The new Bachelorette Jenn Tran is opening up about her experience as the lead of the new season.
The 26-year-old reality star’s season begins airing on ABC on Monday (July 8).
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When asked by Glamour, she responded with what she learned while the lead of the show.
She shared, “That it’s okay to have a voice. Because I wasn’t so confident in myself, I was so unsure of my identity, I really shied away from voicing my opinions or standing up for what was right or standing up for myself. What I learned is if you don’t stand up for yourself, nobody will. If you don’t voice your opinions and tell people what you need from them, or who you really are, then they’re never really going to know you and understand you. And then you’re kind of running away from yourself your whole life, right? So throughout the journey, it was nice for me to have these moments and realize that I am my own person and confident enough to voice my opinion. I’m confident enough to stand up for myself, because that’s what makes me me.”
She was also asked about the lack of Asian men cast in her season.
She said, “Yeah. I can’t really speak to the casting process and the decisions that were made, but it is unfortunate that there weren’t a lot of Asian men this season. Asian men haven’t always seen themselves in this position, and I am hoping that me being here and Thomas N. being there, that the both of us can inspire other Asian men to realize that they can do this too if they want. They can be in this position as well. I’m hoping that it inspires them.”
Jenn‘s season already filmed, so we’ll have to wait and see who she might choose (if anyone!) Meet all 25 of her contestants right here.
