Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia Announced as Season 19 Bachelorette Leads

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Let the rose ceremonies begin! Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia were chosen to be the next Bachelorettes after failing to find love with Clayton Echard.Host Jesse Palmer revealed during the Tuesday, March 15, After the Final Rose special that both Rachel, 26, and Gabby, 31, will helm the show.

It marks the first time in the franchise’s history that two leads will appear for the entirety of a season.“I am so happy for her.

I truly am!” Rachel said. “It’s crazy. This is insane and I’m excited to do this journey with you. We did it once together. We’ve been through the most crazy experience together.”Gabby then chimed in: “I’m a girl’s girl through and through, so having a friend by my side is the best thing I could ask for.”Ahead of the announcement, Clayton exclusively told Us Weekly that he would be happy to see any of his former contestants take on the role of Bachelorette. “I was blessed to have a phenomenal bunch of women that were there with me along that journey, and I think you could make an argument for a great deal of them,” he said after the Women Tell All taping. “I can’t really, nor would I feel comfortable, though, giving one person my bit of approval.

There’s a lot of women that I think would do a phenomenal job.”Bachelor Nation lobbied for several other contestants to embark on their own journeys to find love. Serene Russell, who made it to Clayton’s final four before being eliminated during hometown week exclusively told Us, “I definitely am open to the right opportunity to find love.”The elementary school teacher, 26, continued, “That being said, if it felt like it were the right situation for me, it felt like it was meant for me, I would do a lot of thinking and all of that, but if it felt right, I would