Jenn Tran has returned to social media after filming The Bachelorette's 21st season, and she said she's "grateful" for the experience.
|
ADVERTISEMENT
|
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER?? (PHOTOS)
"Proof of life!!!!!!!!" Jenn captioned the images on Instagram, confirming she's back home after taping The Bachelorette.
"Past couple of months have been crazy but I'm back, I'm grateful, and it's only just the beginning. Also just in time for a proper celebration of AAPI month."
Support from Bachelor Nation poured into the comments of Jenn's post.
"Stunnnnner," The Bachelorette's Season 20 star Charity Lawson wrote.
"'Past few months have been crazy' is an understatement..." Jesse Palmer commented.
"So gorg," Rachael Kirkconnell gushed.
"Gorgeous perfect angellll," Jill Chin weighed in.
Just last week, ABC released the first official promo for Jenn's The Bachelorette season, which is set to premiere Monday, July 8 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
As Jenn smiled and posed in a sexy red dress, "The Power Is In Her Hands," flashed on the screen.
The Bachelorette's previous star, Charity, officially announced Jenn as the new Bachelorette live on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, which aired on March 25.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWJenn began filming her season on March 28 at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, CA, not at the usual Bachelor mansion in Malibu.
Given Charity had passed the torch onto Jenn, she predicted how Jenn was going to handle the high-pressure dating environment during an April episode of the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast.
"Jenn is incredible. Watching her on Joey's season, she definitely, I feel like, this will test her in different ways," Charity told the podcast's co-hosts, Bachelor in Paradise spouses Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt, during her joint interview with fiance Dotun Olubeko.
"I'm curious to see how that's going to play out, because I always say that even the most sound people coming on this show, like, struggle. And I can tell -- I don't want to blame her age, but [given she's 26-years-old] I can just see certain things."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOW: WHOM DID 'THE BACHELORETTE' STARS AND THEIR BACHELOR PICKS ULTIMATELY END UP WITH?! (PHOTOS)
Charity continued, "I'm like, 'Oh, these are qualities I had, and I've grown from that and I've learned from that.' So it will definitely be interesting to see it play out."
Charity, however, said she's "really excited" for Jenn to have her own journey to find love.
"I know that finding her person is something she really, really wants," Charity said, which is a notion fan-favorite Maria Georgas has also agreed with. "So I hope she obviously takes it serious."
ADVERTISEMENT
"I think initially everyone was like, you know, [surprised]," Charity recalled. "I think [the consensus] was, 'Oh it's going to be [Maria Georgas],' and so I think people were waiting [to hear her name]."
Charity elaborated, "I think everyone's brain was kind of like, 'Wait a second, okay that's not the name we just heard. It's Jenn -- yay!' So the applause kind of came a little bit after."
Charity said once fans got over the initial shock, the rest of the night was "a celebration" and everyone seemed genuinely "thrilled" for Jenn.
Jenn is "breaking the mold" as The Bachelor franchise's first-ever Asian Bachelorette.
ABC has already announced a list of 28 potential bachelors. Her official cast will be unveiled at a later date.
As for what fans can expect to see this season, Jenn recently teased to Entertainment Tonight that she's going to bring "a fiery energy" and a lot of flirtation to the set.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' COUPLES NOW: WHO DID 'THE BACHELOR' STARS AND THEIR BACHELORETTE PICKS ACTUALLY END UP MARRYING? (PHOTOS)
Jenn also said she plans to be unapologetically herself on-camera, showing all "the good, the bad, the chaotic and psychotic."
Jenn explained how she'd love to find a man who is authentically himself and will "ground" her and put her in her place sometimes. However, Jenn noted that playful, cheeky banter with a man is very important in her relationships.
"You're not going to get 'Polished Jenn.' You're not going to get '[Meek] and Perfect Jenn.' You're going to get 'Crazy Jenn,' and that's the beautiful part of it," Jenn boasted of her approach to dating on The Bachelorette.
Jenn said she's excited for fans to get to know her as well as her beloved family.
Jenn will be handing out roses after having her heart broken by Joey Graziadei on The Bachelor's 28th season. Joey had denied her a rose right before his Final 4 bachelorettes' hometown dates.
ADVERTISEMENT
Joey went on to propose marriage to Kelsey during his The Bachelor finale, and the couple is still together. Joey and Kelsey are planning to move to New York together in July or August, once Kelsey's lease in New Orleans is up.
When asked how long it took her to heal and move on from her relationship with Joey, Jenn recently told Us Weekly, "You can't really put a time on processing a breakup."
"I think [you take it] just little by little," she shared, "and one day you just stop thinking about it. It just took a lot of my friends bringing me ice cream and a lot of that."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER?? (PHOTOS)
Interested in more The Bachelor news? Follow our Bachelor Nation News Page on Facebook or join our The Bachelor Facebook Group!
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
