Former Bachelor Grant Ellis is weighing in on ex Jenn Tran’s viral TikTok reaction to a user claiming the franchise is in “shambles” because of the two of them.
“I think that everything has a beginning and everything has an end and I’m not saying that this is the end,” Grant, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Wednesday, May 21, Bringing the Beach to Beverly Hills to Rebuild Malibu event. “I just think that especially with leads that are of a different ethnicity, it is a little bit partial judgment, which is fine.”
He continued, “But at the end of the day, Jenn was a success story. She found happiness. I’m a success story. I found my fiancé. So in my book, we’re winning.”
After Jenn, 27, sent Grant packing on season 21 of The Bachelorette in 2024, she accepted a proposal from Devin Strader. After production wrapped, Jenn revealed at the live After the Final Rose ceremony that he ended their engagement over the phone. Devin, 29, went on to release a 13-minute video filled with their text messages, which he has since issued an apology for.
Grant, for his part, starred as the lead of The Bachelor season 29, where he got engaged to Juliana Pasquarosa in the finale. As his season aired, news broke that The Bachelorette would be skipping a season. Us understood that it was unlikely The Bachelorette would return in 2025, with the reason for the show’s hiatus not revealed at the time.
As ABC rolled out several renewals and cancellations earlier this month, the network has yet to reveal the status of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette — while spinoff show Bachelor in Paradise will return for season 10. Golden Bachelor season 2 is also set to premiere later this year, starring former NFL player Mel Owens.
While reacting to a user claiming she and Grant were the reason behind the franchise’s uncertainty, Jenn said in a TikTok earlier this month, “No, no, no, you guys are looking at this all wrong.”
“I was actually such an amazing Bachelorette and my relationship ended in such success that they can simply never find anyone to replace me because my season will be forever ingrained in your little brains and you’re never going to get out of your heads,” she quipped. “Thank you.”
She captioned her post, “Say it with me, long live Jenn Tran the last Bachelorette to ever cry tears on ur TV.”
Grant, for his part, is enjoying spending time with Juliana, 29, post-show — even when the online conversation about their relationship can be “tough.”
“Whatever people have to say, they’re always going to talk. So just lead with love,” Grant told Us on Wednesday. “That’s what me and Jules do really well. So whatever people say, they don’t really know like that.”
As Grant and Juliana begin planning for their upcoming wedding, he showed his support for the Los Angeles community and pal JD Slajchert at the Bringing the Beach to Beverly Hills to Rebuild Malibu event.
“I think showing support for LA and showing support for the community is big, and to have somebody spearhead an event like this and kind of show me what LA is about,” he noted. “I’m from Houston. So it has been really important to do that and to give back. And that’s what this is all about and that’s what JD is all about. So it’s a really big thing for me.”
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