Spoiler alert! Below are the most recent eliminated contestants from Charity Lawson's season of The Bachelorette. Consider yourself warned!
Charity Lawson’s journey to find love on The Bachelorette is in full gear! After being eliminated by Zach Shallcross on The Bachelor earlier this year, Lawson is getting the opportunity to take control of her own destiny as the lead of Season 20. On Shallcross’ season, the new Bachelorette was sent home after Hometown Dates — just before all of the “Sex Week” controversy. I’m sure she’s hoping to avoid similar situations on her own journey, which will hopefully end with one contestant getting down on one knee. But in order to get to that last man standing, the new lead has a lot of breaking up to do.
Exiting the limos in the Season 20 premiere were 25 men hoping to make a lasting impression on Charity Lawson. In this list we’ll keep track of all the dramatic eliminations, updating it weekly and breaking down how each guy gets cut from The Bachelorette Season 20. Whether they fail to receive a rose at the rose ceremony, find themselves on the wrong side of the dreaded 2-on-1 date, or end up leaving the show for another reason, you’ll be able to find all that information here.
Let’s take a look at who’s been cast off so far as Charity Lawson searches for love!
Night 1 Rose Ceremony: Six Men Eliminated
After Charity Lawson’s brother Nehemiah made a cameo as a bartender (aka, “Undercover Brother”), it looked like Brayden Bowers might be on his way out. The travel nurse from California was giddy about his instantaneous connection with the Bachelorette, gushing about their intense makeout session — right in front of Nehemiah. However, Charity loved that Brayden was excited about her and not afraid to tell people how he felt, and rather than being eliminated, he was granted the First Impression Rose. However, six others weren’t so lucky, and these men were whisked away from Bachelor Mansion:
- Chris Spell
- Joe Menzia
- Khalid Hassan
- Nic Barber
- Peter Cappio
- Taylor Pegg
Week 2 Rose Ceremony: Charity Sends Five More Home
It was insult added to injury for three of the men Charity Lawson sent home at her second rose ceremony, as John Henry Spurlock, Josh Young and Spencer Storbeck failed to secure roses after being on the group date where they had to watch her break the Bachelor franchise record for longest kiss, with Joey Graziadei. Josh even had to be the one to relay what they’d just witnessed to the guys back at the mansion, kicking off a feud between Brayden Bowers and Adrian Hassan that will apparently continue into the next episode.
Caleb Arthur and Kaleb Kim were also eliminated on the July 3 episode, but not to worry — there’s still one other Caleb remaining on Season 20 (Caleb Balgaard).
Week 3 Elimination: Warwick Reider Sent Home On 1-On-1 Date
The other guys were curious about how Warwick Reider would do on his 1-on-1 date with Charity Lawson because of how quiet he was, but things got off to a good start at the amusement part, which they had all to themselves. However, once the rides had been ridden, the conversation stalled and things got really awkward. Reider admitted to being tired, and the second half of their date was pretty hard to watch, with Lawson trying to carry the conversation and Reider struggling to form complete thoughts. I felt bad for him, but was not surprised when Lawson chose to declare that date (and relationship) over.
Week 3 Rose Ceremony: Aaron Schwartzman, Adrian Hassan, James Pierce
Charity Lawson is down to her Top 10 after eliminating one suitor on a date and then three more at the rose ceremony. Aaron Schwartzman, Adrian Hassan and James Pierce didn’t get as much time as they’d hoped to with the Bachelorette, with drama at the cocktail party cutting the evening short. They also apparently didn’t leave enough of an impression with her during the group date, and Schwartzman, aka Glitter Beach Ken, was especially salty about Sean McLaughlin getting the extra time with her by winning the lyric-writing contest.
Week 4 Elimination: Brayden Bowers Gets The Boot — Twice
Brayden Bowers was apparently still having trouble wrapping his mind around seeing Charity Lawson date the other men in the house, and for the second week in a row, she confronted him over his insecurities about their connection. In the end, he said he felt like he didn’t want to be there, and she knew she deserved better, so she walked him out. He didn’t stay gone though, crashing the cocktail party to wish Lawson well on her journey (so really, for no reason at all) and get in one last shouting match with Aaron Bryant.
Brayden Bowers clearly wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but damn he brought some fun to the show, and I will miss his earrings the most.
Week 4 Rose Ceremony: John Buresh, Michael Barbour, Caleb Balgaard
How in the heck are we down to six men already? Charity Lawson sent three more packing after Brayden Bowers’ dramatic exit(s), and Bachelor Nation bid farewell to John Buresh, Michael Barbour and Caleb Balgaard. They were all pretty vocal about how Bowers robbed them of time with the Bachelorette, but poor Buresh likely had it the worst, with the already-eliminated contestant walking in on him and Lawson making out at the cocktail party. Bowers stood, awkwardly watching them kiss, before stealing Lawson away and in effect, ending Buresh’s time on the show.
Week 5 Eliminations: Sean McLaughlin And Tanner Courtad
With Hometown Dates on the line, the pressure was on for the guys this week. In an apparent effort to get to know Sean McLaughlin and Tanner Courtad a little better, Charity Lawson took them on a 2-on-1 date, but was unable to decide which to give a rose to and which to send home. They both stayed, but McLaughlin visited her in her room to express his frustrations about not having a 1-on-1 date, and she ultimately admitted their connection wasn’t strong enough to keep him around.
Tanner Courtad stuck it out a little longer, attending the group date with the other remaining men, but he met the same fate, failing to secure a flower on the date, and missing the opportunity to introduce the Bachelorette to his family.
Hometown Elimination: Aaron Bryant
Aaron Bryant’s meeting of the family kicked off the July 31 episode, and his family was an absolute delight. Even though the Bachelorette admitted to his mom that she wasn’t yet ready to accept a proposal from her son, it still seemed like they had a pretty perfect date. It ended on a football field, dancing to Lauren Alaina, as they had on their 1-on-1. However, Charity Lawson admitted she was falling in love with all four of the remaining men, and her connections with the other three were just stronger. She still was not confident that she made the right decision.
Fantasy Suite Elimination: Xavier Bonner
Doubts started to creep in during Charity Lawson’s date with Xavier Bonner, when the biomedical scientist admitted that he had been unfaithful in a past relationship. Fidelity has been a huge thing for Lawson all season, and learning that completely derailed all the fun they’d had earlier in the day. Ultimately, Bonner was not confident enough, in Lawson’s eyes, that he could remain faithful, and she sent him home.
Also, after being sent home after Hometowns, Aaron Bryant made a shocking appearance in Fiji, and while this episode ended on a cliffhanger, it does appear that Bryant will be around for the season finale in two weeks.
Finale Elimination: Joey Graziadei
Charity Lawson’s three-hour season finale kicked off with a strange elimination. This was technically the Fantasy Suite rose ceremony, but the Bachelorette ended up sending home Aaron Bryant, who didn’t even have an overnight date, for a second time.
After that, Charity Lawson had a tough choice to make, as she said she was in love with both Joey Graziadei and Dotun Olubeko. Her breakup with the tennis pro from Hawaii was absolutely heartbreaking, but something tells me Graziadei is going to be just fine. After we saw the Bachelorette get engaged to Olubeko, Jesse Palmer announced that Graziadei will lead The Bachelor Season 28. That's quite the consolation prize!
This season is in the books! Above are all of The Bachelorette Season 20’s eliminations, and Charity Lawson ended her journey engaged to Dotun Olubeko. This season may be over, but there's plenty of excitement and drama to come, with The Golden Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise both premiering Thursday, September 28. Be sure to also check out our 2023 TV schedule to see what premieres are coming soon!
