Andrew Spencer will be hoping to sweep The Bachelorette star Katie Thurston off her feet when they meet on Night 1 of Season 17.
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According to ABC, Andrew S. is "truly a man of the world," but is he prepared to give the world to Katie, 30-year-old bank marketing manager from Lynnwood, WA?
"I'm ready to find love, and not just, like, the temporary kind. I'm talking forever, my husband, and I'm in a place in my life where I feel like I'm the best version of me," Katie said after being cast as The Bachelorette for its Summer 2021 season.
Katie was eliminated from Matt James' The Bachelor season before hometown dates, but she made a big imprint on the season with her raunchy humor and bold attempt to stop girl-on-girl bullying in the house.
Katie will experience "a whirlwind first evening" on The Bachelorette, and fans will find out soon enough whether she chooses to keep Andrew S. around when she narrows down her suitors to only 23 bachelors by the end of her first Rose Ceremony.
So what do we know about Andrew S. right now, and does he have what it takes to stand out from the pack and eventually win Katie's heart?
Below is a list of five facts Reality TV World has compiled about Andrew Spencer.
Katie will have to be good at long-distance relationships to date Andrew Spencer
Andrew S. spends half the year living in Vienna, Austria, where he plays professional football, and the other half in the Chicago area, where he holds down a job as a football coach and teacher's assistant.Andrew says living in Europe has given him an updated outlook on life where people work to live instead of live to work.
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The Bachelorette bachelor considers himself quite the romantic
Andrew. S says he's not afraid to make a grand romantic gesture for a woman he cares about.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWAndrew, for example, would be willing to drive for hours just to hand deliver his girlfriend lunch and fresh flowers if the moment calls for it.
Andrew wrote May 18 on his Instagram account, "Flew a couple thousand miles to fall in love. No magic carpet but i still hope to show Katie a whole new world."
Andrew S. is hoping to settle down soon and start a family
Andrew says he can't wait to get married and hopefully have five kids one day!However, he said his future wife will have to be a great communicator or else their relationship probably won't work out.
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The pro football player prides himself on having a great sense of humor
One of Andrew's favorite party tricks is imitating accents from around the globe.He also claims to make a mean margarita and would happily challenge anyone who says he or she can make a better one.
As fans may have seen in a preview for The Bachelorette premiere, he plays a little trick on Katie that gets her laughing!
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Andrew S. is reportedly related to a memorable face in Bachelor Nation
Andrew is the cousin of The Bachelorette alum Clay Harbor, who has also appeared on Bachelor in Paradise, according to Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone.Clay also lives in Chicago and played in the NFL for nine years.
Clay competed for Becca Kufrin's heart on The Bachelorette's fourteenth season before looking for love on Season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise.
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