Grant Ellis, the second Black male lead of “The Bachelor” franchise, gained huge on Monday night time’s season finale.
After narrowing down 25 girls to only two over the course of 9 weeks throughout the whirlwind twenty ninth season of the present that took the castmates world wide, the 31-year-old day dealer and actuality TV star proposed to Juliana Pasquarosa, a 28-year-old advertising and marketing supervisor from Boston.
Whereas he was extraordinarily torn between his ultimate two, which additionally included Litia Garr, a 31-year-old enterprise capitalist, he finally obtained down on one knee whereas within the Dominican Republic to present his ultimate rose and a surprising customized diamond ring to Pasquarosa.
“Juliana, since our first night time taking part in the piano and attending to know you, we’ve all the time had a connection,” he stated. “By means of this entire journey, you’ve been someone who has impressed me and saved me laughing along with your contagious smile, as a result of we perceive what we’ve been by, and we perceive what it means to persevere.”
“I actually imagine that you just’re someone who’s my greatest pal, and I’m so grateful for our journey, and whenever you’re going by the hardest occasions in your life, I need you to know that you just don’t should undergo it alone, that I’ll be there for you, as your man, as your pal, as your associate,” he stated earlier than lastly asking, “Will you marry me?”
Pasquarosa excitedly accepted the proposal, saying, “Sure. Completely, child!” by blissful tears.
“Our connection is so robust, and we may also help one another by the nice, the unhealthy, and all the pieces in between,” Ellis continued.
“Every thing. All of the issues,” she replied.
Earlier than the proposal, nevertheless, Ellis was caught after each of the ladies met his household again to again. Upon assembly his household, he and Pasquarosa informed one another that they cherished each other. Which, in flip, left the previous basketball participant extra torn, almost proper as much as the ultimate minute, between the 2 girls.
After the heartfelt proposal, the 2 joined host Jesse Palmer reside on “The Bachelor” stage to debate the place they’re now.
Whereas fortunately nonetheless collectively, the couple shared that they’re now navigating life post-show. This consists of Ellis making a transfer to Boston whereas he retains his home in Houston. Marriage ceremony bells aren’t fairly ringing for the pair but, though Pasquarosa informed Folks journal she hopes to wed in Italy.
“On this journey, I actually put all of it on the market,” Ellis defined on the present. “I actually needed to strive my greatest to search out my individual. And I did it. It was all price it to search out someone who’s your life associate.”
