Bachelorette tonight LIVE – Finalists Blake, Justin and Greg introduce families to Katie during emotional hometown dates
EPISODE nine of Katie Thurston's season features the show's beloved hometown dates.
However, this season just like Tayshia's season, had to make some changes to the usual style of hometown dates. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Katie is going on three quarantine-style hometown trips.
Her three front runners Blake, Justin and Greg bring their hometowns to the New Mexico resort.The men transport their hometowns in Canada, Baltimore and New Jersey by bringing their loved ones to meet Katie.
In a preview for tonight's show, Kate is seen in tears crying to Kaitlyn Bristowe, "I want someone to book my flight home."
Before her breakdown to Kaitlyn, Katie was seen telling the camera's that she had told none of the remaining three contestants that she loved them.
Katie explained that she didn't want to say the magic three words until the show's finale. The Bachelorette season finale will air August 9th.
Read our Bachelorette live blog below for the very latest news and updates…
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE AND BLAKE SHARE HUG AS HOMETOWN EPISODE OPENS
Blake acknowledged that the pair "couldn't go to Canada."
But, the Bachelorette contestant got creative as he assured Katie that he would bring Canada to them.
He then led Katie into a room dressed with Canadian flags, hockey skates, and even showed off his bartending skills.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
BACHELORETTE BEGINS NOW
The Bachelorette begins now at 8 pm ET and will run for two hours.
The hit reality show can be streamed on ABC.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE GUSHES SHE'S 'IN LOVE' AS FANS POINT TO BLAKE
Katie took to her Instagram page to post a sultry selfie with the caption, "I’m in love," alongside a bear Emoji icon.
The brunette's teasing post came as fans flooded to speculate her lucky man is in fact wildlife manager Blake.
One fan wrote, "Blake loves you too," as the second retorted, "With Blake."
A third then bluntly suggested, "It’s Blake," while another assumed this was the case and wrote, "How's Blake? Are you going to move to Canada?"
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
FANS PUSH FOR ANDREW AS NEXT BACHELOR
Fans have flooded Twitter asking for fan favorite Andrew to become the next bachelor.
One posted a video of Andrew with the caption: "LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND TELL ME THIS CUTIE PIE ISN’T OUR BACHELOR"
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
TEASER SHOWS KATIE IN TEARS
A teaser trailer posted to the Bachelor Nation Twitter account shows Katie in tears as she tells the camera, "I just don't know what to believe anymore."
"I'm losing you. I'm losing my mind here," the Bachelorette continues.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
WHO IS NEXT SEASON'S BACHELORETTE?
Michelle Young was named new Bachelorette alongside Katie Thurston after James' season ended.
During James' season, Michelle was the runner-up to final rose winner Rachael Kirkconnell.
Born June 3, 1993, Young is currently 28-years-old and works as an elementary school teacher.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
FANS DEVASTATED AFTER MICHAEL LEFT
Michael's departure from the show left fans on Twitter devastated.
One posted: "Michael for Bachelor and let him bring his son"
Another wrote: "Me trying to figure out how Michael can be bachelor next year but also be a present father for his son"
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
WHY DID FANS SLAM ANDREW'S TWEETS?
Andrew Spencer was getting slammed by fans of the show after old tweets of his surfaced on social media.
In one tweet to his friend from 2013, he said: “And Direll, stop talking to fat hoes.”
Back in 2016, Andrew wrote: “All blondes have little lips.”
In a tweet written towards Kendall Jenner in 2014, he referenced Kim Kardashian’s NFL star ex, Reggie Bush.
“You’re just jealous I’m going to be the next Reggie Bush in that family,” the athlete said.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE THURSTON TEASES FANS AHEAD OF HOMETOWN EPISODE
Katie responded to a tweet from CEO Nick Viall gearing up for tonight's Hometown episode.
Viall tweeted, "Tonight’s Bachelorette is the best TV I’ve seen in a long time #TheBachelorette"
Katie responded, "Depends who you ask.. See you tonight! Hometowns baby!! #TheBachelorette"
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE THURSTON'S HOMETOWN
Thurston, 30, was born and raised in Renton, Washington.
Thurston was a Lynnwood Royals Varsity Girls Volleyball team member at Lynnwood High School in Bothel, as the libero.
However, it's unclear where exactly the Washington native went to college or whether she graduated.
But it does appear that Thurston did attend college or a university.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
FANS PUSH FOR ANDREW AND MICHAEL AS NEXT BACHELORS
Andrew and Michael have emerged as fan favorites to become the show's next bachelor.
"Crazy idea, we make them both the bachelor and when one is on a date the other watches Michael’s son #TheBachelorette," one fan account tweeted.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
BLAKE PREVIOUSLY HAD 'CONNECTION' WITH BACHELORETTE HOST TAYSHIA ADAMS
Moynes said he had feelings for Tayshia Adams during her season as the Bachelorette.
“The connection [I had with Tayshia] was very slow," he told Us Weekly.
"But every time that we’d make a step, I think I opened her eyes more and more and more.
"And I think you saw that a couple of times, like, ‘Every time I talk to Blake, he shows a different side of him.’ And that’s what happened.
"I think she had her guard up just like she said at the Men Tell All, I walked in with a red flag over my head [because I had feelings for Clare too].”
