Bachelorette Charity Lawson: I fell in love with more than 1 man

Falling “in love” with more than one contestant is a cautionary tale in Bachelor Nation, but if Charity Lawson prepares to relive her journey in season 20 of The Bacheloretteshe emphasizes that it can happen to anyone.

“I advise everyone: if you don’t believe it, test it for yourself. I don’t know when you’ll have a chance to be the Bachelorette or Bachelor, but try it in the real world [and] you will find out,” said the 27-year-old exclusively Us weekly ahead of the ABC show’s return on Monday, June 26. “It’s certainly possible, given the circumstances and how much time we have to just really focus on these compounds, it’s certainly possible [and] something I actually didn’t think would ever happen.

Charity admitted Additional earlier this month, fans will “pronounce her that she’s in love with two people.” While teasing her contestants Usshe joked about how her casting requests include a height requirement.

“Obviously, if everyone is about six feet tall!” she joked. “I’m literally so small next to everyone.”

On a serious note, Charity, the fourth Black Bachelorette, shared Us that she made it clear that she didn’t “necessarily have a type” when it came to her future partner.

“I am open to an appointment with anyone and any type. So I think they took that quite literally and I’m so grateful for that,” she explained. “But I also made a conscious effort to emphasize, ‘I definitely want a diverse cast.’ We’ve seen in the past that it’s kind of the standard type of men – or girls too. But definitely wanted to add that diversity piece and also the inclusivity piece of it all. You see that with a lot of guys and they’re all great.”

Ahead of Monday’s premiere, Charity relented Us that she is “nervous and excited.”

“Getting announced and having that first feeling, you know, ‘Oh my god, I’m the bachelorette’ — it’s a surreal moment,” the season 27 alum of Bachelor shared. Us. “[It’s] absolutely overwhelming to say the least but I was super excited overall. And then, of course, now that filming is wrapped up and all said and done, it’s kind of terrifying to know that ‘OK, like my whole story is about to be unfolded and told to all the world to tell it. to see.’ But overall I’m really excited and I know it’s going to be a great season, so hopefully the viewers will love it too.

The Bachelorette airs on ABC Mondays at 9:00 PM ET.