NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On this week’s episode of the hit ABC show “The Bachelor,” Joey Graziadei visited the hometowns of his final four remaining women.
One of those women is Kelsey Anderson, from New Orleans.
Graziadei is smitten with New Orleans’ Anderson, a 25-year-old project manager. Anderson feels the same about Graziadei.
On Graziadei’s and Anderson’s hometown date, they started off their date in the beautiful City Park, where they rode around on a tandem bike, followed by them watching butterflies and kissing on a park bridge.
Their date in City Park also featured The Jaywalkers Brass Band, which played their signature New Orleans music for a second line parade that Graziadei and Anderson joined in on.
Following their date in City Park, they to one of Anderson’s favorite New Orleans bars, Molly’s at the Market. Molly’s is known for its signature Famous Frozen Irish Coffee drinks.
The owner of Molly’s at the Market, Trey Monaghan, said, “It was really fun to have them come in for Kelsey’s hometown visit. Knowing how much her family loves the bar, it’s easy to see why they are cheering for her this season on the show.”
Monaghan made sure to snap a photo of himself with Graziadei and Anderson outside of the bar underneath the sign.
New Orleans is no stranger to “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” franchises filming episodes in the Big Easy.
Last year, on Charity Lawson’s season of “The Bachelorette,” Lawson went on a one-on-one date with Dotun Olubeko. They ran in the Crescent City Classic together and ate Drago’s famous charbroiled oysters. Lawson and Olubeko are now currently engaged after Olubeko received her final rose. Graziadei was the runner-up on Lawson’s season of the show.
Then, back in 2017, when Nick Viall was “The Bachelor,” he and Rachel Lindsay had a one-on-one date in New Orleans. Lindsay later became “The Bachelorette.”
“The Bachelor” airs Mondays at 7 p.m. on WGNO-TV.
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