Ever since she was announced as the Season 20 Bachelorette, Bachelor Nation members have had two questions: Who does Charity end up with as her Bachelorette 2023 winner and is she engaged?
The Bachelorette Season 20 lead is Charity Lawson, a 27-year-old child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia. Charity was a contestant on The Bachelor Season 27 with Zach Shallcross, where she came in fourth place. Charity was announced as the Season 20 Bachelorette at The Bachelor Season 27 “Women Tell All” special in March 2023.
“Stop! Is this for real? “No way! Oh my god, I’m gonna cry.” Charity asked host Jesse Palmer when he offered her the opportunity to be the Season 20 Bachelorette. Palmer responded, “Is that a yes? Will you do it?” to which Charity replied, “Absolutely! 100 percent!” She continued, “I’ve waited forever to find the love of my life. It blows my mind that I could meet my person and be engaged and literally have my happily ever after.”
In an interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show in May 2023, Charity opened up about what it was like to be one of Bachelor Nation’s few Black Bachelorettes after Season 13’s Rachel Lindsay, Season 16’s Tayshia Adams, and Season 18’s Michelle Young. “It’s huge. This puts me in the position of being the fourth woman of color to hold this role and the second monoracial African American woman to have the opportunity to find love. I notice and acknowledge that this is so much bigger than myself. It is my journey to love, but it’s bigger than me,” she said.
She continued, “I am just honored to be able to hold that representation for other people at home that look like me, women of color. Like the little girls that can look to me and acknowledge that this is something that’s possible for them too.”
She also told host Jennifer Hudson about what she was looking for in a husband. “There are a few traits I definitely know that I need after going through past relationships,” she said. “I need someone who is confident and is sure of what they want, so we’re not playing games. I want someone who is funny. A sense of humor is really important. And I want someone who is authentic. I want someone who is themselves and they don’t feel a need to put on a façade. I want the true, real you. Those are the top three things, I think!”
But back to who Charity ends up with as her Bachelorette 2023 winner. Read on for what we know about who Charity ends up with on The Bachelorette 2023 and if she’s engaged to the contestant she picks as her Season 20 winner.
Who does Charity end up with as The Bachelorette 2023 winner?
Who does Charity end up with as The Bachelorette 2023 winner? Charity’s final four contestants are: Joey Graziadei, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Koloa, Hawaii; Xavier Bonner, a 27-year-old biomedical scientist from Euclid, Ohio; Aaron Bryant, a 29-year-old software salesman from Katy, Texas; and Dotun Olubeko, a 30-year-old integrative medicine specialist from Fresno, California, according to Reality Steve.
Reality Steve hasn’t confirmed who Charity ends up with as her Bachelorette 2023 winner. However, he confirmed that Aaron made it to the final three and had a Fantasy Suite date, but didn’t receive Charity’s final rose because he’s a contestant on Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 and was seen in “several Instagram stories” of him at a yacht party in San Diego, California, while Charity’s Final Rose Ceremony was filming in Fiji. “I think it’s safe to say Aaron did not win,” Reality Steve said in a podcast episode in May 2023. “In fact, I will say it: Aaron didn’t win.”
A Reddit user also confirmed Aaron made it to the final three with a video of him filming Charity’s Bachelorette finale in Fiji in April 2023. “It’s super hard to see in this low quality grainy video but my ‘team’ has a source who was on the ground in person and claims the guy walking on the beach for B-roll footage is Aaron Bryant,” the user wrote. “When he turns around toward the end of the first clip, you can see the shape of his head which is a distinct shape, unique to Aaron. The source who was there in person is confident it’s him.”
The user continued, “They received a photo of all 4 men and they matched Aaron to the first clip of him walking on the beach. We also received additional footage seen here of Aaron sitting with Charity under the umbrellas while they filmed, and we received a clip of Charity filming alone wearing what looks like the exact same bikini she wore in her People Magazine exclusive. The last clip is taken from super far away but that’s Dotun sitting down with producers. I know, I know it’s super grainy and far but it’s him. The source matched him to Dotun’s head shot. It’s hard to tell, but it’s him and they said he’s insanely tall. It’s Dotun and our source swears by it. The first videos were taken last night which would have been Tuesday afternoon in Fiji. The one of Dotun was taken super early this morning in Fiji so around dinner/bedtime Tuesday night.”
