Brendan Morais is still in the running to win Tayshia Adams' heart on the 2020 season of The Bachelorette.

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Brendan is a 30-year-old commercial roofer from Milford, MA.

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Brendan got to accompany Tayshia on her first one-on-one date of the season, and she seemed to fall for him right away. She called Brendan "everything" and more.

"Kissing Brendan feels like I'm kissing my person. I feel really connected to him," Tayshia gushed in a confessional.

Tayshia said she could envision herself marrying Brendan even though that sounded "bizarre."

"I don't think I've felt this way ever. Today was just really magical... This is what I'm here for. I know I'm going to find the person I'm truly supposed to be with," Tayshia said.

Tayshia discovered Brendan has a "genuine soul" and he seems smitten right back.

Until viewers can watch more of Tayshia and Brendan's love story unfold on the show, let's learn a little bit about The Bachelorette bachelor right now.

Below is a list of eight facts Reality TV World has compiled about Brendan Morais.

Brendan Morais' hobbies and interests

Brendan loves some good true crime and also enjoys working out and hanging out with his friends in his free time.

Brendan says his signature look is a turtleneck and he also has a secret talent: he can juggle!

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Brendan longs to have a family of his own

The Bachelorette bachelor, who believes he is a sensitive soul and a true romantic, lost his father at a young age and believes his purpose in life is to become a father one day.

Brendan once moved to Los Angeles for his career but eventually returned to Massachusetts and took on a job in the family business in order to be closer to his family, including his beloved nieces and nephews.


Brendan has an interesting nickname back home

Nicknamed "BMoney" by his friends, Brendan is reportedly very family-oriented and takes pride in his work and appearance.

Dan told MetroWest Daily News that Brendan is "a really humble guy" and his humility sets him apart from other men.

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The Bachelorette bachelor was a star athlete in high school

Brendan attended Bethany Christian Academy in Mendon, MA, and played on the basketball team as a point guard.

Brendan scored 1,000 points in high school and was named the team's MVP one year and team captain his senior years, according to the newspaper.

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Brendan also played basketball in college

Brendan graduated high school in 2007 and then studied at MassBay Community College in Wellesley, MA.

In 2011, Dan told the newspaper Brendan returned to his high school to coach boys middle school and junior varsity basketball until 2013.


Brendan has been married and divorced before, just like Tayshia

Brendan got married in his early twenties to his high school sweetheart.

Brendan says their families were very close and there was no cheating, abuse or addiction that broke up his marriage. The former couple apparently just fell out of love.

"I didn't know who I was without her, and she didn't really know who she was without me," Brendan has explained. "We did counseling and it was definitely hard for me knowing that I failed to a certain extent."

Brendan says his family wasn't thrilled about the divorce and so he tried to stick it out for a while but the woman didn't want children and so that was a dealbreaker for him and they went their separate ways.

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Brendan Morais' career extends beyond the roofing business

Brendan is a model signed to multiple modeling agencies, and he's also an aspiring actor who played a small role in a major film that was in theaters.

According to Brendan's older brother Dan Morais, Brendan made his acting debut as a Russian thug in The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, MetroWest Daily News reported.

Dan told the magazine it was "definitely really cool" to see his little brother on the big screen.

Brendan has also appeared in Get Rich Free, Chances, and Ace of Spades.


The Bachelorette host says Brendan is "a lovable roofer from Boston."

Chris Harrison gushed about Brendan when announcing Clare Crawley's The Bachelorette cast before the show premiered.

"It's very interesting because he has a Portuguese family but also from Boston, so imagine a Portuguese-Boston dialect and accent. It's very interesting," Chris explained.

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"He's very humble, quiet, soft-spoken -- but he turned it on when it counts the most," Chris teased.

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About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.