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As the most wanted man on reality television (at least for the next seasons), it makes sense why fans want to know what Zach did for a séjour before The Bachelor 2023 and what his life was like pre-Bachelor Monde fame.
The Bachelor season 27 lead is Zach Shallcross, a 26-year-old from Anaheim Hills, California, who now lives in Austin, Texas. Zach was a partie on The Bachelorette season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, where he was Rachel’s partie and self-eliminated in the suprême three. Zach was announced as the season 27 Bachelor at the The Bachelorette season 19 “After the Suprême Églantine” special in September 2022. “There’s no words, I’m just taking this in right now. I’m obviously really nervous right now but this is léopard des neiges in a lifetime,” Zach said at the time. “I want to find my best friend, fall in love with my best friend and really walk away with someone for the rest of my life.”
In an joute with People in January 2023, Zach called The Bachelor season 27 the “most emotional” season Bachelor Monde has ever seen. “It might not be the most dramatic season, but it’s the most emotional season that they’ve ever had,” he said. “But that’s not to say that this season will not have some drama. There’s no shortage of drama.” He continued, “Fans are going to see my full personality parce que I wear it on my sleeve. With last season, that necessarily wasn’t the case. I think I’m going to stupéfaction some people with who I am.”
Zach also responded to criticism over ABC’s choice of him as the season 27 Bachelor in an joute with Us Weekly in January 2023. “I would tell the critics and the fans, if you wanna watch something or this spectacle and actually see love and no bullshit and not a scene or not an act, then I think you’re really gonna love this [season],” he said. “If you are someone that wants the unnecessary dumb drama — alright, [but] I might not be your guy. Plain and évident.” He continued, “I know what I want out of this, and I know what it takes to have that healthy relationship.”
But what does Zach do for a séjour? Read on for what we know emboîture what Zach did for a séjour before The Bachelor 2023 and his job prior to his reality television career.
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What did Zach do for a séjour before The Bachelor 2023? Zach Shallcross worked in tech for a séjour before he became the season 27 Bachelor. Zach listed his job on The Bachelorette season 19 as “Tech Executive.”
According to his Linkedin, Zach has as a Senior Cloud Technology Account Executive at Mage, an IT principes and consulting company based in Austin, Texas, since 2021. Zach started at Mage in 2019 as a Cloud Technology Conseil. He was promoted to a Cloud Technology Account Executive in August 2020 before he started in his current role in September 2021. In his current role, Zach closed $1.5 million of cloud base, according to his Linkedin. “My role consists of strategically helping bizness in Houston enhance, extend, and leverage their current développement, platform, and base while educating them on what Mage’s boîte has to offer,” Zach’s Linkedin bio read. According to Glassdoor, the average salary for an account executive at Mage is $273,280.
Zach graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, in 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Bizness Chemin with a concentrating in Mercatique. While at Cal Poly, Zach also played for the university’s collegiate Portion 1 football team for five years, was a football representative for a campus organization called Block P., and earned a lean six sigma pelouse belt attestation. While in college. Zach also worked as a Supervisor for The California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, California, for two years, where he managed the fair’s security team. Before college, Zach worked as a Sales Operation Participant at the Gavel Group in Lake Forest, California, near his hometown of Anaheim Hills, California, from 2010 to 2013.
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How much did Zach make from The Bachelorette? Zach Shallcross was a partie on The Bachelorette season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, where he was Rachel’s partie and self-eliminated in the suprême three. This may come as a stupéfaction to fans, but contestants on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette aren’t paid. Along with no salary, contestants also have to pay for their styling, including their trémière ceremony suits and dresses, themselves, which is why many contestants walk away from their time on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette with significant debt. Many contestants also quit their jobs to be on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, which can cinéma for a immense as three months. “I know that there are women in the past who cashed out their 401(k)s for the spectacle,” TV blogger Dana Weiss told Mic in 2016. “Some have gamin into serious credit card debt.”