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
BACHELORETTE NATION ACCUSES GREG OF CHASING FAME
Bachelorette nation has made some accusations against contestant Grippo, that he's on the show for fame, not love.
Grippo is supposedly a current marketing executive from New York, but Reddit user @DeuxMoi thinks otherwise, after posting a long list of accusations against him.
The accusations have sparked speculation that he is on the show to further his career, not win Thurston's heart.
“He is not on the show for love, let alone Katie, and his appearance on this show is solely to promote and kick-start his acting career,” the Reddit user wrote.
The user then went on to accuse Grippo of being a "manipulative liar."
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
FANS WAIT EXCITEDLY FOR HOMETOWN EPISODE
Fans are on the edge of their seat waiting for the Hometown episode to begin tonight as the finale episode next week inches closer.
In a teaser posted to the Bachelorette's Twitter account, Katie says "Now we're going into hometowns, and meeting someone's family is huge."
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
REALITY STEVE REVEALS GREG'S FATE
Serial spoiler Reality Steve revealed Greg's fate as he enters hometowns as one of Katie Thurston's final four.
According to the reality television spoiler king, Greg wants to confront Katie because he “felt he got some sort of assurance from Katie he was the one or felt he’d be picked, yet he couldn’t understand why she was still involved with other men.”
Reality Steve calls the fight a "literal meltdown" that goes back and forth for hours.
He writes that the "fight kinda goes back and forth. He talks to her, leaves, then she goes to talk to him, then one storms off, and it just keeps going."
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
CONNOR BRENNAN KISSES AUDIENCE MEMBER IN SHOCK MOMENT
During last week's special, Connor shared a passionate kiss with singer Tara Kelly after she interrupted the show to ask if she could lock lips with him.
She then came down from the audience and shared a steamy smooch with Connor, who admitted he'd been "checking her out" before his interview.
After their kiss, she sat down on the couch next to Connor and debunked Katie Thurston's claims that he's a "bad kisser," giving him "an 11" out of 10.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
MICHAEL RESPONDS TO FAN DEMANDS THAT HE SHOULD BE NEXT BACHELOR
During an interview with People, Michael touched on whether he would be all about handing out roses instead of receiving them.
He told the outlet: "I literally just got my heart broken on TV, so I am trying to mend those wings. And I have to think about what it would be like to get engaged in and introduce someone to my son in such a quick timeframe. I'm not sold on the idea!"
Michael added: "I do think love is totally out there for me. I'm getting a lot of messages from people who are resonating with my story and my message to any widower is that they can find it, too. It is possible — and they are worth it."
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
MICHAEL LEAVES THE SHOW TO BE WITH HIS SON
Fan favorite Michael Allio left the show last week in a tearful scene to be with his four-year-old son James after they had a heartbreaking phone call.
He was visibly distraught while telling James on the phone: "I miss you like crazy, buddy."
His son could then be heard saying: "Maybe Daddy don't want to see me."
Recalling the devastating conversation in a chat with People, Michael said: "When your child says that, you answer the call…
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
TEASER SHOWS THE MOMENT BLAKE 'BRINGS CANADA' TO KATIE
In a teaser posted to the Bachelorette's official Twitter account, Blake teases, "Obviously we couldn't go to Canada, so I did my best to bring it to you."
The couple are then seen in matching Canadian jerseys with hockey pucks.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
MICHAEL DELETES HIS X-RATED COMMENT FROM KATIE'S POST
Michael took a particular liking to a photo of Katie wearing a black lace bra and pants while reclining on a bed.
"Can't say what I'd like to…." the father-of-one wrote alongside flame and shocked face emojis – before quickly deleting the comment.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
MIKE PLANETA CLARIFIES COMMENTS TO KATIE ABOUT HIS 'VIRGINITY'
Mike Planeta admitted that he's not exactly a virgin after he told Katie he's "saving himself."
“I am not some perfect little, like, you know, golden boy. Dude, I am a very flawed human being. Like, I am extremely flawed," he told the Bachelor Nation podcast.
Mike went on to explain his sexual experiences saying: “I’m very open about this: I may not have had, like, sex, sex, but I’ve slipped up and I’ve had oral sex. For me, that was one of the moments where, like, the two times I did slip up and do those things, those were things that taught me actually the significance of why I actually was putting sex on such a pedestal.”
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE SHARES LINGERIE PIC
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- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
KATIE ELIMINATED ANDREW BUT FANS WANT HIM BACK
Katie, 30, previously eliminated the footballer in an emotional scene that saw her chasing him down a hotel hallway to ask him to stay.
Katie and Andrew both cried during the emotional sendoff, but it left fans wanting more from the hunky singleton.
They called for him to be named the next Bachelor so they can see him back on their TV screens soon.
"Andrew for next Bachelor," wrote one fan, as another added, "Andrew for Bachelor."
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
PREVIEW SHOWS MOMENT KATIE MEETS GREG'S FAMILY
A preview posted to The Bachelorette's official Twitter account shows the moment Katie will meet Greg Grippo's family.
"This is one of the most important days of my life," Greg says.
- Cybele Mayes-Osterman
PREVIEW SHOWS KATIE THURSTON SOB 'I WANT TO GO HOME'
In a preview released last week, Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo stormed off set as she sobbed "I need to go home."
The clip gave viewers a glimpse at tonight's episode when Katie will meet each of the remaining contestant's families.
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