John Hersey is one of The Bachelorette bachelors who will be competing for Katie Thurston's heart when the show debuts its seventeenth season.
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John Hersey, a 27-year-old from Santa Cruz, CA, will be hoping to stand out from the pack of 30 suitors and make a good 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, John is always looking for his next "thrill," and falling in love with Katie would certainly qualify.
But will John sweep the 30-year-old bank marketing manager from Lynnwood, WA, off her feet?
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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 cocktail party, and fans will find out soon enough whether she chooses to keep John around when she narrows down her suitors to only 23 bachelors by the end of Night 1.
So what do we know about John 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 John Hersey.
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John Hersey is always finding ways to get his adrenaline pumping.
John is studying to get his pilot's license.When he's not working as a bartender or studying, you can catch him surfing the San Diego waves, attending electronic dance music concerts, swing dancing, and going skydiving!
Not only has John jumped out of planes, but he even hopped out of a hot-air balloon once.
The Bachelorette bachelor says he's a romantic.
John would love to find a woman with whom he can share a burrito while watching the daily sunset over the San Diego coastline.ADVERTISEMENT
But there will be no meat in John's burrito!
John is a proud vegetarian who wants the world to try -- or at least Google -- kiwiberries.John, however, doesn't seem to be laser-focused on nutrition or counting calories. He said he once at pizza for five consecutive meals!
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The woman of John's dreams must be confident in her own skin.
Besides hoping to find a partner who will enjoy the same thrills, John is looking for someone genuine, honest and willing to challenge him to be a better version of himself.John says he loves when a woman is confident in her natural beauty, and nothing apparently turns the bachelor on more than a woman who pursues her passions every day.
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John has a serious interest in the environment
John studied Environmental Science at Drexel University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER?? (PHOTOS)
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