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Are Trista and Ryan Sutter from The Bachelorette still together?
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The show has been on air since 2003.
Who are Trista and Ryan Sutter?
Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter became engaged and then married after they found each other on season one of The Bachelorette.
The pair .
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After 17 years of marriage, they are often looked to by other Bachelor and Bachelorette couples for relationship advice.
"You have to put in the time and effort and energy that you do into everything else in your life. And I feel like [Ryan and I] do that," Trista told Today back in 2015 about why her romance works.
"We've had our bumps in the road, just like anyone else, but it's really about staying focused on each other and dedicating time to each other."
Which season of the Bachelorette did they appear on?
Trista appeared in the first season of the Bachelorette, where Ryan was a contestant that competed for her love.
Trista was the runner-up on the first season of The Bachelor, featuring Alex Michael, that debuted in 2002.
The pair also filmed a wedding special.
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The Bachelorette season one is available to watch on streaming platform Tubi.
While Ryan insists that he won't rewatch the series that the two found love, Trista is more positive about the experience.
“I am the optimist of the family, and I keep trying to say - so our first moment seeing each other, our first conversation, our first date [are all documented]. No one has that!” she told
Are they still married?
The couple are 11-year-old son Maxwell and 9-year-old daughter Blakesley.
Speaking to Today, the pair mentioned they'd prefer their children not to watch their season, but it was inevitable that they would.
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"I don't know if we'll necessarily pull up the Tubi app and have them watch my season of 'The Bachelorette,'" Trista said told Today hosts last year.
"Their parents making out? No, we don't need to be showing them that."
"I was always so comfortable with the fact it was only available on VHS, so I knew no one was ever going to watch it - and now it's caught up with technology," Ryan added.
Then, miming someone holding out a phone to him, he added, "I don't want my friends to be, like, 'Remember this?!'
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reported that living somewhat remotely in Vail helps the family distance itself from the reality TV world.
They also had the benefit of appearing on the show before social media added a whole new layer of complication.
"This has always been my favorite part about it - 15 years ago, we were protected by obsolete technology," Ryan continued in the Today interview.
Who is the next Bachelorette?
Bachelor Nation alum Clare Crawley has been confirmed as the newest Bachelorette.
Good Morning America , after blogger Reality Steve, who’s known for his Bachelor Nation scoops, .
After six years of trying to find love, Clare is now the oldest on the show's 16 seasons at 38.
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Sitting with Lara Spencer, Clare talked about the moment she found out about her newest role in Bachelor Nation.
She told Lara: "So unexpected, I can't believe it. Six years later, what is happening?"
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Clare is a hairstylist from Sacramento, California, who has been a staple in the franchise since her first appearance on controversial star Juan Pablo Galavis’ season of The Bachelor in 2014.
The Californian health enthusiast appeared in season one and two of Bachelor in Paradise and The Bachelor Winter Games in 2018 - but left all of the shows without finding love.
She was previously engaged to Benoit Beauséjour-Savard, but they broke up about a month after Bachelor Winter Games.
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