Bachelorette spoilers revealing how Michelle Young's "fairy tale" and "romantic" The Bachelorette season ends have surfaced -- including Season 18 spoilers on Michelle's winner and final pick, who finished in second place as her runner-up, and whether Michelle got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony.
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[The Bachelorette Spoilers Warning: This report features spoilers that reveal Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season, including spoilers detailing who Michelle ended up picking as her winner and runner-up.]
Michelle started filming her The Bachelorette season in late July at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, CA.
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After the 28-year-old fifth-grade teacher and former Division I basketball player from Edina, MN, gave her First Impression Rose to Nayte Olukoya, a total of seven bachelors went home on Night 1.
Michelle may have established a connection with the 27-year-old sales executive from Austin, TX, early on, but she also had her eye on another guy.
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Michelle asked Jamie Skaar, a 32-year-old biotech CEO from San Diego, CA, on her first one-on-one date of the season, and Jamie opened up about his difficult childhood and how his mother had sadly taken her own life when Jamie was in his twenties.
Michelle called Jamie a "beautiful" man and thought they were "very compatible" and had "a lot of chemistry."
Michelle said she could envision a life with Jamie being adventurous, vulnerable, romantic and compassionate.
But after Jamie received a rose, he started a little trouble.
Just as some of the men were witnessing Michelle's "off-the-chart" chemistry with Joe Coleman, a 28-year-old real estate developer from Minneapolis, MN, Jamie appeared to get jealous.
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Jamie admitted Michelle and Joe may have known each other prior to the show, and he acknowledged how the situation bothered him. Jamie just thought it was "odd and suspicious" how close Michelle and Joe seemed to be already.
Jamie proceeded to lie to the Bachelorette by telling her that other men were concerned about Michelle's relationship with Joe when he was totally fine with her past and didn't care.
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Jamie suggested her bachelors lacked trust and were questioning Michelle's authenticity.
"I think it's gotten to the point where it's taken on a life of its own," Jamie claimed, "and I think it's important because it also could potentially extend outside of just this bubble here."
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Jamie also insisted one of his friends had previously spotted Michelle out at a bar with "a tall, light-skinned baller" and so people assumed she was "boo'd up."
Michelle got emotional over the idea some of her suitors were doubting her honesty and integrity, and she said it's important for her future husband to believe in her and have her back.
The Bachelorette's third episode is set to air on Tuesday, November 2 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
When only 19 bachelors remain, a group of them will go on a date with Michelle.
Stars of the new movie sequel Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell and Jay Ellis, will push a selected group of suitors out of their comfort zone "and into the danger zone," according to ABC.
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"But the G-forces won't be the only thing making their heads spin," teased the network.
And one man will make the most out of his one-on-one time with Michelle and bare it all for her.
For the second group date of Week 2, spoken-word poet Rudy Francisco will take the reins.
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While the men impress Michelle with their vulnerability, Michelle drops jaws with a heartfelt spoken-word poem of her own.
It then appears the Jamie drama will come to a head when a level-headed guy shares with Michelle how the men in the house always had her back.
Prior to the season's third Rose Ceremony, "a series of confrontations" will break out and result in "a shocking conclusion."
Michelle will definitely experience highs and lows on her The Bachelorette journey, but she recently told Variety that she is "happy" and glad to have gone through the process.
"I love where I'm at," the Minnesota native teased of her current situation in life, adding, "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 that Michelle went through a roller coaster of emotions.
"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," Tayshia noted.
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The girls revealed how Michelle's season was like "a fairy tale," suggesting she may have found true love.
So which guy won Michelle's heart and is her winner? And did she get engaged to the man she ended up with?
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According to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone, one guy who came pretty darn close was Brandon Jones, a 26-year-old traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, OR, who finished as Michelle's runner-up.
It's therefore probably safe to assume Brandon left The Bachelorette with a broken heart.
"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.
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 The Bachelorette season on October 5.
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"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 man Michelle reportedly chose in the end was Nayte.
And Carbone reported that Nayte decided to pop the question during the show's finale and now he and Michelle are engaged!
Eyewitnesses had spotted Michelle and her winner 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.
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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."
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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.
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.
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.
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