[dramatic music]
- This season on "The Bachelorette"...
Charity's love story is one for the ages.
- It's like I'm dreaming.
Whoo!
I feel like a princess.
- It's a journey filled with romance...
- My heart's swellin'.
- And love.
- I never felt like fairy tales were meant for me,
but here I am.
- In past relationships,
I have sacrificed my own happiness.
But not anymore.
One of these men will be my husband.
I am falling in love with you.
[crying]
- But will her fairy tale have a happy ending?
- I just didn't expect it to be this hard.
- You're way too pretty to cry over me.
- This is not what this is supposed to be.
- Like spring break, like, it's like vacation.
- Spring break?
Like, are you kidding?
I'm not here for the foolishness.
I'm here to find love.
Your loyalty is with me, and you're saying
you can't even guarantee that?
Can that rose be taken back?
Absolutely.
Who's to say I can't clip that [bleep] off?
It just doesn't make sense.
- What the [bleep] is wrong with me?
- Why are you here?
- I said I have to see these jackasses.
- You're not a [bleep] man.
- I'll [bleep] whup your ass, bro.
Get in my [bleep] face, dude.
- It's a season like no other.
- I'm sorry.
I'm really about to pass out.
- [sighs]
- I'm...[claps] Heartbroken.
[crying] I'm [bleep] done. I'm done.
- And the surprises start tonight.
There's something I have to tell you.
- Okay.
- The man you're about to meet
is someone you already know.
- No. No.
- You both have a history together.
- Here he is.
- I'm gonna throw up.
That's fine.
[suspenseful music]
♪
[gasps]
- Charity's incredible journey starts right now.
♪
Hi, I'm Jesse Palmer, and welcome
to a very exciting and very special new season
of "The Bachelorette."
And it's special because it's the 20th season
of "The Bachelorette."
Just think, 20 seasons
of roses, romance, proposals,
and I'm proud to say, families.
And tonight, another love story begins.
When we first revealed that Charity would be
taking the reins, there was an outpouring
of support the likes of which we've never seen.
And it really does make sense.
The Georgia native is intelligent,
she's compassionate, charismatic,
and she's beautiful, inside and out.
Charity really does have it all
except someone to share her life with.
But that's all going to change tonight.
Now, as you can see, the mansion looks
a little bit different behind me,
and that's because there is some rain in the forecast.
But they say a little rain is good luck on your wedding day.
Hopefully, it's good luck for Charity tonight too,
because one of the men stepping out of the limo
could very well be her husband.
Now, Charity is gonna meet all the guys
right here in a few minutes.
But before that happens, let's take a look
at the incredible woman
who all of America is rooting for.
[camera shutter snapping]
- Give us more.
- My name is Charity Lawson.
I'm 27 years old,
and I'm the newest Bachelorette!
Whoo!
This is insane.
I'm so excited.
I still can't believe that this is happening.
- Hi, Charity.
- It's so nice to meet you.
- When I found out that I was the newest Bachelorette,
I was floored.
Is this for real?
No way.
- This is totally real.
- I've waited forever to find the love of my life
and have my happily ever after.
- Wow.
I'm speechless.
- This is happening.
- We're very proud of you.
And we're with you every step of the way.
- I can't wait to show little girls
that look like me being in a position
like this is possible.
I know that I'll be making a lot of people proud.
I'm the next Bachelorette!
Whoo! [laughs]
[upbeat music]
A good time.
We grooving. [laughs]
There's no manual to being the Bachelorette.
We're just being Charity, and that's all that I can be.
I had a great childhood, honestly.
I have three siblings.
I'm the baby.
So I'm a little spoiled there.
[laughs]
We are all so close.
My parents were very involved and wanted the best for us.
I was academically oriented.
I cheered competitively.
I went to Auburn, and I got my master's degree
in clinical mental health counseling.
My life is phenomenal.
Like, I have the best family, the most amazing friends,
great career, great job.
All that's missing is another person
to start a family, a life with.
[soft music]
I was in a relationship for about six years,
and there was a lot of cheating.
It was always, "Let's move past this."
But finally, I drew the line in order to be happy.
- For me, like, I see something in you.
And I want to learn more about you because
I feel like there's a lot to...
- There is.
- Peel back. - [laughing]
Zach helped me see that there are guys that are good.
You have this, like, special way of making me
feel really, like, seen.
Zach really pushed me, and he challenged me.
And it allowed me to open myself back up.
I'm honestly falling in love.
But unfortunately, it just wasn't meant to be.
I took a big risk obviously coming here
and putting my heart on the line.
Yeah, it's like-- it's bittersweet, for sure.
- But you deserve all the love, and I couldn't give it to you.
♪
- It was a hard heartbreak for me.
But it was a huge step recognizing
that I'm worthy and so deserving of love.
♪
- I am very, very proud of you.
I truly hope that you're able to find your partner.
Just everything that you are, let it shine through.
- My best friend is one of my brothers, Nehemiah.
He's everything to me.
He has been there in all the good,
but also all of the bad.
I want this.
And it's obvious to everybody in my life
how much I want this.
But the hard reality is
that it could not work out.
So, like, I do need to be real with myself.
And I think I've been honest with you guys
about, like, not being as confident with my instincts
in the past, but...
- Mm-hmm. - Right. Right.
- I think this is the time.
The time is now. [laughs]
- I see, as a mom, see the growth that you have
and being able to take on challenges
and do well with it.
Be authentic and truthful.
You don't have to settle.
- I am never settling. [laughs]
Absolutely not an option.
- Mm-hmm. [laughter]
- Yes.
- My parents have been married for 48 years.
And that's why I want this so bad,
'cause I know it can happen
if two people are in the same mindset of how they view love.
And I cannot wait to find it for myself.
♪
Getting to LA, I am so eager to get started.
Ah!
This is gorgeous!
I'm open to anyone who is ready for love
and willing to open themselves up.
This is insane.
Truly, I want someone who is head over heels for me.
I'm excited.
I'm nervous, anxious, overjoyed.
I'm feeling all the feels
because I'm hopeful for what's to come.
I'm gonna find my husband,
and I know it'll all be worth it.
♪
- Hi, Charity.
I am so freaking excited for you.
I know you're about to take off
on this crazy, wild journey.
I've been in your shoes.
I'm sure you're feeling all sorts of things,
but tonight is going to be the start
of one of the most amazing experiences
you will ever have.
I'm rooting for you.
I hope you find your husband the same way I did,
and I can't wait to find out.
[upbeat music]
♪
- Tonight is the night.
I'm the Bachelorette, and I'm about to meet,
hopefully, what I feel could be my future husband.
I'm feeling so good.
I'm, like, ready.
I'm like, come on, bring on the men.
I mean, it's crazy 'cause it's happening,
and I cannot-- like, oh, my God.
I just can't speak straight.
Thank you.
I'm ready.
I'm ready to see the first guy
and get this thing going.
We're about to have a good night.
- Whoo!
[cheers]
- To a journey, to Charity.
all: Charity, Charity, Charity, Charity,
Charity, Charity, Charity!
- Well, it's finally the moment we've all been waiting for.
Charity is pulling up right now,
ready to meet 25 amazing men.
So is she nervous?
Is she excited?
Well, let's find out together.
Here she is, our Bachelorette, Charity.
- Whoo!
Oh, my God.
It's happening.
Ah!
I cannot believe it.
[sweeping music]
♪
[quietly] Hi.
- Wow.
Charity... - Hello.
You look absolutely breathtaking.
- Oh, thank you.
- How are you? - I'm good.
- Oh, my gosh.
It's so good to see you. - Thank you.
So good to see you.
- I hope you feel as good as you look.
- I do.
I'm incredibly grateful to be standing here.
I'm excited.
I'm having all the feels-- nervous a little bit.
- In a few moments now, limos are gonna be pulling up.
You're gonna be meeting 25 amazing men.
What are you hoping for tonight?
- I mean, if they want to impress me,
just be themselves, and it'll be good.
Authenticity for me is something I value,
and I am hoping to find that in my person.
So I'm so excited.
- Well... - I can't wait.
- I know you've been waiting a long time for this.
- Yeah.
- The first limo is pulling up.
- Okay.
- So with that, Charity, let the journey begin.
- Let the journey begin.
- Oh, there she is.
- Whoo!
- Okay. - Oh. Yeah.
- She's beautiful, man.
all: Charity!
- Bring on my husband. [laughs]
- This is it.
- Y'all got this.
Let's do it.
[soft music]
- Oh, my goodness.
Wow. - Hi.
[laughs] Hi.
- Charity.
- Oh, my goodness.
You look good. - Look at you.
- Oh, my goodness. - Wow.
- Hi.
- Sparkles match your eyes. - Oh, my goodness.
- You look amazing.
- Look at you coming up with the liners.
What's your name? - I'm Aaron.
- Aaron, nice to meet you.
- Yeah, some people call me A-A-Ron,
but just keep it simple.
- A-A-Ron, okay. - Absolutely.
[laughter] - That I'll remember.
- My name is Aaron.
I'm 29 years old, and I live in San Diego, California.
During the day, I'm a software sales executive,
but also, I have a lot of hobbies.
I like to take my camera, go for hikes, and play piano.
And you can also really just connect
with anyone at the beach.
♪
I'm excited for Charity being the Bachelorette
because she's very smart.
She's emotionally aware.
And of course, she's so gorgeous.
I mean, this could be my best friend.
This could be my teammate for life.
This could be my wife.
Do you believe in fate, Charity?
- I do. - I got something real quick.
- Okay. Oh, God.
[laughs] - I have a lucky coin.
