Bachelorette spoilers revealing Michelle Young's The Bachelorette Final 2 bachelors, who Michelle picked as her winner, and whether The Bachelorette star is engaged to the bachelor she ended up with have emerged.
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[The Bachelorette Spoilers Warning: This report contains spoilers for Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season, including her Final 2 bachelors and winner.]
Michelle, a 28-year-old fifth-grade teacher and former Division I basketball player from Edina, MN, began her The Bachelorette journey in late July at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, CA, and her season premiered October 19 on ABC.
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After meeting 30 diverse and handsome bachelors from all different backgrounds, Michelle decided to give her First Impression Rose to Nayte Olukoya, a 27-year-old sales executive from Austin, TX.
Michelle was impressed by Nayte's ability to open up about his parents' divorces when he says he struggles to be vulnerable in relationships, and the suitor had managed to "reset" the night for Michelle after she felt the need to eliminate Ryan Fox.
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Michelle sent Ryan, a 30-year-old environmental consultant from San Jose, CA, packing over her "red flags" upon learning he had packed documents listing how to avoid being a show villain, how to get a good edit and other eyebrow-raising notes.
At the first Rose Ceremony of the season, Michelle eliminated six more bachelors, which left 23 bachelors heading into the second episode on Tuesday, October 26.
One of Michelle's remaining bachelors is Joe Coleman, a 28-year-old real estate developer from Minneapolis, MN, who apparently ghosted Michelle after the pair had a brief exchange on social media.
Michelle decided to give Joe a second chance since he claimed he wasn't ready for a serious relationship when they first connected before her The Bachelorette season began filming.
When reflecting back on her season as a whole, Michelle told Variety in a recent interview, "I am [happy]. I'm happy that I decided to do this."
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Michelle said she "surprised" herself that she was "able to get my feelings where I needed them to be" by the end of the dating process.
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"But with where I'm at right now in my life in general, I love where I'm at," the Minnesota native teased.
"I love the opportunities that I was able to take and I love that I was able to stay true to myself and I love what the future looks like."
When asked to describe Michelle's season, Tayshia Adams -- who is hosting Season 18 of The Bachelorette with Kaitlyn Bristowe -- told Extra TV, "I think it is a roller coaster of emotions, but in the best way."
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"I think she really pushes these men to be authentic and really vulnerable, and I think it's a really beautiful love story to watch."
The girls revealed how Michelle's season was like "a fairy tale," suggesting she may have found true love.
So did Nayte or Joe end up winning Michelle's final rose, or did she end up with a guy who didn't catch her eye right off the bat?
According to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone, the bachelor who finished the show in second place was Brandon Jones, a 26-year-old traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, OR.
It's therefore assumed Brandon exited The Bachelorette brokenhearted.
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"Her #2 is Brandon Jones," Carbone tweeted at the beginning of October.
Carbone said he previously received pictures of Michelle and her runner-up enjoying a date on September 7, just two days before The Bachelorette's Final Rose Ceremony filmed in Mexico on September 9.
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Carbone wrote in his blog on October 6, "Until yesterday, I only had pics of who it was, but couldn't identify who it was."
"Thanks to ABC's preview of Michelle's season [that aired during Bachelor in Paradise's Season 7 finale], I've now been able to lock down who that final 2 guy was -- Brandon Jones," he claimed.
Carbone apparently matched the bachelor's outfit in the preview with what the man had been wearing in the photos someone had sent him.
Michelle and Brandon enjoyed a horseback riding date on Michelle's season as well as a fun day on the water riding jetskis.
Carbone also revealed the alleged winner of Michelle's season on October 5.
"The main thing you want to know is what happened at the end, right?" Carbone wrote in his blog at the time.
"Well, I got that for you. Had heard rumblings since the season ended but got the confirmation I needed the end of last week."
The winner of Michelle's The Bachelorette season is reportedly Nayte Olukoya.
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And Carbone reported that Nayte decided to pop the question during the show's finale and now he and Michelle are engaged!
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Eyewitnesses had spotted Michelle and Nayte on a date back in August.
"They took a pontoon boat out on Lake Minnetonka then arrived at Lord Fletchers where Michelle & Nayte played volleyball with her two friends," Carbone tweeted at the time.
According to his ABC bio, Nayte is a 6'8" and originally from Winnipeg, Canada. He attended college at Eastern Washington University.
Before appearing on The Bachelorette, Nayte was working for Indeed.com, but it's unclear if he still holds his position there after filming.
Nayte told ABC that his dream woman is outgoing, spontaneous and has enough swagger to keep up with him. He has been looking for a hot connection with a passionate woman as well as a teammate for life.
It sounds like Nayte and Michelle could be a great match considering ABC recently shared, "Michelle has big dreams for the future and says she wants a man by her side that is supportive and driven to make the world a better place."
"She is looking for the Superman to her Superwoman and is ready to find a love with whom she can start a family of her own."
Carbone hasn't released any additional spoilers on The Bachelorette's new season yet, but he did disclose a handful of men whom he is convinced progressed to Michelle's Final 12 suitors.
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The five men who survived multiple Rose Ceremonies and made it at least as far as the season's Final 12 bachelors are reportedly Nayte; Brandon; Joe; Clayton Echard, a 28-year-old medical sales representative from Columbia, MO; and Peter Izzo, a 26-year-old "pizzapreneur" from Port St. Joe, FL.
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Michelle finished The Bachelor's 25th season starring Matt James, which filmed last year and wrapped on TV in March, in second place and left the show devastated.
Michelle was announced on After the Final Rose in March as one of two The Bachelorette stars -- along with Katie Thurston -- for back-to-back seasons in 2021.
On After the Final Rose, Michelle recalled the moment when she first found out she'd be starring on the franchise later this year.
"I would be lying if I didn't say when they first told me, I thought we were going to be the Bachelorette at the same time," Michelle shared.
"And so, I was a little nervous, but once I found out it was two different seasons, I was here for it! I'm excited that I have somebody to bond with over this and share notes as we go."
Given Michelle had seemingly fallen head over heels for Matt, After the Final Rose host Emmanuel Acho asked Michelle if she was ready to try to find love once again.
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"I am ready... I really do think that this process works," Michelle explained.
"When you can [cast] out all of these outside distractions and really dive in, I think you can learn a lot about somebody. I'm just excited. I'm ready to get started!"
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