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Windey was born in O'Fallon, Illinois, to parents Rosemary Hewitt and Patrick Windey. [4] She has an older sister named Jazz. Windey is half Mexican with some Apache ancestry. [5] She attended O'Fallon Township High School, where she was the sports editor in the school paper and won Miss O'Fallon in 2008.
Windey accepted a proposal from 29-year-old real estate analyst Erich Schwer, but their breakup was announced on November 4, 2022. [5] On August 2, 2023, Windey came out on The View and mentioned that she was in a relationship with a woman named Robby Hoffman. Windey is the first Bachelorette lead to publicly announce a same sex relationship. [6]
Season 19 was the third season to feature two Bachelorettes, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia; however, it was the first season to feature both leads for the entire season. Season 21 will be the first season to have an Asian-American contestant, Jenn Tran, as the lead in the entire Bachelor franchise history. [14]
On March 14, 2023, Lawson was announced as the Bachelorette by Jesse Palmer during the Women Tell All special of the 27th season of The Bachelor. [2]Notable contestants include WWE NXT wrestler Caleb Balgaard, Guinness World Record holder Chris Spell, and Sean McLaughlin, son of politician Steven McLaughlin.
Shallcross finished in third place while exclusively pursuing Rachel Recchia on the nineteenth season of The Bachelorette featuring Recchia and Gabby Windey. The season concluded on March 27, 2023, with Shallcross choosing to propose to 27-year-old travel nurse Kaity Biggar.
Rachel Joanne Recchia (born March 8, 1996) [1] is an American television personality who appeared on season 26 of The Bachelor, and co-starred in season 19 of The Bachelorette alongside Gabby Windey. [2] [3]
For season 31, he was partnered with The Bachelorette star Gabby Windey. [21] They made it to the finals and finished in second place behind Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas. For season 32, he was partnered with actress Xochitl Gomez. On December 5, Gomez and Chmerkovskiy won the title, giving Chmerkovskiy his 3rd mirrorball.
Venezuelan athlete Juan Pablo Galavis was cast in the lead role for The Bachelor 18. [9] The show promoted him as the first "non-Caucasian" bachelor. [10] Because of his Venezuelan heritage – Galavis was born in New York state to Venezuelan parents – some critics recognized him as the first lead of color, but others believed he was still too white. [9]