Jenn Tran continued her journey to find love during episode 3 of The BacheloretteThe Season 21 star and her 15 remaining men kept things going in Australia during the Monday, July 22 episode.
After the drama between Devin, Sam M. And Thomas Last week the boys were ready to move on. Spencer got the first one-on-one date of the week. Jenn liked that he was “attentive” to her and had “golden retriever energy.” The date started with a helicopter ride in Melbourne. Back at the hotel, Tomas and Sam M. continued to express their distaste for Devin.
During the night portion of Jenn and Spencer’s date, she praised him for showing that he cared about her throughout the date. He also got vulnerable after admitting that he had struggled to open up in the past.
Spencer revealed that he was previously engaged and said that he and his ex broke up after he found out she was cheating. “When I found out my ex was cheating, it was dark for a while,” he admitted. “I didn’t know when the sun was coming up. It was a hard blow to take. It was really hard to get back up after that.”
Jenn asked Spencer if he felt like he was ready to get engaged again after all this and he assured her that he was. “It doesn’t scare me,” he confirmed. The Miami native was happy that Spencer “showed up” for her and gave him a rose, which he accepted.
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For the first group date, Devin, Dylan, Award, Jan M.., Jonathan, MarcusSam M., Sam N., Thomas N., and Tomas A. were selected. Sam M. was willing to take on Devin if there was competition.
During the date, the boys had to strip down and show off some moves after being taught by male strippers. Sam N. was initially skeptical and injured his thumb during the exercise, while Jenn was impressed by the “sexual tension” she felt with Sam M. After the daytime portion of the date, the boys found out that they would be performing in front of a live audience and Jenn encouraged them to “show off their personalities” instead of worrying about being the best stripper.
Jenn was excited to see Marcus’ “spicy” side after their previous one-on-one date. During the performances, Sam M. was more confident than ever and Devin put on quite a show, while Sam N. seemed uncomfortable the entire night, so no one was prepared for the statement he made on stage.
“I can see myself getting down on one knee for you,” he said. “Jenn, I’m falling in love with you already.” Sam N. had previously said he’d never been in love before and his admission was shocking. “I feel like a fool right now. I feel pathetic. But Jenn is the girl I’m starting to fall in love with,” Sam N. said. Despite that confession, Jonathon was the one who won the competition.
Later, Devin opened up to Jenn about his past insecurities about his weight and why stripping on the date was a big deal to him. Sam N. admitted that he probably could have shared his feelings in a different way, but Jenn urged him to be honest. While she said it was “still pretty early” to be falling in love, she also admitted that it was nice to hear him say it. Sam M. and Thomas N., however, were pretty judgmental of Sam N.’s statement, while Devin defended him.
Sam N. eventually addressed the “elephant in the room” with the rest of the guys, insisting that he wasn’t “in love” yet, but saying that he felt “pathetic” for the statement he made. Devin stood up for Sam N. against Thomas N. and Sam M., leading to another confrontation. At the end of the night, Devin was awarded the group date rose.
At the hotel, Aaronwho is training to be a fighter pilot for the Air Force, got a call from his supervisor telling him he had one day to decide if he wanted to report for training the following week. Before making his decision, he went on a race car group date with Hakeem, Austin And Jeremiah. Despite being the only one able to drive a manual transmission, Aaron lost the race to Austin, which was disappointing as he would have liked to have spent more time with him to make his decision.
During the night portion of the date, Aaron had the chance to have a conversation with Jenn and they stayed in touch. However, Jeremy was the one who got the group date rose, which put things into perspective for Aaron. He realized that he wasn’t far enough along with Jenn to stay on the show. At the cocktail party, he told her that he had to leave to pursue his dream.
Before he left, Aaron told Jenn that some of the men weren’t on the show for the right reasons and that others weren’t ready for an engagement. He refused to name names, however, and only warned her to “be careful.” The conversation left Jenn “confused,” though she felt like she trusted her instincts.
During the rose ceremony, Spencer, Jeremy, and Devin were given roses and tensions between Sam M. and Devin continued to rise. The men who received roses were: Marcus, John M., Austin, Grant, Sam M., Thomas N., Dylan, and Sam N. Besides Aaron, who sent himself home, the other men who were eliminated were Tomas A. and Brian.
