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“The Bachelorette” costars Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia saw a dramatic two-part season finale.
At the start of the final, both women had one last suitor. Recchia stayed with Tino Franco while Windey was with Erich Schwer, who seemed hesitant to propose to her.
Recchia was open to getting engaged but revealed during the live portion of the show that she and Tino had had issues and that Tino had kissed another woman during their relationship. He explained that he had met the woman before filming and that they kissed after crossing paths at a bar.
After accusing Recchia of refusing to go to therapy, the two fought for the ring. “Is there a way to make this work? he asked before walking away.
He only came back to leave.
The two fought until host Jesse Palmer told Recchia that someone “asked for a chance to talk to you,” bringing runner-up Aven Jones onto the stage. Recchia ended up leaving with him.
Meanwhile, Erich proposed to Windey and was later confident in his decision.
After being confronted by Palmer about rumors that he was on the show for work opportunities, he called himself a coward for his behavior, but said his love for Windey was real.
Palmer then introduced second-placed Recchia runner-up Zach Shallcross as next season’s “Bachelor.” Voters attributed the first impression on Twitter, which went to a woman named Brianna, so she automatically spends the first week at the mansion.