Greg Grippo will be one of The Bachelorette star Katie Thurston's 30 bachelors when the show debuts its seventeenth season.
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Greg, a 27-year-old marketing sales representative from Edison, NJ, will be hoping to make a strong impression on Katie when The Bachelorette premieres its new season on Monday, June 7 at 8PM ET/PT.
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According to ABC, Greg is "the full package" in that he's "handsome, kind, vulnerable and serious about wanting to settle down."
Will Katie, a 30-year-old bank marketing manager from Lynnwood, WA, fall for him?
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"I'm ready to find love, and not just, like, the temporary kind. I'm talking forever, my husband, and I'm in a place in my life where I feel like I'm the best version of me," Katie said after being cast as The Bachelorette for its Summer 2021 season.
Katie was eliminated from Matt James' The Bachelor season before hometown dates, but she made a big imprint on the season with her raunchy humor and putting an end to girl-on-girl bullying in the house.
Katie will experience "a whirlwind first evening" during The Bachelorette's first cocktail party, and fans will find out soon enough whether she chooses to keep Greg around when she narrows down her suitors to only 23 bachelors by the end of Night 1.
So what do we know about Greg right now and does he have what it takes to win Katie's heart?
Below is a list of five facts Reality TV World has compiled about Greg Grippo.
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Greg Grippo considers himself a hopeless romantic.
The bachelor's idea of a first date would be something active such as riding bikes, dancing or going to a concert.Greg claims he's ready to find that special person to grow old with and treat like a queen.
Greg looks forward to having a big -- or rather huge -- family!
Greg says he isn't rushing to have kids, as he'd like to travel the world with his wife before completely settling down and starting a family.However, Greg doesn't want just one or two kids when that time comes. Instead, he wants to have at least six children!
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The Bachelorette suitor is family-oriented.
Greg says he's extremely close with his family. He has a brother Joe as well as a sister Samantha.Greg has high standards for a healthy, happy and successful marriage thanks to being raised by his parents, who showed him what love looks like.
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The Bachelorette bachelor didn't stay in New Jersey for college
Formally known as Gregory James Grippo, he attended Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in Business and minored in Gender Studies.Greg has some athletic skills to show off to Katie!
The bachelor, standing 6'3" tall, played basketball all four years of his college career.ADVERTISEMENT
Greg shot 795 points during his time on the Purple Knights team, and he scored 289 of those points his senior year. Greg also served as team caption his senior year before graduating in 2016.
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