Jenn Tran made her debut as the star of The Bachelorette on Monday and became the first Asian-American in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise.
The 26-year-old physician assistant from Hillsdale, New Jersey, during the season 21 premiere episode singled out contractor Sam McKinney, 27, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for the coveted First Impression rose.
Jenn disappointed a room full of suitors while looking for Sam and left a smaller group feeling envious after she pulled Sam away from them.
Sam asked how she was feeling and Jenn admitted that she was nervous.
‘I don’t know. I feel like there has been something there, and I can’t stop thinking about you all night. And I don’t always, you know, like, pick the right men, but there is something in my gut that’s just telling me that, you know, there’s something here, and I’m really excited about it,’ Jenn shared.
Jenn Tran made her debut as the star of The Bachelorette on Monday and became the first Asian-American in the lead role in the history of the Bachelor franchise
‘And I’m really excited to get to know you a lot more. And I can’t stop thinking about you, so I’m excited about it. Um, so, Sam will you accept this rose?,’ she added.
‘Absolutely,’ Sam said as he accepted the bellwether flower that typically signals an extended stay during the season.
Jenn in a confessional said that Sam had an ‘energy’ that she was digging.
‘This is it. This is the moment that I’ve kind of been waiting for all night, and I just feel like I want to kiss him. And so I’m gonna do it,’ Jenn said in a confessional.
Jenn was shown initiating contact as they engaged in an intense kissing session on the couch and Sam asked if she could get used to it.
‘Yeah, I can,’ Jenn said.
The two-hour ABC episode opened ominously with Jenn in a white gown on a beach telling someone, ‘I can’t let you propose to me.’
Jenn was then shown putting what appeared to be the final rose on a small table and walking away.
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