Bachelorette spoilers that give away the ending of Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season have surfaced -- including spoilers revealing The Bachelorette star's winner, runner-up and if she is engaged to her final pick -- have surfaced.
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[The Bachelorette Spoilers Warning: This report contains spoilers revealing Michelle Young's The Bachelorette season, including spoilers disclosing who Michelle ended up picking as her winner and runner-up.]
Michelle began filming The Bachelorette in late July, and the show's fourth episode is set to air on Tuesday, November 9 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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The Bachelorette season began with Michelle, a 28-year-old fifth-grade teacher and former Division I basketball player from Edina, MN, meeting 30 bachelors at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, CA.
Episode 3 will featured Michelle kicking Jamie Skaar, a 32-year-old biotech CEO from San Diego, CA to the curb after learning he had manipulated and lied to her, Peter Izzo making Will Urena cry after a dramatic argument, and Michelle eliminating four more bachelors.
At the third Rose Ceremony of the season, Michelle denied roses to Peter, a 26-year-old "pizzapreneur" from Port St. Joe, FL; LT Murray, a 38-year-old yoga guru from Bellevue, WA; Spencer Williams is a 25-year-old financial crimes analyst from Cleveland, OH; and Mollique Johnson, a 36-year-old academic administrator from San Diego, CA.
Other men, however, advanced their connections with Michelle.
Martin Gelbspan, a 29-year-old personal trainer from Miami, FL, received the first group-date rose of Week 2 after the men's physical stamina was put to the test in a Top Gun-inspired date.
Michelle also enjoyed a one-on-one date with Rodney Mathews, a 29-year-old sales representative from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, who received a rose.
Michelle felt "safe" with Rodney and believed she could trust him, and so she told the playful Rodney that he definitely wasn't an underdog in her eyes.
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"I'm definitely developing strong feelings for Michelle, and I can definitely see that developing into love," Rodney gushed to the cameras. "It's scary and it's exciting, and it's really amazing. I truly feel like Michelle could be the love of my life."
And Michelle furthered her connection with Brandon Jones, a 26-year-old traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, OR, who earned his second group-date rose of the season after a group of men were required to write and recite spoken-word poetry.
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"I'm crazy about this woman. She gives me butterflies... [and] brings out the best in me," Brandon shared after kissing Michelle.
He added, "I'm truly falling in love with this woman. Oh my gosh, I want to jump up for joy! This is an amazing feeling!... I am smitten, fellas! I am smitten!"
And Michelle definitely earned her bachelors' respect by eliminating Jamie, who had thrown the other men under the bus -- by saying everyone was questioning Michelle and Joe Coleman's pre-show relationship, suggesting they were questioning her character -- to gain Michelle's trust.
On the upcoming episode, Michelle will kick off another week of dates with an adrenaline-pumping joyride at the BMW Performance Center alongside one lucky guy.
And then Michelle will embark on the largest group date of the season, requiring the men to assemble "for a slumber party date of epic proportions," according to ABC.
The group date will be hosted by WWE Superstars The Bella Twins.
"But while it's all fun and games for the guys, their focus seems to be on anything but Michelle, leaving her feeling unseen in a way that feels all too familiar to her past and compels her to share her truth with the group," ABC revealed.
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On the second one-on-one date of the week, a "jokester" will open up in an unexpected way, and the couple will dance to a surprise performance by recording artist Andy Grammer.
Just when Michelle believes drama in the house has faded, one bachelor makes a bold move at the cocktail ceremony and takes the night into a different direction.
Michelle will then be forced to make some tough decisions as she hands out her roses at The Bachelorette's fourth Rose Ceremony.
Michelle will experience a roller coaster of emotions on her The Bachelorette journey to find love, but she recently told Variety that she is "happy."
"But with where I'm at right now in my life in general, I love where I'm at," the Minnesota native teased, adding, "I love that I was able to stay true to myself and I love what the future looks like."
When asked to describe Michelle's season, The Bachelorette co-hosts Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe told Extra TV that Michelle's season was like "a fairy tale," suggesting she found true love.
So who did Michelle pick as her winner, and did she get engaged? Also, who finished shy of receiving Michelle's final rose as the Season 18 runner-up?
According to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone, Michelle's runner-up bachelor was Brandon J., a 26-year-old traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, OR.
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It's therefore probably safe to assume Brandon exited The Bachelorette with a broken heart.
"Her #2 is Brandon Jones," Carbone tweeted at the beginning of October.
Carbone said he previously received pictures of Michelle and her runner-up enjoying a date on September 7, just two days before The Bachelorette's Final Rose Ceremony filmed in Mexico on September 9.
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"Thanks to ABC's preview of Michelle's season [that aired during Bachelor in Paradise's Season 7 finale], I've now been able to lock down who that final 2 guy was -- Brandon Jones," he claimed.
Carbone apparently matched the bachelor's outfit in the preview with what the man had been wearing in the photos someone had sent him.
Michelle and Brandon enjoyed a horseback riding date on Michelle's season as well as a fun day on the water riding jetskis.
Carbone also revealed the alleged winner of Michelle's The Bachelorette season on October 5.
"The main thing you want to know is what happened at the end, right?" Carbone wrote in his blog at the time.
"Well, I got that for you. Had heard rumblings since the season ended but got the confirmation I needed the end of last week."
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The man Michelle reportedly gave her final rose to was Nayte Olukoya, a 27-year-old sales executive from Austin, TX.
And Carbone reported that Nayte decided to propose marriage during the show's finale and so the pair got engaged!
Eyewitnesses had spotted Michelle and her winner on a The Bachelorette date back in August.
"They took a pontoon boat out on Lake Minnetonka then arrived at Lord Fletchers where Michelle & Nayte played volleyball with her two friends," Carbone tweeted at the time.
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Before appearing on The Bachelorette, Nayte was working for Indeed.com.
Nayte told ABC that his dream woman is outgoing, spontaneous and has enough swagger to keep up with him. He has been looking for a hot connection with a passionate woman as well as a teammate for life.
It sounds like Nayte and Michelle could be a great match considering ABC recently shared, "Michelle has big dreams for the future and says she wants a man by her side that is supportive and driven to make the world a better place."
"She is looking for the Superman to her Superwoman and is ready to find a love with whom she can start a family of her own."
Carbone hasn't released any additional spoilers on The Bachelorette's new season yet, but he did disclose a handful of men whom he is convinced progressed to Michelle's Final 12 suitors.
Several men who survived multiple Rose Ceremonies and made it at least as far as the season's Final 12 bachelors are reportedly Nayte; Brandon; Joe; and Clayton Echard, a 28-year-old medical sales representative from Columbia, MO, who has been widely reported to be The Bachelor star for Season 26 in early 2022.
Michelle finished The Bachelor's 25th season starring Matt James, which filmed last year and wrapped on TV in March, in second place and left the show devastated.
Michelle was announced on After the Final Rose in March as one of two The Bachelorette stars -- along with Katie Thurston -- for back-to-back seasons in 2021.
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