Reality Steve also confirmed that Dotun also made it to the final three due to video footage of him in Fiji while filming Fantasy Suites. Reality Steve hasn’t confirmed the third contestant in Charity’s final three, however, he believes that Xavier is Charity’s third finalist based on a since-deleted clip of them kissing in Fiji posted on The Bachelorette’s Instagram account. (See a screenshot of the scene here.) The clip, which was originally included in a video package for viewers to get to know Xavier, has since been deleted, and the post has since been re-uploaded without the clip, which suggests that it was either a spoiler or it was incorrectly included in Xavier’s package.
“IF this is Xavier kissing Charity in that shot (which is clearly Fiji), then Xavier, Dotun, and Aaron are your final 3. If it’s NOT Xavier and it’s Aaron or Dotun, then it’s still possible Xavier made final 3, but it would still open the possibility that Joey made final 3 and Xavier was eliminated at the hometown date rose ceremony,” Reality Steve wrote in a blog post in June 2023.
While Reality Steve hasn’t confirmed who Charity ends up with on The Bachelorette 2023, a Reddit thread by user @chailatte647 in June 2023 listed clues for both Dotun and Joey as Charity’s Bachelorette winner. The clues for Dotun included Charity’s brother, Nehemiah Lawson, following him on Instagram; Charity following the Instagram account for Mount Hood Railroad where she and Dotun had their first one-on-one; and Charity following the musician Tems, who Dotun was already following. The clues for Joey included Joey’s mother following Nehemiah on Instagram and liking posts that feature Charity; Nehemiah following Joey; and Charity posting and then deleting an Instagram Story of her and Joey on a Barbie-themed Group Date on The Bachelorette Season 20
For Charity’s engagement, it’s almost certain the ring was designed by Neil Lane, a celebrity jeweler, who has created engagement rings for The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise since 2008. In a 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly, former host Chris Harrison revealed that Bachelor Nation couples have to stay together for a certain amount of time, otherwise they have to return the free engagement ring to Neil Lane. “There’s some rule, after a certain number of years, you get to keep it anyway,” he said. “But after months… it goes back.”
Lane told StyleCaster in 2016 that he doesn’t know where the rings go, but that he designs them with the hope that the couple to stays together. “I make rings hoping that people stay together forever, but after they get the ring, I don’t have a say in it, and what happens after that, I don’t know,” he said. “Where the ring goes, I have to say, I don’t really know. I just say it goes to ring heaven.”
Who is the next Bachelorette for 2023? The season 20 Bachelorette is Charity Lawson, a contestant from The Bachelor season 27 with Zach Shallcross, who came in fourth place after she was eliminated by Zach after their Hometown Date. Charity is the fourth Black Bachelorette in Bachelor Nation history after Rachel Lindsay (season 13); Tayshia Adams (season 16) and Michelle Young (season 18).
Charity was announced as the next Bachelorette for 2023 at The Bachelor season 27 “Women Tell All” special on March 15, 2023. “Stop! Is this for real? “No way! Oh my god, I’m gonna cry.” Charity asked host Jesse Palmer when he offered her the opportunity to be the season 20 Bachelorette. Palmer responded, “Is that a yes? Will you do it?” to which Charity replied, “Absolutely! 100 percent!” She continued, “I’ve waited forever to find the love of my life. It blows my mind that I could meet my person and be engaged and literally have my happily ever after.”
Before Charity was announced as the next Bachelorette for 2023, Zach confirmed his support for Charity as the new lead in an interview with Us Weekly in March 2023. “She knows what she wants. She is so confident, she’s so sweet and, you know, she has a great heart,” Zach said. “She’s someone from the very beginning that—I don’t know what exactly it was—but [she] was just trustworthy. She was someone that I asked to, like, get her take on things and while there was some drama in the house early, she was always someone that I believed in [and] I trusted it too. She’s a very trustworthy person and I think she would absolutely kill it as Bachelorette.”
