Who is Shanae on The Bachelor?
SINCE 2002, The Bachelor has been in charge of matchmaking couples in an unprecedented way - through a reality television show with dozens of women competing for the same man.
Season 26 kicked off on January 3, 2022, starring Clayton Echard.
Who is Shanae on The Bachelor?
Shanae Ankney is a 29-year-old recruiter from Sycamore, Ohio.
Her official biography describes Shanae as "a small-town girl with a HUGE personality."
On Instagram, Shanae has over 13.9K followers. Her bio on the social media site reads: "💛 be you."
According to her profile, Shanae has worked at OPOC.us for five years, advancing from Relationship Analyst to Director of Recruiting.
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Was Shanae eliminated from The Bachelor?
Warning: Spoilers ahead
Fans expected to see Shanae get sent home during the February 7, 2022, episode of The Bachelor.
Instead, Clayton parted ways with Sierra, Jill, and Lyndsey W.
During the second week of the season, Shanae and fellow contestant Elizabeth Corrigan began arguing.
Shanae went on to mock Elizabeth for her ADHD diagnosis.
In week three, Elizabeth was sent home by Clayton; Shanae remained.
Following the actual airing of the episode, Clayton took to his on February 1 to apologize to Elizabeth for the events that took place in the Bachelor mansion.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth, for what you're going through. I wish I could've seen what was happening when I wasn't there," he wrote.
"I obviously knew y'all weren't in a good place with each other, but I thought at the time that it was solely petty drama."
Clayton continued: "I would've sent Shanae home immediately for making fun of you for being neurodivergent, had I known.
"Overall, the experience of me watching hasn't been fun, simply because I'm seeing all of the damage that I've caused.
"I really meant well but my actions weren't always the best as I now can see the repercussions from my decisions," he continued.
"I can promise you I'm learning from the mistakes though and am doing everything in my power to come out the other side a better man," his tweet concluded.
Who is Clayton Echard?
Born on April 29, 1993, Clayton Echard is a former football player and television personality.
A Missouri native, Clayton earned his Bachelor's degree from Mizzou in 2015.
He was selected as a walk-on for the football team during his freshman year of college.
In July of 2016, Clayton signed with the Seattle Seahawks, an NFL team. He was cut a few months later in September.
Following his brief stint as a pro-baller, Clayton began to work as a sales representative for the medical device company Stryker Corporation.
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In 2021, Clayton competed for the heart of Michelle Young of The Bachelorette.
Although he did not win the season, Clayton finished in eighth place and went on to be named the next Bachelor.
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