He’s nonetheless taking pictures his shot.
“Bachelor” Grant Ellis sees his hoops profession and discovering love on a actuality courting present equally.
The Newark, NJ, native mentioned watching himself date on TV reminds him of viewing videotapes of his basketball video games.
“I take a look at it like I’m watching recreation tape of myself. And it’s actually fascinating to see what the connections appear like on display screen,” mentioned Ellis, who performed for Hudson Catholic Excessive College, Iona College and professionally abroad.
However the 6-foot-4 guard, who suffered an damage that derailed his taking part in profession, can’t appropriate the strikes he makes on the long-running ABC collection as simply as he may on the courtroom.
“I imply, by the point I’m seeing it, it’s too late. … It’s on the market,” he mentioned about his season of “The Bachelor,” which premieres on Jan. 27.
Ellis, 31, a day dealer who now lives in Houston, misses some elements of his Jersey hometown.
“My buddies and the environment. … It’s an enormous basketball state, in order that’s what I miss,” he mentioned. “However I don’t miss the chilly climate and I don’t miss the taxes.”
He made his debut on the ABC franchise final 12 months — as a contestant on “The Bachelorette,” after his mother Renee secretly submitted his software.
The self-proclaimed mama’s boy did watch some episodes from that season together with his mom and grandmother, ensuring to excuse himself when it was time for his on-screen make out periods with main girl Jenn Tran.
“That was undoubtedly bizarre. I might simply rise up and act like I had to make use of the toilet,” mentioned Ellis, who made all of it the way in which to Week 6.
When explaining to “Bachelor” producers the qualities he’s on the lookout for in a spouse, he mentioned “someone who was caring … with an excellent coronary heart … who’s outgoing.”
“I knew that the women that got here on the season had been going to be beautiful. However for me, it was about what’s on the within and the way I may actually relate to them and the way our connection was.”
He additionally mentioned it wasn’t a deal breaker if his companion isn’t a sports activities fan. “I’m into sports activities sufficient for the each of us,” he joked.
Ellis’ season has the next variety of native contestants than common — one from Queens, one other from Brooklyn, 4 from Manhattan and one from New Jersey.
Though he didn’t request a metropolis woman, he mentioned producers might have been working behind the scenes to set him up for fulfillment.
“No, I didn’t. However New York is the finance capital of the world, so I believe that perhaps simply in relation to my profession, they tried to discover a frequent floor,” he mentioned.
After his season involves an finish, the fact star mentioned he wouldn’t be against competing on “Dancing with the Stars” — like a few of his fellow “Bachelor” alums.
“I do love to bop. So, yeah, I might do ‘Dancing with the Stars,’” he mentioned.
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