| The Bachelor: London Calling | |
|---|---|
| Format | Competitive reality show, Drama |
| Starring | Chris Harrison (host) Matt Grant (The Bachelor) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | March 17, 2008 – May 12, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Bachelor 11 |
| Followed by | The Bachelor 13 |
| Related shows | The Bachelorette |
The Bachelor: London Calling is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series The Bachelor. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008. The show features the first bachelor from outside North America, Matt Grant, courting 25 women.
Contents |
Biographical information according to ABC official series site, plus footnoted additions
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Lamas[1] | 22 | Malibu, CA | Actress | Winner |
| Chelsea Wanstrath[1] | 25 | Durango, CO | Pharmaceutical sales rep. | Week 8 |
| Amanda Rantuccio[1] | 27 | Niceville, FL | Account Executive | Week 7 |
| Noelle Drake[2] | 26 | Loveland, CO | Photographer | Week 6 |
| Marshana Ritchie[3] | 27 | Brooklyn, NY | Fashion designer | Week 5 |
| Robin Canfield[3] | 22 | Holland, MI | Advertising coordinator | Week 5 |
| Ashlee Williss[4] | 22 | Jacksonville Beach, FL | Singer-songwriter | Week 4 |
| Kelly | 25 | Hollywood, CA | Medical sales rep. | Week 4 |
| Holly Durst[5][6] | 24 | Suffield, OH | Children's book author | Week 4 |
| Erin S. | 33 | Venice, CA | Hot-dog vendor | Week 3 |
| Amy | 22 | Stockton, CA | Nanny | Week 3 |
| Kristine Heffelfinger[7] | 25 | Charlotte, NC | Personal trainer | Week 3 |
| Michelle P. | 28 | Syracuse, NY | Administrative assistant | Week 2 |
| Carri Perrier[8][9] | 25 | Oklahoma City, OK | Church marketing rep. | Week 2 |
| Erin H.[10][11] | 25 | Seattle, WA | Event planner | Week 2 |
| Alyssa | 24 | Boise, ID | Biology student | Week 1 |
| Amanda Petterman[12] | 26 | Las Vegas, NV | Law student | Week 1 |
| Denise | 30 | Washington, D.C | Attorney and former White House aide | Week 1 |
| Devon | 24 | Austin, TX | Makeup artist | Week 1 |
| Lesley Geyer[13] | 23 | Tampa, FL | Youth minister | Week 1 |
| Michele R. | 33 | Laguna Niguel, CA | Interior designer | Week 1 |
| Rebecca | 30 | Alamo, CA | Attorney | Week 1 |
| Stacey Elza[14] | 26 | Chicago, IL | Graduate student | Week 1 |
| Tamara | 23 | Beverly Hills, CA | Cocktail waitress | Week 1 |
| Tiffany | 33 | San Francisco, CA | Real estate marketing rep. | Week 1 |
| # | Episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 | Amanda R. | Ashlee | Holly | Chelsea | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne | Shayne |
| 2 | Chelsea | Chelsea | Robin | Amanda R. | Noelle | Amanda R. | Chelsea | Chelsea |
| 3 | Shayne | Robin | Shayne | Marshana | Chelsea | Chelsea | Amanda R. | |
| 4 | Michelle P. | Holly | Amanda R. | Shayne | Amanda R. | Noelle | ||
| 5 | Marshana | Erin S. | Ashlee | Robin | Marshana | |||
| 6 | Ashlee | Amanda R. | Kelly | Noelle | Robin | |||
| 7 | Noelle | Kelly | Chelsea | Holly | ||||
| 8 | Erin S. | Amy | Noelle | Kelly | ||||
| 9 | Amy | Kristine | Marshana | Ashlee | ||||
| 10 | Kristine | Marshana | Erin S. | |||||
| 11 | Robin | Noelle | Amy | |||||
| 12 | Kelly | Shayne | Kristine | |||||
| 13 | Carri | Erin H. | ||||||
| 14 | Holly | Carri | ||||||
| 15 | Erin H. | Michelle P. | ||||||
| 16 | Alyssa | |||||||
| 17 | Amanda P. | |||||||
| 18 | Denise | |||||||
| 19 | Devon | |||||||
| 20 | Lesley | |||||||
| 21 | Michele R. | |||||||
| 22 | Rebecca | |||||||
| 23 | Stacey | |||||||
| 24 | Tamara | |||||||
| 25 | Tiffany | |||||||
He is an English financier and business development manager from London and worked at Lombard Asset Finance (RBS) in Cambridge for three years before moving to London. Grant received a B.A. in modern history and politics from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.