- Okay. - I'm gonna flip it.
If it's heads, we get engaged.
- Okay. - If it's tails...
- Mm-hmm.
- I pack my bags; I go home.
- Oh, gosh.
♪
[gasps] Oh, my goodness, it's heads!
Look there. - See you inside.
[laughter]
- Very nice meeting you. - So nice to meet you.
I'll see you inside. - Bye.
- This is a good start.
Smart and clever.
I love it.
♪
- Ms. Charity Lawson. - Hello.
Not the last name. [laughs]
- Sorry.
- Ms. Charity Lawson, I like that greeting.
- Ms. Bachelorette.
I'm so excited to meet you.
- Yes. So nice to meet you.
- I've been dreaming about this moment.
- I love that.
What's your name?
- My name is Josh.
- Josh.
- Do you mind if I take this hand?
- Oh, go for it.
- I believe that my heart is full of warmth...
- Yeah. - And it will be a promise
to protect and to honor and to cherish you.
- Okay.
All right. You just won me over.
Got it. [laughs]
- I'm so grateful to meet you. - So grateful.
This is really-- what a great intro.
So I can't wait to talk more on the inside, Josh.
[laughs] Great.
[laughs]
- Hello. - Hello.
- How are we doing?
- I'm, like, playing hide and seek with the pole.
- Yeah, I can tell. It's a little bit in the way.
- It's a little bit in the way. Blocking the view.
- How are you?
- I'm good. - You look unbelievable.
- Oh, my goodness. - How you doing?
- Good. How are you?
- I'm doing great. - Good.
What's your name? - My name is Joey.
I grew up in the Philadelphia area...
- Okay. - Kay.
But I live in Hawaii currently.
- Oh.
[relaxed music]
- Life in Hawaii is amazing.
I feel very lucky to live there.
I moved out to Hawaii for a job
as a teaching tennis professional.
What I've learned most from teaching tennis
is I'm very compassionate.
I'm very patient.
My parents split when I was pretty young.
I wouldn't say it was easy, but my family is just
an extremely loving family, and both my parents
were amazing co-parents.
So the fact that that didn't work out
doesn't take away from romance for me.
I'm definitely a hopeless romantic.
I want to be married.
I want to have a love that lasts a lifetime.
[chicken clucking]
So I'm really ready
to go on this journey.
So this is a plumeria flower.
- Oh, my goodness.
- A lot of women in Hawaii wear them above their ear.
- Okay. - Would you mind?
- Absolutely.
- How does that feel?
- That feels great. Oh, my goodness.
- And a little known fact is that you wear it
above your right ear when you're available.
- Mm-hmm.
- And you wear it above your left once you're taken.
- Okay.
- So hopefully by the end of this journey,
I'll be the reason why you want to wear it above your left.
- We'll see. [laughs]
- Awesome. Thank you so much.
- So nice meeting you.
- Yeah, I look forward to seeing you inside.
- Yes, me too. Can't wait.
Switching it to the left.
Good game plan, Joey.
Oh.
Hi. - Hi.
- I'm, like, leaning over. Hello.
- How are you - How are you?
- You look beautiful.
- It's so nice meeting you. - So nice to meet you as well.
- Should we do a hug? I think we should do a hug.
- Yeah, absolutely. How are you feeling?
- What's your name? - I'm Warwick.
- Warwick. - Yeah.
So fun story--my parents actually met on a flight.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Yeah, I went ahead and booked us a flight.
Hopefully we have the opportunity to have
something like my parents had. - Oh, my goodness.
I love that.
Oxford, Ohio, is that right?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Well, hopefully we'll get there.
- Sounds good. Perfect.
- It was so nice meeting you.
- So nice meeting you too.
- I can't wait to talk inside.
- Perfect.
- All right.
One-way ticket.
[laughs] Love it.
- How are you doing?
- I'm doing good. How are you?
- Good evening.
- You look good. - Oh, my God.
- Spiffy!
- My name is Xavier.
- Xavier.
- I'm finishing my degree in biochemistry.
I'm getting my doctorate.
I live in North Carolina.
I'm 27 years old,
and I'm a science nerd,
I guess I would say.
My mom suffers from an autoimmune disease,
so I attribute some of my interest in autoimmune disease
and science to, like, her.
When I'm not in the lab, I like to knit.
I have, like, many different interests.
I knit on the side.
I also play ukulele.
♪
I definitely think Charity is super unique,
and hopefully we have some chemistry.
So I've dedicated my life to understanding
different biological sciences.
But... - Oh, great.
- There is one cure that I have not been able to find.
And that is the cure to a lonely heart.
- Absolutely.
Well, that's the plan.
- That's the plan. Absolutely.
- Thank you for being here.
- Very nice to meet you. - Nice meeting you.
We'll chat more on the inside.
- Absolutely. I'll see you in there.
- Finding the cure to a lonely heart.
♪
I'm on a mission.
- This is wild. - This is wild.
- You look stunning. Wow.
- Oh, my goodness. Thank you.
- Hello.
- So nice to meet you. - Absolutely.
- My name is Caleb.
I'm a doctor.
I'm in family medicine.
- Love that.
- And actually, would you mind...
- Oh. - Throwing this on for me?
- Okay.
- You got that? All right. - I have never done this.
[laughs] - Take a good listen.
Tell me what you hear.
- A heartbeat. Ooh. - Okay.
That is a heart beating just for you.
- Oh, I love this.
- Yeah? Yeah? - [laughing]
You're already a doctor. Look at you go.
- This is very-- literally, I already passed.
- I'm excited to be here, excited to get to know you.
- Yes, we'll chat more on the inside.
- Absolutely. I'm looking forward to it.
- Absolutely. - Take care.
- Thank you.
This is surreal.
I have already met so many great guys,
and these guys are bringing it.
- One thing I do know about you, Charity,
is that your name means love.
So "Khalid" actually means "eternal" or "forever living."
- Let's put it together.
- And that's what I'm saying!
- Tonight, I started off very nervous.
But these guys are making me feel really good.
And wow, am I already so lucky.
- I've always been a fighter.
And I believe in fighting for you.
- Oh.
They are all so sincere, funny, creative.
- What's up, Charity?
- [laughs] Hi.
They're really leaving an impression on me.
Perfect. Hi. - All right.
So I'm a commercial diver.
You know, I just want to dive in with you.
- Absolutely.
That's the point of this journey
is for me to dive deeper into all the connections
and see where things can go.
- I brought you this candle.
- Okay.
- In hopes that you and I can make a wish
together for this journey. - Absolutely.
- All right.
Should we do it?
- Yeah, absolutely.
Hopefully the connections can grow
all the way to a proposal at the end
and a love of a lifetime.
- Since I'm from Pittsburgh, we wave our terrible towel.
- Oh, I love that.
- So I brought you something.
- Okay.
- It's a Tanner towel.
- Oh, clever. Let's see.
- Let's see it.
- All right, we'll get a good wave in.
Whoo! - Perfect.
[laughter]
- These guys are amazing.
And I'm so happy.
I feel like jumping for joy.
Like, I'm feeling truly great.
- Listen, when I knew that you were the Bachelorette...
- Okay.
Oh, [bleep].
That was so good.
- I literally flipped out.
[upbeat music]
My name is Chris.
I'm 27 years old, from New York,
and I'm the world record holder
for the highest standing jump.
♪
My professional jump journey started
as a professional dunker.
♪
People are always gunning for me on social media.
And one day, I'm hoping to train the athlete
that breaks my record.
That would be amazing.
I'm absolutely excited to establish
a connection with Charity.
And I believe that my competitive past
will definitely shine through here.
Charity, you already got me flipping out over meeting you.
♪
- I'm impressed.
That was--that was killer!
[laughs] - Thank you.
- Okay, I'm done.
That guy's doing backflips, and I'm in HR.
[laughter]
- "I'm in HR"!
[laughter]
- If you can do a backflip, why not, man?
That's cool. That's memorable.
You get it, man.
- That was so good.
- I think it's important to show the extra mile
that we're willing to go to try to impress Charity.
So who knows what's gonna happen next?
- Hi, Charity.
It's your favorite washed up Bachelorette,
Kaitlyn Bristowe.
I wanted to, first of all, commend you
for becoming the Bachelorette and taking on that role
and being brave.
I think you need to remember the reason
we all fell in love with you.
And that's because you are not afraid to show
your true, authentic, vulnerable self.
And I can't wait to watch you succeed and fall in love.
- There she is.
- Oh, that's her!
- Uh-oh. - I'm so excited.
- Whoo!
- She looks absolutely amazing.
all: Charity!
- Oh, my goodness.
Bring on the men. Bring on the men.
Bring on my husband.
Yay.
♪
- Oh, wow.
- Hello. - How are you doing?
- I'm good. How are you?
- I'm doing good.
You look absolutely freaking amazing.
- Oh, my goodness. Thank you.
Nice to meet you. - Hi.
Nice to meet you. Sorry for the awkward side hug.
- No, it's fine.
You got something hiding under there.
- Yes, I do.
I work as a nurse in San Diego. - Okay.
- And so I figured that, you know,
you gotta be responsible, make sure we're, you know,
up to date on our shots.
- Speaking the love language.
- Yeah, right?
♪
My name is Brayden Bowers.
I'm from San Diego, California.
I'm a very emotional person.
Like, I feel a lot, you know?
Like, I'm in that mindset where it's like
I'm constantly evaluating things,
but I also like to have fun too.
Made it to the top of the mountain.
There's very few experiences that I'd say no to.
I want to live my life with a wanderlust for the world.
You know, like Aladdin.
