The Truth About The Bachelorette's Brandon Torres
Bachelor alum Katie Thurston will lead Season 17 of The Bachelorette on ABC, and Brandon Torres is said to be one of the men vying for her final rose. Viewers will see whether or not sparks fly between Katie and Brandon when the season airs in June 2021. In the meantime, franchise fans are likely curious about who he is off-screen.
Bachelor fans initially met Katie when she participated on Matt James' season. She quickly became a fan-favorite contestant, but she was eliminated fairly early on in Matt's season. Despite her early elimination, she had fans rooting for her to become the Bachelorette. Rumors about that very thing swirled for a while, and then it was made official. There was a little twist, however. Katie's season would film during the spring of 2021 and debut in June 2021. Additionally, another woman from Matt's season, Michelle Young, would later do a season of her own in 2021 as well.
How well will Katie and Brandon hit it off, and could he be a contender for her final rose? From the looks of things, there's plenty to like about this particular Bachelorette contestant.
Brandon Torres seems to live life in the fast lane
Bachelor Nation spoiler king Reality Steve detailed via Twitter that Brandon Torres is from Mokena, Ill. His Instagram notes that he went from Chicago to Tokyo, Japan, to New York, and his bio includes Japanese characters. Many of Brandon's Instagram posts showed him with his Kawasaki Ninja cycle, which he clearly loves.
Brandon seems close to his family, which includes his mom, dad, and a brother named Troy, per his Instagram. Troy's Instagram page reveals that Brandon graduated from Northwestern University in June 2016. This Bachelorette contestant loves cars as well as motorcycles, noting in an October 2017 Instagram post "I experience cars for a living" as he stood by a red Lexus.
According to Brandon's Facebook page, he started working as a district service and parts manager in the New York area for Toyota in January 2018. He focused on economics at Northwestern and studied Spanish at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. Brandon also studied economics at Waseda University in Tokyo. His stints in Barcelona and Tokyo seem to have been done via college study abroad programs during the summer of 2014 and fall of 2015.
Brandon's Facebook page reveals he's a die-hard fan of Chicago sports teams. His page signals love for the Cubs and the White Sox along with the Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks. It appears that Brandon will have plenty to share with Katie as he woos her on her season of The Bachelorette, and viewers will surely be curious to see how well these two connect.