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From Trista Sutter to Charity Lawson! See Where All the Past ‘Bachelorette’ Leads Are Today

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Updated on: Jun 24, 2024 3:20 pm·

By Melissa Copelton and Alyssa Norwin

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The show first premiered in 2003 with Trista Sutter as the leading lady. More than 20 years later, she is still married to Ryan Sutter, whom she got engaged to on the show. Since then, The Bachelorette has produced a handful of successful marriages, while many of the leads have gone on to find love in other places too.

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From Trista Sutter to Clare Crawley! See Where All the Bachelorettes Are Today

Trista Sutter: 2003

Trista and the winner of her season, Ryan Sutter, are still happily married and share two children.

In 2024, the couple sparked marriage concerns when Ryan hinted on Instagram that his wife was spending time away from home. However, she eventually returned to social media herself and clarified, “For those concerned, I’m safe and sound, happy and healthy, in love and grateful. An opportunity for perspective and personal growth presented itself and with the unconditional support of my family and friends, I chose myself and betterment, knowing that my stay-at-home-mom job and my kids end-of-the-school-year needs were in the best, most capable hands.”

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Meredith Phillips: 2004

Meredith and the winner of her season, Ian McKee, got engaged on the show but later split in February 2005. Meredith is no longer in the public eye.

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Jen Schefft: 2005

Jen received a proposal from the winner of her season, Jerry Ferris, but she turned him down. She is now married to someone outside of The Bachelorette franchise and they have two daughters together.

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DeAnna Pappas: 2008

DeAnna and the winner of her season, Jesse Csincsak, were slated to get married in May 2009 but called it quits before walking down the aisle. She then married Stephen Stagliano in 2011 and announced their separation in 2023.

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Jillian Harris: 2009

Jillian was the first-ever Canadian Bachelorette. She and the winner of her season, Ed Swiderski, got engaged but never said “I do.” She and partner Justin Pasutto now have two children.

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Ali Fedotowsky: 2010

Ali and Roberto Martinez got engaged during the season 6 finale. However, they broke up by November 2011. She is now married to Kevin Manno and has two children.

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Ashley Hebert: 2011

Ashley Hebert and the winner of her season, J.P. Rosenbaum, were married for eight years before announcing their separation in October 2020. The exes share son Fordham and daughter Essex. In 2021, Ashley started dating Yanni Georgoulakis.

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Emily Maynard: 2012

Emily chose Jef Holm as the winner of her season. However, they called it quits in October of that year. Emily, who has one daughter from a previous relationship, went on to marry Tyler Johnson and welcome five more children with him.

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Desiree Hartsock: 2013

Desiree and the winner of her season, Chris Siegfried, are still married and have two kids. In 2024, she announced that she was pregnant with baby No. 3.

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Andi Dorfman: 2014

Josh Murray proposed to Andi during the season 10 finale, but they later split up. She later got engaged to her fiancé Blaine Hart in March 2022 and the two married on May 31, 2023, amid a three-day wedding celebration in Sorrento, Italy.

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Kaitlyn Bristowe: 2015

Kaitlyn and winner Shawn Booth were together for nearly three years following her season before calling it quits in November 2018.

Shortly after their split, she started dating fellow Bachelor Nation star Jason Tartick and they got engaged in 2021. However, by the summer of 2023, the two called it quits. Kaitlyn has since been linked to Zac Clark, who was the winner of The Bachelorette season 16, but the two have not confirmed their relationship.

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JoJo Fletcher: 2016

JoJo and winner Jordan Rodgers are still together and finally got married on May 14, 2022, at the Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez, California, after postponing their wedding twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rachel Lindsay: 2017

Rachel and the winner of her season, Bryan Abasolo, got married in August 2019, but sadly called it quits at the very end of 2023. They confirmed their divorce filing in January 2024.

