'The Bachelorette' Hometowns Recap: Gabby Thrives and Rachel Barely Survives

Perhaps its time for Executive Producer Mike Fleiss to employ a full-time forensic anthropologist. After The Bachelorette‘s Gabby Windey made it clear this week that Erich Schwer was the man she wanted, internet sleuths dug up a picture of the 29-year-old bachelor in Blackface from his high school yearbook.

As Bachelor Nation prepares to find out whether Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer have a future together, the Bachelorette season 19 finalist is apologizing for his past.

Emily Longeretta The cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 31, the first season that will air on Disney+ instead of ABC, has been announced. The celebrities and their professional partners were revealed on “Good Morning America” on Thursday. Tyra Banks is set to return as host alongside a new co-host, Alfonso Ribeiro, who previously won Season 19 of the dance competition.

, part two of Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia's overnight dates played out, all of which ET is breaking down in the recap below.Gabby and Erich continued their uncomfortable discussion at the start of the episode, before the nurse turned her focus to Jason, whose uncertainty about an engagement weighed heavily on her.Rachel seemed to have a picture-perfect date with Zach, but their awkward Fantasy Suite changed their relationship forever. Ultimately, Gabby said she found the love of her life, while Rachel was left with three men hanging in the balance.Keep reading for a recap of part two of Fantasy Suite week on .An impromptu meeting between Erich and Gabby quickly turned sour on Monday night's episode, when the real estate analyst expressed his fears about the nurse's other relationships, something they'd previously discussed off-camera.«I kind of lost trust in us and her.

Tuesday night's episode of , viewers were shocked when things in Mexico were left on cliffhanger, a situation that host Jesse Palmer explained from the WB lot in Los Angeles, California.«We felt it was right to wait until Rachel and Gabby and all their men could be here to address all the drama,» Jesse said of why the end of Rachel's post-Fantasy Suite conversation with Zach wasn't shown. "… You will all bear witness to the crazy controversy that’s about to ensue… Prepare yourselves for the most shocking finale of all time.«Fans got a peek at said controversy with a preview of the finale, which opened on Rachel sobbing and Gabby declaring, „I don’t want to do this anymore.

Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia are reaching the end of their journey. At the end of Monday's episode of , fans got a peek at the remainder of the season, and it'll be tumultuous, to say the least.«I’m having a lot of anxiety this week,» Rachel admits, before telling Zach «I do have those fears, leaving here alone.» Something clearly goes down with the pilot and the tech executive, as a tearful Zach tells host Jesse Palmer, «After Fantasy Suite, everything took a 180.

, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia prepared to take the next step with several of their suitors, all of which ET is breaking down in the recap below.Erich and Gabby picked things right where they left off at Hometowns, and Rachel had a similarly positive start with Aven, all while Tino stewed over the implications of overnights.Tino was, however, able to reassure Rachel on their date, just as things started to take a turn for the worse for Gabby. First, there was a heartbreaking moment with Johnny, and then a surprise visit from Erich brought all of Gabby's fears to the surface.Two hours wasn't enough time to get through all the men, and Rachel and Gabby's remaining Fantasy Suite dates — the former with Zach and the latter with Jason — will air on Tuesday, Sept.

Setting the record straight. Bachelorette contestant Logan Palmer addressed the “creative” conspiracy theories about his sudden exit from Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia‘s season.

Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia's journey is winding down, but the drama certainly isn't. At the conclusion of Monday's «Men Tell All» special fans got a sneak peek at the upcoming Fantasy Suite and finale episodes of , all of which promise to be intense.«I am in love now,» Gabby says in the clip.

. On the «Men Tell All» special, the man who switched from Team Rachel Recchia to Team Gabby Windey shared his perspective on everything as he sat down in the hot seat in front of host Jesse Palmer.«I saw two wonderful people, and although I felt more moved by one connection, I thought, 'Maybe there’s potential in the other one that I haven’t seen before,'» Logan said of initially agreeing to vie for Rachel's heart, before admitting that he should've done things differently from the beginning.«Looking back, after Rachel gave me the rose, I would’ve liked to pull them both aside and said, 'I am very open to exploring things with Rachel, but I have to be honest, the connection that moved me was with Gabby,'» he said.Though he gave it a shot with Rachel, he soon discovered that it wasn't going to work out.

