Spoilers are out for Nick Viall's upcoming season of "The Bachelor," and while the ABC series has yet to air a single episode of season 21, it was claimed that Nick has chosen a winner and that he is now engaged. Now, all eyes are on Nick's finalists, as one of them could become 2017's "Bachelorette."
According to Steve Carbone of Reality Steve, the final four contestants are Corinne Olympios, Raven Gates, Vanessa Grimaldi, and Rachel Lindsay. It was said that Corinne was eliminated before the overnight dates in Finland and that Rachel was the next contestant sent home. This left Raven and Vanessa in the finale, with the latter winning Nick's heart and ending up being engaged to him in the final episode.
"The Bachelorette" has a tradition of choosing finalists from "The Bachelor's" latest season as its star, and there are claims that either Rachel or Raven could be the next "Bachelorette." Wetpaint believes that Corinne is out of the running, as Carbone said that she is the villain of the upcoming season. It was also said that "Bachelor" producers are unlikely to choose someone who viewers won't be rooting for.
The media outlet believes that Rachel, who is a woman of color, could be the best candidate as she has all of the qualities that would make her perfect for the show. It was also noted that in casting the 31-year-old lawyer, ABC could finally address the franchise's diversity problem, as it has been often been pointed out that all of the past Bachelors and Bachelorettes are white.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Caila Quinn, who is half white and half Filipino, was going to be the next "Bachelorette." However, the reality series decided to cast JoJo Fletcher at the last minute.
A source told E! Online that the show had nothing against Caila, but JoJo's storyline was said to be "so compelling," and that after the way that she fell for Ben Higgins, there was "no doubt" that everyone was going to be rooting for her.
It has also been claimed that the show could make it up to Caila by naming her as the 2017 "Bachelorette." For now, these are pure speculations, and fans will have to wait until March to learn who gets to hand out roses in season 13 of "The Bachelorette."
