Jenn Tran, the Bachelorette WADE PAYNE and Disney
When asked about being the first Asian American Bachelorette, the reality star tells PEOPLE, "I am becoming the role model that I've always wanted to see as a little girl."
"Are you serious? I won't watch the best two months of my life, will I? Naturally, I am! The 26-year-old told PEOPLE in the current issue. I can't wait for the premiere. I'm just so happy to be able to watch it back because I think it's so strange that this crazy journey happened.
Tran vied for Joey Graziadei's heart on his time of The Lone ranger yet got dispensed with during week seven. Jesse Palmer, the host of After the Final Rose, announced that Tran would be the next Bachelorette, making her the first Asian woman to do so.
Tran says that the public response to her being the Unhitched female has "most certainly been a blend."
She continues, "I won't say that it's all been positive because racism still exists." I have gotten a ton of disdain messages, yet alongside that, I've additionally gotten such countless individuals who have been so thankful to see someone like me on their screen. Being able to do that for others is an honor and a source of immense gratitude for me because I never had it as a child. I'm becoming the female role model I've always aspired to be as a child.
Despite this, Tran acknowledges that receiving mean messages has been "tough." After being announced, I immediately left for the filming. I didn't have my telephone all through that entire time, so I had no clue about what the world was talking about until I returned from this astounding experience. I was overjoyed and hopeful, but then I went online and read a zillion different perspectives on everything. That was truly frustrating."
The student of medicine admits that the unfavorable comments made her reconsider her decision to participate in The Bachelorette.
I asked myself, "Do I deserve this?" Tran contributes. I continued to remain grateful despite how difficult it was for me to see everything. I'm so regarded to be the main Asian American lead. I am aware that I am encouraging so many people to accept their differences. I really believe that my story is that I've always felt different throughout my life, and I hope that people can see that you shouldn't want to be normal; instead, you should embrace who you are.
Tran is pleased with how her season ended, despite the cloud of judgment that hung over her Bachelorette announcement.
The reality star declares, "I'm very happy with the ending and I'm very happy with the way everything panned out." Every day I was there to learn about myself and what I wanted in a relationship, I learned so much. There was so much development.
That includes changing her mind about how her Bachelorette experience came to an end.
According to Tran, "I feel like when you start on the journey, you are so hopeful for an engagement." And afterward as you go through the excursion, it's like, what [does] a commitment truly mean to you? Is it simply a ring, or is it a responsibility? I think my definition of what I was really looking for was a long-term partner as the journey progressed.
At last, Tran would rather not put a course of events on her future.
I remember thinking, "I'm going to get married at this age," when I was a young girl. I will tie the knot here. "I'm going to have children at this age, and I'm going to go to PA school at this age," says Tran, who put off her PA studies for a while to pursue reality television. I'm just going to take it one day at a time and be hopeful for the future because nothing has ever turned out that way. /people.com
