Jenn Tran cannot escape thinking about being the first Asian lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — not that she wants to. Despite being the subject of racist online vitriol, the new “Bachelorette” is looking forward to introducing viewers to her Vietnamese American family and heritage.
Jenn Tran is making TV history as the first Asian American to lead ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ franchise. Tran, who is of Vietnamese descent, says she is ‘grateful and honored’ by the opportunity. This image released by Disney shows Jenn Tran during the taping of “The Bachelorette,” premiering Monday, July 8 on ABC. This image released by Disney shows Jenn Tran during the taping of “The Bachelorette,” premiering Monday, July 8 on ABC. “I think about it every day, all the time.
“Social media is like this platform for all these people just come at me all at once and it’s a new feeling. It’s overwhelming. And unfortunately, that’s the world that we live in right now,” Tran says. “I hope that people are more open-minded and that they open their hearts up to this truly.” The star herself says her mother has only watched Vietnamese reality TV shows. Tran isn’t sure how her parent will react to whatever makes it to air — but her mother wasn’t shy during filming, which Tran thinks will make for good TV.
In response to the lack of Asian men, Asian American production company Wong Fu Productions made two parody “Bachelorette” skits in 2017 and 2018. Collectively, the YouTube videos, one of which features aThis image released by Disney shows Jenn Tran during the taping of “The Bachelorette,” premiering Monday, July 8 on ABC.
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