Gabby Windey has nothing but good things to say about Nate Mitchell. On Monday's «Men Tell All» episode of , the electrical engineer addressed online rumors that have been circulating around him since his appearance on the show, none of which seem to bother the lady whose heart he was vying for.Though one woman online, who said she dated Nate for more than a year, claimed that the single dad kept his daughter, Mila, a secret, and another alleged that he dated multiple woman at once, Gabby wasn't short on praise for her ex.«Nate has shown me nothing but respect and nothing but love, so nothing could ever change my mind about him,» Gabby told ET.

Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey's villains did not want to face the music. On Monday's «Men Tell All» special neither Hayden Markowitz nor Chris Austin made an appearance, and this season's leading ladies had a lot to say about it.«I'm not surprised that Hayden didn't show up tonight,» Rachel told ET. «I really think that everyone was able to see his character during the show.

Billy Eichner. In perhaps the most shocking moment of 's «Men Tell All» episode, Eichner handed Meatball a jar of marinara sauce, a callback to the contestant's hilarious moment earlier this season, and Meatball didn't hesitate to strip down, cover himself in the sauce, and tackle the comedian.«I was going in for a hug and then I think I slipped, and he came down with me,» Meatball, whose real name is James Clarke, told ET after the incident. «I was very sorry for that.

Tayshia Adams may be a former Bachelorette, but she's not tuning into the current season of the show. ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the 31-year-old reality star at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, and Adams revealed why she hasn't been watching Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey's journey for love.«I'm definitely invested more so [in] talking to the girls behind the scenes,» she told ET. «I can't really watch the show too much.

Rachel Recchia, Gabby Windey and many of the men who vied for their hearts on , the choice for the next franchise lead seemed clear.«Nate. 100 percent Nate, Nate, Nate!» Gabby told ET at the taping of the «Men Tell All» special. She was of course referring to Nate Mitchell, the single dad and electrical engineer that she sent home in heartbreaking fashion earlier this season.«He knows how to treat women.

Dr. Darcy Sterling recapped the Monday, August 22, episode of The Bachelorette with Us Weekly, suggesting Gabby Windey may be headed for heartbreak with Johnny DePhillipo and hinting Rachel Recchia could have more bumps with Tino Franco’s parents if something doesn’t change.

On Monday night's episode of "The Bachelorette," a familiar face was spotted during Rachel Recchia's hometown date with Zach Shallcross.  Shallcross took Recchia to meet his family in his hometown of Anaheim Hills,California, where she was met with actor Patrick Warburton, who turns out to be Shallcross' real life uncle.  Warburton is best known for portraying one of Elaine's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) boyfriends, David Puddy on "Seinfeld."   Patrick Warburton played David Puddy on "Seinfeld."  (Joey Delvalle/NBCU Photo Bank) The actor was briefly shown in the promo for the week's episode, where he says"I just feel sorry for those other fellas."  Warburton took to Twitter after the promo was released to tease his appearance on the show.  "I'm being asked ‘why are you on ’The Bachelorette?' It's my favorite show? I'm addicted..? I have a crush on that Zach Shallcross fellow? Or…all of the above? Or…Zach is my nephew? Or…all of the above?" the actor tweeted on August 16. The "Seinfeld" actor is the brother of Shallcross' mother Megan.

During the hometown dates episode of The Bachelorette, Gabby Windey met Erich Schwer‘s father Allan and we’ve sadly learned that he passed away soon after the visit.

is down a leading lady. Following Monday night's Hometown episode, fans got a peek at what's to come the rest of the season, and plenty of drama is ahead.First, on next week's «Men Tell All» episode, host Jesse Palmer promises the goings-on will be «dramatic and shocking.» That seems true enough as Gabby Windey calls one man's explanations «bulls**t,» and Jesse gives the audience news that «is about to change your lives forever.»Then, in two weeks, the show heads to Mexico for Fantasy Suites.«I am in love and I’ve never been this happy,» Rachel Recchia says of one man. Things are less positive with Tino, whose meet-the-parents moment with Rachel was less than ideal. «I’m scared to move forward because of what happened at Hometowns,» Rachel tells him.Things may be on the fritz with Zach too, as the tech executive tells Jesse, «After Fantasy Suites, everything took a 180.