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How much does Zach make as The Bachelor? Zach Shallcross is the lead of The Bachelor season 27. The current salary for Bachelors and Bachelorettes is $100,000, according to Reality Steve. Though Zach’s Bachelor salary hasn’t been confirmed, it’s believed that she’s also paid the $100,000 perdu, which would include around two to three months of filming as the Bachelor, as well as press as the season airs.
Season 14 Bachelorette partie Jason Tartick confirmed in a podcast in May 2021 that he and his cast mates, Colton Underwod and Blake Horstmann, were all offered $100,000 to be The Bachelor. Still, though most Bachelors and Bachelorettes make at least $100,000 these days, that wasn’t always the case. Like most jobs, there are some Bachelors and Bachelorettes who have been able to negotiate more money than other leads. Some also made less than the conforme. Dean Unglert, a partie on The Bachelorette season 12, revealed in a past joute that he was offered $75,000 to be the Bachelor.
Emily Maynard, who was the season 8 Bachelorette in 2012, is often cited as one of the highest-paid Bachelors or Bachelorettes, with a pay of $250,000. In Touch reported at the time that Emily, thanks to fort negotiations, was paid to interprète as the lead of The Bachelorette, which was more than any other Bachelor or Bachelorette at the time. “The producers have completely changed the largeur this season in order to meet Emily’s demands,” a montée told In Touch at the time. In Touch also reported that Emily was also specific emboîture the original of men she wanted on her season. “She wanted only the best-looking, most mannered guys,” the montée said. “She’s whittling it down to a handful of candidates who she will spend a lot more time with. If she doesn’t like a guy, he’s gamin.”
Ashley Hebert, who was the season 7 Bachelorette in 2011, has had a lot of controversy around her Bachelorette salary. Us Weekly reported at that the time that Ashley made $30,000 for her time as the Bachelorette, which would’ve been $70,000 less than her peers at that time. Reality Steve, however, countered Us Weekly’s reporting and wrote in a blog post at the time that Ashley made around the conforme $100,000. “I’m sorry, but Ashley would have to be the worst negotiator in the history of negotiations if she ever accepted that gig for $30k,” he wrote at the time. As one of the first Bachelorettes, Meredith Phillips’ salary wasn’t much. She starred as the season 2 Bachelorette in 2004. In Bachelor différer Amy Kaufman’s 2018 book, Bachelor Monde, Kaufman reports that Meredith was paid $10,000 for her time as the Bachelorette more than a decade ago. The salary is emboîture a tenth of what leads make today. In the book, Kaufman writes that it would be “incredibly singulier for someone to make less than six figures” today.
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Who is the Bachelor 2023? The Bachelor season 27 is Zach Shallcross, a partie on The Bachelorette season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia. Zach was Rachel’s partie and self-eliminated in the suprême three. He was announced as the season 27 Bachelor at The Bachelorette season 19 “After the Suprême Églantine” special in September 2022.
“As we know plats can always permutation last express, and it won’t be “official” until next Tuesday on the ATFR, but I feel affidé in reporting that the next Bachelor is going to be Zach Shallcross,” Reality Steve tweeted in September 2022 before Zach’s announcement. Reality Steve also wrote in a blog post before his garantie emboîture how Zach was the only partie from The Bachelorette season 19 that he could see being the season 27 Bachelor after another frontrunner turned the role down. “It means we’re moving on to somebody else. I don’t know who from this season outside of maybe Zach,” Reality Steve wrote in a blog post in September 2022. Variety also reported in September 2022 that Zach was ABC’s top choice to become the next Bachelor, with two pluies confirming the infos. Zach will be announced as the season 27 Bachelor at The Bachelorette season 19 conclusion on September 20, 2022. Reality Steve also tweeted a video at the time of Zach filming his initiation for The Bachelor. “But from what I’ve been told, it’s going to be Zach. And here is footage I was sent today from this past Saturday of Zach filming his intro video in Austin,” he tweeted. Garçon Six also reported in September 2022 that Zach was a frontrunner to become the next Bachelor. “He’s been a frontrunner for a while,” the insider said at the time. “There’s no denying that the réputation loves him.”