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Becca Kufrin: 2018

Becca and winner Garrett Yrigoyen were engaged for about two years before calling it quits in August 2020. After a historical return to Bachelor in Paradise in 2021, Becca fell in love with Thomas Jacobs, a former contestant from Katie Thurston’s season, and proposed to him 10 months later in May 2022. She has since shared wedding planning updates with fans via social media.

The Minnesota native revealed she was pregnant in a joint announcement the couple shared via Instagram on April 26, 2023. While cuddling and holding sonogram photos next to her two beloved dogs, they wrote, “Party of 5 coming September 2023. Little Bebe, we can’t wait to meet you, hold you, and watch you grow. We already love you to the moon and back – mom and dad.” Two weeks later the pair revealed they were expecting a son, who was born on September 21, 2023.

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Hannah Brown: 2019

After Hannah discovered winner Jed Wyatt had a girlfriend during filming, the pair called it quits in June 2019. She and runner-up Tyler Cameron briefly sparked dating rumors, but the former Miss Alabama has been with her boyfriend, model Adam Woolard, since early 2021. They later moved in together then decided to relocate from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2022, where they are still going strong.

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Clare Crawley See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Clare Crawley: 2020

Clare and Dale Moss got engaged during season 16 but announced their split five months later in January 2021. They decided to give things another try, reconciling in April. The pair split again, seemingly for good, in late September 2021, when Claire blocked Dale on Instagram amid cheating rumors. Clare has since gotten married to Ryan Dawkins and they welcomed a baby girl via surrogate in January 2024.

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Tayshia Adams See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Tayshia Adams: 2020

After Clare left The Bachelorette early with Dale, Tayshia Adams stepped in and took her place. Tayshia’s season had a lot of twists and turns! After contestant Ben Smith was sent home, Tayshia was left to decide between Zac Clark and Ivan Hall. However, a week after he was eliminated, Ben returned. Even so, Tayshia chose Zac and the couple created a life together in Zac’s home state of New York. Tayshia even returned to the series to cohost Katie Thurston and Michelle Young’s seasons of The Bachelorette.

Sadly, Tayshia and Zac would announce their breakup in December 2021, a year after their engagement on the season 17 finale. Tayshia has been linked to Summer House star Luke Gulbranson since 2023.

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Katie Thurston See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Katie Thurston: 2021

The season 17 star gave her final rose to Blake Moynes on the August 9, 2021, finale, with the pair getting engaged. A little more than two months later, the couple announced their shocking split in a statement that read: “It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways. We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently. We ask for kindness and privacy as we both navigate this transition. Both of us will forever want the best for one another and ask you to please support us in our decision.”

She went on to date former contestant John Hersey, but they too called it quits. Katie hard-launched her relationship with boyfriend Jeff Arcuri in June 2024.

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Michelle Young See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Michelle Young: 2021

After fans fell in love with the former elementary teacher on Matt James’ season of The Bachelor, the Minnesota native returned to lead her own season of The Bachelorette. Giving her final rose to 6-foot-8 sales executive, Nayte Olukoya, the pair were given $200,000 as a gift toward their future home together on the season’s finale. Sadly, the pair would announce their breakup in June 2022, and Michelle went on to start dating Jack Leius in 2023.

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Rachel Recchia See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Rachel Recchia: 2022

The pilot from Clayton Echard’s season of The Bachelor got engaged to Tino Franco at the end of her shared season with Gabby, but the two broke up in a messy confrontation when Tino admitted to cheating. Although she appeared on Bachelor in Paradise the following summer, she did not leave the show in a relationship.

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Gabby Windey See Where All the Past Bachelorette Leads Are Today

Gabby Windey: 2022

After a heartbreaking breakup with Clayton Echard, the loveable ICU nurse got to give out roses alongside Rachel and gave her final stem to Erich Schwer. They unfortunately broke up during her stint on Dancing With the Stars following her season. In 2023, Gabby came out and revealed that she was in a relationship with a woman. She has been dating Robby Hoffman since May 2023.

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Charity Lawson: 2023

Charity Lawson got engaged to Dotun Olubeko on her season of The Bachelorette. They have teased plans to get married in 2025.