The Bachelorette has released the first footage of Clare Crawley on her journey to find love on Season 16, and it includes a steamy makeout session with Dale Moss and another suitor.
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ABC released a new promo for Clare's season in which the 39-year-old hairstylist is playing the game her way.
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The Bachelorette promo kicks off with a clip from Juan Pablo Galavis' The Bachelor season back in 2013, when Juan Pablo dumped Clare in second place at the Final Rose Ceremony.
"I would never want my children having a father like you," Clare, 39, tells the former pro soccer player. "I want respect."
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Footage then flashes over to Clare in a white dress with a thigh-high slit and Keke Palmer singing a rendition of Aretha Franklin's "Respect."
"I have so much to share and I have so much to give and I want that with a man," Clare says to one of her bachelors, as back-to-back clips subsequently show her on a date with one guy and kissing another.
Afterward, Clare and Dale grab each other's faces while sitting on a sofa and make out, and Clare tells the cameras, "I know what I'm looking for and I am so ready for this."
Dale was reportedly exactly what Clare was looking for, because Life & Style reported last month the couple is engaged after Dale stole Clare's heart on The Bachelorette only 12 days into filming.
The Bachelorette fans then catch glimpses of Clare's first night of filming at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, CA, in the promo.
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Not only did Clare look stunning in a gray-sequin dress, but we see a limo arrival and Clare toasting her lineup of The Bachelorette bachelors.
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Multiple sources have claimed Clare and Dale actually began talking prior to Dale showed up in a limo on Night 1 in mid-July given Dale had been announced as one of Clare's initial 32 bachelors back in March. However, Clare's close friend Michelle Money has denied that's the case.
The Bachelor alum Tayshia Adams, however, was clearly missing from the promo.
Entertainment Tonight confirmed in early August that Tayshia replaced Clare as The Bachelorette star about two weeks into filming because Clare had quit production after falling "in love" with Dale, a 31-year-old model and former college basketball and football player.
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A source previously told Life & Style that Clare even "refused to come out of her room" at one point to film.
The Bachelorette teaser was released the same day Clare seemingly completed filming Season 16 and posted a playful video on Instagram Stories of herself dancing to "Palm Springs Summer" by Cabana Ace on Monday, Us Weekly reported.
As Clare danced, a GIF reportedly flashed across the video with the words "thankful" and "grateful."
A revised list of 42 potential suitors was announced in July, but Clare and/or Tayshia's official and final set of bachelors who will star on The Bachelorette's sixteenth season will be confirmed at a later date.
The Bachelorette is set to premiere its new season, starring both ladies, on Tuesday, October 13 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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Last week, The Bachelorette host Chris teased on Instagram, "It's safe to say this season will be twice as good as any other!"
Although The Bachelorette typically airs on Monday nights every year, Dancing with the Stars will air on Monday nights instead, with The Bachelorette airing on Tuesday nights this fall.
The Bachelorette was supposed to begin filming in March and premiere on May 18, but global health restrictions in light of the coronavirus pandemic had shut down nearly all Hollywood productions.
Watch the sexy The Bachelorette promo and Clare in all of her glory below!
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