‘Bachelorette’ names 1st Asian lead
Former “Bachelor” contestant Jenn Tran is ready to lead her own love story — and to make TV history while doing so.
Tran, an aspiring physician assistant from Miami, will star in the next season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette.” She is the first Asian woman to lead the series in its 21-year history. “I feel so, so grateful and honored,” Tran, 26, said, reflecting on the milestone during the recent “Bachelor” finale.
“Growing up, I’ve always wanted to see Asian representation on TV, and I feel like it was really sparse. Any time Asians were in the media, it was to fill supporting-character roles, to fill some sort of stereotype, and I always felt boxed in by that . ... I don’t see myself on screen. I don’t see myself as a main character.”
Over the past decade, the “Bachelor” franchise has diversified its lead cast, which has been overwhelmingly white.
Tran, who is Vietnamese American and bilingual, began her journey on the “Bachelor” franchise as one of the dozens of women vying for 28-yearold tennis professional Joey Graziadei’s love in Season 28. Tran and Graziadei’s on-screen romance fizzled out in the seventh week of the competition, and she was eliminated.
“I know we would’ve been amazing together. I know we would’ve been so happy,” Tran said upon her exit.
With her “Bachelor” days now behind her, Tran said on the last episode, “I am going to be the main character of my story.”
Spelling files for divorce:
Tori Spelling filed for divorce Friday from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott.
The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences.
Spelling’s petition says the two have been separated since June 17.
She is asking for sole physical custody and joint legal custody of their three sons and two daughters, whose ages range from 7 to 17. She is asking the court to order McDermott to pay her spousal support and to pay for her attorneys.
Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 from a motorcycle crash.
“On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing as a result of a motorcycle accident,” a
Actor Perdomo dies:
statement said.
No details about the crash, including when and where it took place, were immediately released.
Perdomo most recently played Andre Anderson on the first season of “Gen V,” the college-centric spinoff of Amazon Prime Video’s hit series “The Boys.”
Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, the makers of “Gen V,” said the show’s family is “devastated by the sudden passing.”
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