Palmer also supported Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I think she’d be awesome,” he said, adding that he “totally gets” why so many fans wanted Charity to be the new lead. He continued, “It’s hard because I feel like in past seasons we’ve had an obvious choice, like, two, maybe three [choices]. I feel like this season, there’s five or six that could be tremendous. So I’d love to know who it is and whoever it is, I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing season.”
Aly Jacobs, who came in eighth place The Bachelor season 27, also voted Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I would definitely say Charity. That’s my girl. I think everyone got to see a little taste of how protective some of us are over Charity when we were in Estonia,” Aly told Us Weekly, referring to when Kat Izzo snuck time with Zach before charity’s one-on-one date. “She’s a gem. She’s so cool, calm and collected. She’s very level-headed and I think, she would have just the best love story, something that I would want to tune into. So, definitely Charity.”
Brooklyn Willie, who came in sixth place on The Bachelor season 27, also voiced her support for Charity as the next Bachelorette. “If it can’t be me, then I want it to be Charity,” she said. “Charity has been my best friend through the whole thing. I think she is incredible. She’s very intelligent, she’s beautiful. She knows what she wants. This previous season, she’s just had so many moments taken from her. I want to see her get her moment to the full capacity, the full extent, and just absorb every last minute.”
Cat Wong, who was eliminated in week two on The Bachelor season 27, told Us Weekly, “I would a hundred percent nominate Charity. I think Charity would just be the best thing for this franchise that they need. She’s so in tune with her emotions and she carries her so well in group settings and individually, but also was, like, fun and light-hearted and just is the whole package. And I think that that’s something very refreshing to see — that a beautiful woman can also have all these amazing intellectual qualities too.”
Kylee Russell, who was eliminated in week five on The Bachelor season 27, also confirmed she was Team Charity as the next Bachelorette. “I am Team Charity. And she was my girl from night one,” Kylee told Us Weekly. “I think she’s so deserving. She deserves everything and more this world has to offer. … She’s a little feisty. She is not afraid to go after what she wants. So she has this calm, sweet demeanor and don’t get me wrong, she’s not a mean girl or anything, but she will stand up for what she believes in.”
So who is the Bachelorette for 2023, Charity Lawson? Charity is a 27-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, who now lives in Auburn, Alabama. Her Instagram handle is @charitylawson. “my best kept secret is out.. if you didn’t know, well now you do. 🫶🏾 Tune into the @bachelorabc January 23rd @ 8PM EST,” she captioned an Instagram post of her Bachelor headshot in January 2023, announcing she was on Zach’s season.
Charity listed her job on The Bachelor as a “Child and Family Therapist.” According to her Linkedin, she’s worked as a Child Advocacy Center Therapist at Tri-County CAC since July 2021. Before that, she worked as a Special Education Aide at Muscoee County School District. She graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Disability in 2018. She also earned a Master of Education and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Auburn University in May 2022.
Read Charity’s Bachelor 2023 biography and fun facts ahead:
“It’s easy to see what makes Charity such a great catch! With a smile that lights up the room, a great career and a sweet personality to match, Charity is the total package! The Georgia beauty takes her name as a call to love and care for people and has built her life on that purpose. Charity is a mental health therapist and is extremely passionate about helping people live their best lives. Now, she is ready to receive the love she gives to so many others! Charity hopes her future husband is honest, loyal and shares similar morals. She says she is really excited to meet Zach and thinks the two of them could be a perfect match on paper. Time will tell if they’re also a perfect match in person!
Fun Facts:
• Charity’s all-time favorite movie is ‘The Notebook.’
• Charity wants to move to Walt Disney World one day.
• Charity throws a mean axe.”
Who is in The Bachelorette 2023 cast?
Who’s in The Bachelorette 2023 cast? See below for a full list of the 25 contestants on The Bachelorette Season 20.