That's like-- that's what I want to do.
Like, I want to, like--
I want to go on a magic carpet ride.
♪
I want to find someone that's gonna experience
all these things with me.
And I hope that's Charity.
I've been cheated on in the past.
And she knows what it's like to be hurt like that,
so it makes me a little bit more hopeful
for this whole thing.
I just want that connection with someone, you know?
[laughs]
- What are we cheersing to? - Shot at love.
Love that.
All right.
- Oh, God. [coughing]
- You didn't take your lime. Come on.
- I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie to you.
Old tequila is not my friend.
- Oh, my goodness.
Okay, well, we'll figure it out.
- We'll get there. We'll get there.
- We will get there.
It was so nice meeting you.
- I'll see you inside. - This way.
- Oh. This way. Thank you.
- That way. - All right.
- Good job.
- All right.
- That's a good one. [laughs]
Keep 'em coming.
- Thank you.
- Hello.
- Hi. - Hi. [laughs]
How are you?
- Terrified. - Don't be.
[laughs] We can hug.
Absolutely.
- You look beautiful. - Thank you.
What's your name? - My name is Spencer.
- Spencer, nice to meet you.
- Charity?
- Yes, that's me.
That's me. [laughs]
- Um, well, I'll tell you more about me.
- For sure. - Um...
I--I guess, for instance, me, I'm Spencer.
- Yes. You're Spencer.
[laughs] You're Spencer.
- Like, my hobby thing, I've been doing
a lot of, like, martial arts.
- Okay, fun.
Maybe you can teach me some, perhaps?
- Can I? - Yeah.
- Ready? - Yeah, okay.
- All right, so this is, like, a somewhat dicey...
- Dicey? Okay. - Move, okay?
- Oh, God, please. - So the big thing here
is that, like, if anyone, you know, like,
gets out of line with you... - Okay.
- Right? - Yeah.
- You're just gonna kick 'em right in the nuts.
- Okay. [laughs] - Okay?
- Okay. - And we're gonna--hold on.
We're gonna-- we're gonna practice.
- Okay. - Are you ready?
- Yeah. Wide stance?
Oh, I don't know if I can do that in this dress.
Oh, God. What's happening? - Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go. Come on, let's practice.
- I'm not gonna kick you. - You're not?
- There's no way I'm doing that.
Are you kidding? - Thank you.
[laughter] Thank you.
I was--I was worried that you would.
- No way, no.
- I thought maybe I could get you to.
- Oh, no.
I would never do that.
And I don't have much freedom in this dress, so it's okay.
We'll save that for when I actually need to do it, okay?
- You would never need to do that with me.
- Okay. That's all that matters then.
So nice meeting you.
We'll talk more inside.
- Thank you.
- Yes, of course.
Oh, my God.
What a wild card.
- I think my first interaction ever with Charity
seems like maybe we did have a bit of a spark there.
I--we had a moment.
- Oh. We got a cowboy.
I love this.
Howdy.
- Howdy. - Howdy.
- Hello, Charity. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
- My name is Caleb. - Can we hug?
Nice to meet you.
- It is absolutely wonderful to finally meet you.
[rock music]
- [grunting]
♪
Hi, I'm Caleb Balgaard from Orlando, Florida.
And I'm a professional wrestler.
♪
My wrestling persona is a self-loving douche.
- Ugh!
- But it's the opposite of my personal personality.
I wear my heart on my sleeve.
And I think what Charity is gonna be looking for
is authentic men that are being themselves.
Charity has a great head on her shoulders
and absolutely massive, beautiful heart.
I can definitely see myself falling in love with Charity.
It was wonderful to meet you, Charity.
- So nice meeting you! - I'll see you soon.
- All right. - All right.
Bye-bye.
- Cowboy.
Love that.
How are you? - I'm doing great.
How are you doing? - Good.
So nice to meet you.
- So nice to meet you finally.
- You're tall. [laughter]
I'm, like, on my tippy-toes.
- Okay. Well, my name is Joe.
- Okay.
- This dude's tall.
- Yeah.
- There are a bunch of tall dudes.
- Why is everyone so tall?
They're huge.
[quirky music]
- Hi.
- Hi, Charity.
- Hello. [laughs]
Tall. [laughs]
- And I'm just like, damn.
I'm gonna be the shortest guy.
You guys are all so big.
I gotta pick smaller friends.
I'm probably the entire time just looking like this.
- My name is Adrian. - Adrian?
- Yes. - Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you as well.
- You're very tall.
[laughs] - [laughs] Yeah.
- It's intimidating with all these guys here.
- Well, I mean, most of the guys seem really cool so far.
- Yeah.
- We're an eclectic group,
and they're all great dudes,
super successful.
- I'm James. - James.
- I'm an attorney in Chicago.
- Okay. - Very good-looking.
And every dude's got their own game.
- As an airline pilot, maybe we'll be
each other's co-pilots...
- Perhaps.
- On the journey to love.
- Love that.
- I mean, everyone's trying to make
that good first impression.
- It is a charm bracelet with a pendant...
- Oh, my God. - Of a boat.
- Okay.
- Because I am a captain in Chicago.
- Oh.
- What's up with the helmet?
- That's what I do for a living, commercial diving.
- Man, that's dope, dude.
- Everyone's bringing these gimmicks.
But there's so many guys with a lot of good qualities,
Charity needs to see that we are
making an effort to stand out.
- All right, kids.
I'm meeting your mom for the first time.
- Oh, God. This is great.
Not a home video already? - Oh, yeah.
It's already on video.
[laughter]
- There's no way she remembers every single one of us
walking in here, man.
Real women don't remember pickup lines.
- This process made me feel very grateful,
and I wanted to make a donation to Charity.
- Thank you. [laughs]
- And I was thinking what could be big enough,
and I figured, my heart.
- Do you think you left a good first impression?
- I think so.
I was trying to be memorable, right?
- So this is a fortune cookie.
- I love fortune cookies. - It's a little Chinese,
a little American. - Yeah, I love it.
- I'm a little Chinese, a little American.
- Yeah, absolutely. - So I think it's fitting.
- Okay. - Do you want to open it?
- Oh, you want me to...
- There's a little something there for you.
- Look there.
"You will meet the man of your dreams tonight.
His name is John."
- I'm just as shocked as you are.
That's a--you picked a good one.
[laughter]
- This is great.
Oh, my goodness.
- See you.
See you.
- Bye.
- So cute.
Love it.
[upbeat music]
Hello.
- Well, well, well.
What do we have here?
- Yo, you need to chill.
- No, I don't think I need to.
- My word.
- Oh, my goodness.
- It is such a pleasure.
- Greatest hype man.
- It is so surreal to meet you.
Two weeks ago, I got a phone call
that turned my life upside-down.
And that was the opportunity to be here
standing in front of you today.
My name is Dotun.
I'm 30, and I live in Brooklyn, New York.
I work as an integrative medicine consultant.
I've always been seen by my friends and family
as, like, the cool kid.
I don't feel cool, but I guess, you know,
I guess I am to them.
[laughs]
I was born in Nigeria and came here when I was four.
We came here with nothing, but my parents took on
whatever job they could.
They've done really well to give me
a life that I'm happy to live.
So it's been a really humbling experience.
When I was watching "The Bachelor,"
Charity really stuck out to me.
I remember just looking at her and being like,
"Okay, now that's the type of girl where
"I might actually be able to fall in love
in, you know, a short amount of time."
And so I'm really, really excited to get to know her.
When I want something, I go for it.
I'm super nervous and uncertain
that this was something I can do.
And all that kind of changed once I laid my eyes on you.
- Aw. - So here I am.
- Yes, you are here. - Following through.
- So glad.
- And I wholly look forward
to getting to know you, Charity.
- I cannot wait.
Absolutely. Thank you.
All right, stay dry. - Will do.
You too.
Stay warm.
- All right, bye.
- Whoo!
- He's a charmer.
That's for sure.
Gotta keep my eye on him.
- What's going on, everybody?
- Hey. - This is it.
- We can cut it off right now. - Lock the doors.
Lock the doors. - Yeah.
- The men to women ratio here is not ideal.
Having to compete with 25 other guys, it's tough.
I would say I'm really confident.
But when you get in this situation, like,
it's a little bit of an ego check.
- What do you think?
You feel like your husband's here tonight?
- I really do.
And that's crazy to say.
- Everyone's happy, smiling, cracking jokes.
But it's dog-eat-dog.
Your true personality shines when you're under stress.
- Yeah. - I mean,
it doesn't need to be overly competitive.
- Yeah. - Right?
- Yeah.
- Until the plot twist comes.
- Well, Charity, there is a limo
that's about to pull up, okay?
The man you're about to meet is someone you already know.
- No. No. [laughs]
No, no, no.
Wait. [laughs]
- The truth is, this guy reached out to us,
and he was adamant that he be here tonight.
So we decided to give him that opportunity.
- What is happening?
My heart is beating out my chest.
- The limo's pulling up right now.
- Oh, my gosh.
- And here he is.
- Okay. - Good luck, Charity.
- I'm gonna throw up. That's fine.
Thank you.
[dramatic music]
Okay.
♪
All right.
Doing this.
Oh, God.
♪
What is happening?
♪
[gasps] Oh, my God!
Ah!
[laughs] Oh, my God!
- [chuckling]
- So--oh, my God.
What are you doing here?
- How are you?
- Oh, my God.
[laughter]
My brother is here.
I can't believe it.
I cannot believe it.
Like...whoo!
Oh, my God. I'm gonna cry.
- You look so beautiful.
I'm so excited for you.
- Thank you.