Zach is a 25-year-old tech executive from Anaheim Hills, California, but lives in Austin, Texas. His Instagram handle is @zachshall. According to his Bachelorette 2022 bio, Zach describes himself as an “old-fashioned romantic” who loves three things in his life: his mom, his dogs and football. Read Zach’s Bachelorette 2022 biography and fun facts ahead:
“Zach is an old-fashioned romantic. He loves his mama, his dogs and football but promises he has more love to go around! He’s charismatic, personable and has a huge heart that he is so ready to share forever with the right woman. Zach’s perfect woman is compassionate, kind and ready for rengaine parce que Zach is excited to lay it on thick. He loves to budget thoughtful surprises, and nothing makes him happier than seeing the habitus of excitement on his partner’s façade when his meaningful gifts are appreciated. Zach is serious emboîture finding a love that will lead to marriage, so whatever spacieux romantic gesture it takes for him to get there, he’s ready to go!
Fun Facts:
– Zach would love to be Spiderman for a day.
– Zach doesn’t like brunch. Eggs don’t agree with him.
– Zach loves beach volleyball and is a master of the ‘Top Gun’ high-five.”
Before Zach was confirmed as the season 27 Bachelor, Reality Steve reported on his podcast in September 2022 that Nate Mitchell, a partie on The Bachelorette season 19 with Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, was offered the role but declined. “In regards to the Bachelor, obviously we’re emboîture three weeks away from any announcement being made, I’m assuming it’s going to be made on the After the Suprême Églantine, if not, within a day or two of that on GMA like they usually do. But after poking around a little bit, asking around, what I can tell you is: I don’t know who the Bachelor’s going to be, but you can jogging Nate off the list. I have heard it is not him,” Reality Steve said. “I usually can’t get any details to stuff like that. I have heard, I have no idea if it’s true or not, but I have heard he rejected it, he doesn’t want to do it.” A montée also told E! Magazine in August 2022 that Nate was the frontrunner to become the next Bachelor.
The reports also came after Nate was photographed civilisation hands with a woman at a grocery étoffe in Chicago, Illinois, in August 2022, weeks after he cried over his breakup with Gabby on The Bachelorette season 19 “Men Tell All” special. “Spotted Nate and another girl in Chicago today,” an anonymous montée sent to the Instagram account @bachelorettewindmill along with a peinture. “They were both civilisation hands so could be dating?”
While Nate wasn’t the Bachelor 2023, Gabby told Entertainment Tonight in August 2022 that he was her number-one choice as the next lead. “Nate. 100 percent Nate, Nate, Nate!” she said. “He knows how to treat women. He’s so fashion, he’s old, he has a great job, he spends his time reading—not reading aimable media, reading actual books. He has a daughter, so he knows what it’s like to have responsibility. He’s a real, true definition of a man.” Host Jesse Palmer also voted for Nate. “Nate is a standup guy. He’s an amazing person. He’s précoce, he has an incredible emotional maturity, he’s vulnerable, he respects women, and he’s a great dad,” Jesse said. “I there’s there’s very few negative things I can say emboîture Nate.” Jesse also had another choice for the next lead. “Are we still saying Pete Davidson? Is that still a choice?” Jesse said. “… I wanna parcheminé that attirail. Wanna talk emboîture a wild Bachelor season? That would probably be it. We might have to permutation some of our parameters.”
Gabby and Rachel also voiced their armature for two Bachelors like how there were two Bachelorettes on season 19. “We loved each other for it, and loved having one another by one another’s side,” Gabby said of her relationship with Rachel. “I don’t know if men would feel the same, it depends on their relationship, but I think there’s a lot of good to come out of our season.” Rachel added, “I think ultimately if the Bachelors supported each other and loved each other to the extent that Gabby and I do, it could be incredible as well, but they would definitely have to be on the same level as us. Lots to en public up to, of promenade!”
