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The Bachelor Season 26 premiere: Heroes and Villains

By Giovanna Mengarelli

THE BACHELOR - "2601" - Clayton Echard's journey to find love kicks off! For the first time in two years, 31 women arrive at Bachelor Mansion ready to make their grand entrances and first impressions for the man they hope could be their future husband. New host Jesse Palmer returns to the franchise to welcome Clayton and guide him through his first evening full of dramatic ups, downs and everything in between. But before the first limo even arrives, a shocking franchise first will have Clayton clutching a rose and questioning everything on "The Bachelor," airing MONDAY, JAN. 3 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/John Fleenor)CLAYTON ECHARD
THE BACHELOR - "2601" - Clayton Echard's journey to find love kicks off! For the first time in two years, 31 women arrive at Bachelor Mansion ready to make their grand entrances and first impressions for the man they hope could be their future husband. New host Jesse Palmer returns to the franchise to welcome Clayton and guide him through his first evening full of dramatic ups, downs and everything in between. But before the first limo even arrives, a shocking franchise first will have Clayton clutching a rose and questioning everything on "The Bachelor," airing MONDAY, JAN. 3 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/John Fleenor)CLAYTON ECHARD /
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First Impression Rose - The Bachelor season 26
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The Bachelor Season 26 premiere had its fair share of heroes and villains!

Welcome to the premiere of The Bachelor Season 26! No matter how you look at it, I truly believe that brand new leading man, the Bachelor himself, Clayton Echard, will do a fantastic job, despite whatever the media is saying and speculating about him.

Be sure to let us know down in the comments about your thoughts on premiere night now!

If you’re a fan of The Bachelor, then be sure to follow their Instagram right here for some updates and sneak peeks!

*In case you haven’t seen The Bachelor Season 26, Premiere Week 1 yet, there may be some spoilers ahead, so beware!*

Okay, let’s talk…

As we all know, the premiere nights, each season, mean that we get to meet and (kinda sorta) get to know the contestants, as well as Clayton himself, just a little bit more.

While it was only the premiere night, there were tears (hello, when Clayton reread that letter from those kids/students, I legit had to pause the TV because I couldn’t see from some tears), laughter, weird and cool limo entrances, tons of smiling, just a bit of kissing, and of course, setting the tone for some awesome drama!

The Bachelor's Teddi
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The Bachelor Season 26 premiere: Heroes

#1: Teddi

First of all, I’ve just gotta say one thing here: I absolutely love Teddi Wright. I knew right away that she was going to be who Clayton gave his first impression rose to. That ‘there’s just something about her’ comment sealed the deal for me (although, let’s be honest: Clayton was probably just super into that high slit, semi-see-through dress that she had on in the first place).

Overall, she really does seem super sweet. I love her energy, but will she break the curse of first impression rose-getters making it far? Or will that spark fizzle out sooner than it ignites? Hmm…

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#2: Genevieve

Genevieve Parisi was super sweet during the premiere of The Bachelor Season 26 premiere! She pulled Clayton aside just to talk to him and get to know him after the whole situation with Claire happened (more on that later). Her parents have also been married 30+  years just like Clayton’s so that was a super sweet thing for them to bond over and to also want their relationship to emulate and be like as well.

In the season previews (which went way too far this year, let me tell ya), the seemingly final three were shown and Genevieve was standing there…is this true? What are your thoughts on it all?

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