He's the best brother, my best friend, and my rock.
I'm so happy.
Oh, God.
I'm gonna cry.
No, I'm not. [laughs]
I'm so grateful that you're here.
You don't understand.
Like, everyone knows how much you mean to me,
and this is great.
- I'm in your corner. - Thank you.
- I love you. - Love you.
- And I can't wait to see
what the rest of this night holds for you.
- Thank you. - Okay.
- It's gonna be great, hopefully.
- It's gonna be amazing. - Yeah.
- It's gonna be great. - Thank you.
- Love you. - Love you.
- My sister looks absolutely beautiful as the Bachelorette.
She's gonna do amazing.
But there are a lot of guys here.
She's not gonna be able to hear and see everything.
- This is insane. [laughs]
- So Charity thinks that I'm just here
to be supportive of her journey,
but she has no idea that I'm going to be
watching out for everything these guys say and do.
♪
I have a plan.
It involves a disguise, and it's gonna help me
really find out more about these guys.
Reality is, there's always a bad apple or two.
So I'm gonna be a bartender tonight,
and my job is to make sure I can kind of spot that out
without being a little too obvious.
So tonight, I'm about to become undercover brother.
This is gonna be fun.
- Hey, Charity. Ali here.
Here's my advice for you.
Here's what you should do.
Figure out what guy you like night one,
and then ignore him. [laughs]
Like, push him to the side.
Don't, like, play games ignore him,
but just give yourself a chance
to give the other guys a chance.
[thunder rumbling]
- Don't ever say I won't keep you on your toes.
- Okay, that was it.
That was the best surprise ever.
Like, are you kidding?
- What an amazing moment to see Nehemiah come here.
- That was great. - What was that like?
- That was everything I actually needed.
You know how much he means to me.
He's my brother, but my best friend truly.
And I was kind of in my head a lot
that he wasn't gonna be able to share this moment.
That's insane that he's here.
I still can't get over it, but yeah.
- You know what? You are so lucky
to have such an amazing family like that.
- I am. I am.
I don't take it for granted.
I realize how blessed I am.
- I know you've waited a very long time for tonight.
- Yes. Yeah. - So what do you think?
You ready to head on inside, get this party started?
- I think so. I am more than ready.
- Okay, but before we do, let's quickly talk roses
for a second, okay? - Okay.
- I know you know about the First Impression Rose.
- Yes.
- Obviously, it's really, really important.
And tonight, you're gonna hand that rose out
to a lucky gentleman who stands out to you the most.
And it can be for anything whatsoever.
It's totally up to you. - Mm-hmm. Okay.
I'm so excited. - You ready to head in?
- Absolutely.
- So excited for you.
I'm gonna chaperone you inside.
- Okay, perfect.
I'm overwhelmed.
I'm excited.
I'm happy.
But in all honesty, I am incredibly nervous.
I have to give a speech.
I want to speak from the heart, but boy,
am I freaking out right now.
- The second you saw her, it was just like...
- She looked unreal.
- My heart was legit, like, pounding.
- I'm so nervous.
- You might be meeting your future wife.
That is so special.
- Charity!
[cheers and applause]
- Ms. Bachelorette!
- Hello. Thank you. - For you.
- Thank you. Thank you.
My goodness.
Wow, y'all, I'm--I'm shaking.
I'm nervous.
- We're all nervous.
It's okay.
- I am so incredibly lucky to be here.
I'm so grateful to have a funny, sincere,
creative batch of men.
And I cannot wait to get to know you all more tonight.
I remember when I was announced as the Bachelorette,
I honestly had so many different emotions
running through me.
I was terrified.
And I'm sure you guys are feeling the exact same way.
[laughs]
So we're good.
But honestly, I can't thank you guys enough
for putting your lives on hold
to see what could be here with me.
This is a crazy way to find love,
but I know that this process does work.
Although my happy ending didn't happen, I did fall in love.
- Yet. - Yet. That's right.
There we go. Yeah. [laughter]
But I did fall in love.
And I know that this can work
if you truly lean into it.
So with that being said,
cheers to a crazy adventure up ahead.
And let's let the journey begin.
all: Cheers!
[glasses clinking]
- Seeing Charity, it's surreal.
You imagine this moment over and over again,
but like, nothing compares to the actual situation.
So it begins.
Yeah.
She almost seems like an out of this world experience.
She's just floating.
All right.
You're gonna have to be nice and close with me now.
- Yeah. Yep.
- Charity looks unbelievable.
I'm extremely eager to connect with her
and get to know her better.
It's just--really, it's awesome to be here.
I'm so excited. - I'm so glad.
- I'm grateful.
- That really does mean a lot.
And I know, like, it's--
this is crazy, but I can't express
how happy I am to be in this position...
- For sure. - And to have you all here.
- Yeah. You're worth it.
- Thank you. - You truthfully are, though.
I hope you understand that.
- Yeah, and it means a lot, honestly,
hearing that from you, so...
- No, I hope that if you can take anything from this night,
to see all these guys are really happy that
you're the person that's here and just stoked
to get the opportunity to know you more.
- I'm so happy.
- How's everything been feeling for you
with this whole--stuff? - It's been good. Yeah.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- Is it feeling, like, weirdly comfortable?
- Yeah, that's what I was-- - That's good.
- Yeah, I have, like, peace about everything,
which I was, like, so terrified coming into all this.
- Well, it's tough, right, coming out from the experience
that you've had.
I can totally understand that.
So--but I mean, again,
I've never really watched the show before.
- Yeah.
- But it was just-- it was really nice
to be able to see how genuine you were
about everything, like... - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
- For me, it's important to be unapologetically yourself.
And it's just very obvious that you were.
And you can tell when people are real, I guess.
For me, it's just a very apparent thing.
- Mm-hmm. - And it's just--
it's a breath of fresh air. - I love that.
- It really is. - I love that.
Thank you. - I know. It's freezing.
- It is freezing. [laughs]
We're just gonna snuggle.
- That's good by me.
- Joey gives me butterflies.
I'm not gonna lie.
Um...
it's just something about his smile
but also, like, his presence.
Thank you. - Yeah, of course.
I appreciate the time you gave me.
- Oh, great.
You're great.
I am the luckiest girl in the world tonight.
- So I know that family is really important to you.
- Oh, absolutely.
- And it's super important to me.
So my parents have sent us something for tonight.
- Oh, wait.
That's too sweet.
- And I figured we could open it and check it out.
- Let's do it. - Okay.
- You got it? - Yep.
[gasps]
Oh. - Oh.
- Okay, this is sweet.
- Um, okay.
The box has a note from my mom.
I didn't assume that my mom would be writing Charity
a letter that she was going to then open
on our first meeting together.
Like, it's definitely strange.
- You okay? You're crying?
- I didn't know that she would do that.
- No, it's okay. I love this.
This is great. Should I read it?
- Yeah. Yeah, okay.
- Okay. You want me to read it?
I'll read it aloud. Okay.
"Dear Charity, we are beyond excited that you were chosen
"to be the next Bachelorette.
"I saw you on 'The Bachelor' last season,
"and you're the reason I became a fan.
"I can tell from watching you and finding out
about your life and goals that you are very special."
This is so sweet.
"You are actually exactly the kind of person
"we have been praying that James would find someday.
"We wish you all the best as you begin this new journey
"to find your forever guy.
Of course, we hope it's James."
[laughs] - Thanks, Mom.
[laughter]
- "Whoever you choose will be very blessed.
"We hope you enjoy a little taste of home
"with the cider and donuts fresh from our farm.
Love, Shannon, AKA Mom."
[laughter]
- That's a lot.
- No, this is so sweet!
- No, so I grew up working
on my family's apple orchard in Indiana.
- Indiana.
James is a precious lamb, like...
♪
Just a sweet soul.
That handwritten letter from his mother,
ooh, I'm not gonna lie.
It was--almost brought me to tears reading.
It's so sweet.
- This is super good. - I know.
They're so good.
Tonight is off to a great start,
and there is so much to look forward to.
- Dang, you're so pretty. I'm not gonna lie.
- No, not me.
- I'm trying to talk about myself,
and I'm trying to--mm.
- What do you feel like are some qualities
that you're looking for?
- Beautiful, great-- - Great. Check.
- Just being-- being able to be honest.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - Genuine, vulnerable.
- How do you feel like you are when it comes
to, like, vulnerability?
Like, is it hard for you
to, like, express your emotions?
- No, it's not hard for me to express my emotions.
I feel like any time I have the opportunity
to tell somebody how I feel...
- Mm-hmm. - I definitely do that.
- Yeah. - And that's what I want to do
on this journey. - Mm-hmm.
- Hopefully, you know, you see that in me.
I know there's a lot of people out here,
but you know... - Mm-hmm.
Yeah. - I think that maybe...
- Maybe. Perhaps. - We can explore.
- I think so.
I definitely do. - Mm-hmm.
- Do you feel like there's anything
that you're scared about?
- Scared about? - Mm-hmm.
- Hmm.
- You can be honest.
[laughs] You definitely can.
- I'm scared somebody about to walk through that door.
- You--[laughs] - Yeah.
- That's a good one.
- Yeah, but nothing really,
because you know, I feel like I'm a pretty open person.
And I like to be open. - Mm-hmm.
- And so, yeah, I just need the opportunity--
- It's so loud, sorry.
- It is.
I just need an opportunity.
You know what I'm saying?
- Yeah.
I'm happy that you're here.
- Thank you.
I appreciate that.
I'm happy to be here.
Definitely.
- Good. - Yeah.
[romantic music]
♪
- Xavier, Xavier, Xavier.
