Season 5
Jillian Harris, the intelligent, independent, passionate woman who fell just short of her goal - hoping that Jason Mesnick could be her best friend, soul mate and future husband on the 13th season of The Bachelor - will have her own opportunity to find true love, as the fifth edition of the female version of the romance reality series premieres on M-Net Series.
An instant fan favourite on the last edition of The Bachelor, Jillian, 29, immediately charmed with her irrepressible humour and emotional honesty.
She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia and works as a restaurant interior designer, successfully supervising projects in both Canada and the U.S.
Vivacious and energetic, She always lives life to the fullest, but she is ready to settle down with her soulmate and is confident that she can find the love of her life on The Bachelorette.
Jillian, who has enjoyed being part of a tight knit family, is an only child and is excited at the thought of starting her own family.
This season's premiere begins with 25 eligible men arriving from all over America to try and win Jillian's heart, including an Olympic cyclist, a break dance instructor, a pizza entrepreneur, a commercial pilot and a wine maker, as well as a successful lawyer, general contractor, business developer and oil and gas consultant.
Each is more handsome than the next with standout personalities. All the men saw Jillian on The Bachelor and can't wait to meet her.
But in a stunning, first-ever twist, five strikingly handsome late arrivals crash the party. Jillian will be the first person in the history of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette to have 30 suitors to select from.
Once again during the season, trios of lucky bachelors get to live in the mansion with Jillian, while the rest of the men must live together in an unspectacular bunkhouse down the hill.
And, during one of the episodes, the bachelors must vote for the man they'd most like to send home - much to one stunned and unhappy bachelor's dismay.
Jillian's hunt for Mr. Right will take place during some of the most romantic and adventurous dates ever with exciting surprises in store for her bachelors as they travel around the globe for intimate dates in California, Hawaii, Canada and Spain.
Jillian takes one lucky man on her ultimate dream date: a private concert by Grammy Award-winner and four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride at the House of Blues in Hollywood.
McBride will sing her hit "Ride," as well as her new single, "I Just Call You Mine," from her new album, "Shine," which debuted at No. 1 on the Country Album charts.
Seven bachelors go on a group date to Venice Beach, California, for a game of pick-up basketball. Little did they know that they would play against the world famous Harlem Globetrotters.
In the most daring date in Bachelorette history, Jillian takes one man on a helicopter ride to the roof of the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, but the only way down is to rappel 30 floors to the pool. Will the guy have the courage to measure up to our most daring Bachelorette?
Then, it's "lights, camera, action!" as 11 bachelors get to channel their inner John Wayne on a movie set, acting in an old-fashioned Western. Are there any scene stealers, or just those who would like to steal a kiss?
Traveling north, Canada becomes Jillian's personal playground with the guys, as she takes some of the bachelors to her hometown of Vancouver, showing them the city sights through her eyes.
Then she takes one man ziplining through a mountain in Whistler and six of the men get a truly romantic surprise, traveling on The Rocky Mountaineer for a spectacular cross-country train journey, stopping for dates in some of the most beautiful places in North America.
As in the past, men will continue to be eliminated each week, but if at any point along the way a bachelor should decide that he's no longer interested in the Bachelorette, he can reject her invitation to continue dating.
Two lucky men will meet her family, and she will visit the final bachelors' hometowns for a slice of their lives in an effort to determine the man with whom she is most compatible - but there are surprises in store for Jillian that shake her world.
At the end of the journey, the Bachelorette may quite possibly have found true love. But the big question is: After all of this, will he pop the question, and will she say yes?
Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelorette is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are the executive producers.
Season 5 Bachelors
Adam Duvendeck
A 27-year-old Olympic cyclist from Long Beach, California
Brad
A 27-year-old financial advisor from Chicago, Illinois
Brian Duke
A 32-year-old IT consultant from Atlanta, Georgia
Bryan Vardeman
A 28-year-old high school coach from Lawton, Oklahoma
Bryce
A 31-year-old furniture dealer from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Caleb
A 27-year-old photographer from Nashville, Tennessee
David Good
A 27-year-old trucking contractor from Dayton, Ohio
Ed Swiderski
A 29-year-old technology consultant from Chicago, Illinois
Greg Bilbro
A 31-year-old entrepreneur from Scottdale, Arizona
Jake Pavelka
A 31-year-old commercial pilot from Dallas, Texas
Jesse Kovacs
A 27-year-old wine maker from Carmel Valley, California
John Hardesty
A 27-year-old branding consultant from Boise, Idaho
John Presser
A 29-year-old marketing specialist from South Norwalk, Connecticut
Josh
A 25-year-old lifeguard from Newport Beach, California
Juan Barbieri
A 35-year-old general contractor from Santa Monica, California
Julien Hug
A 34-year-old restauranteur from San Diego, California
Kiptyn Locke
A 31-year-old business developer from Encinitas, California
Kyle
A 26-year-old graphic designer from Brooklyn, New York
Mark Huebner
A 26-year-old pizza entrepreneur from Denver, Colorado
Mathue Johnson
A 26-year-old personal trainer from Wichita, Kansas
Michael Stagliano
A 25-year-old break dance instructor from Astoria, New York
Mike Steinberg
A 28-year-old baseball camp owner from New York, New York
Reid Rosenthal
A 30-year-old realtor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robby Descant
A 25-year-old bartender from Spring, Texas
Sasha Petrovic
A 27-year-old oil and gas consultant from Tiki Island, Texas
Simon Ambrose
A 26-year-old soccer coach from Bradford, England
Stephen Reich
A 30-year-old lawyer from New York, New York
Tanner Fanello
A 28-year-old sales representative from Derby, Kansas
Tanner Pope
A 30-year-old financial analyst from Dallas, Texas
The Bachelorette is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton and Alycia Rossiter are the executive producers.