The Bachelor (season 12)

The Bachelor (season 12)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	9 (including 1 special)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 17 – May 12, 2008

The Bachelor (season 12) (also known as The Bachelor: London Calling) is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008. The show features British bachelor, Matt Grant and making the first bachelor outside of North America, counting 25 women from the United States.

This was the final season to be aired in 90 minutes.

Contestants

Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Eliminated
Shayne Lamas[1]	22	Malibu, California	Actress	Winner
Chelsea Wanstrath[1]	25	Durango, Colorado	Pharmaceutical sales rep.	Week 8
Amanda Rantuccio[1]	27	Niceville, Florida	Account Executive	Week 7
Noelle Drake[2]	26	Loveland, Colorado	Photographer	Week 6
Marshana Ritchie[3]	27	Brooklyn, New York	Fashion designer	Week 5
Robin Canfield[3]	22	Holland, Michigan	Advertising coordinator	Week 5
Ashlee Williss[4]	22	Jacksonville Beach, Florida	Singer-songwriter	Week 4
Kelly Duncan	25	Hollywood, California	Medical sales rep.	Week 4
Holly Durst[5][6]	24	Suffield, Ohio	Children's book author	Week 4
Amy	22	Stockton, California	Nanny	Week 3
Erin Storm	33	Venice, California	Hot-dog vendor	Week 3
Kristine Heffelfinger[7]	33	Dillsburg, Pennsylvania	Personal trainer	Week 3
Michelle P.	28	Syracuse, New York	Administrative assistant	Week 2
Carri Perrier[8][9]	25	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Church marketing rep.	Week 2
Erin Harper[10][11]	25	Seattle, Washington	Event planner	Week 2
Alyssa	24	Boise, Idaho	Biology student	Week 1
Amanda Petterman[12]	26	LaFollette, Tennessee	Law student	Week 1
Denise	30	Washington, D.C	Attorney and former White House aide	Week 1
Devon	24	Austin, Texas	Makeup artist	Week 1
Lesley Geyer[13]	23	Tampa, Florida	Youth minister	Week 1
Michele R.	33	Laguna Niguel, California	Interior designer	Week 1
Rebecca	30	Alamo, California	Attorney	Week 1
Stacey Elza[14]	26	Chicago, Illinois	Graduate student	Week 1
Tamara	23	Beverly Hills, California	Cocktail waitress	Week 1
Tiffany	33	San Francisco, California	Real estate marketing rep.	Week 1

Future appearances

Holly Durst returned in the second season of Bachelor Pad, and won that season alongside Bachelor Nation alumnus Michael Stagliano.

Erin Storm, a hot dog vendor, later became a pilot. She died in an airplane crash at Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles in 2016.^[15]

Call-Out Order

#	Bachelorettes	Episode
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Amanda R.	Amanda R.	Ashlee	Holly	Chelsea	Shayne	Shayne	Shayne	Shayne
2	Amy	Chelsea	Chelsea	Robin	Amanda R.	Noelle	Amanda R.	Chelsea	Chelsea
3	Devon	Shayne	Robin	Shayne	Marshana	Chelsea	Chelsea	Amanda R.
4	Kristine	Michelle P.	Holly	Amanda R.	Shayne	Amanda R.	Noelle
5	Chelsea	Marshana	Erin S.	Ashlee	Robin	Marshana
6	Erin H.	Ashlee	Amanda R.	Kelly	Noelle	Robin
7	Kelly	Noelle	Kelly	Chelsea	Holly
8	Rebecca	Erin S.	Amy	Noelle	Kelly
9	Denise	Amy	Kristine	Marshana	Ashlee
10	Erin S.	Kristine	Marshana	Erin S.
11	Robin	Robin	Noelle	Amy
12	Ashlee	Kelly	Shayne	Kristine
13	Alyssa	Carri	Erin H.
14	Michelle P.	Holly	Carri
15	Shayne	Erin H.	Michelle P.
16	Marshana	Alyssa
17	Amanda P.	Amanda P.
18	Tamara	Denise
19	Holly	Devon
20	Tiffany	Lesley
21	Carri	Michele R.
22	Stacey	Rebecca
23	Lesley	Stacey
24	Michele R.	Tamara
25	Noelle	Tiffany

     The contestant received the first impression rose.

     The contestant was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

     The contestant received a rose on a one-on-one date.

     The contestant received a rose on a group date.

     The contestant was on a group date.

     The contestant went on a group date and was eliminated at the rose ceremony.

     The contestant received a rose on a two-on-one date.

     The contestant was eliminated on a two-on-one date.

     The contestant was on a one-on-one date.

     The contestant won the competition.

Matt Grant

Matt Grant

He was an English financier and business development manager from London and worked at Lombard Asset Finance (RBS) in Cambridge for three years before moving to London. Grant received a B.A. in modern history and politics from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.^[16]

References

1. Last name per Reality TV World,"Matt Grant dishes on upcoming 'The Bachelor: London Calling' finale" by Christopher Rocchio, May 6, 2008
2. Rocchio, Christopher (April 25, 2008). "Exclusive: Noelle Drake talks about 'The Bachelor: London Calling'". RealityTVWorld.com. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
3. Reality TV World: "'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant cuts Robin Canfield, Marshana Ritchie", by Christopher Rocchio, April 15, 2008
4. Reality TV World: "Ousted Ashlee Williss: 'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant wasted my time", by Christopher Rocchio, 04/10/2008
5. Dawidziak, Mark. "Akron native on 'The Bachelor'". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), March 13, 2008, via Cleveland.com
6. Reality TV World: "Exclusive: Holly Durst dishes about 'The Bachelor: London Calling'", by Christopher Rocchio, 04/10/2008
7. Charlotte.com '"Bachelor' contestant tells all"
8. Blogger: User Profile: Carri Perrier
9. Reality TV World: "Carri Perrier unsure why 'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant rejected her", by Christopher Rocchio, 03/27/2008
10. Sitt, Pamela, "Girl About Town", The Seattle Times, March 25, 2008 (cached page)
11. Erin Harper, Vegas HotBodies Convention, Tradeshow, Fashion Model
12. Cape native hopes to win over 'Bachelor
13. "Youth Minister's Latest Calling Takes Her To Malibu To Compete On 'The Bachelor'" by Walt Belcher, The Tampa Tribune, March 13, 2008, via The Bachelor at JokersUpdate.com
14. Reality TV World: "Stacey Elza talks about 'The Bachelor: London Calling', Pantygate", by Christopher Rocchio, 03/20/2008
15. https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/former-bachelor-season-12-contestant-193500583.html?ref=gs
16. https://au.entertainment.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/a/31168082/the-bachelor-contestant-killed-in-horrific-plane-crash/

External links

• The Bachelor official website