Um...
definitely takes me by surprise.
He is one I gotta keep my eyes on.
That kiss is just almost too good to be true.
Like too good, too good.
I'm hoping that all the guys are this great.
- All righty.
How many guys have we got?
Watching each and every one of you.
So I surprised Charity by coming here tonight.
She had no idea I was gonna be here, which was amazing.
And she was totally caught off guard.
But that is not the only surprise.
I am going to be at the bar as a bartender.
Strategy as the night begins is to take it easy
and see how the guys are feeling.
How are you feeling?
- Like right now? - Yeah, right now.
- Oh, yeah.
Well, you know, got the excitement
plus, like, the anxiety.
You gotta try and, like, find
your moment to find Charity.
Like I said--
- Have you talked with her?
- No, I would love to.
I've been waiting for this moment.
I wanted to be able to see her so I can say hi.
- Because I'm the older brother, I'm on the lookout,
because men can be dogs.
- Is anyone planning on kissing her tonight?
- If the vibe's there, for sure.
- Yeah. - Yeah, I agree.
- I think that's really what it is.
- You can't rule it out. Why would you rule it out?
- I heard about 10 to 12 guys tonight
talking about wanting to kiss my sister.
- She wouldn't kiss anyone but me.
[laughter]
- Hearing guys talking about my sister like that is weird.
Oh, my God.
What did I sign up for?
Why am I doing this?
Why did I think this was a good idea?
Oh, man.
I just--this--this is a lot.
- Hey, Charity.
Congratulations on
your Bachelorette journey.
I am so excited to watch, and I am just hoping
and praying that you meet your Prince Charming
and that you have many, many years of wedded bliss.
[soft music]
[thunder rumbling]
[both screaming]
- They're gonna be like, "What's happening?"
[both laughing] - She's okay.
She's okay.
- I can hear her laugh.
She's up there with somebody.
- What's up, guys? - Hi, gentlemen.
How you guys doing? - How are you?
- What's your drink of choice? What can I get for you tonight?
- I'll just have water. - Water? Okay.
Being the bartender, I ended up working a lot more,
and I think there was a very delicate balance
between making these drinks, making it seem believable.
I am observing all of these men tonight,
just kind of catch on to what they're saying,
what they're doing.
And as the night progresses,
really kind of lean in to certain questions.
Do you feel like something like this is realistic,
falling in love in this type of scenario?
- 100%. So I'm hopeful.
- All right.
- We'll see. - Well, cheers to you.
So far, it looks like a really good group of guys.
But I really want to see if there's something
that kind of gets spilled,
some information or some things that are said
from the guys today that might be
a little bit questionable.
- So dating-wise, I don't go after the petite type, right?
I definitely like the more curvaceous type.
That's not a problem, you know what I'm saying?
That's just based on--
I was in the South... [laughs] For 10 years.
You know what I'm saying? So you get what I'm saying?
[laughs] You get what I'm saying?
- I will come put these guys in their place
if I need to in a heartbeat.
- Looks like somebody is getting time over there.
I'm trying to read her body language too.
- I am so close with all of my siblings,
but especially my brother.
I am the baby, so he's two years older than me.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Nehemiah is his name.
But he's my best friend, and I don't know
where I would be without him.
Family bond is incredible.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- It's very important.
- So I hopefully can't wait--
- I saw your family, honestly, on TV.
- I was gonna say. Like, I'm sure you...
- They looked so cute together. - Got a glimpse, yes.
- And I also saw how much your brother cared for you.
- Oh, my God, yeah.
- And like, I saw that in myself.
Because even though my sister is six years older...
- Yeah. - Like, I'm very protective
of her, and she's protective of me, you know?
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - And like, if things progress,
you're gonna have to go through her.
- Absolutely. - And I know
I have to go with your brother. - Yeah, we both--yeah.
- But I wouldn't have it any other way.
- Yeah, absolutely.
- Because I value her opinion the most.
- Mm-hmm. - She isn't...
blinded by love like I might be.
- Yeah. - And in the past,
that's happened, and... - Mm-hmm.
- She's the only one who's, like, talked sense into me.
- I love that.
That is actually so similar to me,
and I love that we kind of share that.
So I see a lot of good in you.
- Yeah, I really appreciate it.
- You have, like, the best energy.
- Thank you.
- So calming.
And I have had the best, best time.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
[romantic music]
♪
Like, that's the definition of a spark to me.
I literally am buzzing right now.
I don't think-- I actually don't think
that could have gone better.
♪
I'm just gonna pretend like
that wasn't one of the best moments of my life.
[laughing]
It's gonna be really freaking hard to do,
but like, everything was perfect.
And I think I made a really good first impression.
♪
- Gentlemen, how are we doing? - Jesse.
- Hey! - Good.
Have a little something for Charity right here.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your evening.
See you, fellas. - See you.
- Okay, [bleep] just got real.
[laughs] First impression.
- We all want this.
That's a big deal right there, though, man.
- Yeah.
- That's that validation I think we're all looking for.
- That rose puts a fire on my ass
to, like, go see her and talk to her.
- I think you're definitely not getting
the First Impression Rose if you don't get time with her.
- I'm watching these guys squirm
because they're realizing that time is ticking.
And there's only so many minutes tonight
where one can go up to Charity.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Hey. - What's happening? Hi.
- I have something to show you. - Show me.
- Now the pressure's really on. - Yeah. [laughs]
- Y'all ain't gonna hype me up? - Let's go!
[cheers and applause] - Let's go, baby!
- I am so scared right now.
Oh, [bleep].
- There we go. - Oh, my God.
- It is a full display of mating season
here on Animal Planet.
[quirky music]
- Too easy.
That was good.
- The male suitors are doing their best
to woo the only female in the home.
all: Oh!
[applause]
- That was intense.
- You're seeing every man in heat, twisting their wings,
showing off their testosterone.
- Oh, no.
Here we go.
[laughter, cheers]
- In hopes to woo the woman.
- All right. - Ready?
- Yep. - You count.
- 1, 2, 3.
Oh, God.
Oh, ahh!
Oh, that was easy.
Whoo!
- But I pulled out a dope-ass first little date.
So I feel like I'm winning.
- And where's Charity at, man?
- Yeah, where is she?
- I'm getting a little antsy.
- [laughs]
I feel more anxious than I thought I would.
I think the stakes are higher for me because I have a son.
I haven't told her yet.
That could potentially be a deal breaker for Charity.
I'll find out, I guess.
- How are you? - I'm doing good.
- Good.
- I'm probably a little warmer than you are.
- Yeah, you can hold my hand is it.
- Is that okay?
- You can absolutely hold my hand.
- Maybe help warm you up a little bit.
- Please, a little.
[both laughing]
- But you're hanging in?
- I'm hanging in.
And it's been a good night so far.
- Weh...
you're in health care?
- Yeah.
I'm a child and family therapist.
- Rewarding?
- So rewarding.
Oh, my God.
I cannot see myself doing anything else.
- I--
- Mm-hmm.
- I--I know exactly what you mean.
- Yeah.
- I'm in health care as well.
But kind of the other side.
- Yeah.
- I'm a medical device...
- Okay, so do we love that? - Sales director.
- Oh, do we love that? - I love it.
- Okay. Good. - A lot.
- That's good. - A lot, a lot!
- That's what matters. - A lot, a lot, a lot!
- You need to love what you do.
- To see, like, your impact-- like...
- Yes, it's the best feeling. Mm-hmm.
- You're awesome.
- Oh, thank you.
- I mean, I didn't know when I was gonna tell you this.
- Okay.
- And this--this could be a deal breaker.
- Okay.
- So I have a little boy.
I have a son. - Aw.
You're a dad.
- I'm a dad.
- That's beautiful.
That means you really sacrificed a lot being here.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Um...
[soft music]
Is it weird that I...
- No.
- I fear so much to tell you that?
- No. Because I understand it.
It's like--obviously, like,
for some people, it's a lot to take in.
But like, I think it's beautiful that you're here,
and you also are a dad, and you have a son.
Like, that's huge, and I know, like,
that's a very important part of your life.
So I need to know that.
And I want to know more.
Yeah, so it's not like--
I'm sure it's, like, scary for you, but like,
I'm all ears, and I'm open to, like, hearing about that.
♪
Mm-hmm. [laughs]
- You're awesome!
- Yeah. [laughs]
- Going into that conversation with Charity,
I was terrified.
Coming out, I could tap dance.
I can't tap dance, but if I could, I would tap dance.
You're making my absolute year.
- Oh, good. - Month, decade, everything.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- All the potential pain
that conversation could have caused, and instead?
Cloud nine.
[laughs]
[piano music playing]
[thunder rumbling]
- Aaron's got a keyboard set up over there.
- Who? - He got a keyboard, Aaron.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah, he's sitting there ready to go.
They got the cameras next to him over there.
Wanna go check it out? Let's go check it out.
- Yeah. We--yeah, yeah, yeah. - What?
This man got a keyboard?
What? [indistinct murmuring]
What?
[soft music playing]
- Charity, you're an incredible woman...
- Oh.
♪
This is beautiful.
- Who has gone through so much for love.
♪
You deserve the world and so much more.
- Not the--hold on.
♪
- Like warm bubble baths and foot rubs.
- Mm.
Speaking my language.
♪
[clapping]
That was so good. Oh, my goodness.
- We'll roll with that. Warm bubble baths?
I mean, it's cold.
- Warm bubble baths and foot rubs.
Like, that's what stood out.
- That would be-- - Wait.
That was so beautiful. - I appreciate it.
- I did not know you knew how to play the piano.
