanner, Warick, and Xavier

Charity sent home | Chris S, Joe, Khalid, Nick, Peter, and Taylor

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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WHO WE WANT TO SEE GO TO HOMETOWNS

BRAYDEN

DOTUN

JAMES

JOEY

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THE BACHELOR CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North Hills, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOEY 27 - Koloa, HI

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB K 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICK 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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THE BACHELORETTE S. 20 E. 0 | WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON!

PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Gizelle Hernandez

On Jun 26th, ABC’s The Bachelorette Season 20 will kick off as we follow Charity Lawson and her journey! Since we still have a few weeks to go, here’s our sneak peek on the men that are slated to be on her season.

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!

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THE BACHELORETTE SNEAK PEAK CONTESTANTS

AARON B. 29 - San Diego, CA

AARON S. 33 - San Diego, CA

ADRIAN 33 - North HIlls, CA

BRANDON 35 - LA, CA

BRAYDEN 24 - San Diego, CA

CALEB A. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI

CALEB B. 24 - Orlando, FL

CHRIS B. 38 - Whitby, Ontario

CHRIS S. 27 - White Plains, NY

DEMARCUS 28 - LA, CA

DOTUN 30 - Brooklyn, NY

JAMES 28 - Chicago, IL

JOE 30 - San Francisco, CA

JOHN B. 27 - NY, NY

JOHN HENRY S. 30 - Virginia Beach, VA

JOSEPH 27 - Koloa, HI

JOSH 28 - Bethlehem, PA

KALEB 26 - Norcross, GA

KHALID 28 - Dearborn, MI

MICHAEL 29 - South Holland, IL

NICHOLAS 31 - Bayonne, NJ

PETER 33 - NY, NY

SEAN 25 - Tampa, FL

SPENCER 32 - Moorpark, CA

STEVE 26 - Santa Monica, CA

TANNER 30 - Pittsburgh, PA

TAYLOR 32 - Beaver Creek, OH

WARWICK 27 - Nashville, TN

XAVIER 27 - Carrboro, NC

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