Catherine Lowe on Being Cast on 'The Bachelor' to 'Check' a Diversity Box

Catherine Zeta-Jones has opened up about her experience during the coronavirus pandemic and how her family have coped spending so much time together at home. The Chicago actress was taking part in a Q&A on Instagram on Wednesday, when she was asked by a fan about her current lockdown situation.

Seinne Fleming is speaking out about The Bachelor's diversity issue. Fleming, who was a contestant on the 22nd season of the The Bachelor, spoke to E! News exclusively on why she believes the franchise is "isolating" viewers because of the lack of diversity seen onscreen.

Mike Johnson wasn't cast as the Bachelor for season 24. Johnson, a portfolio manager and Air Force veteran, was charming, good-looking and seemed to be the total package on Hannah Brown's season of — with viewers hoping he could be cast as the franchise's first-ever black male lead. However, Peter Weber was cast in the lead role instead, leaving many — including Rachel Lindsay — frustrated.

Sean and Catherine Lowe are onecouple that made it. While a handful of other Bachelors have ended up with another woman from their season, after 18 years and 24 seasons, Sean remains the only male lead to marry his final pick.

Sean Lowe is hopeful that the cast of will look more like America. In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Monday, the former Bachelor opened up about Rachel Lindsay's criticism of the franchise, which she called «white washed.» As the only black lead in the franchise's 18-year history, Rachel said that the franchise needs to cast a black man as Bachelor — and Sean agrees. «I would say I want to see a black Bachelor.

Catherine Giudici, 34, didn’t think she’d have a chance at becoming The Bachelor winner when she appeared on the show’s 17th season and it’s all because she thought she was only chosen to represent people of color.

The Bachelor franchise is overwhelmingly white. And if for some reason you don’t believe that, let Catherine Lowe—Bachelor Nation member and contestant on Sean Lowe’s season of The Bachelor—tell you how it felt to be one of few women of color on the season she competed in.

While former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay has undoubtedly become the mouthpiece for people of color within The Bachelor franchise, yet another alum is speaking out about their experience as a minority on the show.

Throughout summer 2020, ABC will be looking back at some of the most memorable seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette with an eight-week special, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever! First up, on the June 8 episode, is season 17 of The Bachelor, which starred Sean Lowe. Sean gave Catherine Giudici his final rose and proposed during the show’s finale, which aired in March 2013. Seven years later, they’re still happily together with three kids.

Catherine Lowe is reflecting on her experience on “The Bachelor”.

Catherine Giudici is opening up about her time on The Bachelor and admits that she has always felt she was cast on the show to check a box to bring some diversity to the series.

Catherine Giudici got real about her time on The Bachelor on Sunday, June 7, one day before her season with Sean Lowe reairs on ABC.“When I was originally cast, I was very flattered but somewhat grounded by the fact that I would be one of the faces that represented people of color. I knew that one of the reasons I was probably chosen was because I was Filipino,” Giudici, 34, who won season 17 of The Bachelor and is still married to Lowe, 36, today.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAfter 24 “Bachelor” contestants and 15 “Bachelorettes,” the franchise’s sole Black lead, Rachel Lindsay, is ready to dissociate with ABC’s reality series entirely if they don’t immediately address their problem with diversity.“In 40 seasons [‘The Bachelor’] had one Black lead,” Lindsay said on the “AfterBuzz.” “We are on 45 presidents. And in 45 presidents there’s been one Black president.

John Cusack shared a video of himself being screamed at by a police officer in Chicago as he allegedly hit his bicycle with a baton. The actor, 53, shared a video on his Twitter showing the altercation.

High Fidelity star John Cusack was hit with pepper spray during a Black Lives Matter protest in his native Chicago, Illinois on Saturday night.

John Cusack is revealing a scary incident with the police that occurred while he was at the Black Lives Matter protest in Chicago.

High Fidelity star John Cusack was hit with pepper spray during a Black Lives Matter protest in his native Chicago, Illinois on Saturday night. The masked actor found himself in the middle of a stand-off between activists and police in the city and he was targeted by cops trying to disperse the crowds.