- Well, I play by ear, so it's definitely--
- Really? Did you train yourself?
- Just for you. That was it.
- Oh, great. - Literally.
I mean, I don't know if you noticed,
but like, how the song started high and it just got deep?
- Yeah.
- That's kind of how I want to go with you.
- Oh. - You know?
- I'm excited. - Um...
my parents just had their anniversary last week.
- Oh. - 32 years.
- Wow. I love that. - Yeah.
So I mean, that's one thing,
before, you know, I came and did see you,
they did talk about advice and what I should be looking for.
- Mm-hmm. - And definitely said
unconditional love. - Yeah.
- You know, 'cause a lot of things do come up.
And you have to be there with your person.
You have to stay down in the trenches.
You have to, you know, communicate.
- Mm-hmm. Absolutely, all those things.
- Also, you remember that coin from earlier?
- Oh, where is it?
- So I'm feeling my luck tonight.
- Okay.
- We're gonna switch it up, okay?
- All right.
There we go.
- If it's heads, I get a kiss.
- Mhm, yeah.
- If it's tails, you play the piano.
- Okay. - Yeah?
- I'm just--
- Oh, you are too good!
All right.
- I guess so.
[romantic music]
♪
- Very good. - That was nice.
That was nice.
- That was good.
Aaron B, he is a charmer.
- I've been Team Charity, so definitely want
to explore more with you. - Absolutely.
- I'm so excited.
- I'm excited too.
- That's very good.
- Absolutely.
♪
- He is here for me,
and that makes me feel really good.
It's honestly a feeling that I haven't felt in a minute.
And so things just keep getting better.
- How's the night going for you guys so far?
- So far so good, man. - So far so good?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
- Why do I feel--
I feel like--
I feel like I recognize you.
Do I know you from somewhere? Like, are you--
- Know me? - Yeah, you.
- From where? - I have no idea.
I don't know.
- I am extremely nervous right now.
This disguise is semi-ridiculous,
and I'm sure that at least one of the guys
will recognize me or know who I am.
But the hope is that no one will.
- You look so familiar.
- I look familiar? - I can't peg it.
- Can't peg it?
- Yeah.
Is that a fake mustache?
♪
[thunder rumbling]
- Did you wrestle in college?
- I did in high school.
- Dude, I just swear I know him.
[quirky music]
- Somehow I've made it through the whole night.
No one's figured it out,
or at least no one's called me on it.
- Oh, yeah, dude. We're doing shots, man.
- I'm back there listening to these guys...
- Line 'em up, baby. - Okay.
- Who say they're here for my sister's heart.
- She looks like a Disney princess.
- There's an extra layer of defense here: me.
And if there's any guy that's here for the wrong reasons
and I even smell just even an inkling of that, they're out.
Do you think it went well enough for you
to get a First Impression Rose?
- Who knows, you know?
You can hope.
- Do you guys think you feel like something
like this is even realistic?
- You come in here with your doubts for sure.
I was thinking about pulling out, dude.
- I had a red flag pop up 'cause I was like, okay.
Why are you here?
- You're looking at the face of San Diego right here.
- This is probably someone
that you need to pay close attention to
and maybe already consider... [clicks tongue]
Other than all of that, I did not hear
anything that made me second-guess,
at least at this part of the journey,
them being here.
- Looks like somebody is getting time over there.
- How are you? - I'm amazing.
I was stoked when I heard you were the Bachelorette.
I was like, I saw you on your Hometowns,
and I heard your story.
And I have a very similar story to that.
- Mm-hmm.
- A really hard relationship
that, like, you know...
- Mm-hmm. - Really sucked.
Like, that pain of being cheated on and stuff like that
and having to open yourself back up to love again?
It's really scary. - It is so scary.
- [sighs] Sorry.
- No, you're good!
- I still have that hope, you know?
- Yeah. I love that. - I still have that, you know.
Yeah, come on now.
- Hope, me too. - It's like--it's a hope.
You got to hold on to it, you know?
- You do, for sure. - It's like, life tries
to take it away, but you know, it's there.
- For sure. Yeah.
I do have a question, since you said
you were so happy that it was me.
- Yes. Yes. - What was maybe
a quality that stood out to you that you were looking for?
- I think it was the empathy.
I think a lot of people are so concerned
about themselves that they forget to be
considerate of other people.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
- And I know for me, like, sometimes in a relationship
I could be over-considerate, like, to the point
where it's like self-- like, like, almost like
hurting myself, you know what I mean?
- Yeah. Yeah. - And so it's like,
I know that I need to find
someone that's just as considerate as that,
because otherwise it's-- - I relate so much to that.
- Otherwise, they just take and take and take, you know?
And it's like--and I mean,
and it's hard to, like, speak up.
And it's hard to say, like, "Hey, I need this," you know?
Because it's like, you want to be seen.
- And that's the thing with me too is like--
I mean, you've heard a little bit of my story
on Zach's season, but it's like,
that was me in my relationship.
And that's also me as a person.
Like, I always give to others.
And you know, for that-- I know.
- Well, hopefully I can give a little back to you
this season. - Hopefully!
- Hopefully. - But yeah, no.
Like, that's, like, something
that I constantly overextend myself,
and just learning to, like, kind of set
those boundaries of how much I need to give in a relationship
and how much, like, I need to sit back and also allow myself
to let that happen to me, so...
- Definitely. Well, you deserve it, though.
- Thank you.
- And I'm really excited to be able to hang out with you.
- I'm so happy that you're here.
- Are you?
- Yeah, I really am.
- Thank you.
[sweeping music]
♪
- With Brayden, we immediately hit it off.
I mean, it was almost instantaneous.
[laughs] I'm already giddy.
Like, I'm laughing.
That's evidence.
[laughing]
- Oh, my God.
Wowzers!
- Got to wipe the lips. - Don't.
Leave it on. I'm gonna--
it's my badge of honor.
Come on, now. Dude.
- Oh, my God. Okay.
- Oh, my God. - Not me.
- Wow. Wow.
That just happened. - It happened.
- That was so nice. - It was good.
- You want a little more?
- Mm-hmm. - Mm.
- Brayden's a good kisser, a good person...
♪
A good all-- all the way around.
He's good with everything.
Check.
Gets a check.
That's my little check mark.
♪
- Dude, that kiss was amazing.
Like, she's amazing.
Damn.
Her lips felt amazing.
She did a little-- she did a little--
a little lip bite on my lip, and I was like, ooh.
[laughs]
But I shouldn't kiss and tell, but whoo!
[laughs] I did kiss her.
She kissed me.
We kissed! Ah!
♪
- Brayden went for a kiss.
Look at that. - Really?
- Oh, yeah.
He went for it.
[laughs]
Damn.
I wish I wasn't watching, to be honest.
- So-- - Damn.
Why'd you point it out to me? - It was right in front of me.
I don't know.
- Brayden's making out with Charity.
I'm kind of pissed.
It's a [bleep] feeling.
- He's still going? Oh, he's still going.
- I'm not looking.
- Brayden is one that
I'm watching out for, for sure.
♪
- You're happy.
What just happened?
- Bro, I got a kiss, bro. She kissed me.
We kissed. - Okay, okay.
- Bro, she's so cool.
We had some bomb conversation.
Like, dude.
- You went back for a second one.
- You saw that?
- Brayden making out with Charity,
that's tough because we're all chasing the same girl.
- Yeah.
- The [bleep] gets real real quick.
- I heard you got a little--
- A little kiss? - A little kiss.
- I did get a little kiss. - Wow.
Bro, it just--it was like it just happened, bro.
She was there. It felt organic.
It was awesome.
Like, it was like-- it was a good kiss.
Sorry, I'm, like--
I'm, like, cheesing right now.
I feel so good right now, man.
[blubbering]
I can't even talk, bro.
Oh, my goodness.
- Your tongue wasn't tied back there, though, was it?
[laughter] - No, it wasn't.
- Bro, oh, my God.
And I mean,
I think she's such a good kisser too.
Like, her lips felt so nice.
Like, so freaking nice, dude.
I don't even know what I said.
I said something like, oh, I definitely need another one.
And then she pulled me back in for a second kiss.
And I was like, ooh.
- Brayden? Brayden has a lot of energy.
He's very extroverted.
- Can I just steal away from the rose?
Has that ever been done before?
- He struck me as confident,
kind of trending towards arrogant.
- Did you guys kiss her? Because Brayden did.
- No, I didn't. - I don't kiss and tell.
- Yeah, no--
- Yeah, we had a good time. - Good.
- I think that humility is gonna be key,
especially this early in the journey
for any of the guys that my sister talks to.
Are any of y'all feeling bold enough
that you think you're gonna get the First Impression Rose?
- I mean, there's a lot of great guys here, you know?
I don't know what kind of connection
she has already with, you know, these men here.
- The connection I felt like I got, like, you know,
in the moment we shared, it was like--
coming after that, it was like--
I was like--you know, I--
I felt like I would.
- Brayden has a huge ego.
I see it in his body language.
I hear it in the way that he's talking.
- I kissed her, and I was like, you know,
trying to be like Humphrey Bogart type, you know?
- Very smooth. [laughter]
- Don't get too cocky, 'cause it's night one.
- Oh, such a beautiful kiss.
Oh, my goodness.
I'm just ready for that First Impression Rose, though.
- And it's time to go tell my sister what's been going on.
She might be really upset.
We're gonna find out.
Gentlemen, can I have your attention for a second?
How's everybody feeling? [cheers]
Good? Awesome.
Good, good, good.
Well, I've been serving you guys drinks all night
and listening to your conversations.
