‘The Bachelorette’ Season 17 Premiere: Katie Thurston Gives Out 1st Impression Rose, Sends Home 7 Men on Night 1

Katie Thurston doesn't have enough drama with her current men, another guy is joining the mix next week.

A birthday girl with a big heart. Kaitlyn Bristowe turned 36 on Saturday, June 19, but she revealed that she wants to use the big day, which is also Juneteenth, to focus on equality.

Kaitlyn Bristowe says it like it is, and her fans love her for that.

The drama is just getting started! Katie Thurston was forced to lay down the law during the Monday, June 14, episode of The Bachelorette, and cohosts Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are weighing in on the drama on Us Weekly’s Here for the Right Reasons.

Ready for round 2? With Chris Harrison making his exit from Bachelor Nation permanent, Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe are weighing in on their plans to host another season of The Bachelorette.

It’s her life! Katie Thurston knew how to handle drama as a contestant on The Bachelor, but being the lead on The Bachelorette makes things a little more difficult.

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the June 14 episode of “The Bachelorette.”Katie Thurston’s reign as the sex-positive Bachelorette continued during her first group date of the new season of ABC’s dating competition. She was joined by podcast host Heather McDonald with 10 of her remaining men as they competed for the title of “The Greatest Lover of All Time.”Each man was encouraged to interpret the prompt in their own way — from sexual to subtle.

Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe warned Katie Thurston not to put her eggs all in one basket as the Bachelorette — but it seems the season 17 lead reveals she’s already falling for Greg Grippo on the Monday, June 14, episode.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentTayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe were named temporary replacement co-hosts for Chris Harrison on the current season of “The Bachelorette,” as the longtime host stepped aside amid controversy in March. Harrison’s full departure from the franchise became official shortly after the new season premiered.Now, the door is wide open for a new face of the ABC series.

The Bachelor franchise has been in the news for its changing formats, mainly related to its hosting pattern given that longtime host Chris Harrison recently exit from the franchise. Ever since his exit, The Bachelorette's new season is being hosted by alums from the franchise, Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe.

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams wish Chris Harrison all the best.

niece guys. During the Season 17 premiere of “The Bachelorette,” leading lady Katie Thurston was introduced to 29 potential future husbands.

Katie Thurston knows who she wants — and who she doesn’t.After starting her tenure as “The Bachelorette,” the 31-year-old marketing manager is weeding down the crop of 29 gentlemen vying for her love. Season 17 of the long-running ABC romance show looks a little different this time around.

Smitten! Time will tell if Katie Thurston becomes another Bachelorette who ends up with her first impression rose recipient, but she stands by her decision to give Greg Grippo the honor during the Monday, June 7, premiere.

The Bachelorette season 17 has officially begun and the first episode promised an exciting time with Katie Thurston meeting her suitors and also admitting to a few crushes. Thurston seems to have already caught the eye of some of the contestants and looks like things are going to heat up in the upcoming episodes.

The Bachelorette” served up a fresh Bach of kookies.  One guy even had the balls to make a surprise entrance by popping out of a pickup truck ball pit. The Chris Harrison-free “Bachelorette” premiere kicked off with its coquettish leading lady in red, Katie Thurston, 31, anxiously awaiting her 30 handsome husband hopefuls.Subbing in for Harrison, 49 — who summarily stepped down as the franchise’s veteran host following a racist rant in March — were show alums Tayshia Adams, 30, and Kaitlyn

“The Bachelorette” 2021 will feature mud wrestling, tears and plenty of drama, according to a sneak preview.