<p id=”par-1_73″>Grant Ellis’ season of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-bachelor/?swcfpc=1″><em>The Bachelor</em> </a>premiered on Jan. 27. While fans of the fame series are just watching Grant meet his eligible bachelorettes, filming took place months ago. In real-time, Grant is rumored to be happily engaged. Still, it took a lot of group and one-on-one dates to get there. To celebrate season 29 of <em>The Bachelor</em>, let’s take a look at <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bachelor-series-should-get-rid-hometown-visits.html/”>the Hometown dates</a> spoilers that have already been made public</p>
<p id=”par-2_8″><strong>[Spoiler alert: <em>The Bachelor</em> Season 29 spoilers ahead]</strong></p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Bachelor-2025-Grant-Ellis-.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Grant Ellis in ‘The Bachelor’ Season 29 premiere. He’s wearing a suit and walking away from a limo at night and smiling.” class=”wp-image-3768334″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Grant Ellis in ‘The Bachelor’ Season 29 premiere | Disney/John Fleenor</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-grant-ellis-final-four-prospects-were-revealed-weeks-ago”>Grant Ellis’ final four prospects were revealed weeks ago</h2>
<p id=”par-3_82″>While <em>The Bachelor</em> will spend several weeks building up the suspense, fans who are interested in spoilers for season 29 can easily find them. In fact, we know for sure who the day trader chose as his final four. <a target=”_blank” href=”https://realitysteve.com/2025/01/21/bachelor-grant-episode-by-episode-spoilers/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Reality Steve</a> spilled the beans about Grant’s finale four weeks ago. According to the content creator, Juliana Pasquarosa, Zoe McGrady, Litia Garr, and Dina Lupancu were all given hometown dates with Grant. It seems like some of those dates went better than others.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Grant-Ellis-2.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Grant Ellis appears in key art for ‘The Bachelor’ season 29 ” class=”wp-image-3768540″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Grant Ellis | Disney/Matt Sayles</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_88″>Interestingly, none of the four ladies who took Grant to their hometowns received <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bachelor-2025-goes-home-first-rose-ceremony.html/”>the first impression rose </a>on night one. That honor went to Alexe Godin, a speech pathologist from Canada. Ellis opened up about giving the first impression rose to Alexe. He told <a href=”https://www.eonline.com/news/1412628/the-bachelor-who-is-alexe-godin-meet-grant-ellis-first-impression-rose-winner” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>E! News</a> that Alexe’s fun personality and unique entrance (she brought along a llama) sealed the deal. It is unclear how far into the competition Alexe makes it, but it’s clear she didn’t win Grant’s heart overall, even though her llama was a showstopper.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-where-did-grant-ellis-head-on-his-hometown-dates”>Where did Grant Ellis head on his hometown dates?</h2>
<p id=”par-5_50″>Grant might be weeks away from visiting his contestant’s hometowns in TV time, but we already know where he is headed. According to several spoilers, <em>The Bachelor</em> season 29 will take Grant to Chicago, New York City, Wyoming, and Newton, Massachusetts, to meet the family’s of his four remaining contestants. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Grant-and-Dina.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Grant Ellis and Dina in ‘The Bachelor’ season 29 episode 1 ” class=”wp-image-3768537″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Grant an Dina on ‘The Bachelor’ | Disney/John Fleenor</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-6_86″>Julia Pasquarosa lives in Newtown, Massachusetts. The 28-year-old is a client service associate. According to <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bachelor-star-grant-ellis-final-190933986.html” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Yahoo!</a> Grant and Julia were spotted looking comfortable and cozy during their Hometown date this fall. Grant also visited Dina Lupancu in Chicago. While <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/17/bachelor-grant-ellis-films-hometown-date-dina-lupancu/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TMZ </a>spotted the pair at the city’s famed Riverwalk, the feeling between them wasn’t great. Apparently, the chemistry was as frigid as Chicago’s winters. According to the publication, Grant and Dina had little interaction when the cameras were not rolling and didn’t seem interested in getting cuddly. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-4″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Grant-and-Litia.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Litia and Grant on ‘The Bachelor’ ” class=”wp-image-3768538″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Grant and Litia | Disney/John Fleenor</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_95″>Zoe and Grant spent time in New York City, an area that was plenty familiar to Grant. Grant grew up in Newark, New Jersey, just 45 minutes from New York City. Finally, Grant was taken out of his element when he visited Litia in Wyoming. The hometown dates reportedly helped Grant narrow down which ladies he could date long-term, but he still had a tough choice. Jesse Palmer revealed he even had to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bachelor-jesse-palmer-admits-push-grant-ellis-give-away-final-rose.html/”>encourage Grant to make a decision</a>. In the end, though, he did pick one contestant to move into the real world with.</p>