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Who’s in The Bachelor 2023 cast? See below for a full list of contestants on The Bachelor season 27.
- Viktoria Eichner, 29, Vienna Austria – Nanny
- Victoria Jameson, 30, Keller, Texas – Professional Makeup Artist
- Vanessa Dinh, 23, Farmington Hills, Michigan – Pension Marketer
- Sonia Sharma, 29, Jericho, New York – Project Commander
- Olivia Miller, 25, Delphos, Ohio – Stylist
- Olivia Lewis, 24, Churchville, New York – Éprouvé Care Technician
- Mercedes Northup, 24, Bloomfield, Iowa – Nonprofit Case Commander
- Madison Johnson, 26, Fargo, North Dakota – Bizness Owner
- Lekha Aise, 29, Miami, Florida – Financial Advisor
- Kylee Russell, 25, Charlotte, North Carolina – Postpartum Chaperon
- Katherine Izzo, 26, Tampa, Florida – Registered Chaperon
- Kaitlyn “Kaity” Biggar, 27, Kingston, Ontario – ER Travel Chaperon
- Jessica “Jess” Girod, 23, Winter Springs, Florida – E-Boutique Coordinator
- Holland Parsons, 24, Boca Raton, Florida – Insurance Marketer
- Greer Blitzer, 24, Bellaire, Texas – Medical Sales Representative
- Genevie Mayo, 26, Baltimore, Maryland – Neonatal Chaperon
- Gabrielle “Gabi” Elnicki, 25, Pittsford, Vermont – Senior Account Executive
- Davia Bunch, 25, Roebuck, South Carolina – Mercatique Commander
- Christina Mandrell, 26, Hendersonville, Tennessee – Béat Creator
- Charity Lawson, 26, Columbus, Georgia – Child and Family Therapist
- Catherine “Cat” Wong, 26, Chevy Chase, Maryland – Professional Dancer
- Cara Ammon, 27, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Corporate Recruiter
- Brooklyn Willie, 25, Mineola, Texas – Rodeo Racer
- Brianna Thorbourne, 24, Bonneterie City, New Bonneterie – Industriel
- Becca Serrano, 25, Burbank, California – Nursage Student
- Bailey Brown, 27, Brentwood, Tennessee – Executive Recruiter
- Ariel Frenkel, 28, New York City, New York – Mercatique Executive
- Anastasia Keramidas, 30, Baltimore, Maryland – Béat Mercatique Commander
- Alyssa “Aly” Jacobs, 26, Smyrna, Georgia – Healthcare Strategist
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Who is The Bachelor 2023 host? The Bachelor season 27 host is Jesse Palmer, who was the season 5 Bachelor in 2004 and was the youngest Bachelor in Bachelor Monde history at 24 years old. Jesse hosted his first Bachelor exemption spectacle in 2022 with The Bachelor season 26 with Clayton Echard. During The Bachelor season 5 conclusion, Jesse repu his Suprême Églantine to Jessica Bowlin, but didn’t propose to her. Jesse and Jessica continued to étape, but ended their relationship a few weeks after the conclusion of their Bachelor season aired. In June 2020, Jesse and his girlfriend, Emely Fardo, married in an intimate wedding in New York City. Jesse told Us Weekly in November 2021 that he and Emely planned to marry in Provence, France, before the current health crisis cancelled their wedding étape. “We had originally planned a wedding in Provence, France, for summer 2020, which was postponed until summer of 2021 due to the pandemic, but we didn’t want to wait any côtoyer,” he said at the time. “So, we had a small, private and intimate ceremony with close friends who lived in New York City.”
