The Bachelorette 2021 spoilers: Who’s the mystery man in the box?

THE BACHELORETTE - ABC's "The Bachelorette" stars an unidentified suitor. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)
THE BACHELORETTE - ABC's "The Bachelorette" stars an unidentified suitor. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

The Bachelorette season 17 is almost here and we already have our first mystery suitor for Katie Thurston‘s season of the ABC reality series!

With season 17 set to begin Monday, June 7, ABC has finally given fans their first look at the men who will be vying for Katie’s heart this season in a new Meet the Men promo which offers up our first glimpses at the men of season 17.

While the promo reveals the identities of 29 of the 30 men set to compete this season, the identity of the final contestant was left very much up in the air! This is because their identity is concealed by an oversized gift box and their voice is distorted in the promo making the identity of the mystery man uncertain. However, using our talent of deduction, we believe we’ve uncovered the identity of the mystery man waiting for Katie under the gift box!

*Spoilers for The Bachelorette season 17 below.*

The Bachelorette Meet the Guys promo

Before we get into the mystery of the mystery man, let’s meet the men of The Bachelorette season 17 with some help from ABC’s revealing new Meet the Men teaser which you can watch below!

Who is the mystery man in the box on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette?

The limo entrances always manage to deliver some of the season’s most talked-about moments and this season seems to be no different. During The Bachelorette season 17 limo entrances, the men of Katie Thurton’s season will pull out all the stops in hopes of making a memorable first impression which leads one man to arrive in an oversized gift box for Katie to unwrap.

So who is the mystery man in the box on Katie’s season?

As we discovered during the premiere, the man within the mystery box is James Bonsall from San Diego and not Blake Moynes, who is set to compete this season was in the box and was originally anticipated to be the mystery man in the box.

Will Blake Moynes be on Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette?

Blake Moynes will indeed be competing as part of the cast of Katie Thurston’s season of The Bachelorette. 

Blake’s involvement in the season was revealed shortly after the season began filming when he was spotted on set. It was later confirmed he would indeed be competing this season, which should be interesting considering Tayshia Adams will be co-hosting the upcoming season.