Michelle Young is the third woman of color to star as TheBachelorette in the franchise's history. 'I’m excited that brown girls and other women of color and people of color are going to get to see all of these diverse love stories,' she says.
,” who teaches fifth grade and has no plans to leave her life as an educator to chase fame.
Young is a unique “Bachelorette” because she’s a teacher, but she also brings more welcome diversity to the series, becoming only the third woman of color to lead the ABC show. And, her season was led by the first-ever Black executive producer in “The Bachelor” franchise’s history,. The producer’s promotion highlights the significance of representation behind the scenes, and Young says her boss resulted in more authentic storytelling.
Was being a role model for young girls of color part of the reason why you took on this role, or did you feel pressure taking on the title of being the third “Bachelorette” star of color? Now that you’ve filmed your entire season, would you say you believe that you can find love on reality TV? I’m so grateful for them. I got to get advice from two women who have been in the same scenario that I’m in. There are so many different feelings that you experience because it’s not normal to date 30 men at the same time, and a lot of different emotions come along with that. It was nice to have people who understood that, but to also help validate my feelings. We found such a good balance and they really learned what I needed in this situation.
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