Bachelorette: Which Men Got Gabby & Rachel's First Impression Roses?
The Bachelorette season 19 has kicked off after months of anticipation, and with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia returning to television as co-leads, here's who received each woman's first impression rose. Gabby, a nurse from Illinois, and Rachel, a flight instructor from Florida, were first introduced to fans on The Bachelor season 26. Although both women were interested in Clayton Echard, and each felt a genuine connection with him, Clayton ended his controversial Bachelor season by dumping both women during the finale.
Gabby and Rachel were both heartbroken when Clayton dropped another bombshell, saying that he was intimate with both women and eventual winner, Susie Evans. Viewers immediately petitioned ABC to cast Gabby and Rachel as co-leads for The Bachelorette season 19, and producers did hire the two women. After months of waiting, their season debuted on July 11, with 32 contestants ready to meet both females. Although The Bachelorette seasons 11 and 16 each featured two leads, season 19 is the first installment to feature co-leads throughout the entire season. With so many men to meet, viewers were introduced to potential love interests, including sales executive Aven Jones, physical therapist Justin Budfuloski, and twins, Joey and Justin Young.
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After Rachel and Gabby met the contestants and got to know them, the women compared notes ahead of the Bachelorette season 19's first rose ceremony. Luckily, Rachel and Gabby's distinct tastes and interests meant that the two found it easier to single two men out than many viewers expected. Rachel's first impression rose was given to Tino Franco, a 28-year-old general contractor from Valencia,
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