Bachelor 2022 tonight LIVE – Fans rejoice as Clayton Echard eliminates Shanae during wild two-on-one date with Genevieve
FANS rejoice as the Bachelor sends Shanae home during a wild two-on-one date.
Clayton Echard sent the show's "villain" Shanae Ankney home on tonight's episode.
Episode five of The Bachelor saw the drama between Shanae and the other women play out, after Cassidy was shockingly sent home outside of a rose ceremony.
She was sent home early after the shocking revelation that she was seeing someone in her hometown and had plans to go back to him after the show.
Fans slammed Clayton for sending Elizabeth home and instead of show villain Shanae in what they stated was a "dumb and delusional" move.
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To be continued…
Next episode’s trailer shows other women in the house feeling pushed to the side as Sarah gets a lot of time with Clayton.
A preview shows Clayton saying “I never thought I’d be falling in love with three women.”
What did Mara want Clayton to know?
As the oldest in the house, Mara wants Clayton to know that she is “wife material” and is ready for a husband, family, and home from him.
She feels that the women he’s directing his attention to are younger and not as ready for these things as she is.
Some fans slam Clayton for playing ‘victim’
In the replies to a that showed Clayton Echard saying he’s “broken," fans were not sympathetic to the reality star.
“There is something about Clayton that runs me the wrong way. I started the season giving him a chance but the more I watch, the weirder I feel about him. I am not one to say anything but with him I’m breaking my rule,” one person wrote.
“It just strains credibility that Clayton is going to say he is in love with three women, sleep with at least two of them, and then be the victim, saying someone is playing him?” another fan tweeted.
Who was the latest Bachelorette?
The Bachelorette Season 18 featured Michelle Young.
On the Bachelorette finale, Michelle chose between Brandon and Nayte.
Nayte and Michelle got engaged at the end of the season’s final episode.
What did Teddi reveal to Clayton?
Teddi told Clayton on their one-on-one date that she is a virgin and that she wants to “wait until the first time that she’s in love.”
Clayton responded by saying that he would have “never known” and confirmed their connection.
How to join The Bachelor, continued
The second way applicants can apply is via casting call.
Fans can find more information on when and where casting calls are held on .
In-person applicants are asked to fill out a more detailed form with questions about why their past relationships ended, why they want to find love on television, and what they find most attractive, physically and personality-wise, in a future spouse.
Former contestants have also revealed that some casting is done through social media and casting directors have reached out on Instagram.
It’s important to have an open account where producers can access potential candidates the platform.
How to join The Bachelor
There are two ways to apply to be on The Bachelor or Bachelorette.
Firstly, there is an online application that can be completed at .
The questions on the form for each show are basic, asking for name, age, height, what your occupation is, and if you have been married before or have children.
There is also a question about why you want to be on The Bachelor or Bachelorette. It asks applicants to submit their social media handles and whether or not they know someone else who they think would be good for show.
Success rate compared to the Bachelorette
Despite having nine fewer seasons than the Bachelor, the Bachelorette has a higher success rate.
Five couples still remain, including Michelle and Nayte, of the Bachelorette’s 18 winning pairs.
Of the Bachelor’s 25 winning pairs, only two couples are still together.
Can couples keep the ring?
Winning couples who become engaged by the end of the Bachelor season can keep the engagement ring for free… as long as they don’t break up.
Couples who call it quits within two years of becoming engaged on the show must return the ring.
The roses
Season 16 contestant Courtney Robertson confirmed that the roses used in the rose ceremonies are in fact, real.
However, the rest of the roses in the mansion and in the front gardens are reportedly fake.
How much do contestants get paid?
The contestants do not get paid to be on the show.
Despite contestants competing for free, many of them do receive social media sponsorships after their time on the show.
However, Reality Steve reported that the Bachelor makes $100,000 for his time on the show.
How much time do contestants spend with the Bachelor?
With just two months to film the entire season, it has also been reported that contestants do not spend much time with the Bachelor.
Former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky told that she only spent around 72 hours with her winner, Roberto Martinez, over a few dates on the show. They broke up eventually.
No stylists on the show
It has also been claimed that contestants are responsible for doing their own hair, makeup, and selecting their wardrobes.
The show only provides a stylist for the premiere episode and for the final two contestants for the finale.
Who is Clayton Echard, continued
In 2016 Echard was signed to the Seattle Seahawks.
It is unclear when he left the NFL but according to his Instagram bio, he is now in orthopedic sales.
Who is Clayton Echard?
Clayton Echard, 28, is the new Bachelor for season 26 of the program.
He is from Eureka, Missouri, and was reportedly a professional football player.
Echard played for the Missouri Tigers in 2012 prior to being drafted for the National Football League four years later.
Clayton wants a marriage like his parents’
“Growing up in the idyllic suburbs of St. Louis, Clayton had the perfect example of what marriage and love can be,” his bio states.
“His parents, Brian and Kelly, have been married for 29 years, and their relationship is precisely the kind Clayton so desperately wants for himself.
“Just like his parents, Clayton’s looking for a partner, a great love and a best friend.”
Who is hosting The Bachelor, continued
This won’t be Palmer’s first time hosting an ABC show as he hosted the network’s series The Proposal.
Ahead of the season, Palmer posted a picture of Echard and himself.
He wrote: “Getting ready for tomorrow’s Rose Parade with my guy @claytonechard.
“Obviously we’ve been practicing our pose symmetry… #WereOnAFloat”
Who is hosting The Bachelor?
Jesse Palmer will be hosting season 26 of The Bachelor for the first time.
He is a former NFL quarterback and worked as a college football analyst for ESPN.
Plus, he was the lead of The Bachelor season five.
Was Clayton eliminated from The Bachelorette?
Echard was not given a rose during the sixth rose ceremony that aired on November 23, 2021.
Producers revealed that some of Michelle’s students would be planning the dates that week, and Echard scored the one-on-one.
When Young sent Echard home at the rose ceremony, she told the producers, “Something is missing for me.”
But when she said goodbye to Echard, she said, “You are this amazing, wonderful person and you are enough.
“Without a doubt, there is going to be the right time and place for that relationship. I truly believe that.”
Where is this season being filmed?
According to Steve Carbone, the creator of RealitySteve, Bachelor Clayton Echard was seen at the Galveston Pleasure Pier in Texas with a woman.
Carbone follows The Bachelor closely and continuously produces updates – and spoilers – on the filming of The Bachelor.
Clayton Echard admitted in an explosive teaser trailer for the upcoming season that he had sex and fell in love with each of the top two finalists.
Who are the women in Clayton’s season?
To be continued...
Next episode's trailer shows other women in the house feeling pushed to the side as Sarah gets a lot of time with Clayton.
A preview shows Clayton saying "I never thought I'd be falling in love with three women."
Clayton and Sarah stay strong
"I know Sarah's here for the right reasons," Clayton said.
Sarah said that she plans on standing up for herself, and that the allegations just made their relationship stronger.
Clayton gives Sarah a rose
Clayton offers Sarah a rose as he explains that he was worried that their second date would "put a target on her back."
He validates their connection to her and says that he wants her to continue in the process.
Sarah sobs
The 23-year-old wealth management advisor is clearly upset as she tells Clayton that the rumors about her are not true.
"I just can't help but feel that this is interesting timing for someone to bring this up right after I'm getting a second date," she says, explaining her side of the story.
Sarah calls the allegations "out of left field" and a "blatant lie."