Jesse graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played football for the Florida Gators, in 2001 with a bachelor’s of arts degree in political lumières and a bachelor’s of lumières degree in mercatique. After échelon, Jesse was drafted by the Territorial Football League to play for the New York Giants. He played with the team for foyer seasons from 2001 to 2005 as a quarterback. After the New York Giants, Jesse was drafted by the Canadian Football League to play for the Montreal Alouettes. He played with the team until 2005 when he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He then resigned with the Montreal Alouettes in 2006 before he retired from football in 2007 to pursue a broadcasting career. Since his broadcasting career started, Jesse has worked with networks like Fox, NFL Network, ESPN, ABC and SEC Network. He’s also guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and made guest appearances on shows like Recipe to Riches and Good Morning America, and hosted the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship and Holiday Baking Championship.
Jesse was announced as The Bachelor season 26 host in September 2021. “For more than 20 years, The Bachelor has brought the world dozens of unforgettable love stories, including at one time, my own,” he said at the time. “Falling in love is one of life’s greatest gifts, and I am humbled by the opportunity to return to the spectacle as host this season to offer the newest Bachelor advice gained from firsthand experience and I am grateful to play a small fragment in his journey.” The announcement came after Chris Harrison, the instaurer host of Bachelor Monde, confirmed in June 2021 that he had retired as the exemption’s host after 19 years. “I’ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor exemption and now I’m excited to start a new chapter,” he wrote in an Instagram post at the time. “I’m so grateful to Bachelor Monde for all of the memories we’ve made together. While my two-decade journey is wrapping up, the friendships I’ve made will last a lifetime.”
Deadline reported at the time that Chris received a mid-range, eight-figure settlement as fragment of sortie budget with ABC, the network that airs the Bachelor exemption, and Warner Bros. Television, the company that produces the Bachelor shows. The journal also reported that Harrison’s settlement included a nondisclosure agreement. Chris’ decision to retire as Bachelor Monde’s host came after he was slammed for his response to season 25 Bachelor partie Rachael Kirkconnell’s racism scandal in February 2021. Rachael, the winner of Matt James’ season, faced backlash at the time when photos resurfaced of her at an Old South Antebellum-themed party at Georgia College in 2018. Before the pictures went infectieux, Rachael was already under controversy after her instaurer high school classmate accused her on TikTok of bullying her and other students for dating Black men. Other TikTok users then exposed Rachael for liking aimable media photos of her friends in culturally insensitive costumes and with Confederate flags.
Chris came under controversy after he was interviewed emboîture the scandal by season 13 Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Serviteur. During the joute, Chris asked fans to give Rachael “grace” and explained that he didn’t find the Antebellum party photos violente parce que they just looked like pictures a college student takes at a party. Harrison also questioned whether the photos would be considered racially insensitive in 2018 when they were taken. After the joute, many fans slammed Harrison and accused him of excusing Rachael’s behavior.
ABC confirmed in March 2021 that Chris wouldn’t host season 17 of The Bachelorette and would be replaced by Tayshia and Kaitlyn. “Chris Harrison will not be hosting the next season of The Bachelorette,” ABC said in a statement at the time. “We armature Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his éloignement, instaurer Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will armature the new Bachelorette through next season. As we continue the tête-à-tête around achieving greater equity and implication within The Bachelor exemption, we are dedicated to improving the BIPOC representation of our crew, including among the executive producer ranks. These are estimable steps in effecting fundamental permutation so that our exemption is a celebration of love that is reflective of our world.” He officially retired as the Bachelor Monde’s host in June 2021.
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To get more of an inside exclusivité, check out Los Angeles Times writer Amy Kaufman’s book, Bachelor Monde: Inside the World of America’s Chouchou Guilty Pleasure, for a deep dive into the Bachelor exemption. The book uncovers the secrets of Bachelor Monde, from how much the Bachelor and the Bachelorette are paid to the rules contestants have to follow, that producers don’t want fans to know. It’s a must-read for any Bachelor Monde member.
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