And I think there's something that you really need to know.
Okay.
You guys know me as Charles, serving drinks.
[laughter]
- No way!
- It's a fake mustache.
- I am Nehemiah, Charity's older brother.
- Oh, I knew I recognized you!
- What?
- I recognized that guy.
[laughter, applause]
- Bro!
- Shocker.
Whoa. - Dude.
- No wonder this bartender was asking me
so many questions, about his sister!
Gosh, dang it.
- It means the world that I could
be here for my little sister.
We are very, very close.
I've heard some good things from you guys tonight.
And I've heard some other things that
I'm a little questionable about.
Okay.
So with that being said, I'm gonna talk
with my sister for a little bit.
Best of luck to you guys, okay?
[dramatic music]
- I was wondering why--
- I'm like, what did I say?
Oh, I didn't say anything bad.
- [bleep]!
- If you showed your colors, you're in a world of hurt.
You might be going home.
- They were definitely looking out for red flags.
- Some of the conversations with the bartender
might have made some people a little nervous.
Specifically Brayden, I'm like, good job.
You got a kiss but told everyone,
including her brother.
So see you, dude.
- Charity, can I steal you for a second?
- Oh, my God. Absolutely.
- Hey, did anybody know that that could have been
somebody other than just a bartender?
- I was taken aback by his questions, for sure.
- It just blew my mind.
- Is anyone nervous that they might have said something?
- That's what I want to know.
- I feel like he definitely heard a lot of great things,
'cause there's a lot of great people in here.
But he said it.
He heard some things he didn't really like.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- Seeing their relationship, I feel like
that First Impression Rose could 100%
be from what he says.
Everybody in this room is shocked.
The bartender's Nehemiah, Charity's brother.
And right now, he's talking to Charity.
- Dude, the suspense, man.
- I think there are some people that are
maybe shivering in their boots a little bit.
- I don't remember what I said.
I remember I was coming over there on cloud nine.
- Brayden was definitely mouthing off at the bar.
- It made my heart drop for a second
'cause I was like, I don't think I said anything dumb.
- He was feeling cocky, really putting their time
out there in the public,
which doesn't really make it special.
So I wonder what Nehemiah thinks.
- The night been going well? - It's been going pretty good.
- Yeah?
Don't kill me.
- More surprises? - This is--yeah.
Uh, I had this idea, 'cause I love you so much
and I don't ever want to see you in a situation
like you've had in the past.
I had this idea to disguise myself
as a bartender... - Please.
[both laughing]
- And listen to conversations
of pretty much all these guys.
Had a whole disguise and everything.
- Oh, great.
- So I just had to be here as an extra layer
of protection, just in case. - Mm-hmm.
- I heard something suspicious.
Uh, have you done the First Impression Rose yet?
- I have not.
- Do you know possibly who you're gonna give it to?
- [sighs] I think so.
- You think so?
- I think there's a reason why
that hasn't gotten put on anyone yet until he did that.
So I have a feeling that is going to make
a huge impression on her.
- I have a big sister, and like,
if I was in his shoes
and I'm watching all of us,
I'm like, all right, this is truly
who these guys are when my sister is not around.
- I've heard good things and some interesting things.
- Interesting things?
- Yeah, interesting things.
Everything from beautiful, gorgeous,
real life Disney princess.
- Aww.
- I was very pleasantly surprised
by Aaron B.
It seemed like he was coming from a very
authentic, genuine place. - Yeah.
- Somebody else that had a conversation with you...
- Uh-huh.
- That was skeptical of the process, Aaron S.
- Uh-huh. As they should be. I mean, hell, I was.
- But I get that if you haven't been
through something like this before...
- Yeah. - So, like, I understand that.
- Yeah.
- We just got duped by her brother, you know?
I honestly don't remember what I said.
- I totally hope that he's okay with a total dork
like me being interested in his sister, to be honest.
I was over there giddy like a freaking schoolgirl.
So hopefully he's okay with that.
- Let's talk about Brayden.
So I talked with him before he had
his one-on-one conversation with you.
He was very hopeful for the night.
He's very energetic, very extroverted.
- Yeah, he is. Very.
- And to see him come back in even more energy,
boldly crossing that line from confidence
to arrogance and cockiness,
that's problematic. - Yeah.
- He seemed even so emboldened to be like,
he might get a rose.
- Okay.
We'll see.
- Only you know.
- Only I know.
- Only you know the answer to that.
- Yeah, okay. - Now, I realize
that you are more than capable of making
your own choices and decisions.
And I trust you. - Yeah.
- Any time you feel like things are funny
or people are here for the wrong reasons
or you get a whiff of something that's not right--
- Listen. I'll carry the luggage out.
- Yeah.
- Hearing what I heard from my brother,
like, it honestly made my-- the hairs on my arm stand up.
- It's gonna be okay. - Yeah, I know.
That's okay. - It's night one.
- I know.
So I want to sit down and find out what's happening.
Hello.
Hi.
So I don't know if you guys know,
but my brother was indeed here tonight.
And I had no idea that he was gonna be the bartender.
But I actually got a chance to talk to him,
and he told me some things that were wonderful
but also some things that were interesting to hear.
So, Brayden,
can you come with me?
[tense music]
♪
- How's it going?
- It's going.
- Uh-oh.
- It's going.
♪
- Sheesh!
- Oh, that's gotta be your worst nightmare right there.
- Bro, the last thing you want is your name
called out at that point.
- And there's no doubt that that came
from Nehemiah, right?
And she trusts him wholeheartedly.
If I were in Brayden's shoes, I'd be worried.
- Okay.
So--yeah, so my brother was here.
- Yes.
- And I got to chat with him.
And he basically said that you were overconfident
about being here
and about getting the First Impression Rose.
So you can kind of tell me.
- Yeah, no.
I mean, I honestly felt like
we had a really good connection.
- Mm-hmm. - And I mean,
I wasn't trying to be cocky. - Yeah.
- But the kiss that we had was really amazing.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah. - And it was like,
if I was in your shoes and I had that connection,
like, I would've given you, like, my First Impression Rose.
- Mm-hmm. - And so it was just like,
the feeling that I had, I was like, you know--
I don't know, I was just like, I was giddy.
I was like, I thought it was-- - Yeah.
- I thought it went great. I thought it went amazing.
And that's--that's kind of where I was at.
It wasn't like-- - Yeah.
- I wasn't really in a place of trying to brag
or in a place of like-- - Yeah.
- You know, but I mean--
- Okay. Um...
thank you for explaining that.
Um... - Yeah.
- If you could just give me a moment,
I'm gonna take a breather.
- Yeah, no. Totally.
- Yeah, you can stay put.
You can stay put.
[sighing] Okay.
♪
- You never want to come off like a cocky [bleep].
I was just excited.
And it was like, you know, in the moment,
it was like, you know, you're talking to a bartender
just about how you're stoked and you're excited.
And I didn't know it was her brother.
And so, I mean, I'm definitely nervous.
- Based on her tone and the way that she came out,
I'm kind of nervous for him.
- I think all of us start to think,
it's been long enough that the words have been said,
and he got caught.
Yeah, he's gone.
He's done.
- [sighs]
[thunder rumbling]
[tense music]
- As soon as Nehemiah revealed himself,
Brayden was a little nervous.
Like, right away.
I was like, you're okay, bro.
Everything will be fine.
But no. [laughs]
- When Charity grabbed Brayden, man,
I did not want to be in his shoes.
Obviously if he said some bad things,
then he deserves to go home.
But, man, to be taken away from the group
without the rose, and you just assume
that conversation is gonna end with him going home.
♪
- [sighs]
I just feel like [bleep] right know.
Like, I never want to make someone feel like
I think they're easy.
My intention is never to make anyone feel bad.
Like, that's not me, you know?
Like, my intention is never to hurt anybody,
but you know, whatever impression I gave her brother
made her, you know, feel sad enough
to, like, have to take-- take a moment away.
So yeah, I don't know.
A whole bunch of I don't know.
[inhales, exhales sharply]
♪
- How are you?
- Sorry.
- No, you're good.
All right.
So I had a lot of time to think.
Um...
the First Impression Rose for me
is something that I don't take lightly.
And so for you to share that with my brother
about how strongly you feel about our connection,
for me, um...
Yeah, it--it meant a lot.
So you have every single right to feel that because--
[laughter]
- [bleep]. - I'm sorry.
- Oh, my God. I was like--
- No, deep breaths.
Um...yeah, um, you--
you have truly been a breath of fresh air for me.
And I feel the exact same way.
[laughs]
So, Brayden,
will you accept the First Impression Rose?
- I would absolutely love to accept.
- Perfect. Okay.
I give Brayden the First Impression Rose
because I'm feeling super happy about him.
Oh, God.
- Oh, my God.
- My brother's intel was extremely insightful.
Breathe, breathe.
[light music]
- Oh, my God.
- And Brayden has every right to feel confident,
because I want someone who's here for me,
someone who is excited about me,
and someone who doesn't have a problem of making that known.
I feel so bad. I feel so bad.
You don't understand.
- I was so confused.
- I love seeing you squirm.
- Oh, my God.
Charity is making it harder on me over here.
Come on, you know?
Give a guy a break.
But you know, to be able to say that I got
the First Impression Rose and I stuck out to her,
that's what's got me giddy.
- All right. Let's head on out. - Let's do this.
I hope I get all the First Impression Roses
of every single week.
It just has me excited for this whole experience.
Like, I'm like, you know, this could work.
Oh, my gosh. You scared me.
- We gotta be good. Okay.
[tense music]
- Hello. I'm gonna squeeze in here.
- Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
He got the rose, huh?
- Come and sit.
- Sure.
- Come hither. [laughs]
All right. Okay.
Yes, Brayden...[laughs] Got the First Impression Rose.
It's obvious.
- You know, when he came back with the First Impression Rose
on his lapel, set me off a little bit,
which is something I didn't anticipate.
I really felt like that First Impression Rose was mine.
You know, Brayden, you know,
he's definitely competition for me.
And I mean, it's gonna be a war.
[clinking glass]
- Gentlemen, I'm sorry to interrupt,
but the cocktail party has now come to an end.
Brayden, congratulations.
Now, if you'll excuse us, we do now have to get ready
for the Rose Ceremony.
Gentlemen, thank you. We'll see you soon.
[dramatic music]
- Going into the Rose Ceremony,
I'm really hoping that she decides to keep me here.
- Good luck, everyone.
♪
- I wasn't able to get time with Charity.
So I genuinely feel like I'm going home.
I truly believe that I could be the person
that she's looking for,
but there's no way for her to feel that
without actually speaking to me.
♪
[birds chirping]
[tense music]
♪
- Hello.
all: Hi.
- Hi. [laughs]
I just want to start off by saying,
thank you guys for such an incredible night.
It truly has blown me away.
And...ooh,
we're starting off already
making some very difficult decisions,
but I truly am just following my gut and my heart.
And I hope you guys can respect that.
Okay.
♪
[dramatic music]
♪
- It's a pretty heavy feeling,
being in this setting,
in this room with all these guys.
It's unnerving.
I've just barely begun, and I could already be going home.
♪
- Aaron B.
- Excuse me.
♪
- Aaron, will you accept this rose?
- Absolutely.
♪
- Thank you. - Thank you.
♪
- John.
♪
John, will you accept this rose?
- Always.
♪
Thank you.
♪
- I'll be honest. I'm nervous.
I really want a rose.
I mean, this woman's unbelievably beautiful.
Why would I not want her to give me a rose?
Why would I not want another chance to get closer to her
and stare in her eyes?
- Xavier.
♪
Xavier, will you accept this rose?
- Of course.
♪
- So if I don't get a rose tonight,
I'll be crushed,
'cause I genuinely felt a connection.
I genuinely felt chemistry with Charity.
♪
- Joey.
♪
Joey, will you accept this rose?
- Absolutely.
♪
- Caleb B.
♪
- I don't want to go home. I want more time with her.
I want a rose.
- Caleb, would you accept this rose?
- Yes, I sure will. - Perfect.
- I mean, we didn't even start the relationship yet
at this point.
So I'm just looking for a--for a start.
♪
- Warwick.
♪
Warwick, will you accept this rose?
- Yes.
- I think there's so much more to me than a big check
and saying I'm donating my heart to Charity.
♪
- Aaron S.
♪
- Oh. Aaron S.
- But I haven't had the chance to really speak to her.
So I am trying to speak it into existence,
saying to myself,
"I will get a rose, I will get a rose."
- Caleb A.
♪
- It's really tough.
I've never had this little control of something
in my life where right now,
my relationship with Charity is completely in her hands.
♪
- Adrian.
♪
Adrian, will you accept this rose?
- Of course.
♪
- Charity is looking at me every now and then
as she gives out these roses.
- James.
♪
- But they're never coming to me.
- Sean.
- And I kind of hate being in this position.
- Michael, will you accept this rose?
- I will.
- Because I feel like I came here
because I was called here for a reason
to get to know Charity.
- Tanner, will you accept this rose?
- Of course.
- But there's a big knot in my stomach
because without having talked to Charity,
there's a real good chance that I'm going home right now.
♪
- Dotun.
♪
Dotun, will you accept this rose?
- I definitely will.
You almost killed me there.
- [laughs] Don't.
♪
- Charity's understanding of the fact that I have a son
speaks so much about Charity's character.
- Kaleb K.
♪
- So if Charity gives me a rose tonight,
I will feel so greatly encouraged
about the future with her.
- John Henry.
♪
- I feel like I did the right thing to earn it,
tell her the truth, to be open.
- Josh.
♪
- I'll feel more validated as a good guy.
- Josh, will you accept this rose?
- I will. Thanks.
- I struggle with being, like, validating to myself
that I'm a good father, you know?
So I'm really hoping that she decides to keep me around.
♪
- Gentlemen, Charity, it's the final rose tonight.
♪
When you're ready.
[dramatic music]
♪
- Spencer.
♪
Spencer, will you accept this rose?
- Proudly.
♪
- Perfect. - Thank you.
♪
- Gentlemen, I'm sorry,
but if you did not receive a rose,
please take a moment and say your goodbyes.
[somber music]
♪
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
Thank you so much for being here and taking the time.
- Good luck, okay?
- Thank you.
♪
I hate this.
This is hard.
It's hard sending people home, and I will always carry that.
But I want to stay true to the fact
that I am following my heart, trusting my gut.
- Thanks so much, Charity.
- Thank you.
The end goal in all of this is to find my person.
Thank you so much for being here.
[muffled speech] - Thank you. Same.
- It's to find someone who I know is gonna be
the best fit for me.
I am so incredibly grateful for all of you all
that are standing here with me.
I feel confident in that my husband
is inside of that room.
Cheers. all: Cheers.
- Clink, clink, clink.
- And I feel really good about what's to come.
[dramatic music]
- Stay tuned for a sneak peek...
♪
At Charity's journey to find love.
- [laughs]
Whoo!
♪
[dramatic music]
- This season on "The Bachelorette"...
- Whoo!
[screaming]
- Join Charity on a romantic fairy tale for the ages.
- I'm here to find a husband,
someone who's truly gonna show up,
love me, and be there for me.
I've never had that.
all: Charity!
- Charity is the whole package.
- Such an empathetic, passionate woman.
both: Best day ever!
- Every time she walks into a room, she is captivating.
[cork pops] both: Whoo!
- It is fun to be around this girl.
both: Whoo!
- Whoo!
- Bring on my man!
- Yeah! Bring on the men!
- Bring on my man!
I have such a great group of guys.
all: Oh!
- They all bring something different to the table.
I see myself with each of them.
- Oh, my God. This is nuts.
- I definitely am crushing on you.
- Crushing? - I am.
Ooh. [laughs] - I--hey.
- With past relationships,
I have sacrificed my own happiness.
But not anymore.
[cheers and applause]
- Before I met you, it never felt like
fairy tales were meant for me.
But here I am.
- Tanner, every time I'm with you,
I am on cloud nine.
[train horn blaring]
- Honestly, I'm falling in love with you.
- Same here.
Joey, you're someone that really makes me feel so seen.
- I would be crazy not to tell you
that I am falling in love with you.
- Everything that I've prayed for is right in front of me.
I am falling in love.
But it's with more than one person.
I just, like, don't know what I'm gonna do.
[crying]
Oh, my God.
I'm, like, losing my mind.
This is not what this is supposed to be.
♪
- We all really, really, really want Charity.
I can't tell you how tough it is
watching people go on dates.
- Human nature, there is jealousy.
- We all had to sit there and just watch them kiss.
- The beehive just exploded.
- Adrian, did you bring my name up?
- I'm gonna speak the truth.
- Your truth. - No, the truth.
- That's my time.
- That's just fake [bleep].
- I've never been so disrespected in my life.
I don't feel bad at all about taking Charity first.
- I know you don't feel bad.
- Sean is getting too cocky.
You're at a point where you're pissing me off.
Your rose is on the chest,
but who's to say I can't clip that [bleep] off?
all: Oh!
- Brayden's toxic.
He's playing her like a puppet.
Brayden's getting time with you.
He's not ready for an engagement.
- Aaron, you did me dirty
because you felt threatened by me.
My relationship with her has nothing to do with you.
- You are not a man, Brayden.
You're not a man.
[bleep] worm, bro. [bleep] gnat.
- Bro, I'm not a man? I'll [bleep] you up, bro.
- Are you kidding?
Like, we are a week away from you being on one knee,
and you don't even know what you want.
[sobbing]
I'm...[claps] Heartbroken.
[crying] Just like I expected.
It's not fair.
This is not right.
Like, this isn't even right.
♪
This whole journey has been extremely hard,
but I am madly in love.
It's terrifying, because I'm, like, so fearful
of sending my person home.
You are not supposed to say goodbye
to somebody that you love.
[crying]
♪
Oh, my God.
- So imagine me...
- This is it.
- With--this is-- - [laughs]
Put it on right now.
[quirky music]
You look like Steve Harvey.
[both laughing]
You look like Steve Harvey.
- You look like Steve Harvey.
Go tell some jokes.
It's very much a Steve Harvey mustache.
- Why are we doing this?
Let's go down a little bit. - I tried to--
- It's okay. There we go.
- There's still residual glue on my lip.
- Yeah, let's put this on.
- And then there's--yeah,
put it on here.
- I don't know where this goes.
- This was on my head, so...
Like this.
- I'm surprised it fit.
I'm kidding. That's me being mean.
- What you say? - I'm surprised it fits.
- Me too.
Yeah, I'm surprised too.
- Noggin. - No, it was cutting off--
it was cutting off my circulation.
- [laughs]
- That was it.
Oh, not the jacket. I just had the shirt.
- I would have been at that bar all night
questioning the hell out of you.
Like--like-- [both laughing]
- I think--I think ladies are a little bit more...
- For sure. For sure.
- Intuitive than men are at times.
- This is great. This is a look.
- Except it wasn't falling off. It was glued.
- So glad this is gonna be documented forever.
[both laughing]