- Aaron Bryant, 29, Katy, Texas — Software Salesman
- Aaron Schwartzman, 33, Fremont, California — Firefighter
- Adrian Hassan, 33, North Hills, California — Realtor
- Brayden Bowers, 24, Murrieta, California — Travel Nurse
- Caleb Arthur, 29, Kentwood, Michigan — Resident Physician
- Caleb Balgaard, 24, Fenton, Michigan — Pro Wrestler
- Chris Spell, 27, White Plains, New York — World Record Jumper
- Dotun Olubeko, 30, Fresno, California — Integrative Medicine Specialist
- James Pierce, 28, Brownsburg, Indiana — Attorney
- Joe Menzia, 32, Ramsey, Minnesota — Tech Operations Director
- Joey Graziadei, 27, Koloa, Hawaii — Tennis Pro
- John Buresh, 27, Excelsior, Minnesota — Data Scientist
- John Henry Spurlock, 30, Virginia Beach, Virginia — Underwater Welder
- Josh Young, 28, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — Harvard Grad Student
- Kaleb Kim, 26, Norcross, Georgia — Construction Salesman
- Khalid Hassan, 28, Dearborn, Michigan — Tech Recruiter
- Michael Barbour, 29, South Holland, Illinois — Yacht Captain
- Nicholas “Nic” Barber, 32, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey — HR Executive
- Peter Cappio, 33, Armonk, New York — Airline Pilot
- Sean McLaughlin, 25, Troy, New York — Software Sales Rep
- Spencer Storbeck, 31, Moorpark, California — Medical Sales Director
- Tanner Courtad, 30, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Mortgage Lender
- Taylor Pegg, 32, Beavercreek, Ohio — Loan Officer
- Warwick Reider, 27, Nashville, Tennessee — Construction Manager
- Xavier Bonner, 27, Euclid, Ohio — Biomedical Scientist
Who is The Bachelorette 2023 host? The Bachelorette Season 30 host is Jesse Palmer, who was the season 5 Bachelor in 2004 and was the youngest Bachelor in Bachelor Nation history at 24 years old. Jesse hosted his first Bachelor franchise show in 2022 with The Bachelor season 26 with Clayton Echard. During The Bachelor season 5 finale, Jesse gave his Final Rose to Jessica Bowlin, but didn’t propose to her. Jesse and Jessica continued to date, but ended their relationship a few weeks after the finale 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 date. “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 longer,” 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 science and a bachelor’s of science degree in marketing. After graduation, Jesse was drafted by the National Football League to play for the New York Giants. He played with the team for four 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 show as host this season to offer the newest Bachelor advice gained from firsthand experience and I am grateful to play a small part in his journey.” The announcement came after Chris Harrison, the former host of Bachelor Nation, confirmed in June 2021 that he had retired as the franchise’s host after 19 years. “I’ve had a truly incredible run as host of The Bachelor franchise 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 Nation 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 part of exit plan with ABC, the network that airs the Bachelor franchise, and Warner Bros. Television, the company that produces the Bachelor shows. The magazine also reported that Harrison’s settlement included a nondisclosure agreement. Chris’ decision to retire as Bachelor Nation’s host came after he was slammed for his response to season 25 Bachelor contestant 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 viral, Rachael was already under controversy after her former 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 social media photos of her friends in culturally insensitive costumes and with Confederate flags.
Chris came under controversy after he was interviewed about the scandal by season 13 Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay on Extra. During the interview, Chris asked fans to give Rachael “grace” and explained that he didn’t find the Antebellum party photos offensive because 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 interview, 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 support Chris in the work that he is committed to doing. In his absence, former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will support the new Bachelorette through next season. As we continue the dialogue around achieving greater equity and inclusion within The Bachelor franchise, we are dedicated to improving the BIPOC representation of our crew, including among the executive producer ranks. These are important steps in effecting fundamental change so that our franchise is a celebration of love that is reflective of our world.” He officially retired as the Bachelor Nation’s host in June 2021.
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