Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Bachelor” Season 29 Episode 6.
It’s already hometowns on “The Bachelor,” and Grant Ellis said the time with the friends and families of his final four women gave him “all the answers” he needed.
“Hometowns is a great way to figure out what you need, and it’s a great right step to progressing,” Ellis told TheWrap. “I feel like I got all the answers that I needed during my hometown dates.”
After traveling across the country to Wyoming, Chicago, New York and Massachusetts to visit the hometowns of Litia Garr, Dina Lupancu, Zoe McGrady and Juliana Pasquarosa, respectively, Ellis decided to send home Dina, giving his final three roses to Litia, Zoe and Juliana.
Though Dina’s parents made a last-minute decision not to participate in the hometown dates, Ellis revealed that not meeting her parents “didn’t affect” his decision not to move forward in their relationship, saying “not everybody has the perfect family and the perfect family setting.”
Instead, Ellis gave his third and final rose to McGrady, with whom Ellis participated in an editorial bridal photoshoot which saw the pair cosplaying as an engaged and married couple during the daytime portion of their hometown date. While McGrady had not previously had a one-on-one date yet, Ellis said he “saw sides of Zoe in our hometowns that really gave me reassurance that I did make the right decision.”
During their date, Ellis said McGrady opened up in ways that resonated to him, explaining “Zoe is such a strong woman — she’s been through a lot of things in her life — growing up in the South and and experiencing prejudice.”
“She showed up to every group date so strong, and I think that she has some traits and qualities that make a really good partner,” Ellis said. “I feel as though we could help each other grow at that point in time.”
Ellis also gave a rose to Garr, who introduced him to her family in Wyoming after recently revealing to Ellis that she and her family were Mormon. Ellis said the get-together quelled his nerves, explaining “her family was really accepting. I didn’t really know a lot about the Mormon face, so I wasn’t really nervous going in.”
While Ellis said they didn’t quite dig into the weeds of Mormonism, he recalled trying to make the day more “about the connection with the family instead of being Mormon.”
“The Bachelor” will soon showcase the end of Ellis’ road, but first the show will revisit the season’s drama in next week’s “Women Tell All” episode.
New episodes of “The Bachelor” Season 29 premiere Mondays and stream the next day on Hulu.
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