Brendan Morais continues to shine on Tayshia Adams' The Bachelorette season, and he could end up winning her heart if he plays his cards right.
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Brendan is a 30-year-old commercial roofer from Milford, MA.
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Tayshia asked Brendan to join her for the first one-on-one date of the season, and she called Brendan "everything" after only getting to know him for a short time.
"Kissing Brendan feels like I'm kissing my person. I feel really connected to him," Tayshia told the cameras.
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"I don't know, I think I could marry him, which is so bizarre! I don't think I've felt this way ever. Today was just really magical... This is what I'm here for. I know I'm going to find the person I'm truly supposed to be with."
Tayshia believes Brendan has a "genuine soul," and she told the cameras in the latest episode she could see herself ended up with the bachelor.
Until viewers can watch Tayshia and Brendan's relationship progress on the show, let's learn a little bit more about The Bachelorette suitor right now.
Below is a list of seven facts Reality TV World has compiled about Brendan Morais.
Brendan longs to have a family of his own
The Bachelorette bachelor, who believes he is a sensitive soul and a true romantic, lost his father at a young age and believes his purpose in life is to become a father one day.ADVERTISEMENT
Brendan once moved to Los Angeles for his career but eventually returned to Massachusetts and took on a job in the family business in order to be closer to his family, including his beloved nieces and nephews.
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Brendan has an interesting nickname back home
Nicknamed "BMoney" by his friends, Brendan is reportedly very family-oriented and takes pride in his work and appearance.Dan told MetroWest Daily News that Brendan is "a really humble guy" and his humility sets him apart from other men.
The Bachelorette bachelor was a star athlete in high school
Brendan attended Bethany Christian Academy in Mendon, MA, and played on the basketball team as a point guard.ADVERTISEMENT
Brendan scored 1,000 points in high school and was named the team's MVP one year and team captain his senior years, according to the newspaper.
Brendan also played basketball in college
Brendan graduated high school in 2007 and then studied at MassBay Community College in Wellesley, MA.In 2011, Dan told the newspaper Brendan returned to his high school to coach boys middle school and junior varsity basketball until 2013.
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Brendan has been married and divorced before, just like Tayshia
Brendan got married in his early twenties to his high school sweetheart.ADVERTISEMENT
Brendan says their families were very close and there was no cheating, abuse or addiction that broke up his marriage. The former couple apparently just fell out of love.
"I didn't know who I was without her, and she didn't really know who she was without me," Brendan has explained. "We did counseling and it was definitely hard for me knowing that I failed to a certain extent."
Brendan says his family wasn't thrilled about the divorce and so he tried to stick it out for a while but the woman didn't want children and so that was a dealbreaker for him and they went their separate ways.
Brendan Morais' career extends beyond the roofing business
Brendan is a model signed to multiple modeling agencies, and he's also an aspiring actor who played a small role in a major film that was in theaters.According to Brendan's older brother Dan Morais, Brendan made his acting debut as a Russian thug in The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, MetroWest Daily News reported.
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Dan told the magazine it was "definitely really cool" to see his little brother on the big screen.
Brendan has also appeared in Get Rich Free, Chances, and Ace of Spades.
The Bachelorette host says Brendan is "a lovable roofer from Boston."
Chris Harrison gushed about Brendan when announcing Clare Crawley's The Bachelorette cast before the show premiered."It's very interesting because he has a Portuguese family but also from Boston, so imagine a Portuguese-Boston dialect and accent. It's very interesting," Chris explained.
"He's very humble, quiet, soft-spoken -- but he turned it on when it counts the most," Chris teased.
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